toothache from flush by Searows
“For a lot of my life I have put far too much effort into being nice and accommodating in situations where I didn’t need to be. I think this song is about learning how to let go of the need to make other people feel comfortable at the cost of your own dignity and personhood.” - Searows
Tracklist
| 3. | toothache | 3:28 |
Lyrics
I am especially nauseous on days like these
I don’t think you even tried to knock the wind out of me
There is a part of me somewhere that is entirely sweet
Though I am not really sure if it’s a part I still need
And what’s the worst thing about me being so weak?
I have a permanent toothache and a cut in my cheek
I spent a lot of my years afraid of who I might be
It was the end of my rope
It was the scrape on my knee
And I don’t think it’s worth a damn
What you think about me now
I could ask you who you think I am
But I don’t really wanna find out
Do you think time’s gonna leave me at the foot of your door
Laying out while it’s freezing on the same damn porch
I wouldn’t think it’d be easy being sweet anymore
But I guess part of you needed me to keep yourself warm
And I don’t think it’s worth a damn
What you think about me now
I could ask you who you think I am
But I don’t really wanna find out
Credits
Alec Duckart: vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, banjo
Jonathan Pearce: bass guitar, reed organ, electric guitar
Jessy Reed: drums
Produced by: Alec Duckart and Jonathan Pearce
Mixed by: Jonathan Pearce
Mastered by: Kevin Tuffy
P & C: 2024 Searows under exclusive license to Last Recordings on Earth
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Searows, aka Alec Duckart (he/him), is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Portland, OR.
New EP 'flush' out now: https://searows.lnk.to/flush