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The Lowest Bitter
Sink or SwimNur Ein XVIII
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Sink or Swim
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The Lowest Bitter

Entry from Sink or Swim in Nur Ein XVIII.

Lyrics relate to the changing seasons.

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oh wow another TLB song that's a metaphor for mental health, how original 🙄

The Lowest Bitter - Sink or Swim

"y'know, you gotta sink or swim"
(will you sink or swim?)
"y'know, you gotta sink or swim"
... I don't wanna go under

when I finally felt the summer,
sensed the water getting warmer,
thought the sea was getting calmer,
but every time I sighted the shore
held back in eddying,
caught up in a squall,
marooned in metaphor
I don't wanna dog paddle any more,
dog-tired in this dogged pursuit of something else
than just keeping my head above the water

they throw us in,
"y'know, you gotta sink or swim"
(will you sink or swim?)
but we're not really doing either,
tired bodies treading water,
always lapping against your chin
... I don't wanna go under

and now the days are getting shorter again,
yet more seasons adrift,
the jetsam to your spindrift,
and the winter sea - a roiling storm
pulls you ever further from that shore
so that time is but a metaphor -
equinox or solstice,
it's always saltwater
that's stinging your eyes evermore
just trying to keep your head above it all
... I don't wanna go under

they throw us in,
"y'know, you gotta sink or swim"
(will you sink or swim?)
but we're not really doing either,
tired bodies treading water,
always lapping against your chin
... I don't wanna go under

"y'know, you gotta sink or swim"
(will you sink or swim?)

I don't wanna dog paddle any more,
yet more seasons adrift,
the jetsam to your spindrift,
I don't wanna dog paddle any more,
but I,
I don't wanna go under

Reviews

2 posted notes

ujnhunter

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Short intro. Hook. I like the instruments coming in and out, but I wish the sections would change. Another song that feels like it's just one loop, but better done than the others.

vowlvom

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catchy vocal and instrumental melodies, I like this a lot. The lead synth has a nice nostalgic tone although there are a couple of points when you hold a very long note and it starts to feel a bit harsh, like tinnitus. Would be cool to have some filtering / modulation on that long note so it's a bit less of a... needle in the brain. I feel like you could do more with EQ / panning to separate the lead vocal from the backing vocals, they feel like they're treading on each other a little at times. Really like the filter sweep FX towards the end, fun way to change things up.

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