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lyrics
I took the long way around, a serpentine
Winding up to a dead end
She said, where did you go?
Oh, you would believe me if I told
Felt a magnet, started pulling
Loose skin off and running
Any direction, will get me in trouble
I’m in trouble
If only there was evidence
Anything made any sense
We could walk away from the rest of it
Guided by an unnamed, imagined star
Oh, did it put you where you are?
Just a variant of everyone I’ve met
No surprise you think you’re different
I’ve got a little secret
You didn’t invent it, you just don’t see it
Felt a magnet, started pulling
Loose skin off and running
Any direction will get me in trouble
I’m in trouble
If only there was evidence
Anything made any sense
We could walk away from the rest of it
Guided by an unnamed, imagined star
Did it put you where you are?
Back down, you know you’ll never win this
Without a tongue serrated
Do you even think you’re worth defending?
Even just a little bit
Come on and own it I know you know it
Do you need a moment?
I need a little bit of pharmacy to help my ADD
I need a little bit of something sweet
I feel a little bit of sickness, some kind of tempest
I need to get it off my chest
I need to find another station, a little patience
I need to pay less to the man
I need to put it into context
I’m just a subject and they’re laying out the plan
I need a little bit of motivation
I need to feel a little palpitation
I need the taste to burn my tongue
I need a good song
I need to turn the heat back on
I feel a banging drum
I need a foolish love
I need a way to come undone
I feel a little bit of sickness, some kind of tempest
And there’s a rope around my neck
I want to put my heart into your hands
I want to lay down when I can barely stand I
want to put my heart into you
I need a moment
I need a moment in the moment
I need a moment in the moment, yeah
I need a moment
I need a moment in the moment.
credits
released June 26, 2026
Music by Samuel S.C.
Lyrics by Vanessa Downing
Recorded & mixed May 2025 by J. Robbins at Magpie Cage,
Baltimore MD
Produced by SSC & J. Robbins
Mastered by Dan Coutant, Sun Room Audio
Cover photo by Chris Grady
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