FAWM: "Antipode"

Antipode

2025 by @carleybaer

Liner Notes

Illness in the body politic. Opposite Day. Earthquakes. Things are not fine.

Lyrics

You’ve been sick for days Days turn into weeks Weeks turn into months or years or longer Summoning the will To keep an even keel Convince yourself that you are getting stronger

But eventually You can’t keep it in The reality moves through and almost breaks you You can’t turn a blind eye Missing all the signs If you don’t take a break then soon your body makes you

But oh, that’s a lesson that’s hard to learn Standing on the antipode of no return

The tremors in the ground Barely felt until They started happening stronger and more often We had a sense Of what was coming next But it seemed so harsh we hoped that it would soften

But eventually The buildings started to fall The wreckage caught fire and everyone started running But we plead ignorance And we beg for forgiveness And we still maintain that we never saw it coming

But oh, that’s a lesson that’s hard to learn Standing on the antipode of no return

Comments

@lcad 2025

There's such a great moody vibe through this and love that change at the chorus. Solid lyrics, love "if you don't take a break your body makes you". This beautifully captures a sort of modern bleakness. Excellent work all around

@headfirstonlyMod 2025

I feel so seen by those first two verses, 'cos that's basically where my life is at...

+1 on the Portishead feel. Crushing the eq on the vocal in the verses really lets the choruses and the bridge open up. Gorgeous song.

@melaniepegge 2025

Love the eerie insistent groove of this song. The relief of the harmonies is perfect. The darkness and sense of doom is so poignant. Love it.

@heather 2025

This describes the current moment so well. "We still maintain we never saw it coming" - that same old, old story...I love the layers of vocals, especially the final high "ooh..." at the end. The song is haunting and just so true.

@jimdgreen 2025

wow a real lofi Portishead feel with this one, so much power int he lyrics and the production. I hate to call this a minimalistic production, has its so many complex layers but feel minimalistic.

really loved this one, thanks for sharing.