Styrofoam Cooties
by @spazsquatch · @nahlej381
Liner Notes
In an interview, David Lynch once called Eraserhead his most spiritual film. When asked if he wanted to expand on that, he replied “no”.
This might be my most spiritual song.
Credits... ummm, there was a lot of back-and-forth on a song I handed off with multiple parts written, that Adam expanded and replaced. I'm not even entirely sure which parts are which at this point. Since FAWM ends on my Birthday, it's like a present I got for myself, handed to Adam to wrap it up and opened it to earnest surprise.
Let's say it's 100% written, performed and produced by @spazsquatch and 100% written, performed and produced by @nahlej381. Math isn't my strong suit, but I think that works.
Lyrics
[Verse] My head is spinning like the vinyl skipped Each repeated thought, cut off mid-line Stuck in debate, with a reflection For someone sleeping just outside.
[Pre] Flashes of the artificial, blend into the mist , A kaleidoscope of feelings, I'm not sure exist.
[Chorus] Drowning in a sea of colors, saturated spectral sheen Momentary passion got me playing make-believe Drenched in the surreal, like something in a Fulci scene Where styrofoam cooties, are crawling all over me.
[Verse] Artificial daylight, paints the tile walls Clear as day, but will it stay till sunrise. A novel touch, from the unfamiliar Only works a single time.
[Pre] Buzzing of things I ingested, blending with the natural Reasoning with that mixture, seem irrational.
[Chorus] Deluged in a flood of colors, washed in psychedelic sheen Momentary passion got me playing make-believe Dollar-store perfume, wafting through the Zone's anomaly Like Styrofoam cooties, crawling all over me.
[Bridge] Tingling in excitement, before the numb returns. Filling up the emptiness with more than it deserves. Attenborough narration, explains the ritual Mondo-doc of acts more perverse than intellectual.
[Chorus] Showered in a wash of colors, like an Technicolor stream Momentary passion got me playing make-believe Blue Velvet caressing, a Lynch-like lucid dream Where Styrofoam cooties, are crawling all over me.
[Outro] Drowning in a sea of colors saturated spectral sheen Momentary passion got me playing make-believe Drenched in the surreal, like something in a Fulci scene Where styrofoam cooties, are crawling all over me.
Comments
This is 200% fun listen. I like the poetic abstract lyrics and details that leave the listener to fill in the blanks. Catchy funky arrangement. 👏🎶
Lyrically, this is inspired. I especially like that first pre-chorus. And it's interesting trying to analyze/interpret the changing chorus lyrics. The groove is animated, it's hard to sit still for too long even though there isn't what I'd think of as an irresistible beat. It just all works together to make me wanna move. This is cool and I love the implication that it is hard to separate who did what: A true collaboration.
Your lyrics really shine here
Fly AF 80s pop vibe! That slap bass is super funky. The poetics are off the chart and of course a killer voice to rock em.