touché Lyrics
I've been losing rest, I've been counting my sheep
And I've been taking melatonin just to catch me some sleep
And I've been wasting serotonin but, hey, at least it's free
And you could say that it's different, you're still dead to me
[Chorus]
And I'm an asshole, two-faced
I've been steady tripping over my own shoelace
And every single problem in my head goes two ways
That boy got a cover-up girlfriend, touché
Wouldn't wanna lose me
And I'm an asshole, two-faced
I've been steady tripping over my own shoelace
And every single problem in my head goes two ways
That boy got a cover-up girlfriend, touché
Wouldn't wanna lose me
[Verse]
She been trying to drive down the highway, six-speed
I've been tryna lighten it up 'til I'm six feet
She been light drinking all night so she tipsy
Her father been spending all night wondering is she gonna be alright
Or is she gonna spend the night with someone
She don't really like? It's fucked up
She don't really mind, it's young love
Tell me, have you ever took a shot in the dark?
I took a shot to my head to match the hole in my heart
And I'm so tired, lately lying to my friends and my family
And I'm so scared to open up but I think that's just the man in me
And my head is filled with dark thoughts, hooks, and profanities
I've been losing myself in my brand-new reality
I've been losing my grip, I've been wasting humanity
And your boyfriend still texts 'cause I think he a fan of me, oh
No, no, no
No, no, no
Uh, yeah, yeah (Woah)
Uh, uh-uh (Haha)
[Chorus]
And I'm an asshole, two-faced
I've been steady tripping over my own shoelace
And every single problem in my head goes two ways
That boy got a cover-up girlfriend, touché
Wouldn't wanna lose me
And I'm an asshole, two-faced
I've been steady tripping over my own shoelace
And every single problem in my head goes two ways
That boy got a cover-up girlfriend, touché
Wouldn't wanna lose me
About
“touché,” released as the final single prior to signing a deal with Interscope Records, sees glaive vent about internal conflicts within himself and others. Beginning with his own physical pains, he goes on to sing about his mental struggles, whereas the verse begins to shade others around him. Returning to his mental conflicts, he expresses his suicidal desires — a topic he touches on frequently throughout his discography, furthermore writing “oh are you bipolar one or two?” as a suicide note.
The track was first shown to exist on Twitter, where glaive would share that brakence was the producer. glaive would preview the track, as well as its Overcast directed music video, shortly before its later 2020 release. The track would see a reissue on cypress grove three weeks later, marking it as one of the four singles to make the debut EP.
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Yes! glaive had previewed both the track and its music video leading up to its release, as well as a short second on an Instagram Live.
