Lyrics smile wolf alice1/6/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() The chorus lifts up and out into a hypnotic twist of synths and extended soft melodies. Yet, this song is not an entirely loud and in your face statement. The lyrics hit with a rhythmical punchiness and confidence that really pushes through lines such as ‘I am what I am and I’m good at it / And you don’t like me well that isn’t fucking relevant.’ ‘Smile’ does not hold back in its brashness either lyrically or musically. Each verse is carried along by a low bassline that wonderfully compliments the pulse of Ellie Rowsell’s lead vocals. ‘Smile’ take listeners into the darker side of Wolf Alice’s sound, echoing songs such as ‘You’re a Germ’ and ‘Moaning Lisa Smile.’ The song bursts out of a soft distortion and into gritty, low guitars and as the drums explode into the first verse, the song affirms its energetic status. It is a song full of character and offers a really exciting look into the direction Wolf Alice are headed.Įach verse is carried along by a low bassline that wonderfully compliments the pulse of Ellie Rowsell’s lead vocals. ![]() ‘Smile’ likens itself to the heavier sound of Wolf Alice’s discography, but still carries a trance-like wistfulness that elevates it out of its grungier influences and into other facets of their sound. ‘Smile’ is rooted in fighting back against assumptions and that frustration within the song is palpable. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.Ahead of their third studio album, Blue Weekend, Wolf Alice have released ‘Smile,’ a single full of energy and atmosphere. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. “Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. ![]() This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. No one ever wants to feel you're this sad, oh Well, whose fault is that, if it wasn't Mum and Dad's?Ĭount to a thousand before you sleep in bed ("It's such a shame, she used to be so delightful") I've never asked who and I'll never ask why ![]()
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