In a nutshell, Metronome Heart is about disillusionment. That moment when it's largely evident that the colors in your life have deadened, have facade has fallen apart and the truth stares you starkly in the face. The breath has been knocked out of you a little bit, and life is just boring. As the song continues though, the listener moves through this temporary moment in time to redefine color and light through the mundane, to find the lessons and gratitude in life's lows and honor them, be forgiving and loving towards them. It's a subtle kind of empowerment that builds to the ending moment - enjoying the simplicity of cold coffee and a beating heart.
lyrics
The coffee’s gone cold
The sun’s lost its hold
On me
My metronome heart
Misses a tick, tick, toc
Tic, tic, toc
Rumbling sound
Spinning around, and around
And
The lines are blurring
Escaping and swirling
Starry night move through me
Bright lights you push me
Open hands trying
Catch the tears as they’re falling
Delicate, unnerving
They drip drip drop
Drip drip drop
Rumbling sound
Spinning around, and around
And
The lines are blurring
Escaping and swirling
Starry night move through me
Bright lights you push me
The coffee’s gone cold
The sun’s lost its hold
The coffee’s gone cold
The sun’s lost its hold
I am grateful for the night,
Moon shining time after time
despite it all
I am grateful for the fall
The coffee’s gone cold
The sun’s lost its hold
On me
My metronome heart
Misses a tick, tick, toc
Tic, tic, toc
Tic, tic, toc
Tic, tic, toc
credits
released April 30, 2021
Written and performed by Sunflower Summit (Maria Requena) & Lace & Grit (Ginine Mizerski).
Produced by Brian Skeel
Sunflower Summit (she/they) is a Chicago based queer Latinx
artist and producer. With a mission to support their community through music and mental health discussions, Sunflower Summit writes and performs music that hits right in the feels....more
Katie is a dear friend of mine, and we have collaborated on a few songs together. She is a genuine human and makes amazing music, so definitely check her out! Sunflower Summit
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