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The third single from Nashville indie pop act Chutes & Ladders is a darkly self-deprecating look at the madness that results from a long-term insistence on hiding one’s feelings.
lyrics
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
Honestly, I’ve been losing sleep
I can’t find no peace in counting sheep
My apologies for the urgency
There’s no emergency
But I buried the lead
[Chorus]
‘Cause I’ve been up for seven days
Trying to wish it all away
Sick and tired of making the same mistakes
And I’ve been lying to your face
Like I don’t want your family name
Playing the part so we can play it safe
[Post-Chorus]
Putting on a show (oh-oh)
Putting on a show
Out of touch but in control
Putting on a show (oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
I could keep speaking tongue-in-cheek
Bury words I mean in deep with pleasantries
Best believe I would set the scene
But I’ve been pushed to the brink
And now I’m on my knees
[Chorus]
‘Cause I’ve been up for seven days
Trying to wish it all away
Sick and tired of making the same mistakes
And I’ve been lying to your face
Like I don’t want your family name
Playing the part so we can play it safe
[Post-Chorus]
Putting on a show (oh-oh)
Putting on a show
Out of touch but in control
Putting on a show (oh-oh-oh)
[Bridge]
Puppet and puppeteer
Getting lost on the trails I cleared
Tasked to tame, but I’m the one that’s caged
Slave and master, one and the same
[Chorus]
I’ve been up for seven days
Trying to wish it all away
Sick and tired of making the same mistakes
And I’ve been lying to your face
Like I don’t want your family name
Playing the part so we can play it safe
[Post-Chorus]
Putting on a show (oh-oh)
Putting on a show
Out of touch but in control
Putting on a show (oh-oh-oh)
credits
released August 25, 2017
CREDITS:
Chutes & Ladders is Brooke Jenkins.
“Putting on a Show”
Written by Brooke Jenkins
Produced by Brooke Jenkins & Joshua D. Niles
Recorded & Mixed by Joshua D. Niles at The Chapel (Nashville, TN)
Mastered by Joe Causey at Voyager Mastering
Album Design by Michelle Miles
Musicians:
Drums - Jake Valente
Bass - Andrew Riley
Electric Guitar - Matthew Clinkenbeard
Synths - Conner Giles
Vocals - Brooke Jenkins
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