Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Preoccupations
Performer
Matthew Flegel
Lead Vocals
Scott Munro
Synthesizer
Daniel Christiansen
Electric Guitar
Michael Wallace
Drums
Marlaena Moore
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Flegel
Songwriter
Scott Munro
Songwriter
Daniel Christiansen
Songwriter
Michael Wallace
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matthew Flegel
Producer
Scott Munro
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's no cause for panic
As long as we're all on the frequency
We can all breathe easily
Through the communal set of iron lungs
Tendering your resignation
To chew the fat and render out the oil
So we can paint a panoramic
Picture of the days gone by
[Chorus]
The diagnosis is
I'm doing my best
To forget everything that I know
But I can't shake the shame of mistakes that I made
It must have happened here a thousand years ago
Taking the pains and floating with smoke
So I can try to forget everything that I know
Rolling in waves and spiraling out
And I can't focus on the golden ratio
[Verse 2]
Stay as calm as you possibly can
Throw your robotic arms up in the air
We all speak hyperbole
Collecting shrapnel with magnetic tongues
Your mandatory moral compass
Spinning like a broken centrifuge
Splattering your dark desires
Into patterns, no one else should see
[Chorus]
The diagnosis is
I'm doing my best
To forget everything that I know
But I can't shake the shame of mistakes that I made
It must have happened here a thousand years ago
Taking the pains and crawling through smoke
So I can try to forget everything that I know
Rolling in waves and spiraling out
And I can't focus on the golden ratio
[Bridge]
Take the salt out of the ocean
Pour it on my open sores and
Write a story
Fold it up like origami cranes and
Repopulate
The dying sea
[Chorus]
The diagnosis is
I'm doing my best
To forget everything that I know
But I can't shake the shame of mistakes that I made
It must have happened here a thousand years ago
Taking the pains and flowing through smoke
So I can try to forget everything that I know
Rolling in waves and spiraling out
And I can't focus on the golden ratio
[Outro]
The diagnosis is
I'm doing my best
To forget everything that I know
But I can't shake the shame of mistakes that I made
It must have happened here a thousand years ago
Written by: Daniel Christiansen, Matthew Flegel, Michael Wallace, Scott Munro