Glass Under Water

A glossy alt-pop R&B groove with a swung midtempo pulse, rubbery bass, and clipped verses that stay calm right up until the hook decides to stick around.

ALT POP R AND B Midtempo Smooth

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1 Glass Under Water 2:48

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Album · 13 tracks Island Bass Emergency

Production Notes

The groove stays low and patient, which is really the whole trick. If the song sounds glossy, it is because it is trying very hard to look calm while the floor is still moving.

That balance is what keeps it from turning into drama theater. It just hangs back, holds its shape, and lets the hook do the work.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Morning came with a crack in the frame
Kettle hiss, but I kept my name
Phone lit up with another bad call
Same old mess, I can’t save it all

I tied my shoes in a trembling room
Looked at the floor and I chose my tune
Nothing fixed, but I held my ground
Let the chaos spin, I stayed sound

[Pre-Chorus]
If the whole thing bends
I don’t bend with it
If the walls lean in
I don’t let them win

[Chorus]
I stay calm, calm, calm
When it all falls down
I stay calm, calm, calm
When the room spins ’round
Broken things, broken things
They don’t pull me under
I stay calm, calm, calm
While the world goes thunder

[Verse 2]
Fork in the sink and a busted light
Bills on the chair in the pale blue light
Every little thing tried to shout my name
I breathed it out and I played my game

Hands on the wheel through a jagged lane
Rain on the glass, but I kept my lane
If the sky won’t hold, I won’t ask it to
I’ve got a steady heart to get me through

[Pre-Chorus]
If the whole thing bends
I don’t bend with it
If the walls lean in
I don’t let them win

[Chorus]
I stay calm, calm, calm
When it all falls down
I stay calm, calm, calm
When the room spins ’round
Broken things, broken things
They don’t pull me under
I stay calm, calm, calm
While the world goes thunder

[Bridge]
Let it shake the glass
Let it rattle the door
I’ve been here before
I know what I’m for

One breath in
One breath out
I don’t break now
I don’t break now

[Chorus]
I stay calm, calm, calm
When it all falls down
I stay calm, calm, calm
When the room spins ’round
Broken things, broken things
They don’t pull me under
I stay calm, calm, calm
While the world goes thunder

[Outro]
Calm, calm, calm
I stay calm

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