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Touch

by Scalawag

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There are times when we feel out of sync, cloudy, out of touch with ourselves. Touch is a song that deals with the exploration of those times. When I was writing the song, I still hadn’t come out to my parents, but was out to most of my friends and siblings, so lots of the lyrics are more subtly about the LGBTQ struggle about being able to shed your old skin, and become who you truly are. “I came out as a caterpillar, went in as a Rockefeller” is a reference to the feeling of starting over once you come out.

“I often write lyrics about things I don’t want to tell people, and then I somehow have to make it seem like they’re not about me, or face my fears and own it” says Saefkow. “This is a song where I decided to own it, even if the lyrics are somewhat cryptic.”

The first of three singles to be released in the run-up to Scalawag’s 5-song EP “Run Away” scheduled for release in May, “Touch” is a bluesy, funky, upbeat song with multiple tempo changes that packs a lot lyrically into the verses, allows for a catchy chorus, and ultimately culminates in a rumination on how impossible it is to get to a place where it feels like your head is clear enough to think straight.

lyrics

I can stand on the shoulders of giants
Make myself reliant on making people defiant
But that's the way the world came
Packed with rebels and heretics, it's all the same

So you can keep on runnin' your charade
While I keep on running and gunning in my parade
It doesn't have to make you feel good
Just doesn't have to wreck everyone else's mood

'Cause I had things to do that never got done,
It doesn't matter now if I'm having fun
The trees don't lie, they don't steal or cheat
But a tree can't change the world,
That's how we got them beat,
'Cause I came here to talk, and I spent twice as much time listening, yeah

And when does love begin to wash away the things that we all fear?
And what does it matter now that all I have is this buzzing in my ear?
oh, 'cause I came here to talk, and I spent twice as much time listening, yeah.

When I'm ready I'll attack the words,
Give it everything I've got
But what's left is fool's gold,
There's more that it's not
It ain't nothing but a pretty colour
And even that could be fuller
I came out as a caterpillar
Went in as a Rockefeller

But I had things to do that never got done,
It doesn't matter now if I'm having fun
The trees don't lie, they don't steal or cheat
But a tree can't change the world,
That's how we got them beat,
'Cause I came here to talk, and I spent twice as much time listening, yeah

And when does love begin to wash away the things that we all fear?
And what does it matter now that all I have is this buzzing in my ear?
oh, 'cause I came here to talk, and I spent twice as much time listening, yeah.

And when does love begin to wash away the things that we all fear?
And what does it matter now that all I have is this buzzing in my ear?
oh, 'cause I came here to talk, and I spent twice as much time listening

These oblong thoughts come easily,
Stretching my field of view
What's hard is when they mean nothing,
Or something I already knew.

credits

released December 18, 2020
Drums performed by Luke Windle
Everything else performed and recorded by Teo Saefkow
Mixing and Mastering by Teo Saefkow

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Scalawag Vancouver, British Columbia

Scalawag is a Solo multi-instrumentalist music artist that is sure to both make you nostalgic for things you've never experienced, and keep your head bopping and your torso grooving. With an eclectic mix of genre, and distinct vocals, Scalawag takes you on a journey of imagination. ... more

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