The sixth track off Em Beihold’s sophomore EP, Egg in the Backseat and also included on the soundtrack of the film ‘Anything’s Possible’, this song covers themes of anxiety, and the title is derived from the counting to 5 method in case of a panic attack where you say 1 thing you can taste, 2 things...
[Verse 1]
One computer, fuzzy blanket
Moldy food, one-person banquet
Hear the laugh in every picture
Polaroid that I've got hanging over
The piano that I can't play 'cause
I'm too depressed today
And my neighbors' screams are deafenin'
So I've got the music blastin'
Feel the skin, the floor
The matches light the candle
Hope it passes, smell the
One plant I can't believe I kept alive
This must be what victory tastes like
[Chorus]
Floating away like I'm a kite
Reminding myself I'm still alive
Try not to panic every night
One, two, three, four, five
[Verse 2]
Now I've run out of my senses
I'm a sittin' duck, defenseless
And I'm focused on the tenses
God, this song is so pretentious, ah-ah-ah
Instead of findin' purpose (Ooh)
I could just sell insurance (Ooh)
Or join a pyramid scheme? (Ah)
Whatever the hell that means, oh
"You need a hug, are you alright?"
"Nobody's loved you much tonight"
Only the mirror tells me I'm fine
(One, two, one, two, three, four, five, one, two)
[Chorus]
Floating away like I'm a kite
Reminding myself I'm still alive
Try not to panic every night
One, two, three, four, five
[Bridge]
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Pala-dada-dada)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Pala-dada-da)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Pala-dada-dada, ah)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Oh, oh)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Pala-dada-da)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five (Pala-dada-dada)
One, two, one, two, three, four, five
[Chorus]
Floating away like I'm a kite
Reminding myself I'm still alive
Try not to panic every night
One, two, three, four, five
12345 was written by Em Beihold & Dallas Caton & Alexandra Veltri.
12345 was produced by Dallas Caton.
Em Beihold released 12345 on Fri Jul 22 2022.
In an interview with Today, Em said,
I’ve had my own experience, not to the worst extent of panic attacks, but where you get choked up, and you can’t breathe, and the whole world caves in on you a little bit. I have this phrase, it’s like dance through your depression. I think we need band together...