“Capsize” is a tropical-flavored team-up between the L.A production duo Frenship and singer-songwriter Emily Warren, who’s penned material for the likes of Jessie J and 5 Seconds of Summer.
The lyrics tell of ex-lovers reeling from a recent breakup, though the storyline is a little hard to follow....
[Produced by FRENSHIP & Scott Hoffman]
[Intro: Emily Warren]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
[Verse 1: James Sunderland with Emily Warren]
Up at night, I'm awake 'cause it haunts me
That I never got to say what I wanted
Oh my God, oh my God
I’m not the same as I was with you
I would jump out my skin just to get you
Oh my God, oh my God
[Pre-Chorus: James Sunderland]
How could you have ever known
If I never let it show?
Now I just wanna know, are you?
[Chorus: Emily Warren]
Yeah, I'm fine
Drop tears in the morning
Give in to the lonely
Here it comes with no warning
Capsize, I'm first in the water
Too close to the bottom
I'm right back where I started
Said I'm fine
[Post-Chorus: Emily Warren]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
[Verse 2: James Sunderland with Emily Warren]
Your silhouette is burned in my memory
Rubble left from the moment that you left me
Oh my God, oh my God
And three words have never come easy
'Cause you're more than they ever could be
Oh my God, oh my God
[Pre-Chorus: James Sunderland]
How could you have ever known
If I never let it show?
Now I just wanna know, are you?
[Chorus: Emily Warren]
Yeah, I'm fine
Drop tears in the morning
Give in to the lonely
Here it comes with no warning
Capsize, I'm first in the water
Too close to the bottom
I'm right back where I started
Said I'm fine
[Post Chorus: Emily Warren]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
[Bridge: Emily Warren]
I'm swimming up against the tide, oh my God
I'm swimming but I'm getting tired, oh my God
I'm swimming up against the tide, oh my God
I'm swimming but I'm getting tired, oh my God
Oh
[Chorus: Emily Warren]
Yeah, I'm fine
Drop tears in the morning
Give in to the lonely
Here it comes with no warning (No warning)
Capsize, I'm first in the water
Too close to the bottom
I'm right back where I started
Said I'm fine (Fine)
[Post-Chorus: Emily Warren]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey (Said I'm fine)
Hey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey
[Outro]
I think about you, love you, and am filled with pride
Capsize was written by Brett Hite & James Sunderland & Babydaddy & Emily Warren.
Capsize was produced by FRENSHIP.
FRENSHIP & Emily Warren released Capsize on Fri Apr 15 2016.
On the way to that session [to write “Capsize”], my grandma had called me and left the sweetest message about how proud she was. I wound up playing it for everyone in the room and we all started crying.
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