“Death Is In The Air” was SAKIMA’s first single of 2018, and marked a sonic and lyrical departure for the singer known for graphically sexual lyrics. The track was inspired by the struggles, stigmas and perils that queer people faced in the 80’s and currently fight against today in the music industr...
Verse 1:
Is my heart breaking
Or do I have one at all
Am I feeling or faking
I don’t know anymore
What’s in the back of my head?
It’s just like white noise
Or a demon under his breath
Telling me it’s time to dance with death
Some nights I’m possessed
Pre-chorus:
No I never
See it coming
Till it holds me down like an anchor
No I never
Hear the drumming
Till I’m too far into the rapture
I wish I could be brave
Chorus: (x2)
Death is in the air death is in the air oh
Do it or don’t I never know so I
Keep dancing on a pipe dream
Keep laughing when I wanna scream
Verse 2:
I feel the ache of the waiting
I feel the tar in my lungs
For every debt that I’m paying
I’m no further along
What if I give up the ghost
And just become one myself
Dunno why I’m holding my breath
Cuss they all let me down in the end
And I just forgive them
Pre-chorus:
No I never
See it coming
Till I lose myself to the anger
No I never
See it coming
Till The crying turns into laughter
I wish I could be brave
Chorus: (x4)
Death is in the air death is in the air oh
Do it or don’t I never know so I
Keep dancing on a pipe dream
Keep laughing when I wanna scream
Death Is in the Air was written by SAKIMA.
Death Is in the Air was produced by Brenton Duvall & SAKIMA.
SAKIMA released Death Is in the Air on Fri Feb 16 2018.