When interviewed by media outlet Pilerats, the band said the song was about (‘two people in the throes of mental illness trying to keep a relationship together. It’s so hard to support someone with huge emotional needs when your own is barely above water, there’s some anger and frustration in the so...
[Verse 1]
Spend all day, head down crying lately
Each thought comes faster than the last
Cigarettes in bed and one leg hanging off the edge
Seven dried-out bowls to mark a week since you last slept
[Chorus]
And all day
We're feeding the monster, keeping the hormones down
I'm not scared of it but
I'm scared of myself, that's enough for the both of us
(Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah)
[Verse 2]
You're crying on the phone again
It tears me up, but you can't tell
An aching in your cheeks to say
You're smiling through your teeth again
[Chorus]
And all day
We're feeding the monster, keeping the hormones down
I'm not scared of it but
I'm scared of myself, that's enough for the both of us
[Post-Chorus]
And you ask of me, when will I feel love again?
But I can't say that it's hard enough to feel okay
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
And all day
Feeding the monster, keeping the hormones down
I'm not scared of it but
And all day
We're feeding the monster, keeping the hormones down
I'm not scared of it but
I'm scared of myself, that's enough for the both of us
[Post-Chorus]
And you ask of me, when will I feel love again?
But I can't say that it's hard enough to feel okay
Hanging was written by Ashton Le Cornu & Kieran Lama & Peppa Lane & Caleb Harper.
Hanging was produced by Dave Parkin.
Spacey Jane released Hanging on Fri Jun 12 2020.