“I Was Neon” is the second single from Julia Jacklin’s third studio album PRE PLEASURE (2022). In contrast with the bobbing art-pop sound of its preceding single “Lydia Wears a Cross”, this track is built around chugging guitars.
Lyrically, it deals with clawing onto oneself while life keeps going...
[Verse 1]
I was neon, I was the nearest door
I was the sign that said you've been here before
I swear I could see it, swear I could see it all so clear
[Verse 2]
I was steady, I was soft to the touch
Cut wide open, did I let in too much?
I swear I could feel it, swear I could feel it
[Chorus]
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
I quite like the person that I am
Am I gonna lose myself again?
[Verse 3]
I was neon, I was a floodlight
Arms out reaching for everything in sight
I swear I could be it, swear I could be it
[Chorus]
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
I quite like the person that I am
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
I quite like the person that I am
Am I gonna lose myself again?
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
I don't want to lose myself again
I Was Neon was written by Julia Jacklin.
I Was Neon was produced by Marcus Paquin.
Julia Jacklin released I Was Neon on Tue Jun 14 2022.
“I first wrote ‘I Was Neon’ for a band called Rattlesnack, a short-lived much loved 2019 side project that I played drums in. I rewrote it for my album in Montreal, during a time when I was desperately longing for a version of myself that I feared was gone forever. I was thinking of this song when I...