Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin
“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...