“Long Sleeves” recalls a memory of creating distance with another person and not being able to love them.
Over ambient synths and intimate strings, the production on “Long Sleeves” takes influence from contemporary folk acts.
Blake Slatkin, longtime collaborator and friend of Gracie’s, worked with...
[Verse 1]
Packing while you're asleep
You were the catalyst
I don't know what it is about how you breathe
About how you breathe
I want to be alone
Hate it that no one knows, you're good to everyone
All them but me
All them but me
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you hear me leaving in the morning
Could you just pretend that it was only wind?
'Cause I can't love you even if I want to
Got a lot to work through
You don't know where I've been
[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
[Verse 2]
Say something sweet to me
It never meant a thing
Used to the turbulence
I wore long sleeves
I wore long sleeves
Fought 'til you tethered me
Swept under surfaces
Never enough of it
You didn't think
You didn't think
[Pre-Chorus]
If you hear me leaving in the morning
Could you please pretend that it was only wind?
'Cause I can't love you even if I want to
Got a lot to work through
You don't know where I've been
[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
It's been a long time coming
[Outro]
Coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
Coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming
Coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down, I'm coming down
I'm coming down, I'm coming down
Long Sleeves was written by Blake Slatkin & Gracie Abrams.
Long Sleeves was produced by Blake Slatkin.
Gracie Abrams released Long Sleeves on Wed May 20 2020.