“Family Still” and “No Backpack” were the first songs to be released from Told Slant’s 2020 album Point The Flashlight and Walk.
In a statement accompanying the release of the two songs, Felix Walworth said, “‘Family Still’ and ‘No Backpack’ are meant to be listened to in succession… They explore t...
No backpack on
You swing the front door open
Your leather jacket on
With the angled zipper
I have a love for you
The kind that burns too quickly
The kind that fills the margins up
But I don’t want to run with you
I don’t want to run with you
When there’s someone you’re devoted to
You’re always living with a trap door under you
I could pack my life into the Honda
Leave you upstairs, and drive by the moon
But I don’t want to run from you
I don’t want to run from you
When there’s no one you’re afraid to lose, you lose
No Backpack was written by Felix Walworth.
Told Slant released No Backpack on Tue Sep 15 2020.