In interview with Rock Sound YONAKA said that this song is about having a panic attack and being super anxious.
“Even though I’m moving up in my work life and holding more power, I’m actually still the same person experiencing the same shitty things. I have the same panic attacks and the same night...
[Verse 1]
I'm sorry if I caused alarm and made you p-p-p-panic
But see, these voices in my head, they drive me m-m-m-manic
I tripped up, slipped up, did a bad thing
I can't get no peace 'cause my mind r-r-rings
I have always been attracted to the d-d-d-danger
I cleaned up a little, yeah, but it was never a stranger
All day, all night, never switch off
Grave shift worker, now I'm my own boss
[Pre-Chorus]
It was never, it was never enough
My night paralysis screams, but nobody wakes up
I ask politely, "Can I leave?" But there's a holе in my boat
Oh, I'm sinking, oh, I'm sinking, oh, I'm sinking (Oh)
[Chorus]
P-A-N-I-C
Your empty death threats ain't got nothing on mе
I'll take it to the grave when I R.I.P., when I'm gone
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
Know your enemy
When drowning your soul 'cause the drinks are free
And the powder's cut up, blow it all on me, c-come on
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
[Verse 2]
You won't like me when you see me losing c-c-control
I flipped the switch the day my personality, it got stolen
Ripped off, pissed off, understatement
And I been living with this bitch, my new replacement
Over and over and over again
I tell her the rules, but she always breaks them
Leaves me in a frenzy, leaves me to clean up
It's sticky, so sticky, so sticky, I'm stuck
[Chorus]
P-A-N-I-C
Your empty death threats ain't got nothing on me
I'll take it to the grave when I R.I.P., when I'm gone
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
Know your enemy
When drowning your soul 'cause the drinks are free
And the powder's cut up, blow it all on me, c-come on
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
P-A-N-I-C
Your empty death threats ain't got nothing on me
I'll take it to the grave when I R.I.P., when I'm gone
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
Know your enemy
When drowning your soul 'cause the drinks are free
And the powder's cut up, blow it all on me, c-come on
(You good-for-nothing son of a gun, I'll take you down)
PANIC was written by Alex Crosby (YONAKA) & George Werbrouck-Edwards & Rob Mason & Theresa Jarvis.
PANIC was produced by Alex Crosby (YONAKA) & Theresa Jarvis.
Theresa Jarvis:
‘PANIC’ is a song about having a panic attack and how the body gets taken over by this other entity. I’ve got the angel and the devil on my shoulders constantly arguing about which road I should go down and how mental health carries a weight so heavy that it’s hard to feel affected...