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Panic Room by Au/Ra
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“Panic Room” is a 2018 single from Ibiza-born indie singer/songwriter Au/Ra. The lyrics deal with anxiety and self-doubt, and the metaphorical “room” that those feelings put people into.
The song features slow, subtle synthesizers. A month after the release of the song, British DJ duo CamelPhat rem...
Panic Room Lyrics
[Intro]
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
[Verse 1]
Hell raising, hair raising
I'm ready for the worst
So frightening, face whitening
Fear that you can't reverse
[Pre-Chorus]
My phone has no signal
It's making my skin crawl
The silence is so loud
The lights spark and flicker
With monsters much bigger
Than I can control now
[Chorus]
Welcome to the panic room
Where all your darkest fears are gonna
Come for you, come for you
Welcome to the panic room
You'll know I wasn't joking
When you see them too, see them too
[Post-Chorus]
Welcome to the panic room
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
[Verse 2]
Still waiting, hands shaking
Maybe the coast will clear
But these voices, these strange noises
They followed me in here
[Pre-Chorus]
My phone has no signal
It's making my skin crawl
The silence is so loud
The lights spark and flicker
With monsters much bigger
Than I can control now
[Chorus]
Welcome to the panic room
Where all your darkest fears are gonna
Come for you, come for you
Welcome to the panic room
You'll know I wasn't joking
When you see them too, see them too
[Post-Chorus]
Welcome to the panic room
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
[Bridge]
There's no cryin' wolves now
'Cause the truth has settled in
Hiding under goose down
For your nightmare to begin
There's no crying wolves now
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
'Cause the truth has settled in
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
Hiding under goose down
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
For your nightmare to begin
Welcome to the—, welcome to the—
[Chorus]
Welcome to the panic room
Where all your darkest fears are gonna
Come for you, come for you
Welcome to the panic room
You'll know I wasn't joking
When you see them too, see them too
[Outro]
Hell raising, hair raising
I'm ready for the worst
Panic Room Q&A
Who wrote Panic Room's ?
Panic Room was written by Max Farrar & Gabe Benjamin & Andrew Frampton & Au/Ra.
Who produced Panic Room's ?
Panic Room was produced by Andrew Frampton & Max Farrar.
When did Au/Ra release Panic Room?
Au/Ra released Panic Room on Fri Feb 09 2018.
What did Au/Ra say about "Panic Room"?
On February 9, 2018, over a series of four tweets on Twitter, Au/Ra explained:
Panic room, to its very core, is about anxiety and self doubt. It def isn’t any easy subject, but it’s something that needs to be talked about more, especially cause so many ppl (unfortunately) feel it. I feel like that....
What inspired the song?
When we wrote “Panic Room,” I had been going through a tough time in high school. I had lots of anxiety, so basically “Panic Room” is kind of based off of that feeling of not really fitting in at school which I feel like a lot of people experience. And I couldn’t really find a song out there that ta...
How did you come up with the concept?
So the concept behind “Panic Room,” basically, was to write a song about anxiety. Of course you could be like, “I feel anxious, oh my god, oh my god.” You could totally start off like that, but I was like, “Wait, what is that feeling feel like?” It feels like you’re being chased by something, like y...
What was it like filming the music video?
I’ve watched a lot of horror movies and I’m kind of a scaredy cat, so actually filming that music video for “Panic Room” was such an intense experience. I co-directed it, and it was my treatment, so I’m super glad that I got to do that. It was just super cool to be involved in the entire process and...
What should fans take away from "Panic Room"?
I feel like this entire song is just such a sad song. It’s so interesting to talk about it though, because in the end, to really help people or try and help them through music, it’s to explain the situations, not really say, “this is how you solve your anxiety.” It’s like, no, if you can listen to s...
What have the artists said about the song after its release?
The support and response to that song was amazing. That song made me seem more human, I think. I feel like a lot of the time, people like to portray only the good sides of themselves on social media. Of course, I want to do that in some sort of way too, maybe we all do, but at the same time I think...