Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
The intense rhythms of this song keep it moving forward and give it a sense of urgency. Ultimately it explains the relationship of an abuser and the abused, and Fiona questions what it takes to break the ongoing cycle of hurt.
[Chorus]
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
[Verse 1]
I resent you for being raised right
I resent you for being tall
I resent you for never getting any opposition at all
I resent you for having each other
I resent you for being so sure
I resent you presenting your life like a fucking propaganda brochure
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see that you keep trying to bait me
And I'd love to get up in your face
But I know if I hate you for hating me
I will have entered the endless race
[Chorus]
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport (Evil is)
When the one who's burned (Evil is)
Turns to pass the torch (Evil is a relay sport)
Evil is a relay sport (Evil is)
When the one who's burned (Evil is)
Turns to pass the torch (Evil is a relay sport)
[Verse 1]
I resent you for being raised right
I resent you for being tall
I resent you for never getting any opposition at all
I resent you for having each other
I resent you for being so sure
I resent you presenting your life like a fucking propaganda brochure
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see that you keep trying to bait me
And I'd love to get up in your face
But I know it if I hate you for hating me
I will have entered the endless race
[Chorus]
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport (Evil is)
When the one who's burned (Evil is)
Turns to pass the torch (Evil is a relay sport)
Evil is a relay sport (Evil is)
When the one who's burned (Evil is)
Turns to pass the torch (Hurt myself even more)
[Interlude]
I'm sorry
[Chorus]
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
Evil is a relay sport
When the one who's burned
Turns to pass the torch
[Outro]
Wipe it all away
Wipe it all away
I used to go to the Ferris wheel every morning
Just to throw my anger out the door
Relay was written by Fiona Apple.
Relay was produced by Amy Aileen Wood & Fiona Apple.
Fiona Apple released Relay on Fri Apr 17 2020.
I wrote the line, “Evil is a relay sport, when the one you burn turns to pass the torch” when I was 15. I just always liked it. [If] you get burned by somebody, when the person who burns you doesn’t acknowledge it — which rarely happens to people, acknowledging when they’ve burned you — it turns int...