Reverse Faults
Sampha * Track #6 On Process (Japanese Version)
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Album Process (Japanese Version)
- #1Plastic 100°C
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- #2
Blood on MeSampha
- #3Kora Sings
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- #4(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
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- #5Take Me Inside
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- #6Reverse Faults
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- #7Under
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- #8
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- #9Incomplete Kisses
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- #10What Shouldn’t I Be?
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- #11
In Between and OverseasSampha
- #12Answer
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- #13
Too MuchSampha
- #14Happens
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- #15
WithoutSampha
- #16Indecision
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Reverse Faults by Sampha
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In “Reverse Faults,” Sampha recounts a relationship where he hurt someone by blaming them for his own faults (hence the title of the track). Sampha expresses his regrets over a turbulent, erratic electronic instrumental.
Reverse Faults Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's a fault in my structure
It's always you and never me
I threw the blame and it shattered
And now there's broken glass praying to be healed
You struck a chord and I listened
You damn near broke all the strings
When you get close, I get distant
Instead, I'll drive away to a place surreal
And tell me how that feels
[Chorus]
Took the brake pads out the car
And I flew
Smashed this window in my heart
And I blamed you
This anger's taking me apart
Explosive truths
Except, this time, I went too far
And I hurt you
I wish I could take it back right now
[Verse 2]
Where's that smile when it matters?
Where was I when you called?
I shot the blame and it scattered
Now there's bullet holes spread across the walls
I took the shape of a letter
Slipped myself underneath your door
In this red room, we develop
An understanding of all our wrongs
Now can we move along?
[Chorus]
Took the brake pads out the car
And I flew
Smashed this window in my heart
And I blamed you
This anger's taking me apart
Explosive truths
Except, this time, I went too far
And I hurt you
I wish I could take it back right—
Reverse Faults Q&A
Who wrote Reverse Faults's ?
Reverse Faults was written by Sampha.
Who produced Reverse Faults's ?
Reverse Faults was produced by Rodaidh McDonald & Sampha.
When did Sampha release Reverse Faults?
Sampha released Reverse Faults on Fri Feb 03 2017.
What was the inspiration behind this song?
It was kind of a fragmented process. It was more through making the beat—I kind of just freestyled. There were certain lyrics, certain things that I said, where I was like, “Oh that sounds like an interesting concept”. And I built the song around these few words I said. “Reverse faults” is like a ge...
Is that a backward synth sound?
Yeah. Essentially I made an instrumental, and I sampled the instrumental I made, and then I reversed it. And then made a song around that. So it’s kind of like a song within a song.
If I’m honest, I didn’t really think about [the connection to the lyrics]. That’s just a great coincidence that the b...