“Sidelines” is the second single from Wallows' debut album Nothing Happens. The track is accompanied by a self-directed lyric video.
The band previewed the song on March 5th, after an Instagram post told fans to call (747) 223-6014. When the number is dialed correctly a 15-second tease of “Sideline...
[Verse 1]
We drove all night until you started to cry
Because you saw a world without you and I
Told me where your problems lie
But I can't solve 'em
Yeah, we gotta give it time
Guess that's my problem
[Chorus]
I see you loving on the sidelines
I think about it at the wrong times
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
[Verse 2]
I know I drew the line
Can we erase it?
We're living in denial
But we can change this
And I drove all night until I started to cry
All because I saw a world without you and I
Don't let this conversation die
[Chorus]
I see you loving on the sidelines
I think about it at the wrong times
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
[Bridge]
You've turned into
Someone that I never knew
[Chorus]
I see you loving on the sidelines
I think about it at the wrong times
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
[Bridge]
You've turned into
Someone that I never knew
You've turned into
Someone that I never knew
Sidelines was written by Cole Preston & Dylan Minnette & Braeden Lemasters.
Sidelines was produced by John Congleton.
This track was written from the perspective of breaking up with someone and watching them fall for someone else. Musically, I remember coming up with the guitar riff while drawing inspiration from Tyler, The Creator’s Flower Boy album and pulling ideas from another unused song idea of ours to finish...