“Slide” is the third track to be lifted from LPX’s debut EP, Bolt in the Blue. It was premiered exclusively via Billboard on November 9, 2017 with a digital release the following day.
Written in Summer of 2017, “Slide” came out of Plapinger’s very first writing session with producer Jenn Decilveo a...
[Verse 1]
I'm not acting my age, I've been playing a spade
Playing it over and over again
I don't wanna feel pain but I want you
Our hands trapped in a wire, I could call you a liar
I get no relief when I call you a name
But it's hard not to cave when I want to
[Pre-Chorus]
No one ever warns, no one ever warns ya
No one ever warns, no one ever warns ya
No one ever warns, no one ever warns ya
[Chorus]
The sweetest love in life cuts you like a knife
Ripping your insides, leaves you paralysed
Can't believe you let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
We could've had the world but you let us burn
Like a curse, can't believe it doesn't hurt
For you to just let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
[Verse 2]
Like sand inside of Vaseline
There's friction in the space between
I'm just picking a fight cause I want you
Attached to who we used to be
Like lead balloons that weigh on me
Hard to erase what I feel, do I need to?
[Pre-Chorus]
No one ever warns, no one ever warns ya
No one ever warns, no one ever warns ya
No one ever warns, no one ever warns you now
[Chorus]
The sweetest love in life cuts you like a knife
Ripping your insides, leaves you paralysed
Can't believe you let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
We could've had the world but you let us burn
Like a curse, can't believe it doesn't hurt
For you to just let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
[Chorus]
The sweetest love in life cuts you like a knife
Ripping your insides, leaves you paralysed
Can't believe you let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
We could've had the world but you let us burn
Like a curse, can't believe it doesn't hurt
You just let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
[Outro]
(Oh, oh)
Let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
Let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
(Oh)
Slide was written by Jennifer Decilveo & James Flannigan & Zac Carper & LPX.
Slide was produced by Clock Opera & James Flannigan.
“Slide” was a rare instance where I was actually stone cold sober, there was nothing pre-meditated about it, it was just purely guttural and instinctual. I love moments like that when I’m recording because it means I’ve truly tapped into something real.