Smoke
Caroline Polachek * Track #11 On Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
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- #7
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- #8
Blood and ButterCaroline Polachek
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Hopedrunk EveraskingCaroline Polachek
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Butterfly NetCaroline Polachek
- #11Smoke
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Smoke by Caroline Polachek
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Caroline PolachekAbout
“Smoke” is the eleventh track on American singer, songwriter, and producer Caroline Polachek’s second album, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
The song was premiered live at Heaven in London on March 11th, 2020.
Polachek later performed the song on her 2021 festival dates, confirming the track’s ti...
Smoke Lyrics
[Intro]
It's just smoke (Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na)
[Verse 1]
It's just smoke
Floating over the volcano
It's just smoke
Go on, you know I can't say no (And how does it feel?)
It's just smoke
[Interlude]
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
[Verse 2]
It's just smoke
Floating over the volcano
It's just smoke
Selling me out on a down-low
(It's just smoke)
[Chorus]
And you are the big answer tonight
And you are melting everything about me
Oh, don't worry about me, it's just smoke
[Bridge]
And the fallout doesn't faze me
Take a bullet for my baby
For the one thing that'll save me, I know, mmh
Throw it all out and replace it
With a brand new kind of crazy
Don't believe it when you praise me, do I? Mmh
[Chorus]
And you are the big answer tonight
And you are melting everything about me
Oh, don't worry about me, it's just—
[Outro]
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na) It's just smoke
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na) [Eliza!]
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na) And how does it feel
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na) Being so
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
Smoke Q&A
Who wrote Smoke's ?
Smoke was written by Caroline Polachek & Danny L Harle.
Who produced Smoke's ?
Smoke was produced by Caroline Polachek & Danny L Harle.
When did Caroline Polachek release Smoke?
Caroline Polachek released Smoke on Tue Feb 14 2023.
What did Caroline Polachek say about "Smoke"?
I really wanted to have some undeniable, anthemic diva moments, and so I was really picking apart what I’m interested in about those artists. It’s not a bombastic sound, it’s not vocal flexing, it’s something else. What is that quality? And where’s the fine line where it goes over the edge into beco...
What else has Caroline said about the song?
This is one of the first songs written for the album, and it was added to my live shows while it was still a work in progress. The final production includes lots of little things that evolved over the course of touring it, like the big scream at the end, while the bridge of this song shares the melo...
What have the artists said about the song?
It was, most importantly, the first song for the album written with a breakbeat, which inspired me to carry on down that path. It’s about catharsis. The opening line is about pretending that something isn’t catastrophic when it obviously is. It’s about denial. It’s about pretending that the situatio...
Why did Caroline perform the song before it was released?
Because of the pandemic, I couldn’t tour Pang until it had already been out for a year and a half, so by that time some of Desire already existed and I didn’t want to wait to play it. I thought it would be fun to experiment with the songs live before finishing them in the studio, and it felt like a...