[Verse 1]
I know you do better when you're by yourself
Free from the weight of my dirt-poor health
New drugs to fix all my missing cells
Didn't bring it up 'cause I've done so well this week
And I thought that if I tried
A little bit harder, you'd change your mind
I've still got nowhere to be
I don't do too well
Nobody's worried
When nobody's worried about me
[Verse 2]
But I shouldn't have built a house in the middle of your chest
Plywood boards joined at your breast
Splinter in my arm where you rest your head
Checking my watch 'til you come to bed
Kiss me goodnight with your sour breath
Breaks on my face like a wave of emptiness
And when I talk, I just taste regret
You're everything I want and I'm all you dread
[Bridge]
Watch the poison leak from your pores
Think all the liquor's gonna keep you warm
Burn everything down to prove you could
Leave me inside in a body made of wood
In a body made of wood
[Chorus]
Oh, the harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
The harder I swim, the faster I sink
Sour Breath was written by Julien Baker.
Sour Breath was produced by The Devil Wears Prada & Jonathan Gering & Andy Nelson.
The Devil Wears Prada released Sour Breath on Fri May 25 2018.
We were most flattered when Julien mentioned covering our songs way back when. With that, we thought it would be interesting to cover one of hers. I suppose it sort of explains itself.
– Mike Hranica
Julien has revealed in interviews she used to cover The Devil Wears Prada in her early career. The two artists also had a Twitter exchange in 2017 in which her diehard fandom was revealed, wearing the band’s first ever printed shirt.