[Verse 1]
Suffering
I remember suffering
Feeling heat and then the lack of it
But not so much what the difference is
[Verse 2]
I was there
You were there and I was there
I can't hold onto my anger
Though, sometimes it would do me good
[Chorus 1]
Oh, look away
Un-animate
You only live to be seen as such
You want it too much
[Verse 3]
Picture me
The idea of me anyway
The instrument you once ignored
It is moving of its own accord
[Verse 4]
Back and forth
Soul without a body walks
It sees love and it sees witnesses
But not so much what the difference is
[Chorus 2]
And if this is the great release
I fear I am a rule abider
Life unfolds immune to favor
But I know the day, and I know the hour
[Chorus 1]
Oh, look away
Un-animate
You only live to be seen as such
You want it too much
The Instrument was written by Andy Stack & Jenn Wasner.
The Instrument was produced by Wye Oak.
Wye Oak released The Instrument on Fri Apr 06 2018.
This song is about separating your spirit and consciousness from your body, and the damage that does to our sense of self – a permanent rift that, for me, is deeply uncomfortable and constantly felt. And it’s about people who are more invested in being SEEN as being something, as opposed to actually...