“Tunnel Vision” is the fourth track from Rina Sawayama’s debut EP RINA, featuring Shamir.
The track talks about the struggles of maintaining real-life relationships during the age of social media.
Rina said:
We wanted to pay homage to ‘90/'00s duets like Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo, Beyoncé and Luth...
[Intro: Rina Sawayama]
What?
[Verse 1: Rina Sawayama]
You tell me what's wrong with you
But I don't really care
There's certainly something we've messed up
But it's late to share
I know you're sad and lonely
But I got one hundred tabs
Open in my mind but closed for business
Just so you're aware
[Chorus: Rina Sawayama]
Tunnel vision madness
Notification happiness
Spinning plates
Relationships going down the drain
[Verse 2: Shamir]
Emotions are too much for me
So I spread my love through likes
I didn't even leave my house last week
But I know what you did last night
My fingers going numb as I search for a piece of mind
But all the time just gets ahead of me
And I sleep with the daylight
[Chorus: Rina Sawayama & Shamir]
Tunnel vision madness
Notification happiness
Spinning plates
Relationships going down the drain
[Bridge: Rina Sawayama & Shamir]
Sing it, Shamir
Going down the drain
Going down the drain, yeah
Going down the drain
I ain't lose myself
Going down the drain
Going down the drain
I'm going, I'm going, I'm going away
I'm going, I'm going, I'm going away
[Chorus: Rina Sawayama & Shamir]
Tunnel vision madness (Tunnel vision)
Notification happiness (Happiness)
Spinning plates
Relationships going down the drain
[Outro: Rina Sawayama]
I'm not ill, I'm just driven (Just driven)
But I guess there's just no end (Just no end)
To this mess that I created, that I created
Until then, until I'm tired
I'll be gladly riding on a merry-go
Let me go round, and round, and round
And round, and round, and round
And round, and round, and round
And round, and round, and round...
Tunnel Vision was written by Shamir & Hoost & Rina Sawayama.
Tunnel Vision was produced by Hoost.
Rina Sawayama released Tunnel Vision on Tue Oct 24 2017.
In an interview with Clash, Rina explains:
“We wanted to pay homage to 90/00’s duets like Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo, Beyoncé and Luther Vandross… I tried to get across a sense of closeness that’s so often lost when you collaborate on music online.”