“under the knife” explores the fear of being unnoticed or forgotten.
The band shared,
“The notion of a silhouette falling between fingers conveys a message of fleeting moments—something that can be grasped but never fully held. Within the atmosphere of the instrumentation, a haunting exploration o...
[Intro]
It's opening night
[Verse 1]
Your features
If that moment is right, I'm yours tonight
You know I'm speechless
Can we stay in the grey around your lines?
Just say you wanna know, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm underneath your knife
Yet your touch so sweet (Act so sweet)
When they wrap around your light
Would you notice me? (Notice me)
[Chorus]
But your innocence stalls
As a silhouette falls
Right between my fingers
Yet I remain lost in my love for you
I lost in my love for you
[Verse 2]
Those features
Just sink into the floor now
May none ever reach us
Yeah, you're reaping what you sow now
But I don't wanna know yet
[Breakdown]
The lights flare in their eyes
She came back to set fire
As they sink into the floor, bow
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm underneath your knife
Yet your touch so sweet (Act so sweet)
When they wrap around your light
Would you notice me? (Notice me)
[Chorus]
But as your innocence stalls
Just a silhouette falls
Right between my fingers
Yet I remain lost in my love for you
Lost in my love for you
Just a silhouette falls
Right between my fingers
Yet I remain lost in this lustful truth
I'd always wait for you
under the knife was written by Nicholas Sjogren & Jacob Charlton & Ethan McCann & Ben Maida.
under the knife was produced by Sam Bassal & Thornhill.
Thornhill released under the knife on Fri Apr 04 2025.
Jacob: This one’s had some iterations!
Ethan: A different version of “under the knife” was the second song we finished for the album that was initially called Lush. It was very different, it was in a completely different key, with a completely different structure. And it just wasn’t really good eno...