“Unholy Affliction,” the third track from Soccer Mommy’s Sometimes, Forever, is a departure from her typical sound, marked by its murky, disorienting atmosphere and haunting lyrical content. Released as the second single on April 20, 2022, it stands out as one of Allison’s most audacious and experim...
[Verse 1]
I don't want the money
That fake kind of happy
I'd sink in the river
Before I let it have me
But I want perfection
Tight like a diamond
Unholy affliction
Desires an addiction
[Chorus]
Ooh, I taste it on my tongue
It's all in my bones and in my blood
So carve me up and let the colors run
[Verse 2]
I'm tired of the money
And all of the talking at me
I'm barely a person
Mechanically working
(Industrial mindset)
(Fully efficient)
[Chorus]
Ooh, I taste it on my tongue
It's all in my bones and in my blood
So carve me up and let the colors run
Ooh, I taste it on my tongue
It's all in my bones and in my blood
So carve me up and let the colors run
Unholy Affliction was written by Soccer Mommy.
Unholy Affliction was produced by Oneohtrix Point Never.
Soccer Mommy released Unholy Affliction on Wed Apr 20 2022.
A song like “Unholy Affliction,” the whole idea is, I don’t want to be a part of a system where I’m just an object that’s functioning for the wants and needs of a bigger power — but I do want success and perfection. It’s that struggle between drive and morality.
– Soccer Mommy, Rolling Stone
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