Stay on the Wild Side

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Stay on the Wild Side

JoeS · 3:15

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[Intro – soft Rhodes and walking bass under spoken voice] You told them how I shaved my legs, Took the train, kissed the boys, and made the city my stage. But baby— That wasn’t just wild. That was survival. [Verse 1] I wasn’t your footnote in a verse, I wasn’t broken, I wasn’t cursed. You sang me sweet in black and white— But I was neon in the night. You rhymed my name with candy dreams, While I stitched my world between the seams. [Chorus] So take a walk, but stay awhile, I made this life, I wore this style. You walked through— I lived inside. I don’t regret the wild side. [Verse 2] You took our stories, made them rhyme, But never asked for real time. We weren’t just glitter, wigs and gloss— We were grit, and gain, and loss. I wasn’t lost, I wasn’t scared— I was right there. Unimpaired. [Chorus] So take a seat, hear what I say— You passed through, I had to stay. You played the tune, I paid the price. And I still dance in my own light. [Bridge – spoken, sparse music underneath] I didn't walk on the wild side. I stayed. I laughed here. I bled here. And I stayed. [Final Chorus] So take your song and play it true— But know we’re more than what we do. The wild side’s not just midnight rides— It’s every day we stay alive. [Sax Outro – slow, smoky, like a drag queen’s last bow]

Die andere Perspektive

Die Erzählerin beschreibt die Wild Side als ihren Alltag und ihr Überleben. Wer nur zu Besuch war, hat daraus ein Lied gemacht; sie selbst hat an diesem Ort gelebt, gelacht und gelitten.

Album
No More Shadows
Künstler
JoeS
Reihenfolge
8 von 13
Laufzeit
3:15