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Trauma by Foxygen

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Foxygen

Trauma

Release date: 20th January 2017

From Hang
Track 7
4:45
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About This Track

‘Trauma’ by Foxygen is an indie rock track from the album ‘Hang’, released in 2017. The lyrics sound accusatory and insistent, addressing “all you people who confuse and abuse”, then driving home the refrain of shared personal distress, with the word ‘trauma’ repeated throughout. It frames trauma as something everyone carries, while urging certain behaviour to be rejected and swept away.

"Trauma" is a track by Foxygen, from the album Hang, released 20th January 2017. The track is 4:45 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Foxygen

Foxygen

Lyrics

Trauma

All you people who confuse and abuse
Be gone, throw your parapets into the fire
Trauma (Trauma)
Trauma (Trauma)
Trauma, yeah

Ooh, yeah so you free it from the trauma
(Trauma) Trauma
(Trauma) Trauma
Everyone has their own trauma (trauma)
Trauma (Trauma)
Trauma just like me
Oh, trauma
If I could get over this trauma (trauma)
Trauma, trauma
Oh, everyone, everyone has their own trauma
Oh, their own trauma
Some are big and some are much larger
Oh, but they come from our mothers and fathers
Among others

I got the paper from the lawn today
Don't get out that much these days
Anyway, but how can I tell you if I don't know what to say?
Remember when we used to speak between the stars
And I see you with flamingos in the yard
But how can I love you if I don't know who you are, yeah?
How can I love you if I don't know who you are?

Caution
Cau-caution
Cau-caution
Cau-cau-cau-caution
Caution, baby
Cau-cau-caution, baby

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Track details

From Hang

4:452017
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Album
Hang
Hang
Foxygen
20th January 2017
Track number
7
Release year
2017
  1. 1Follow the Leader
    4:13
  2. 2Avalon
    3:46
  3. 3Mrs. Adams
    4:29
  4. 4America
    5:19

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