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MOTHICA – HIGHLIGHTS (2022) | Track profile | Dork

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MOTHICA
Nocturnal
HIGHLIGHTS

TRACK

HIGHLIGHTS

Release date: 29th June 2022

From Nocturnal

Track 4

2:40

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About This Track

'HIGHLIGHTS' by MOTHICA is a 2022 pop track from the album 'Nocturnal'. The lyrics cast a scornful, self-protective gaze on hypocrisy and selective judgement, weighing affection for indulgence against public shame, vanity against discomfort, and the demand to be neatly sorted. The speaker questions whether they are being appraised for real, or merely shaped into something useful to another person’s tastes, ending with a sense of being “pick[ed] … apart” to decide what stays.

"HIGHLIGHTS" is a track by MOTHICA, from the album Nocturnal, released 29th June 2022. The track is 2:40 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about MOTHICA.

About the Artist

MOTHICA

MOTHICA

Lyrics

HIGHLIGHTS

You love the drugs, but you shame the addict
Flex your new car but can't stand the traffic
Would you read the story if the ending isn't tragic?
Can't have the noise without all the static

Pick me apart so you can see
Which of the parts to keep and to leave
So I look just how you think I should be

You want the highlights
Not when I hate my life
Things I don't show you in the light
But when you look twice
You'll see the fault lines

You want the highlights
Not when I hate my life
Things I don't show you in the light
But when you look twice
You'll see the fault lines

You'll see the scars I'm hiding, tongue I'm biting
Weight crushing my chest so tightly
Reasons I compare myself
The hair that keeps on falling out
The fucked up things I think about
Like maybe I should kill myself
If I fall, will it make a sound
If nobody's around?

You want the highlights
Not when I hate my life
Things I don't show you in the light
But when you look twice
It's just the highlights

You want the highlights
Not when I hate my life
Things I don't show you in the light
But when you look twice
You'll see the fault lines

Highlights, highlights
Highlights, highlights
Highlights
But when you look twice
You'll see the fault lines
But when you look twice
It's just the highlights

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Track details

From Nocturnal

2:402022

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Album

Track number

4

Release year

2022

1SLEEPWALK
1:21
2NOCTURNAL
2:47
3SENSITIVE
2:17
4HIGHLIGHTS
2:40

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Nocturnal (Lofi Beats To Fall Asleep To) - EP

Forever Fifteen - EP

Forever Fifteen - EP

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Adam Boukis, Chloe Tang, MOTHICA
Producer: Adam Boukis
Engineer: Chris Rubey, DVNCY
Bass: Adam Boukis
Guitar: Adam Boukis
Drum Programmer: Adam Boukis
Synthesizer: Adam Boukis

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