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Fail You

Release date: 17th August 2023

Track 73:06

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About This Track

'Fail You' by Movements is a 2023 track that begins “nice and slow” before moving into images of fast, worsening trouble, with a narrator trying to pull someone back as they sink away. The lyrics picture frantic effort and then a jolt into wakefulness, returning to the scene in bed with certainty that the attempt has come up short. Quiet, domestic detail sits alongside panic, giving the song a steady build of dread, right up to the blunt final admission of failure.

"Fail You" is a single by Movements, released 17th August 2023. The track is 3:06 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Movements.

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Lyrics

Fail You

It starts simply
Nice and slow
But the current grows so quickly
Skipping stones
I didn't throw
You're sinking beneath me
I try my best to pull you in
I'm kicking and screaming, you slip
And I wake up in a sweat
To see you're next to me
Still quietly in bed

But I know I'll fail you again
I've got this weight on my chest
Just dying to breathe
I know I'll fail you again
And I feel that hand at my neck
And it's only a dream
But I know I'll fail you again

The worst is
It happens twice every time
How perfect
I'm terrified, ever violent sequence
Repeating before my eyes
This can't be right
I'm speechless and weakened
And when it ends I wake up in a sweat
To see you're next to me
Still quietly in bed

But I know I'll fail you again
I've got this weight on my chest
Just dying to breathe
I know I'll fail you again
And I feel that hand at my neck
And it's only a dream

And I'm afraid to sleep at night
'Cause every time I close my eyes, I'm fighting
So get me out, get me out
Cut me open, bleed me dry
I'd rather that than have to see you crying
Get me out, just get me out
Of all these dreams you die in

But I know I'll fail you again
I've got this weight on my chest
Just dying to breathe
I know I'll fail you again
And I feel that hand at my neck
And it's only a dream

And now I'm afraid to sleep at night
'Cause every time I close my eyes
I'll fail you again
And I feel that hand at my neck
And it's only a dream
But I know I'll fail you again

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Fail You

3:062023Single

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Release year

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Austin Cressey, Ira George, Patrick Miranda, Spencer York, Will Yip
Lyricist: Austin Cressey, Ira George, Patrick Miranda, Spencer York, Will Yip
Producer: Will Yip
Drums: Spencer York
Guitar: Ira George
Keyboards: Will Yip
Vocals: Patrick Miranda
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Vince Ratti
Assistant Recording Engineer: Anneliese Parenti, Justin Bartlett
Bass Guitar: Austin Cressey
Mastering Engineer: Ryan Smith
Mixing Engineer: Will Yip
Percussion: Will Yip
Recording Engineer: Will Yip

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