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Preoccupations – Anxiety (2016) | Track profile | Dork

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Anxiety

Release date: 15th September 2016

From Preoccupations

Track 1

4:30

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About This Track

‘Anxiety’ by Preoccupations is a 2016 alternative track from the album ‘Preoccupations’. The lyrics sketch a headlong spiral of urgency, unease and second-guessing, with recollections of something nightmarish and a sense that everything feels cryptic, incomprehensible and encompassing. Repeatedly, the perspective returns to being trapped in ‘Anxiety’, with no control or compensation, and a jaded need for astonishment that lands as humiliation, not bravado, or even the risk of overconfidence.

"Anxiety" is a track by Preoccupations, from the album Preoccupations, released 15th September 2016. The track is 4:30 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Preoccupations.

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Lyrics

Anxiety

With a sense of urgency and unease
Second-guessing just about everything
Recollections of a nightmare
So cryptic and incomprehensible

Encompassing
Anxiety

No control, no compensation
A jaded need for some astonishment
It's a blunt humiliation
Not at risk of being overconfident

Encompassing
Anxiety

I'm spinning in a vacuum
Deteriorating to great acclaim
Help has fallen by the wayside
Nowhere near to finding better ways to be
I'm not here purely for the sake
Of breathing, I am wide awake
Excuse my efforts for today

All-encompassing
Anxiety

I'm spinning in a vacuum
Deteriorating to great acclaim
Help has fallen by the wayside
Nowhere near to finding better ways to be
I'm not here purely for the sake
Of breathing, I am wide awake
Excuse my efforts for today

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16th September 2016

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Release year

2016

1Anxiety
4:30
2Monotony
2:54
3Zodiac
3:43
4Memory
11:27

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Writer: Daniel Christiansen, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, Preoccupations, Scott Munro
Producer: Graham Walsh, Matt Flegel, Scott Munro
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Drums: Mike Wallace
Guitar: Daniel Christiansen, Scott Munro
Vocals: Julie Fader, Matt Flegel
Mastering Engineer: Paul Gold
Mixing Engineer: Graham Walsh
Recording Engineer: Graham Walsh, Scott Munro
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