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Trapdoor by Salem

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Salem

Trapdoor

Release date: 27th September 2010

From King Night
Track 6
4:32
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About This Track

'Trapdoor' moves through states of intoxication and dissociation with a kind of blunt momentum. The production, courtesy of Jack Donoghue, sits somewhere between hip-hop and the darker electronic textures Salem would become known for; the track builds its weight from repetition and texture rather than conventional hooks. The vocal delivery is deliberately slurred, almost conversational, as though the narrator is working through a night that refuses to resolve. The lyrics pivot between scenes of numbness and escape, touching on themes of disconnection and self-harm with an unflinching directness. There's no redemption arc here, no neat conclusion; instead the song circles back to its refrain, the speaker caught between the desire to leave and the paralysis that keeps them in place. It's uncomfortable listening, which appears to be precisely the point.

"Trapdoor" is a track by Salem, from the album King Night, released 27th September 2010. The track is 4:32 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Salem

Salem

Lyrics

Trapdoor

Nah, I ain't trying to look back
Nah, I ain't trying to look back

My expectation has my mouth run dry
I see a bitch run but I doubt she know why
I doubt she know fire
But I could introduce
All it takes is matches and just a little juice
All your flow patches your brains fucked up
Ya looked like you been baked too much
You could bake too much
I think too much
It's why I take it off and be the dog when we fuck

Bitch watch me take a shower, put powder on your butt
That lines for me do not touch
You could wear them heels but just don't touch the clothes
Another fifteen minutes put more powder up your nose

It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning shit around, maybe I should leave ya
It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning things around, baby I should leave ya

Ok, maybe I should go
But where's there to go
I walk for half an hour
Bitch I don't know
I go anywhere, I'm not going home
And the headlights in the night look bright
I'm done I'm bored I'm sick of this night
Heather get the knife
I can't feel it, no
I can't feel shit

And when the sun rises we be watching
Top of the mountain, John boy smoking
Long way from the ground sure ain't bad
Gimme a hit of that, lemme hit the crack

It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning shit around, maybe I should leave ya
It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning things around, baby I should leave ya

Really nice son, fuck you talking about
I'm trying to numb the pain til my brain falls out
I'm a city nigga I was born in the streets
And I grew up and I knew I could perform in the streets
Now in the wood, still can't sleep
Me and my dog lay and wait for weeks
My eyes don't close, he don't bark, I don't speak
Try to disappear so the nigga don't ease

It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning shit around, maybe I should leave ya
It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning things around, baby I should leave ya

Aye, yeah hey John boy, I know you feel what I'm slaying out there
I know you see motherfuckers and be like
What you suicidal about? I bring it
It's like people say we all gonna die
But me is different I'm not trying to be alive
I's try to get high
Baby that's just my desire
Now I'm pulling a sheet over my face before I die

It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning shit around, maybe I should leave ya
It's all blurred out aye bitch I can't see ya
Turning things around, baby I should leave ya

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Track details

From King Night

4:322010
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Album
King Night
King Night
Salem
28th September 2010
Track number
6
Release year
2010
  1. 1King Night
    3:50
  2. 2Asia
    3:35
  3. 3Frost
    3:25
  4. 4Sick
    3:20

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