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SKEGSS
My Own Mess
Testing

TRACK

Testing

Release date: 5th September 2018

From My Own Mess

Track 13

2:12

Alternative Music Rock

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About This Track

‘Testing’ by SKEGSS is an Alternative track from the album ‘My Own Mess’ (2018). The lyrics sketch a self-accusing cycle of mistakes, with the voice moving from youthful overconfidence to older certainty, arriving at exhaustion at the thought of repeating the same errors. There is a plain, blunt pressure to “Testing” as if to measure whether anything changes, even when you swear it will. The overall mood is worn down and defensive, less about grand transformation than about the feeling that you can rehearse the failure and still live through it.

"Testing" is a track by SKEGSS, from the album My Own Mess, released 5th September 2018. The track is 2:12 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about SKEGSS.

About the Artist

SKEGSS

SKEGSS

Lyrics

Testing

It's easy to fuck things up when you're young
Cause you say you'll never do it again but it's done
It's just as easy to fuck things up when you're old
Cause you think you know how it goes but you don't
It's easy to work it out and I'm tired
It's easy to work it out in your mind
Getting cold feet in the heat
It's fizzing you up inside

Always messing around
Always fucking up
Always messing about
And testing your luck

Always messing around
Always fucking up
Always messing about
And testing your luck

It's easy to fuck things up when you're young
Cause you say you'll never do it again but it's done
It's just as easy to fuck things up when you're old
Cause you think you know it goes but you don't
It's easy to work it out and I'm tired
It's easy to work it out in your mind
Getting cold feet in the heat
It's eating you up inside

Always messing around
Always fucking up
Always messing about
And testing your luck

Always messing around
Always fucking up
Always messing about
And testing your luck

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Track details

From My Own Mess

2:122018

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Album

6th September 2018

Track number

13

Release year

2018

1Up In the Clouds
2:30
2Infinity
2:26
3Transaction Fee
2:33
4Road Trip
2:37

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