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Diazepam by Turnover

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Turnover

Diazepam

Release date: 3rd May 2015

From Peripheral Vision
Track 6
3:19
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About This Track

'Diazepam' finds Turnover in the grip of relationship anxiety, the song named after the benzodiazepine used to treat it. The narrator is aware of his own instability, the toll it takes on his partner, the disapproval of her family. He's taken uppers to get through social occasions, can barely speak her name, fears the day she'll finally leave. The song moves between confession and plea, uncertainty and dread, the repeated refrain "I don't know if I'll be there for you" collapsing into a kind of helpless resignation. Musically, Turnover builds the track with restraint. The guitars are clean and precise, the rhythm section patient, the production spacious enough that each element lands with weight. There's no rush to resolution, no false comfort offered. Instead the song sits inside the discomfort, letting the anxiety breathe, the repetition of the chorus becoming less a hook than a wound that won't close. It's the sound of someone trying to hold together something he suspects is already broken.

"Diazepam" is a track by Turnover, from the album Peripheral Vision, released 3rd May 2015. The track is 3:19 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Turnover.

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Turnover

Turnover

Lyrics

Diazepam

I know you're probably sick
Of always sorting me out
It's like I've always got the taste
Of orange nails in my mouth
I know you're probably exhausted
'Cause I haven't slept a wink in a week
Your father doesn't like me
'Cause I'm not into sports
And your mother won't approve
Because I'm not of the cross
I took an upper before your sister's wedding
Just to help me pretend
And I don't know what I need
I don't know if I'll be there for you
Down on your knees
I don't know if I'll be there for you
I know you always feel you're by yourself in the house
This is the only night this week I haven't slept on the couch
I hope you know it breaks my heart
That I'm the reason for your sleeping alone
'Cause it was always a dream just to know you
Sometimes I find I can hardly speak your name
I know one day I'll come home and I'll find you
It's just a matter of time 'til you break from the strain
And I don't want to go outside
Don't want to make it home tonight
If it's not you in my heart
I don't want to carry it on
And I don't know what I need
(And I don't want to go outside)
I don't know if I'll be there for you
(Don't want to make it home tonight)
Down on your knees
(If it's not you in my heart)
I don't know if I'll be there for you
(I don't want to carry it on)
And I don't know what I need
(And I don't want to go outside)
I don't know if I'll be there for you
(Don't want to make it home tonight)
Down on your knees
(If it's not you in my heart)
I don't know if I'll be there for you
(I don't want to carry it on)

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Track details

From Peripheral Vision

3:192015
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Album
Peripheral Vision
Peripheral Vision
Turnover
4th May 2015
Track number
6
Release year
2015
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    3:58
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