Song 40 // SPICE - "I DON'T WANNA DIE IN NEW YORK"
I said it with my hand
I said it with my hand over my mouth
So you wouldn't see
That ugly part of me
The music from SPICE captures emotional pain into an atmospheric post-hardcore sound. The songs from their 9-track debut album layer hazy guitars and pulsating melodies that draw the listener into their sonic world.
And I wish I wouldn't break down around
The three weeks I had clean
And I wish I wouldn't break down again and again
And again, no, no
SPICE, based in California, formed in 2018 and includes members from the punk band Ceremony. Throughout the album, SPICE displays their tendency to bring in and take out elements and layers of their sound to drive at the mood of their songs.
Cause it's been three long years
But feels more like ten, but I'm going home
Oh no
There's an old me there, too
“I DON’T WANNA DIE IN NEW YORK” starts off with a cathartic, frenzied energy that retreats back from its full sound into a minimal rhythmic melody. This ebb and flow between various states of kinetic energy push and pull us through the vulnerable lyrics.
Cause I don't wanna die in New York
I don't wanna die in New York
But I feel like I could, no, I won't
No, I can't, no, I won't, no, no
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