Sometimes it really comes from nowhere
Collabs always wanted
I gotta secret deep inside
Something I don’t ever share
Perhaps I’m not the me you see
Maybe something more is there
If you look real close and catch a glimpse
Maybe it will all make sense
When I’m on my own
I set myself free
Better watch your step
Cos You can’t handle me
I’m a devil, I’m a queen
And everythin in between
Gonna make you crawlllllllllll
See me there on the 4K screen
Everything that you’ll ever need
I’m all that you want in your dreams
But it’s all on a rolling feed
If you look real close and catch a glimpse
Maybe it will all make sense
When I’m on my own
I set myself free
Better watch your step
Cos You can’t handle me
I’m a devil, I’m a queen
And everythin in between
Gonna make you crawlllllllllll
Click, Bait
Swish, Turn
Swipe Right
Makes you burn
Thank you for time, gentlemen
Cos time is how I am paid
Hope that you can afford the price
No refunds, no credit, I’m afraid
If you look real close and catch a glimpse
Maybe it will all make sense
When I’m on my own
I set myself free
Better watch your step
Cos You can’t handle me
I’m a devil, I’m a queen
And everythin in between
Gonna make you crawlllllllllll
@radiobenedetto Mar 2022
Click bait is a such a great metaphor for all kinds of cat and mouse, bait and switch, hard to get, wool over your eyes, hustle. I like what you did here. I think you could get even more mileage out of this if you make it slighly less literal in spots lIke "4k screen." The chorus will do the trick and you can use the verses to stretch the metaphor to more unexpected places. Just a thought. #tit4tat
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Tit4tat Nice one. The old is what you think you see what i really am. Then thats a swooping finish asking more questions
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
Great lyrics and i loved the demo with @nancycunning
@berni1954 Feb 2022
I was impressed by these lyrics when I read them. Came back and found @nancycunning had pout them to music in triumphal fashion.
@nancycunning Feb 2022
These lyrics have been playing in my head for a few days now.
I went ahead and built a little track in Band in a Box. I recorded a few tries at the vocals. When I was listening trying to pick which to use, I decided I kind of liked the chaotic stack of mismatched out of sync voices. Felt a little to me like the experience of having lots of computers scrolling the same information. As the software developers all say, if you can't fix it, feature it ....If you like the track at all it's yours.
https://soundcloud.com/nancy-cunningham-2/click-bait-fawm-2022-lyrics-by-jay-jay
@sph Feb 2022
Interesting perspective. Since I came here from the goth thread I do not hear a jazzrock version in my head ;-)
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
this is a really good lyric, i read it through twice to pick the nuances. Grr click bait! oh and all that behind the mask stuff! a lot to think about nice
@nancycunning Feb 2022
oooh, this is fun. the first section feels like a super snappy rhythm, then slowing down for the next two lines, then back to snappy, like the finger snaps in the face for the next one.
So much fun to hear the rhythms in the words on the page. I like the idea of personifying Click Bait. Nice work.
@crutherford Feb 2022
oh i like this very much. i really enjoy wayward narrators - diving into the underbelly. i think my favourite lines are
See me there on the 4K screen
Everything that you’ll ever need
I’m all that you want in your dreams
But it’s all on a rolling feed
and of course -
I’m a devil, I’m a queen
And everythin in between
Gonna make you crawlllllllllll
Bravo!