This conversation
It‘s twisting but there’s nothing to say
Out of this station
Every word is lost in the grey
I'm just saying
I don’t need no motivation
Drifting and wasting
I wish I could tell you the truth
This complication
It’s fading but it's calling my name
And stimulation
I'm falling right back into again
I'm just saying
I don’t need no motivation
Drifting and wasting
I wish I could tell you the truth
Wasting life on things that you don’t wanna
I'll just tell you better get ready for it
This liberation
It's drifting but it's caught in the haze
And isolation
I can hear you laughing again
I'm just saying
I don’t need no motivation
Drifting and wasting
I wish I could tell you the truth
Wasting life on things that you don’t wanna
I'll just tell you better get ready for it
I'm in the way
It’s gone with the wind
Is this a fleeting dream?
I just hum, I'm lost in the stream
And long waves swollen by stars
Echoes inside my head
It’s just a voice I heard ?
I wish that I could turn back time
And now I'm wishing and wishing
I wish I could tell you the truth
This conversation
It‘s twisting but there’s nothing to say
Out of this station
Every word is lost in the grey
I'm just saying
I don’t need no motivation
Drifting and wasting
I wish I could tell you the truth
Wasting life on things that you don’t wanna
I'll just tell you better get ready
Youth won’t stay as the lights grow dimmer
Am I wrong or are we just burning out?
- Lyricist
Michi Nakano
- Composer
Michi Nakano, Rio Izumo, Ryoga Hatakeyama, Takuya Miyahara
- Recording Engineer
Kensei Ogata
- Mixing Engineer
Kensei Ogata
- Mastering Engineer
Katie Lau
- Guitar
Michi Nakano, Rio Izumo
- Bass Guitar
Ryoga Hatakeyama
- Drums
Takuya Miyahara
- Vocals
Michi Nakano
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C2 (Scared to Name It Me)
Modern Jazz War
Modern Jazz War to Release New Single "C2 (scared to name it me)" on September 17
Tokyo-based post-punk/no wave band Modern Jazz War (MJW) will release their new single "C2 (scared to name it me)" on Tuesday, September 17, across all digital platforms. Alongside the release, the band will unveil their first-ever official music video.
Following their debut single "Bleeding for Nothing", the track serves as the second single leading up to their first EP Holes in Modernity. "C2 (scared to name it me)" takes as its motif the feeling of "drifting through life without ever becoming anything," portraying the uncertainty and instability of the self with quiet intensity and tension.
As with their previous work, the track was recorded live in one take without a click track. Built on a mid-tempo foundation, it abruptly shifts tempo multiple times throughout, weaving together fragility and raw edge in an unpredictable and volatile structure. The result is a song that lingers with its uneasy balance of immediacy and subtlety.
The single's artwork was designed by Max Bloom (Yuck), who also works as a designer. Featuring a monochrome collage of gardenia flowers punctuated by a red dot, the design reflects the solitude and irony embodied in the song.
The music video was directed by vocalist/guitarist Michi Nakano and produced in a DIY style, marking MJW's first foray into visual storytelling.
C2 (scared to name it me) was recorded and mixed by Kensei Ogata, and mastered by Katie Lau (Japanese Breakfast, Blondshell). The track will be available for streaming and download worldwide from August 30.
Looking ahead, MJW will release their debut EP Holes in Modernity in September, along with a companion noise/ambient EP. A release party is also scheduled to mark the occasion.
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