Panic (Feat. Zajah)

LYRICS

don’t be the fuse to my bomb
a catalyst for this song
for you will think it all wrong
that i’m not one with aplomb

sans control what i say
and even less what i do
it’s the price that no one pays
because no one really can afford to

no one can afford to
no one can afford to

like a tornado i’m deployed
touché the finger of god
all in my path will be destroyed
for i am perfectly flawed

relentless with ambition
all filters disabled
i present my complexions
rumored as unstable
(rumored as unstable)

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
and then suddenly
i’m riding high on my anxiety
yeah it’s making me
panic, panic, panic

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
taking over me
removing every sense of my sobriety
i’m uncontrollably
panic, panic, panic

like a run away train that won’t stop
out of control without any help
auto detection completely does not
engage the protection for myself

i’m senselessly in control
even the blind can see
the sensation will grow
it’s overwhelmingly
(i’m encumbered overwhelmingly)

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
and then suddenly
i’m riding high on my anxiety
yeah it’s making me
panic, panic, panic

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
taking over me
removing every sense of my sobriety
i’m uncontrollably
panic, panic, panic

anxiety is high
already
with a
dark cloud in my mind
unsteady
and i
just want to explode
that’s why
you should not stand too close

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
and then suddenly
i’m riding high on my anxiety
yeah it’s making me
panic, panic, panic

p a n i c
uncontrollable fear
taking over me
removing every sense of my sobriety
i’m uncontrollably
panic, panic, panic

panic
panic

Anecdote

Originally Joe Hernandez Garcia (aka Virtual Baptism) sent out free copies of his album of original music and PANIC is one of the songs in that amazing album. I immediately fell in love with the instrumental that I decided to put lyrics to it. After coming up lyrics to match the song title, I placed the vocals on the track. I wanted to surprise Joe because I wanted to get permission to turn this instrumental into a full song. One day when chatting with Joe I asked him to review a concept song I was working on; he knew nothing about it and I did my best to keep it a true surprise. I sent over the song and after a few notes (I believe) he immediately recognized his masterpiece. Not long into the song did Joe express his excitement and happiness that his song was getting a new breath of life into it. He gave me permission to turn it into a song and we worked on it together thereafter until Joe it came to release it.

We both agreed it should be released under Joe’s artist name Virtual Baptism. After all, it is his song and it’s always fun to support another amazing talented artist simply by sharing the dream.

Thank you Joe for letting me be part of this amazing song!

The lyrics behind the song are a representation of what one can feel, experience and explore when reaching the state of PANIC.

This sassy grunge electropop song is a take on the many perspectives for someone with (high) anxiety. The electrifying sounds of the electric guitar sizzle in your mind as the lyrics imprint the image of suffering from anxiety. The rhythm becomes the pulse of your heart; while the bass line carries you through one state of emotion to another.