Cover art for Recite Remorse by Waxahatchee
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Recite Remorse Lyrics

I was shaking like a leaf
I was clenching my fists
I was losing my mind, yeah
I was dancing with death
When I stood in my front yard
Felt the sun on my face
It just felt like a rerun
Holding everything in place

For a moment, I was not lost
I was waiting for permission to take off

When we were new to each other
In the city after dark
You were so condescending
You wrote me in, gave me a part
See, I always gravitate toward
Those who are unimpressed
I saw you as a big fish
I saw you as a conquest

And I know for you, it's easy to walk away
You would never ask permission or rue the day


I was out of my body
Reciting lines of remorse
I was losing my mind, yeah
I was halfway out the door
I was out of my body
Reciting lines of remorse
I was losing my mind, yeah
I was halfway out the door

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“Recite Remorse” is a relatively soft and calm track compared to most others on Out in the Storm. It is distinctive for being mainly organ-driven (whereas most songs on this album are guitar-driven), and for its unusually slow and relaxed atmosphere. There was also a music video made for the song by video installation artist Ricardo Rivera. ABC News described the song as “a cathartic, almost celebratory hymn of survival.”

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Recorded At
Miner Street Recordings (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Release Date
July 14, 2017
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