Lyrics
It just dawned on you that days like this
May have to come to an end
Sooner or later you’ll just have to taste the rain
And look at you, working so hard
On everything that’s not yourself
You know some clouds can back you up
But they can also take you downOne too many seconds in the rain
Will make you realize
This ain’t the way to be
An umbrella won’t protect you
For when you’ve already drowned
And seeing streetlights from underneath the waves
So float on to the surface
You’re never gonna miss thisOh well, you tried
Get used to breathing with water in those lungs
‘Cause in the end we’re all just fated to taste rain
Now look at you working so hard
On, this time, nothing but yourself
Do you have something left to prove, yeah?One too many seconds in the rain
Will make you realize
This ain’t the life for you
An umbrella won’t protect you
For when you’ve already drowned
And seeing streetlights from underneath the waves
So float on to the surface
You’re never gonna miss thisI was informed of your application
I have read through your application
I have submitted my application
Now I will wait for my application
I was informed of your application
I have read through your application
I will have faith in my applicationOne too many seconds in the rain
taste the rain from seeyalater stratocaster, released November 11, 2022
Will make you realize
This ain’t the way to be
An umbrella won’t protect you
For when you’ve already drowned
And seeing streetlights from underneath the waves, oh
So float on to the surface
You’re never gonna miss this
If you seek another purpose
Then disregard all that I’ve said
music and lyrics: ippo.tsk
vocals: Synthesizer V – Eleanor Forte Standard (Lite)
The song “taste the rain” by Ippotsk I would describe as slightly emo-ish (which I classify as good) and fits into the genre of alt-rock I think. The artist themselves, Ippotsk, I found coincidentally randomly on a recommended “curated” playlist given to me by Spotify and I was immediately charmed by their bio, “Desktop musician and voice synth music producers based in Indonesia. Loves the guitar fuzz.” I immediately fell in love with the music this artist produced, my favorites being the songs in the “seeyalater stratocaster” album. I had the entire album on loop for the majority of an extremely cramped 20 hour economy flight to Vietnam last summer. Even though it was cold as balls and claustrophobic as heck, the music carried that flight. So much even that I didn’t even need to stand up to go pee. Okay maybe once, because 0 times is pretty unrealistic but I’m just trying to say that the music was so much of a banger that I could listen to it without peeing. What a weird way to show music enjoyment…
Well anyways! The instrumental is such a jammer! The punchiness of the snare that never overpowers the rest of the instrument maintains such a reliably consistency, the faint piano that you can barely notice because its in such a high key, and the guitar just respectfully groovin’. It feels so fun, what can I say? I can’t diss on (what I think is) amazing music. The vocals on the other hand, add a melancholic yet intimate feel to the music. The song feels like a wintery afternoon, a seemingly bright and sunny day that happens to be so unexpectedly cold. Those days also happen to be my favorite. I feel like there is a lot of emotion behind the vocals, despite the artificiality of it. Compared to other songs on the album, the vocals feel more pronounced, more independent of the track creating a thoughtful mix of tone and rhythm that build on top of one another to create a distinct “music” that is more than just the sum of its track and vocal.
A provoking thought I had when trying to figure out just what the lyrics are trying to tell me a while ago was so similar it felt to my struggle to find a job. The repetition of “application” felt so out of place when I had first listened to it (I ignored it because it was nevertheless a banger) invoked a feeling of insanity self-suggestion that I had felt when applying to jobs. Sending my shitty resume here and there, anywhere I could, and constantly getting rejected because I was just some kid with absolutely no experience or extracurriculars to my name. I felt so worthless. I feel equally as worthless now that I’ve been working at AWS for 2 and a half years. Being so stressed about making deadlines to my supervisor, trying to make my worth on the team after hearing news of layoffs because that’s just America nowadays. Oh well. But I can’t afford lose this job. I need money for school. I need money for food. I need money for the fucking MTA. I need money to live! And I’m still supposed to be a full-time student? I come home everyday to watch my mom just yell at my younger brothers who are barely in elementary school about how worthless and stupid they are. They’re too young to know any better! If I wasn’t “an okay son” with my job at amazon, I’d have absolutely no say when I tell her that this is not healthy for them to grow up hearing. I pledged to myself that I would live the rest of my life and make my younger brothers proud because all my life I’ve been forced to design mine in a way that would make my parents proud, and that is the most miserable thing to ever try to do. “Get used to breathing with water in those lungs. ‘Cause in the end we’re all just fated to taste rain.” So am I supposed to just accept that this is what I have to do for the rest of my life? Live in this disgustingly capitalist society and survive with only a few gasps of air? At what point then will I be free? I’ll quote the song again and say maybe “This ain’t the life for you.”
It was very inspiring to me that someone with no face, no name, so far away had reached me in their own way, probably doing what they enjoyed. It was very inspiring.