Letters in Violet
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Daphnée is the main lyricist for RedFox, getting help from the guys when she gets really stuck on what to write about. Listed under each song are some of her thoughts about her lyrical inspiration and the general vibe of each song, as well as the full lyrics written out.
Feel free to read, sing along, and immerse yourself in Letters in Violet.
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LETTERS IN VIOLET
TRACK LIST
Album credits
Audio Recorded by
Jacob Lacroix-Cardinal at Studio Dandurand, and Will Poulin at Studio Sud-Ouest, Montreal QC.
Mixing - Mark Lawson,
Montreal QC.
Mastering: Richard Addison, Trillium Sound, Montreal QC.
1 / Maniac
... “thought I was done, but here I am again like a maniac, cryin’ like a maniac”
About experiencing the frustrations with finally getting over someone or something, and having those old traumas or feelings flood back, taking you over in emotions. Can we learn to live with these truths and deal with them less emotionally?
2 / Spider
...“wrap me up in your silk”
From the perspective of being willingly, and somewhat excidedly, hunted by a spider. Though the thoughts are quite negative at times, there is an overwhelming desire to still “make it out alive”, signifying hope.
3 / Ghost
..."and I see your ghost, and it’s haunting me different now”
Imagery of being followed by a ghost of your past, but knowing that it follows peacefully, rather than aggressively, and has changed as you have grown and lived. I was actually inspired lyrically by the movie “Spirited Away”.
4 / Absent
...“you don’t know anything about me ‘cus you’re not around”
Losing trust in the people closest to you because they don’t pay attention to your needs. Specifically with partners or with close friends, this is a somewhat hopeless cry for something different, or people that can support you in the ways that you deserve.
5 / Old Fashioned
...“call me old fashioned in wanting a love like yours”
I actually wrote this song when I was 16 and always revisited it over the years. So naturally, I made it about remembering what love was like when I was young; it was so innocent… and wanting to find that same love again as an adult, perhaps in a new way.
6 / Take a Hint
...“if you think I’ll believe it, you don’t know what you’re talking about”
Being frustrated with the constant male gaze and their propensity to expect something from you even as a stranger. This song is a statement in fighting back against that expectation.
7 / Beautiful
...“it’s beautiful it seems”
Fighting with politics and being frustrated with the system. It’s a beautiful life but it can be difficult to find your place.
8 / Sasha
...“i hope that you can find out why, hope that you can find your mind”
I lost a close friend two years ago to an overdose. This is my dedication to her. It is also an expression of the frustrations with society and our inability to provide proper support for those struggling with addiction and mental health.
9 / Broken
...“know that I’m not broken, holding it together with my own hands”
This is what I would call a classic RedFox song. It embodies a lot of the ambient high-energy mood that we try to create with our music. It became a sort of empowerment song, overcoming the feeling of being small, overlooked and under appreciated.
10 / Here to Stay
...“I know I’m not easy to love, I know I’m not that easy to touch, had I known you, I’m already here to the end”
Recognizing trauma that runs deep and is connected to you, and how one works with that trauma and uses it to grow rather than be weighed down. Adulting…
FULL LYRICS
1 . Maniac
Sure I’m not the best at all of this I often tend to make a mess of it Chalk it up to trauma Tell you what you wanna hear Shower me in love we’ll work it out Known it all along to simmer down You must’ve forgotten I ate all your rotten words Thought I was done but here I am again Like a maniac, woah Cryin’ like a maniac, woah Thought I was done, woah Cryin’ like a maniac, woah I really thought I finally settled down It’s a fuckin’ shame I’m spinning out Looks like I’m the loser Queen of all seducers now Thought I was done but here I am again Like a maniac, woah Cryin’ like a maniac, woah Thought I was done, woah Cryin’ like a maniac, woah Thought I was done Thought I was done Cryin’ like a maniac Cryin’ like a maniac Thought I was done Thought I was done Oooooo Thought I was done Thought I was done Cryin’ like a maniac Thought I was done
2. Spider
Drop down Is it obvious? Wrap me up In your silk Fangs dig deep Into my skin (Your venom makes me crazy) I’m not likely To get rid of them I wish you would Just kill me (Just get it over with) Cus you can’t erase What you don’t want back I beg, I beg you To let me go Let me go I hope I make it out alive I hope I make it out I hope I make it out alive I hope I make it out
3. Ghost
When she was 16 she wandered Reading her books under covers Looking for phantoms in dark rooms and closets But games can’t explain I see your ghost And it’s haunting me different now When she was 18 she woke up Had to be stronger to cope cus After the dark all the demons come out And the sky started falling I feel you follow me but I think that I’m gunna catch you Though you disappear on me I know someday that I’m gunna catch you And I see your ghost And it’s haunting me different now And I see your ghost And it’s haunting me different now But I’m gunna catch you See your ghost And it’s haunting me different now And I see your ghost And it’s haunting me different now And I see your ghost And it’s haunting me different now
4. Absent
You bought me doughnuts but I can’t eat sugar So you bought me flowers to make it all better Though they are pretty I’m allergic to roses Now I can’t stop sneezing And you don’t know Anything about me Cus you’re not around And you don’t know Anything about me Cus you’re not around You brought me to dinner to impress your mother Though you just left me the whole time I sat there I started to choke on the peas and the carrots And drank all the wine and I start to feel tipsy And get in my head again And I wish that I could just get the hell out of here You don’t know Anything about me Cus you’re not around You don’t know Anything about me Cus you’re not around You don’t know You don’t know You don’t know Anything about me You don’t know Anything about me You don’t know Anything about me Anything about me
5. Old Fashioned
I dare you to pick up the phone And tell me again The story that you keep hidden In your back pocket The first you gave them your heart Or the first time they made you cry Either way you told it made me weak So I lied So call me old fashioned In wanting a love like yours I dare you to stick to the plan And tell me again A penny for your thoughts buried Under rocks you collect The first time givin’ all you had Was it the first time you felt it for real? Either way you told it Made my silly heart feel So call me old fashioned In wanting a love like yours So call me old fashioned In wanting a love like yours So call me old fashioned So call me yours
6. Take a Hint
I see you looking at me with those eyes Like you expect to get something from me I don’t know what to tell you Cus I’d prefer if you’d leave I pack up my shit and I rush to go Just as you wave there’s a lump in my throat Don’t pretend this is normal Just disappear let me go Hey I know that you mean it You should’ve said what you thought by now You can’t say how you’re feeling And I can’t take words outside of your mouth I burst through the door and I’m wheezing With you on my mind like a leech in my head What I would do to forget you If I were a witch I would curse you You just had to show up when I’m out I thought for sure you were long gone by now What did I do to deserve this? I wish you would take a hint Hey I know that you mean it You should’ve said what you thought by now You can’t say how you’re feeling And I can’t take words outside of your mouth Hey I know that you mean it Keep on talking to me upside down If you think I’ll believe it You don’t know what you’re talking about
7. Beautiful
Pick a path and runaway May your thoughts be erased Let there be sympathy There’s no need No need to be afraid It’s beautiful It’s beautiful it seems It’s beautiful It’s beautiful to me It’s beautiful It’s beautiful Picket fence and politics Paranoid and ignorance Let me be your safety net There’s no need (no need) No need (no need) to be afraid It’s beautiful It’s beautiful it seems It’s beautiful It’s beautiful to me It’s beautiful It’s beautiful Keep yourself goin’ Runnin’ and a runnin’ Keep yourself goin’ Run, run Keep yourself goin’ Runnin’ and a runnin’ Keep yourself goin’ Run
8. Sasha
Workin’ in silence A record behind boarded doors You were my person We smoked it through hell in a car And I hope that you can find your mind Life gave you lemons And squeezed them right into your eyes No one would listen no help As the need took your life You did the best that you could As the knife dug in deeper the harder you cried And I hope that you can find your mind Hope that you can find out why I hope that you can find your mind Hope that you can find out why It’s our society leaving you hanging to dry Look at them laughing now you’re gone and I don’t know why And I hope that you can find your mind Hope that you can find out why And I hope that you can find your mind Hope that you can find out why
9. Broken
If I rub my wings together fast enough Do you think you’ll finally hear me? If I glow a little brighter in the night Do you think you’ll finally see me? Know that I’m not broken Holding it together with my own hands I promise I’m not trying to be broken Know that I will always be okay I’ll be okay If I turn my head around with pleading eyes Do you think you’ll finally believe me? If I howl at the moon a little louder Will you finally release me? Know that I’m not broken Holding it together with my own hands I promise I’m not trying to be broken Know that I will always be okay I’ll be okay Know that I’m not broken Holding it together with my own hands I promise I’m not trying to be broken Know that I will always be okay I’ll be okay Know that I’m not broken I’ve done all the time in hurt to forget I hope that you’ll believe me I am whole again And I will always be okay I’ll be okay I’ll be okay Know that I’m not broken And I will always be okay
10. Here to Stay
What’s my motive Pickin’ up the pen to paint a story Claimin’ what little’s left of a stolen body What we did when we were young Still sits beside me You can’t fool me again I know I’m not easy to love I know I’m not that easy to touch Had I known you, I’m already here to the end Hopin’ you see The water’s gettin’ warm so you should jump in That’s it I can feel it in my bones again Crawlin’ slowly I cannot deny how good it makes me feel But you can’t fool me again I know I’m not easy to love I know I’m not that easy to touch Had I known you, I’m already here to the end Everyone wondered If I’d make it to 27 Cus I couldn’t change my ways I got caught up In being selfish Everyone wondered If I would make it to 27 But now I am here to stay