Prizefighter from The Lighthouse by Tessa Rose Jackson
This song is about the bully that lives in our heads. At least - I have one of these. My resident critic, whispering insecurities and throwing me off my game at the worst possible moment. The older I get, the more I’ve been practicing telling that bully to back off. To embrace my own imperfection instead of trying to adhere to the ridiculously high standards I set myself. To be my own cheerleader, my own prizefighter. This song has been especially meaningful to play live. I can always feel the energy in the room shift and contract as everybody recognises something of this theme in their own lives. I’ve had many very open and sincere conversations with people after the show. Knowing this feeling is so universal acts as a comfort, and a fortification.
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Tracklist
| 12. | Prizefighter | 4:23 |
Lyrics
Make the change
Be you own prize fighter
Any day now
You’ll resist
Making yourself lighter
we’ve had enough of it
I cant get my head around how some things never change
I got to turn this car around
Claim that I’ve grown thick skin
But it rubs off twice a day
Don’t let me let myself down
While Hannah reads and Zoe plays your guitar
In the country
It makes you think
This inner wolf you’re keeping
You hope they never meet
I cant get my head around how
I cant count the ways
I try to turn myself down
Each potential doom scene
Ive got tee-ed up for display
Oh what a thing to brag about
Break the chain
Brush it all out tender
Be the painter
What is it if not
A testament to living
And human nature
I cant get my head around it
Only dust remains
Been keeping all my light out
Time to let this smoke screen I’ve been building dissipate
I wanna let my guard down
Credits
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Written by Tessa Rose Jackson, Kevin van Moorsel & Darius Timmer
Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson & Darius Timmer
Recorded at Shorebreaker Studios by Johannes Buff
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
