Finneas O’Connell & Songwriting: Gems That Glow Dark
Not long after singer-songwriter, Finneas O’Connell, put out his scathing political anthem, ‘Where the Poison Is,’ the star seems to be prepping for yet another fresh release. Except this time, he’s dabbling with a lighter, festive theme. Yup, you guessed it, Finneas O’Connell is coming out with a holiday song!
So, in celebration of his upcoming release, which is set to make its landing next week – we’ve decided to give you a closer look at the star’s songwriting ability. Forged from a scathing string of words, that pierce like daggers, Finneas has a way if weaving his politics into his art. And the product is always spectacular. And so, we’ve decided to give you a taste of just that.
Photo Credits: Finneas O’Connell Official Instagram
1. ‘Are you the definition of insanity?
Or am I? Oh, it must be nice
To love someone who lets you break them twice’
– “Break My Heart Again”
2. ‘I lost a friend
Like sleep on a red-eye
Like money on a bad bet
Like time worrying about
Every bad thing that hasn’t happened yet’
– “I Lost A Friend”
3. ‘If the sky darkens above you
I’ll stay by your side in the afterglow’
– “Die Alone”
4. ‘There’s no way out, the city sinks into the sea
But if we go down, at least I’m in good company’
– “Shelter”
5. ‘Congratulations, you’ve been pretending to be human
So well
Might even fool the neighbors
Reading your Sunday papers
I won’t tell’
– “Angel”
6. ‘I wanna be your needle
I wanna lick your wound
You wanna play with fire?
Stick and poke tattoo?
You wanna play, my new girl?’
– “New Girl”
7. ‘And when the cops broke down our door
And held us both against our floor
Did we look like lovers or partners in crime?
Did you look like mine?’
– “Partners in Crime”
8. ‘Play me a song that you like
You can bet I’ll know every line
‘Cause I’m the boy that your boy hoped that you would avoid’
– “Let’s Fall In Love For The Night”
9. ‘We’ve got the time to take the world
And make it better than it ever was
That’s what they’ll say about us’
– “What They’ll Say About Us”
10. ‘My hands could be the church to your fingers’ steeple
But you talk so mean
She said, “You know I love you”
I said, “Remind me”‘
– “Life Moves On”
By: Nina Karun
