Sticking Around

by Merlot Embargo

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This song began as a prompt at a weekly songwriters zoom workshop during the pandemic. Our friend Jessica Gerhardt, like many of us artists, was determined to keep creating in that time of isolation.

Though the prompt “stuck” could mean so many things, to me, it reminded me of one of the things I was always most afraid of: being in a relationship that was miserable. And living through the pandemic just proved to me how fortunate I felt to have found someone that I could live through such an insane time with, seeing as we were stuck in such close quarters together.

It made me one thousand more times aware of how awful it would be to have committed yourself to someone that made you feel less than enough on a daily basis and exploring that idea was the inspiration for this song.

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I thought the thing I needed to do for you was
Stick around, keep you from getting down
I thought my job was helping you to figure out
What you were all about, but

Sticking around meant always feeling like
I never was enough, never had enough,
Never did enough, never loved enough for you
Sticking around just ended up making me feel
Stuck
Stuck

Extracting myself from you won’t be easy, no
Separating my life from yours won’t be easy, no

I thought the thing I needed to do for you was
Stick around, stick around

But sticking around meant feeling like
I never was enough, never had enough,
Never did enough, loved did enough for you
Sticking around just ended up making me feel
Stuck
Stuck
Sticking around just ended up making me feel
Stuck
Stuck

Never was enough, never had enough
Never loved enough for you
Never was enough, never had enough
Never did enough for you
Never was enough, never had enough
Never loved enough for you
Never was enough, never had enough
Never did enough for you

Sticking around just ended up making me feel
Stuck

credits

released October 28, 2022
Vocals, Songwriting: Scarlet
Guitars, Production: Geoff
Acoustic Guitar: Ben
Keys: David
Bass: Jeremy
Drums: Marko

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Merlot Embargo Los Angeles, California

Merlot Embargo is a collective of human beings from Los Angeles who use guitars, voices, glockenspiels, fiddles, drum kits, horns, pianos, and bits of junk to create anthems for 21st century ailments. Though Merlot Embargo exists in a modern age of tweets, synth pop and Keurig coffee machines, they seek to create music that is both classic and current. ... more

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