A haunting descent into disorientation.
🌀 HotWax’s latest track plunges into unease and detachment.
🎭 Cryptic lyricism + shadowy instrumentation = pure existential dread.
🎶 A song that lingers like an intrusive thought.
💭 “Somebody crawled in the bathtub, waiting for you.”
👁 Voyeuristic. Unsettling. Like observing yourself from the outside.
🕸 “I pulled apart my threads, I picked apart my breath.”
🫥 A slow unraveling—both literal and metaphorical.
⏳ The chorus repeats “It’s so strange to be here,” growing more desperate each time.
🎸 Eerie, restrained guitar – Setting the stage for unease.
⚡ Feedback-drenched riffs & crashing percussion – A slow-building collapse.
🖤 Tension instead of catharsis – Trapped in the song’s suffocating push-and-pull.
✔ Distorted, hypnotic instrumentation – Warped and immersive.
✔ Ghostly, lingering vocals – A voice dissolving into the void.
✔ Repetition as unease – The song thrives in tension, never offering relief.
🌀 “Strange To Be Here” doesn’t just play—it infiltrates.
❓ Instead of answers, it leaves you with raw, unshakable emotion.
👁 Presence and absence collide, and the ghost of the song remains.
💬 How does this track make YOU feel? Drop your thoughts below!
HotWax’s latest track, “Strange To Be Here” plunges deep into a world of unease and detachment, crafting an atmosphere that feels both intimate and unsettling. With its cryptic lyricism and shadowy instrumentation, the song captures the weight of an existential crisis—one that unfolds in the quiet moments of isolation.
The song’s lyrics evoke a surreal sense of detachment, painting fragmented images of emotional and physical unraveling. The recurring line, “Somebody crawled in the bathtub, waiting for you,” sets an eerie, voyeuristic tone, as if observing oneself from the outside. This disjointed experience of reality is reinforced in the chorus, where the phrase “It’s so strange to be here” is repeated like an intrusive thought, growing more desperate with each iteration.
Lines like “I pulled apart my threads, I picked apart my breath” suggest a literal and metaphorical disintegration, a struggle to hold onto coherence in a world that feels increasingly alien. The song never provides clear answers—just raw emotion, delivered with an aching intensity.
Sonically, “Strange To Be Here” embraces a dark and brooding palette, wrapping its themes of disassociation in distorted textures and hypnotic rhythms. The track begins with an eerie, restrained guitar line, establishing an atmosphere of unease. As the song progresses, layers of feedback-drenched riffs, crashing percussion, and guttural basslines swell, mirroring the mounting sense of internal collapse.
The chorus doesn’t explode into catharsis; instead, it lingers in its tension, creating a suffocating push-and-pull that feels like teetering on the edge of something inevitable. The final moments—ghostly vocals hovering over a decaying soundscape—leave a lingering sense of unresolved dread.
“Strange To Be Here” doesn’t just play; it infiltrates. Its jagged edges and unrelenting repetition create a hypnotic pull, dragging the listener deeper into its fever dream. Instead of offering resolution, the track thrives in ambiguity, making its unease all the more potent.
HotWax has crafted a song that doesn’t just capture a feeling—it embodies it, pulling us into the unsettling space between presence and absence. Even after the music fades, its ghost remains.
For those who wants to hear the song, the accompanied music video is available on Youtube.
[Verse]
Somebody crawled in the bathtub, waiting for you
It’s so strange to be here, holding the view
Somebody crawled in the bathtub, waiting for you
[Chorus]
It’s so strange to be here
It’s so strange to be here
Split into two
It’s so strange to be here
Fading for you
It’s so strange to be here
Split into two
It’s so strange to me
[Verse]
I, I pulled apart my threads I pulled apart my breath
Address the same rundown
I, I pulled apart my threads I picked apart my breath
[Chorus]
It’s so strange to bе here
Split into two
It’s so strange to bе here
Fading for you
It’s so strange to be here
Split into two
It’s so strange to me
[Bridge]
Crash onto my shoulder
Shock detainer
Let me lie harder
One last hour
One cold hour
One last hour
One last hour
[Chorus]
It’s so strange to be here
Split into two
It’s so strange to be here
Fading for you
It’s so strange to be here
Split into two
It’s so strange to me
Ahhhh
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