Written By: Destiny Rae Tiefenauer
Performed by: DeeRayeMuse
This track returns to a moodier, glitchier electronic style. It combines slightly disjointed synth patterns with crisp, lo-fi percussion to create a sense of sonic tension. The title plays on the psychological phenomenon of feeling an itch somewhere you cannot scratch. The instrumental evokes feelings of phantom sensations, longing, lingering anxiety, or a persistent thought you cannot quite shake.
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Crawling skin
It burns
It writhes
Phantom touch
The itch survives
Electric veins
They twist and scream
Nerve endings tear
A waking dream
(Chorus)
Phantom itch!
It never dies
Buried deep
It multiplies
Kill the pain
But pay the cost
Falling further
Already lost
(Verse 2)
Fenty’s moan
Soft and cruel
Slave to fire
The body’s fuel
Vibrations tingle
They pull me in
Escape is war
I’ll never win
(Pre chorus)
Afraid to stop
Afraid to stay
The monster waits
It knows my name
(Chorus)
Phantom itch!
It never dies
Buried deep
It multiplies
Kill the pain
But pay the cost
Falling further
Already lost
(Bridge)
Obscurity rises
Choking my breath
Trading life for slower death
Every nerve a battlefield
A war that won’t be healed
(Chorus)
Phantom itch!
It never dies
Buried deep
It multiplies
Kill the pain
But pay the cost
Falling further
Already lost