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Contagious (feat. Alexandre Saada)

by Staircase Paradox, Alexandre Saada

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Staircase Paradox, Alexandre Saada - Contagious 03:49
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Leave alone Underwater, see them seething while you Live alone Anytime I'll show you Live alone You'll be safe and sound, at least calmed down if you Leave alone And forget the way back They're aching to be seen And wanna live the dream When it's no longer Co co co co contagious Drop everything behind Impervious to vibes And it is no more Co co co co contagious Some things get loud without being said Gets all of us tangled, with no escape No way to get around it Unless you go and dive in Some things are seen without being shown They drown our senses with feelings and thoughts No way to get around it It will eat you whole (because) They're aching to be seen And wanna live the dream When it's no longer Co co co co contagious Drop everything behind Impervious to vibes And it is no more Co co co co contagious They crawl for attention Another dimension Where it's no longer Co co co co contagious Drop everything behind Impervious to vibes And it is no more Co co co co contagious Live alone, underwater I can see you when you fall It's been a long time (ad lib.) Falling from fashion
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Lead Vocals (Pauline) 03:52
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Piano bus (Alexandre Saada) 03:52
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Drums bus 03:52
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Guitar bus 03:52
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Backing Vocals (Amélie, Billy, Pauline & Norah) 03:52
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[MULTITRACK bpm65] Bass bus 03:52
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Photo cover by the mighty Julie Falzon <3

"CONTAGIOUS" by Pauline

"Leave alone, and forget the way back"

Being hyper empathetic is... complicated. Moments of wakefulness can become unbearable when we can no longer keep the necessary distance from the emotions of others, and hyper-connection to the news and social media is an incredibly dangerous trap when emotional defenses have given way.

This song is about how we emotionally "leak" over each other, often without realizing it, and those moments when, by absorbing everyone else's unhappiness, our vision of the world becomes so dark that dissociation is the only way not to go crazy. That strange feeling of living as if it were underwater, putting the world and our own emotions in a little padded box where they may be locked up forever but where they won't stop us from living.

This song was born out of a moment of waiting in our studio while we were going through the dozens (hundreds? – you haven't heard the last of us ^^) pre pre pre demos archived in a monster-folder. "Contagious" was just a 30-second loop with a chorus melody at the time. Everything else appeared almost instantly as soon as it came out of the box, and we embellished it in the weeks that followed, especially by calling the immeasurable Alexandre Saada (who had collaborated with us on various versions of "Cielo Drive" that is particularly close to our hearts) to bring the ethereal and effortless complexity of the final piano part. A big thank you to him. Thanks also to Norah who, while we were looking for an alternative melody, accidentally (or not) suggested this wonderful little tune that you can hear at the end fo the track (which she recorded herself in the process)

A huge thank you also, as usual, to our national treasure Iseo Furudoi, fifth Beatles of his state (yes there are only 3 of us, we're French, and, well, anyway, but damn).

Love,
Staircase Paradox

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released March 13, 2024

Music & lyrics by Staircase Paradox

Featuring Alexandre Saada (piano)

Mix & mastering by Iséo Furudoï

Cover by Julie Falzon

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Indie-pop band based in France. Songs range from euphoria to melancholy.

We release a new song on the 13th of each month. Stay tuned !

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