Sheets of Grey
by Ducks Ltd.
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On the heels of its acclaimed debut album Modern Fiction, Ducks Ltd. shares the capricious, yet whimsical new single “Sheets of Grey.” The track wrestles with the inertia of depression and how hard it can be to break out of its cycle while taking pleasure in embracing that state. The ebb and flow of these feelings are evidenced in the rather monotone verses which are swept into the uptempo choruses in high register. “There is a certain, temporary comfort to be found in the abyss! Somewhere right before it inevitably becomes extremely awful,” lyricist Tom Mcgreevy reflects. “Sheets of Grey” is one of the band’s first songs ever and a favorite to perform. While, thematically, it was not fit for the album, it’s worthy of its own release to cement its own place in the Ducks Ltd. catalog.
lyrics
I miss the old euphoria
I guess “sic transit gloria…”
Down any day
At any time
The fear descends
Grey, grey
Sheets of grey
Wash the day away
Waste away
Clearly worthless
A sense of purpose
Would keep the fear at bay
Hey
I try to right the ship again
And try to give a shit again
Those guys I criticize
Then act in the same way
I’ll never hear the end of it
Grey, grey
Sheets of grey
Wash the day away
Waste away
Clearly worthless
A sense of purpose
Would keep the fear at bay
Hey
I guess “sic transit gloria…”
Down any day
At any time
The fear descends
Grey, grey
Sheets of grey
Wash the day away
Waste away
Clearly worthless
A sense of purpose
Would keep the fear at bay
Hey
I try to right the ship again
And try to give a shit again
Those guys I criticize
Then act in the same way
I’ll never hear the end of it
Grey, grey
Sheets of grey
Wash the day away
Waste away
Clearly worthless
A sense of purpose
Would keep the fear at bay
Hey
credits
released January 27, 2022
Tom Mcgreevy - vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, organ
Evan Lewis - lead guitar, acoustic guitars, production
Kurt Marcoux - additional drum programming
Mixed by James Cecil
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Tom Mcgreevy - vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, organ
Evan Lewis - lead guitar, acoustic guitars, production
Kurt Marcoux - additional drum programming
Mixed by James Cecil
Mastered by Joe Lambert
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