'Under the Heat' is the final track on the My Room Made Public EP. It was inspired by the 'Be A Lady They Said' video by Paul McLean . The song is wrapped around female pressures to be a certain way and the hypocrisy within that. The personal touch stems from Sophie's frustration of not being heard or listened to as a woman and as an artist and her finding strength and resilience to speak out over the egos in the room.
lyrics
Verse 1
Can’t shake this feeling that I got something to prove
It’s the need to be loved under some stranger’s rules
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Verse 2
Made my room public so I could get off of the shelf
Became so transparent I couldn’t see myself
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Pre -Chorus
And it wears me down like nothing else
How I’m forced what to feel
And you’re asking me how long it’s been?
Well it’s been years
Chorus
Under the heat, since I was young
The value of me has been measured by what they want
Been under the heat, for far too long
See my voice is strong enough to speak on its on
Verse 3
I know it’s my body but somehow, I’m still led
Ingrained in my psyche, be a lady they said
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Pre -Chorus
And it wears me down like nothing else
How I’m forced what to feel
And you’re asking me how long it’s been?
Well it’s been years
Chorus
Under the heat, since I was young
The value of me has been measured by what they want
Been under the heat, for far too long
See my voice is strong enough to speak on its on
Outro
Under the heat
Under the heat
Oh we fall under the heat
Oh we fall under the heat
Under the heat
Oh we fall under the heat
Oh we fall under the heat
Under the heat
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
Under the heat, heat, heat, heat
credits
from My Room Made Public EP,
track released August 27, 2021
Writers - Sophie Kilburn, Jack Gourlay
Produced by - Jack Gourlay
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