The Big Roar album cover

The Joy Formidable – Whirring Lyrics

Rock

This much delight, fills columns to new heights
All these things about me you never can tell
Colors run prime, paint a picture so bright
All these things about me you never can tell
You make me sleep so badly invisible friend

Turn the dial on my words
I can feel they fall short
Turn the dial, chime alarm, chime alarm
Watch these hands move apart
Turn the dial on my words

I can see you staying here

Fierce steps shadow, life's will gone shallow
All these things about me you never can tell
You make me sleep so badly, invisible friend
You make me sleep so badly, invisible friend
You make me sleep so badly, invisible friend

Turn the dial on my words
I can feel they fall short
Turn the dial, chime alarm, chime alarm
Watch these hands move apart
Turn the dial on my words

I can see you staying here

About This Song

"Whirring" is an explosive shoegaze anthem that captures the intoxicating rush and overwhelming intensity of romantic obsession, with lyrics exploring the inability to fully communicate one's inner self to another person. The song builds from intimate verses about hidden depths ("All these things about me you never can tell") to a crushing wall of distorted guitars and Ritzy Bryan's soaring vocals that embody the "whirring" sensation of emotional turbulence. Musically, it exemplifies The Joy Formidable's mastery of dynamic contrast, moving between delicate moments and earth-shaking climaxes that physically overwhelm the listener. The track's themes of communication breakdown and the gap between internal experience and external expression resonate through both its lyrics and its sonic assault. "Whirring" stands as a defining moment in modern shoegaze, demonstrating how the genre's trademark loudness can serve profound emotional storytelling about love's beautiful chaos.

Comments (8)

  • Anonymous
    Very Art student lyrics. Even so;wonderful; inspiring; accomplished; dizzying.
  • Ian Alexander MacKenzie
    I like
  • Vicki Dudulu Tseng
    like a lot!
  • Matthew Butch
    The only thing I'd add is after the first "I can see you staying here" is that I think she says "oh different".
  • Abdu Syed
    its "Chime along" and "i can feel them fall short".
  • Notfora Million
    lol!! nice!
  • Jake Conor Vickers
    i dont yhink its one or the other i think she alternates between which one applis to context
  • Jon Adams
    brandon bartee first comment says it all....yes bredrin.