DELANILA

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2020Apr 22

"It's Been A While Since I Went Outside" is the fourth single from OVERLOADED, and was written during a time when I was working at home alone a lot, connected to the outside world through a screen and feeling isolated, much like most of the world is now. This video is a self-made DIY project that I'm calling a "visual poem," shot in downtown Manhattan during the COVID-19 outbreak on an iPhone and edited while in lockdown. While I don’t claim to be a serious filmmaker, I made it because the music felt reflective of the moment and as a proud, longtime New Yorker, I’ve found it quite emotional to see this extraordinary place, which is always packed even at strange hours in the morning, so deserted. It's like a weird dream that never seems to end, peaceful yet with a deep underlying tension. I wanted to show people what that feels like. Listen Now: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/overloaded Follow: / delanila / danielleevaschwob / delanila Lyrics: It’s been a while since I went outside ‘Cause the TV is on and my eyes are wide I’m beginning to feel that this false world is real And I should stay inside It’s been a while since I said a word All these hours on my own, feeling restless and spurned But I’m never alone I’ve got friends in the shows And they’re not going anywhere Hold on while I go Hold on while I go Hold on while I go While I go back I go back to sleep It’s been a while since I felt awake Tired of losing control, time’s running away Tried to climb my way out from this dark hole of doubt But I’m not going anywhere Hold on while I go Hold on while I go Hold on while I go While I go back I go back to sleep Tell my friends that I’m gone And I won’t be back again Tell my friends that I’m gone Please don’t call for me again ‘Cause I’m wired, and I’m tired I’m so bored of everything I’m in overload I’m in overload Hold on while I go Hold on while I go Hold on while I go While I go back I go back to sleep