Set It Off - 'Punching Bag'

Set It Off - "Punching Bag"

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LYRICS

Verse 1:
This empty feeling sets in my chest,
And I start to worry,
Try to push it down,
Cast it out,
But I can’t control it…
Hangin on by the strings that you’re pulling,
So you cut me down, just to push me around..

Pre:
Like I'm your punching bag,
Just another pot callin' the kettle black,
Take it out on someone who won't hit you back,
Till we're all as broken as you.

Chorus:
So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

Verse 2:
On this episode of friend or foe,
You’re throwin’ stones and hope I,
Tie a rope, ‘round my throat, till I start to choke.
You’re a sick, persistent virus under my skin.
Rather set myself on fire, than let you win.
I could give you the world but you’d poison the seas.
I could let down my guard but then all that I’d be is just your…

Pre:
Like I'm your punching bag,
Just another pot callin' the kettle black,
Take it out on someone who won't hit you back,
Till we're all as broken as you.

Chorus:
So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

Chorus:
So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

Produced by: Jon Lundin
Mixed by: Tyler Smyth
Mastered by: Tyler Smyth
Written by: Cody Carson & Jon Lundin

#SetItOff #punchingbag

[angeltheweirdo]

this is gonna be one of those songs that you replay over and over again.
It’s a good thing I was up until 12 am to see this be released

[ratty]

Ngl i feel like a LARGE amount of their songs can sumned up as "Abuse Survivor Anthem" and I kinda dig it. Makes me feel seen lolol

[underthependulum]

They weren't kidding when they said this was a huge departure from the previous two albums, this is easiest the darkest song you've had since the Cinematics days. And I'm absolutely here to see all of it.

[TheRealFrozenFire]

THIS GOES HARD!!!!
It's like if Hypnotized was released as a Cinematics song, with a dash of Midnight melody in there. Love this band!!

[ianfine]

I love Cody’s voice and their music. Literally my favorite band ever!

[pomegranate_vi]

Top tier, this is a throwback to the old times with elements of the new sound of the band.

[LordJokester]

"I could give you the world but you'd poison the seas" is a line that goes so hard on a song that's already an absolute banger.

[randomglitchyace]

STOP THIS IS LITERALLY GIVING DUALITY AND CINEMATIC’S LOVE CHILD!!!

[NycoVT]

Lyrics:

This empty feeling sets in my chest,
And I start to worry,
Try to push it down,
Cast it out,
But I can’t control it…
Hangin on by the strings that you’re pulling,
So you cut me down, just to push me around..

Like I'm your punching bag,
Just another pot callin' the kettle black,
Take it out on someone who won't hit you back,
Till we're all as broken as you. (Oh yeah)

So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

On this episode of friend or foe,
You’re throwin’ stones and hope I,
Tie a rope, ‘round my throat, till I start to choke.
You’re a sick, persistent virus under my skin.
Rather set myself on fire, than let you win.
I could give you the world but you’d poison the seas.
I could let down my guard but then all that I’d be is just your…

Punching bag,
Just another pot callin' the kettle black,
Take it out on someone who won't hit you back,
Till we're all as broken as you. (Oh yeah)

So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.

So say goodbye to your Mr. Nice Guy,
You got your wish he's rotting in hell,
I'm up all night, when you think I'm sleeping,
People pleasing's never good for your health.
So go fuck yourself.

[shiromatsunoki]

I can't lie, this song hits pretty close to home for me. This is already rising up the list as one of my all-time favorite songs by my all-time favorite band! Fantastic work!!

[skatefallen]

Reminds me of the older stuff. If this is the direction the genre is moving back towards, I'm 100% for it. This is amazing. Keep it up guys!

[josephineverive]

The reference to Why Worry with the tune and lyrics in the beginning gets me every time. I love it when SIO does that (ex. Unopened Windows ("walk through the halls, trace the walls...) and The Haunting (Love so alive, but it died...."). It's such a fun little wink-wink/nudge-nudge moment.

[saulguardado]

Dude. You guys never disappoint. Every single song makes me want to scream it out loud and dance around my room.
You guys are amazing!

[Melody-reqt]

THE VISUAL THE VIBE THE GUITARS EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

[omalga]

Yes I’m soooo obsessed I love this song and will listen to it all day and even longer! Thank u for this amazing piece! It sounds like a part of the story with: “wolf in sheep’s clothing”, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead”, “Nightmare”, “Midnight thoughts”, “who’s in control”, and “cut off”, and now “Punching bag”. These and other songs I didn’t count tell so much of a mindset of a victim of abuse/bullying/broken heart etc. and how they finally break up the chains of their problems!

[simon_says_lots_of_things]

As someone who's had multiple bad relationships, all of which ended because I was tired of being taken advantage of, this is definitely making it to my playlist of therapeutic angry songs.

[testsubject]

I so so so hope that their next music keeps the same vibes as this. I want SIO to make more "angry" songs like this again

[joanderson]

It's giving original Set It Off, it's giving Elsewhere, it's giving Cinematics, it's got all of Set It Off's signatures and I am loving it!

[the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I]

This hits hard when you realize you're just like the person who used you as a punching bag because you idolized him for your entire childhood.

[misshulabuloothest]

:00 I didn’t expect it right on the dot at twelve!! Woohoo!!🎉

“I could give you the world but you’d poison the seas” I *really* like that line👀

_Aww yeah._ This is going right into a few playlists-