The Beths - "I'm Not Getting Excited" (official music video)

"I'm Not Getting Excited" features on The Beths' sophomore album "Jump Rope Gazers", out now via Carpark Records.

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THE BETHS ARE:
Elizabeth Stokes
Jonathan Pearce
Benjamin Sinclair
Tristan Deck

A SPORTS TEAM PRODUCTION

ADDIITONAL MUSIC PRODUCTION
Benjamin Locke

DIRECTED & ANIMATED BY
Callum Devlin
Annabel Kean

PRODUCED UNDER LOCKDOWN IN TĀMAKI MAKAURAU, APRIL 2020.

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Joel Berryman
Toby Deck
Marsha Permadhi
Richard Parry
Callum Devlin
Annabel Kean

MADE WITH SUPPORT FROM
NZ On Air

LYRICS
I’m not getting excited
‘Cause the thrill isn’t mine to invite in
Just the chill when I learn that it’s finally my turn
I have finally earned my place in the urn
And I take a fall
But I keep my hands soft
I keep my body limp and I move with the wind
I’ll go where it bends and let go of the expectation

I’m not getting excited
‘Cause the light on my phone’s got me hiding
When it flashes at night it’s the bringer of signs
I can see through my eyelids
I know that’s it’s time
And I lose it all
But I keep my hands soft
All the answering, asking
My thoughts are a rat-king
There’s no point untangling the thought from the action
I’m awake

But what is it like the other side
Where all my vital signs aren’t fading away
Violent dreams keep me awake
I wear the same face in the morning:
A warning

I’m not getting excited
‘Cause my fight and my flight are divided
And so I don’t enthuse
Keep my grip on joy loose
And I wait for the news with my feet in my shoes
And I lose it all
With one foot out the door
When I smile I lie with my eye to the side
So I greet with goodbye
I greet with goodbye

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