Motion Sickness
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I hate you for what you did
And I miss you like a little kid
I faked it every time, but that's alright
I can hardly feel anything
I hardly feel anything at all
You gave me fifteen hundred
To see your hypnotherapist
I only went one time, you let it slide
Fell on hard times a year ago
Was hopin' you would let it go and you did
[Chorus]
I have emotional motion sickness
Somebody roll the windows down
There are no words in the English language
I could scream to drown you out
[Verse 2]
I'm on the outside looking through
You're throwing rocks around your room
And while you're bleeding on your back in the glass
I'll be glad that I made it out
And sorry that it all went down like it did
[Chorus]
I have emotional motion sickness
Somebody roll the windows down
There are no words in the English language
I could scream to drown you out
Hey, why do you sing with an English accent?
I guess it's too late to change it now
You know I'm never gonna let you have it
But I will try to drown you out
About
On “Motion Sickness,” Bridgers sings about how an older man has caused her distress in the form of what she describes as “emotional motion sickness,” explaining how he built her up and broke her heart — eventually leaving her behind.
During a live performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, Bridgers stated the meaning of the song:
[…] being in love with someone who is super mean to you… like conflicted feelings.
In a later performance on radio station KCRW, Bridgers revealed,
[“Motion Sickness”] was a song I wrote about Ryan Adams.
Ryan Adams recorded Bridgers' debut EP Killer in 2015.
In a 2019 article from The New York Times, Bridgers and other artists came forward and described Adams as physically, sexually, and emotionally abusive, noting that he used his influence as a popular musician to control young female collaborators and rising musicians.
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In an interview with Vulture from September 2017, Bridgers shared:
The guy who “Motion Sickness” was pretty much entirely about was basically like, ‘fuck you.’ And he blocked me on Instagram.
Yes, “Motion Sickness” was certified gold by the RIAA on July 12, 2022.
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