Slick

"Slick" is a song by The Gliding Faces from the album Veritas. The song is about admiration and talent. "This, like "Last night" was written early on in the project," Dan says, "I did a bunch of demos and Max selected a few to go onto the album and they remain largely unchanged, actually." Max has this to say: "To me, 'Slick' is a conversation between two people about someone need for attention and love on social media and explores the idea of them thinking they're absolutely the slickest thing that's ever happened but you can see right through their juvenile ways."

Lyrics

Slick like the oil pumping through my heart
Splash it around but make it art
For, I don't quite know why I'm here, so
I'll just keep out of your way

Spinning, spiralling from front to back
Using every tool on the rack
I can see skill it takes to do this
But I'll keep out of your way

You've got talent and it shines
And I watch as the world denies
Any kind of recompense
For what you give away

You've got talent in my eyes
If only the world was kind enough to 
Make you a living
But you're always too forgiving

Watching the score, the likes and clicks
Does every search mean a hit
If not then you'll be filled with rage
If you're not ranked top of the page

You've got fans in a hundred nations
Isn't that enough validation, I
Don't seem to get it through
It's all about you

You've got talent and it shines
And I watch as the world denies
Any kind of recompense
For what you give away

You've got talent in my eyes
If only the world was kind enough to 
Make you a living
But you're always too forgiving

You've got talent and it shines
And I watch as the world denies
Any kind of recompense
For what you give away

You've got talent in my eyes
If only the world was kind enough to 
Make you a living
But you're always too forgiving

Versions

• Appears on Veritas.

Personnel

• Written, produced and performed by Max Herring and Daniel Graham.