Take What You Get
2000s shoegaze with slow-swung drums, blurred chorus guitars, and a thick bass pulse; verse stays misty and close, pre-chorus opens with rising noise and tambourine shimmer, chorus blooms in layered walls of guitar and echoed lead vocal. Ghostly doubles, trailing delay throws, and wordless oohs weave through the hook. Wide, washed-out, dreamy-but-punchy mix., shoegaze
Take What You Get
2000s shoegaze with slow-swung drums, blurred chorus guitars, and a thick bass pulse; verse stays misty and close, pre-chorus opens with rising noise and tambourine shimmer, chorus blooms in layered walls of guitar and echoed lead vocal. Ghostly doubles, trailing delay throws, and wordless oohs weave through the hook. Wide, washed-out, dreamy-but-punchy mix., shoegaze
Lyrics
Verse 1
You hold out your hands
Like the world owes more
A paper cup full
And you call it poor
I saw your face fall
At the smallest thing
That look said, give me
What I think I need
But the table's set
With what came through
Some days it's a plate
Some days just a few
Pre-Chorus
Still you stare at it
Like it bruised your pride
Baby, take the bite
And let it ride
Stop making a storm
Out of a crumb
You can chew the truth
Or you can come undone
Chorus
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
Don't spit it back
Don't throw a fit
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
If it's in your hands
It was made to fit
Verse 2
You want the clean part
You want the sweet side
You want the gold thread
And the easy light
But the bowl still holds
What the day sent in
A chipped little blessing
And a dented win
So quit that face
Quit the wounded show
What you got today
Is what you know
Pre-Chorus
Yeah, it stings a bit
Yeah, it comes in rough
But a mouth full of thanks
Is still enough
Don't fold your arms
Don't turn away
The train already left
You can choose to stay
Chorus
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
Don't spit it back
Don't throw a fit
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
If it's in your hands
It was made to fit
Bridge
I know, I know
You wanted more
A brighter cut
A better door
But the rain came down
On this exact street
And you still got time
And you still got beat
So hold that line
Stop shaking apart
What lands in your palm
Can mend the heart
Chorus
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
Don't spit it back
Don't throw a fit
Take what you get (take what you get)
Take what you get (take what you get)
If it's in your hands
It was made to fit
Outro
Take what you get
Take what you get (take what you get)
Hold it close
Then let it live