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 Artist: Luke Striker Title: Sting Length: 3:29 Genre: Pop Soul, Sophisti-Pop Written By: D.Khan, L.Striker Produced By: Deneil From The Album: Title "Sting" is a Pop Soul song by American recording artist and songwriter, Luke Striker. The three minute and twenty-nine second long track was written by both Striker himself and rapper/producer and close friend, Deneil Khan. Luke recorded the song at Deneil's home, where he has an inbuilt recording studio. Khan also handled production of the track, becoming yet another critically acclaimed piece of work for the producer in 2014. Sting serves as the official lead single from Striker's debut album, Title, which was released to positive reviews earlier this month. The song itself has been commended by Striker and lauded by many professional reviewers. The track also marks a departure from his soft rock sound which was featured on his previous singles that were lifted from his debut EP, Overload. "This one is one of my favorite tracks that I have ever recorded.. This song is called "Sting". I worked on it with the wonderful Deneil Khan and I'll talk about my experience with him in a little bit. This was one of the last songs that I hard worked on on the record. The song has a lot of metaphors running throughout it, the main one being that I don't want to be 'stung' by the bee. It means that I don't want to feel the wrath of the girl. I don't seem to paint a very good picture of myself throughout this record but it's all from real experiences so I can't sugarcoat things. Anyway, the song is about letting go and feeling good about yourself but not taking others into consideration. Very selfish in a sense. You want to go out and have fun but don't think of the effect it has on others or the consequences. I'm going to hold my hands up and say that this song is about me hooking up with a girl a few times, not thinking about how she may have seen things differently and then running off because I got scared. You need to think about how other perceive you and these types of situations. I was just looking for some fun. She thought we were going to become something serious and was enraged when she found out we were nothing more than a little fool around every so often. It was a sucky thing to do but I learned from it.
I wanted to write a song about this experience but couldn't quite put it down on paper. I didn't want to say "and I slept with a girl and she called me this and was angry, blah, blah, blah." I wanted something a little more than that. I brought Deneil in to work with me. He is a very good friend of mine and he's super talented. I love the way he works and I wanted this to be an intimate personal record so I only brought in a few select people I felt comfortable working with. I told him about the situation and song idea then he flipped through his massive catalogue of song lyrics and whipped out the chorus. It fit perfectly. From there I worked on the verses.
The overall sound is that signature Deneil one. It's very laid back and somehow manages to draw enough attention to the beat without taking away from the voice and lyrics themselves. I love working with him, he just has the magic touch and really deserves to be where he is today. In fact he should be even bigger but the lazy ass rarely leaves his basement. I had to fly over to London to get him on the track. It's weird how his first ever release was as a guest rapper on one of my older singles and now he's the go-to producer right now and producing one of my own tracks."For once in my life I wanted to take a walk on the wild side
Let all of my reservations and doubts blow over in this invigorating breeze
Felt like it was the right place and right time to try a different ride
I was on top of the world, diving straight in, feeling completely carefree
But a little slip of the tongue can go a long, long way
And a little harmless fun can ruin everyone's day
I just wanted a taste of the sweet honey but now the Queen Bee is following me behind
I know that if I slow down that she won't go easy, even though she's floating like a butterfly
Only wanted to try out something new, didn't mean to fall face first into the hive
Now I keep on running away from the vicious sting. Girls can even make the big boys cry.
Everything just looked so inviting, I had to have a lick of the icing
Never gave it a second thought and now it seems I've bitten off far too much
Was walking around with rose tinted glasses, made it all look so appetising
Wasn't expecting such a backlash and now I'm here kissing the dirt
Maybe if I had thought twice, I wouldn't be running away
Maybe if I wasn't so blind, you wouldn't be gunning for me
I just wanted a taste of the sweet honey but now the Queen Bee is following me behind
I know that if I slow down that she won't go easy, even though she's floating like a butterfly
Only wanted to try out something new, didn't mean to fall face first into the hive
Now I keep on running away from the vicious sting. Love can even make the big boys cry.
I just wanted a taste of the sweet honey but now the Queen Bee is following me behind
I know that if I slow down that she won't go easy, even though she's floating like a butterfly
Only wanted to try out something new, didn't mean to fall face first into the hive
Now I keep on running away from the vicious sting. Girls can even make the big boys cry.
She looks so pretty, tastes as sweet as vanilla
But once she's in the system, she's a deadly killer
Thought she was amazing, such a little thriller
Now she's breathing down my neck, it's a real spine chiller
Maybe if I had thought twice, I wouldn't be running away
Maybe if I wasn't so blind, you wouldn't be gunning for me
And I know a little slip of the tongue can go a long, long way
And that a little harmless fun can ruin everyone's day
I just wanted a taste of the sweet honey but now the Queen Bee is following me behind
I know that if I slow down that she won't go easy, even though she's floating like a butterfly
Only wanted to try out something new, didn't mean to fall face first into the hive
Now I keep on running away from the vicious sting. Girls can even make the big boys cry.
I just wanted a taste of the sweet honey but now the Queen Bee is following me behind
I know that if I slow down that she won't go easy, even though she's floating like a butterfly
Only wanted to try out something new, didn't mean to fall face first into the hive
Now I keep on running away from the vicious sting. Girls can even make the big boys cry.
Girls can even..., girls can even...
I just wanted a taste...
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