Synthetic

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Synthetic remixes single cover

Synthetic[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the fifth track from their album Endless Summer. On December 18, 2017, Monstercat Silk released a remix single of Synthetic containing five remixed versions of the song.[2]

Track info[edit | edit source]

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and nineteen seconds and is in the key of E-flat major. Synthetic is one of only two The Midnight songs with McEwan being the main vocalist, the other one being Comet.

Track listing[edit | edit source]

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle.

Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Synthetic (We Are All Astronauts & Lost Empire Remix)"7:19
2."Synthetic (Mango vs. We Are All Astronauts Vocal Remix)"7:40
3."Synthetic (We Are All Astronauts 'Post-Rock' Vocal Remix)"6:00
4."Synthetic (Mango vs. We Are All Astronauts Dub Remix)"7:40
5."Synthetic (We Are All Astronauts 'Post-Rock' Instrumental Remix)"6:00
Total length:34:39

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Been trying to move on
Been black and blue
Trying to turn the old
Into something new
You found somebody
I found someone too
She got everything I need
Yeah but she's not you

I locked my love into the ground
Hoped it never could be found
Body slowly shutting down
And now I am...

I'm still alive but I can't feel
I got stuff inside but it's not real
They say I'm fine but I feel synthetic
Nothing human left in me
I'm just a machine full of moving parts
I got emptiness where I used to have a heart
I'm still breathing but I'm synthetic
Nothing human left in me
Nothing human about me

No emotion
Just autotune
Left who I was back there with you
Maybe I died
And I kept movin'
In a body made from plastic and glue

I locked my love into the ground
Hoped it never could be found
Body slowly shutting down
And now I am...

I'm still alive but I can't feel
I got stuff inside but it's not real
They say I'm fine but I feel synthetic
Nothing human left in me
I'm just a machine full of moving parts
I got emptiness where I used to have a heart
I'm still breathing but I'm synthetic
Nothing human left in me
Nothing human about me

Lyrics source[1]

After The Midnight[edit | edit source]

The song was covered in episode 12 of the After The Midnight podcast, released in july 2021.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Synthetic | The Midnight". Bandcamp. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. "Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes) | The Midnight". Bandcamp. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.