About This Track
"In the Gym" explores the ritualistic nature of physical exercise as both escape and confrontation with oneself. Set against the backdrop of Berlin's fitness culture, it examines how we use physical activity to process emotional weight.
The track captures the meditative quality of repetitive motion, the community found in shared struggle, and the way physical exertion can become a form of therapy in an urban environment.
Lyrics
[Verse]
I'm stuck in traffic, baby — my boss, she kept me in well past eight.
I feel as though I won't be making it home at all, rather than just tellin' you I'll be late.
This image of you home, crying all alone, is an image — an image that I hate.
I could never ever ever lie to you, my dear; maybe that's something to which you can't relate.
[Chorus]
Even though I'd love to, I'd love to fit you in,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
If you need a shoulder to cry on, you'll need to run to him,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin', dreamin' easy without your schemin',
Busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
[Verse]
My arms and chest are looking bigger, and my face is turning red.
I'm working really hard to get you off my head.
When I'm pressing ninety-five, I feel a little less than dead.
I'm working really hard to get you off my head.
[Chorus]
Even though I'd love to, I'd love to fit you in,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
If you need a shoulder to cry on, you'll need to run to him,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin', dreamin' easy without your schemin',
Busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
[Bridge]
Sweat dripping down my face
Finding solace in this place
Where iron meets my pain
And I feel strong again
[Final Chorus]
Even though I'd love to, I'd love to fit you in,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
If you need a shoulder to cry on, you'll need to run to him,
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.
I'm busy sleepin' at a meetin', dreamin' easy without your schemin',
Busy sleepin' at a meetin' in the gym.