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UMAMI

from SCABBING by RIOT GULL

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about

relationships require a balance of all different flavours - this one had something missing

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lyrics

I was cooking and you got mad
Just because I didn't add
The one component that you need
I forgot the UMAMI

Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
I thought that was all you'd need?
Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
But I don't have UMAMI

At the table, I watched your face
To see how you found the taste
But to be honest, I couldn't tell
And it's because you lack in UMAMI as well

Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
I thought that was all you'd need?
Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
But I don't have UMAMI

Do I have all the seasoning that it takes
Do you want to have a taste
If I have a little more sugar
Would you stop being my butcher
Should I strip myself back?
So I'm a bit more bland so you can handle me
Your weak taste buds are fragile
Because I'm spicy

You say I did this to you
I took your flavour and turned you into an unseasoned roux
I know I try to be tough
Cause you tell me my flavour isn't good enough

But still when I see you I melt
Reminded of the feelings I once felt
Then I bring myself back to reality
I don't eat food that's dirty
I'm a prize cow
You have no power over me now
Now I know what I need to taste
Me

Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
I thought that was all you'd need?
Salty, spicy, sour and sweet
But I don't have UMAMI

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credits

from SCABBING, released March 17, 2023
Lyrics by Lucy Pollock and Deborah Olusina
Music by RIOT GULL

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