Wet Cigarette

* SoundCloud
* Bandcamp

"**Wet Cigarette**" is a song by Mars Argo. It was released as a demo to SoundCloud on November 23rd, 2013, but later taken down. It was likely intended for use on their canceled second studio album.

## Background

Mars Argo posted lyrics from the song via Tumblr on July 29th, 2013, and the track subsequently saw its live debut at Harvard & Stone on October 3rd, 2013.

The song was released to SoundCloud on November 23rd, 2013, but later taken down in November 2015. On the day of its release, Argo posted a screenshot of full lyrics on Tumblr. Titanic Sinclair also posted a lyric to Twitter in a now-deleted tweet on September 12th, 2014.

Following its SoundCloud release, Argo uploaded a more-finalized version of the song privately to her Bandcamp account, but never made it public. This version leaked online on July 6th, 2020. Additionally, an instrumental demo was leaked on January 4th, 2017, as a result of a hack to Sinclair's email and iCloud accounts.

## Lyrics

* Studio version
* Live at Gibson Showroom

Ooh it's a silly little girl

But I can't stand up

And I won't sit down

And I'm nervous now

And I know you know

Ooh I'm running in a circle

I don't even remember my name

Remember my name

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

Ooh it's a silly little girl

But it's on my mind

And we can't rewind

And I need some time

And I know you know

Ooh I'm running in a circle

I don't even remember my name

Remember my name

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

Ooh it's a silly little girl

But it's on my mind

And we can't rewind

And I need some time

And I know that you know

Ooh I'm running in a circle

I don't even remember my name

Remember my name

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

Ooh it's a silly little girl

But I can't stand up

And I won't sit down

And I'm nervous now

And I know that you know

Ooh I'm running in a circle

I don't even remember my name

Remember my name

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

Never ever love again

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

I can see you smile from a mile away

Maybe we can make it, won't you stay?

Don't you be afraid, don't you be afraid

I will always walk you home

## Official versions

* SoundCloud version – 5:33
* Bandcamp version – 5:43
* Instrumental demo – 3:43

## Trivia

* In March of 2017, when a full length video of the song's Gibson Showroom performance was uploaded, Argo herself took to Reddit and asked people to stop sharing her "unreleased" videos and performances, stating if "[she] wanted them live [she] would share". The full performance audio was available online prior to the video itself.
	+ In this performance, the first and second verses are swapped around for unknown reasons.
* The synth melody played before the verses of the song samples the beginning of the Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor "Quasi Una Fantasia" (English: "Almost a Fantasy") by Beethoven, more popularly known as "Moonlight Sonata".
* On May 24th, 2022, Argo deleted the song from her Bandcamp page. Prior to this, it was set to private.

## References

1. ↑ The Internet is Boring. (July 29, 2013). "I can see your smile from a mile away... (cont.)". *Tumblr*. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
2. ↑ Karen Abad (October 3, 2013). "Bbs @titanicsinclair @marsargo". *Instagram*. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. ↑ Titanic Sinclair (September 12, 2014). "I will always walk you home". *Twitter*. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
4. ↑ MA (July 6, 2020). "LEAK: Mars Argo - Wet Cigarette (Delayed Vocals Version)". *YouTube*. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
5. ↑ u/marsargo (March 17, 2017). "Hi". *Reddit*. Retrieved May 14, 2020.