HOUDINI

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**HOUDINI** is song by AViVA that was released as a single on March 17th, 2021.

## Background

A snippet of this song was released in VOLUME II's trailer on June 3rd, 2020. The first trailer was released on 25th February 2021. The second trailer was released on March 7th, 2021. The full song was released on 17th March, 2021.

## Theme

"HOUDINI is a conversation with someone and the two sides of reality. ‘I’m good, how are you?... I’m insane, I’m houdini in chains.’ That lyric, to me, illustrates how often we’ll just gloss over how something really makes us feel, in the pursuit of simplicity-- to make it all seem okay, when really we’re suffering. That is different for everybody sometimes it’s external, or internal or self-induced.⛓"

-AViVA via *AViVA - Houdini* from CloudKid on YouTube

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

No one knows the truth that I'm hiding

Truth is, nothing's true but you still seem so surprised

Watch ya back

Don't know what to do? Just smile

Can't say you'll ever find me running

Got my demons back, watching my back, hear them humming

Can't stop that

Don't know what to do? Just smile

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I got tricks up my sleeve

Make you wish you could leave

I could really, really make you (Scream)

**[Chorus]**

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in-)

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in chains)

**[Post-Chorus]**

I'm Houdini in chains

Don't make me explain

(I'm insane!)

**[Verse 2]**

Never understand what I'm cooking

See my mind chopped up if you insist on looking

Don't do that

Don't know what to do? Just smile

Hear thе door lock when you walk in

Even if you want to leavе, it will never open

Got your back

Don't know what to do? Just smile

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Got tricks up my sleeve

Make you wish you could leave

I could really, really make you (Scream)

**[Chorus]**

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in-)

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in chains)

**[Post-Chorus]**

I'm Houdini in chains

Don't make me explain

(I'm insane!)

**[Bridge]**

Hanging by the end of a chain and they think I'm okay

But I'm really insane (I'm insane)

Hanging by the end of a chain and they think I'm okay

But I'm really insane (I'm insane)

Hanging by the end of a chain and they think I'm okay

But I'm really insane (I'm insane)

Hanging by the end of a chain and they think I'm okay

**[Chorus]**

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in-)

I'm good, how are you? Never better

I'm in-in-in-insane

I'm Houdini in chains (I'm Houdini in chains)

**[Post-Chorus]**

I'm Houdini in chains

Don't make me explain

(I'm insane!)

## Trivia

* The cover art was made by Max Prentis.
* The music video was directed by James Jefferton and AViVA.
* HOUDINI's name and lyrics refer to Harry Houdini, a Hungarian-American magician who was most known for his escape acts.
* AViVA organised a competition in which participants had to design their own OUTSiDER inspired magic card.