Spit It Out

***Spit It Out*** is a song by Softcult. It's the lead single and third song of their second EP, ***Year Of The Snake***. It was written by Mercedes Arn-Horn and Phoenix Arn-Horn, produced by Phoenix Arn-Horn and mixed by Chris Perry. It's currently the band's most successful song.

## Background

"‘Spit It Out’ is about rejecting the harmful norms and biases that lead to discrimination and injustice in our society, particularly towards marginalised communities," Phoenix said in an interview with *Upset*. "We’ve all grown up being taught the views and beliefs of previous generations, and now more than ever before, it’s becoming clear that these perspectives don’t properly advocate for everyone."

"It’s naive to think that we’ll wake up one day, and the world will have changed for the better overnight. It takes conscious effort and constant practice to unlearn toxic or bigoted behaviours. The more we can educate and have important conversations with the people we disagree with, the more we’re opening their minds to other points of view or even raising awareness of realities that they may never have realised even exist. We need to make a conscious decision to change our mindsets and habits in order to make our world a more inclusive place"

"I loved that song since the moment the chorus was written," Mercedes said in an interview with *Soundsphere*. "I never imagined it would be our most popular song. But that’s often how these things happen. I’m so grateful that so many people have connected with it and relate to it."

## Artwork

The artwork of the song is an image of a black and white mouth, with a red snake coming out of it as its tongue. It was the first hint at what the theme of ***Year Of The Snake*** would be.

## Music Video

"The accompanying visual sees the pair playing in a dark room interspersed with scenes of what appears to be a cult meeting," *Alternative Press* said about the video for ***House Of Mirrors***. "From there, things spin out of control as a blonde woman who stands out from the others in the group sips from a chalice and immediately chokes up a dark substance." The song received a music video in the same day of it's release.

The video was edited and directed by Mercedes Arn-Horn. Mercedes also dyed her hair lavender specifically for the video. Iced Out Visuals served as director of photography and Brandon Lockwood (the twins' former bandmate in Courage My Love) served as an assistant director. Joan Deck was the location scout. The video has Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese captions.

## Lyrics

Such a pretty mouth
But ugly words always find their way out
Tell me to swallow them down
Sometimes I wanna erase myself

Erase myself
Erase myself
Erase myself
Erase myself

I like the space under your skin
I might invite myself in
I tried a taste of your medicine
It made me sick
I need to spit it out
Spit it out

Such a pretty girl
But pretty things should be seen and not heard
Ornament on a shelf
You make me wanna erase myself

Erase myself
Erase myself
Erase myself
Erase myself

I like the space under your skin
I might invite myself in
I tried a taste of your medicine
It made me sick
I need to spit it out
Spit it out

I like the space under your skin
I might invite myself in
I tried a taste of your medicine
It made me sick
I need to spit it out
Spit it out

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SOFTCULT talk touring with Incubus, success and creativity | soundsphere
2. ↑ Track by Track: ﻿Softcult – Year Of The Snake EP | Upset
3. ↑ Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track “Spit It Out” | Alternative Press
4. ↑ Spit It Out music video credits at description