Simpson began to record songs in his bedroom during the summer of 2009 on YouTube, performing Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours", "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake, and his own songs, "One" and "Perfect". He was subsequently discovered on YouTube by Shawn Campbell, a Grammy-nominated record producer who has produced for Jay-Z and other artists and moved to the US in June 2010 to sign with Atlantic Records. His debut single, iYiYi (featuring. Flo Rida), was released in June 2010 and peaked in the top 20 in Australia and top 30 in New Zealand.
Simpson released two studio albums with Atlantic Records, Paradise (2012), and Surfers Paradise (2013), before departing the label due to creative differences in August 2014. His first independent release, 2015's Free, marked a shift from his teen pop music to a more acoustic rock singer/songwriter sound. In 2017 he formed a band called Cody Simpson and the Tide, and released the blues and surf-rock influenced EPs Wave One (2018) and Wave Two (2019) before splitting in 2019.
In 2019, Simpson returned to solo work, releasing the single Golden Thing on 18 October, a song he wrote about his then-girlfriend Miley Cyrus.
In December 2020, Simpson revealed on Instagram that he had qualified for the Australian Olympic trials in the 100m butterfly, but failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing in 8th place in the trails in Adelaide in June 2021. He is currently training to make the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On 25 January 2022, Simpson released his first single in more than two years, Nice To Meet You, the first single off his upcoming 4th studio album, due to be released in early 2022.
Sinkin' In
Cody Simpson Lyrics
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Into the ocean of the summer love
And now he waits
For the moment I've been dreaming of
A clean slate
On the heart of which he desecrates
It's too late for me now
But I gotta lean back
Give it some time
So that I can relax
I'm outta my mind
I'm 'bout to have a relapse
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
I lie awake
Watching every memory replay
Counting my mistakes
The clock is ticking, eating me away
For your own sake
Stop your giving and begin to take
While I ache for you now
I said I wanna roll over
But I gotta lean back
Give it some time
So that I can relax
I'm outta my mind
I'm 'bout to have a relapse
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
If only you could understand me
But you don't, you won't, I need you to
After all this time
I wait around for you and I, oh
Yeah
I wanna roll over
But I gotta lean back
Give it some time
So that I can relax
I'm outta my mind
I'm 'bout to have a relapse
Oh how I'm sinking in
I said I wanna roll over
But I gotta lean back
Give it some time
So that I can relax
I'm outta my mind
I'm 'bout to have a relapse
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
The lyrics of Cody Simpson's song "Sinkin' In" reveal the singer's struggles with the aftermath of a relationship. The song opens with the image of a fisherman, dropping bait into the ocean of summer love, symbolizing the start of a relationship. The eager anticipation of that moment is contrasted with the present, where the singer is left waiting for the fulfillment of a dream that may or may not come true. He acknowledges his mistakes and longs for a clean slate in his heart, which has been desecrated by his actions or those of the other person. He is sinking into a state of despair, haunted by memories of his mistakes, and unable to relax his mind.
The last stanza reveals that the singer is still holding onto hope for the relationship. He wants the other person to understand him, and he is still waiting around for them to come back to him. However, the scene fades away with the same uncertainty that started it all. The singer is sinking into a state of powerlessness, unable to roll over like he wants to, and unable to stop his descent into despair.
Overall, the song paints a picture of the emotional turmoil that comes with the ending of a relationship. It captures the loneliness, self-doubt, and despair that often come in the aftermath of love lost.
Line by Line Meaning
He dropped the bait
Into the ocean of the summer love
And now he waits
For the moment I've been dreaming of
A clean slate
On the heart of which he desecrates
It's too late for me now
He took a chance on love, but now he's waiting for a specific moment that he's been hoping for. He hopes to start fresh with the one he loves, but he knows he's ruined their relationship past the point of no return.
I said I wanna roll over
But I gotta lean back
Give it some time
So that I can relax
I'm outta my mind
I'm 'bout to have a relapse
Oh how I'm sinking in
He wants to move on, but he can't quite bring himself to do it yet. He knows he needs to take some time to unwind and collect himself or he'll relapse into his previous state of mind - one where he feels like he's sinking deeper into trouble.
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
Oh how I'm sinking in
He's using the repetition of 'la la la' to express how stuck he feels in his situation - like he's sinking further and further into despair.
I lie awake
Watching every memory replay
Counting my mistakes
The clock is ticking, eating me away
For your own sake
Stop your giving and begin to take
While I ache for you now
He can't sleep at night because he's constantly replaying memories in his head, obsessing over his mistakes. Time is running out and he's running out of patience. He's telling his lover to stop giving all the time, and start taking some time for themselves instead. Meanwhile, he's still hurting and aching for them despite everything.
If only you could understand me
But you don't, you won't, I need you to
After all this time
I wait around for you and I, oh
Yeah
He wishes his lover could understand him, but he knows that they never will. Despite this, he still clings to the hope that they might reconcile and be together again.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Andrew Wotman
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