Joy Zipper is an indie pop duo from Long Island, New York, made up of Tabit… Read Full Bio ↴Joy Zipper is an indie pop duo from Long Island, New York, made up of Tabitha Tindale and Vincent Cafiso. Partners in songwriting, as well as in real life, the duo have been crafting summery, ethereal dream pop since the late 1990s. The band is named for Tindale's mother.

Their songs are underpinned with darker scarred lyrics (suggested in interviews to have been inspired by the death of Cafiso's father) causing them to be famously compared to, 'a candy apple with a razor blade inside'.

Musical influences of the band vary from 1960s rock outfits The Beatles, The Velvet Underground and most associated, The Beach Boys, to early 1990s noise rock pioneers My Bloody Valentine, and The Breeders.

The single "Baby You Should Know" has been featured on Fox Television's The O.C. and "Go Tell the World" was featured in an ad for Nike Soccer and in a season two episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Joy Zipper covered the Pixies "Wave Of Mutilation" for American Laundromat Records compilation "Dig For Fire - a tribute to Pixies" (2007).

In 2008 Joy Zipper covered the title track for the American Laundromat Records produced Cure tribute "Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure". The Wedding Present, The Submarines, Dean & Britta and Tanya Donelly also appear on the project.

Everyday
Joy Zipper Lyrics

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Everyday
I feel myself
Getting thinner
And thinner
Feel my arms and my triceps
Getting smaller
And smaller

sometime I can't control
This funny feeling
I'm feeling
Starts in my toes then in my nose

I get this feeling
I'm dying

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Joy Zipper's "Everyday" describe a sense of helplessness and powerlessness as the singer's body seems to be wasting away without his/her control. The opening lines of "Everyday, I feel myself getting thinner/ And thinner" create a somber mood of despair, which is further emphasized by the repetition of "Getting smaller and smaller." The next set of lines "Feel my arms and my triceps getting smaller/ And smaller" cements the sense of physical breakdown that is central to the song's theme.

Adding to the distress is the overwhelming feeling of anxiety and doom that sets in "Sometime I can't control/ This funny feeling I'm feeling." The line "Starts in my toes then in my nose, I get this feeling, I'm dying" underscores the singer's deep-seated fear that his/her physical decline may be an irreversible and fatal process. The use of second-person narration throughout the lyrics ("feel myself," "getting smaller," etc.), creates a deeply personal and introspective quality to the song, allowing the listener to empathize with the singer's plight.

In conclusion, "Everyday" is a poignant testament to the fragility and vulnerability of the human body, and its insight into the mental and emotional struggles that accompany physical decline is both heart-wrenching and relatable.

Line by Line Meaning

Everyday
Each day that passes

I feel myself
I sense my own being

Getting thinner
Becoming less substantial

And thinner
Even less substantial than before

Feel my arms and my triceps
Perceive my own arm muscles

Getting smaller
Decreasing in size

And smaller
Continuing to decrease in size

sometime I can't control
At times, I lack the ability to manage

This funny feeling
This peculiar sensation

I'm feeling
That I am experiencing

Starts in my toes then in my nose
Originates in my feet and travels to my nostrils