Synth Single Review: “Resist Me” by Color Theory
by Karl Magi
Color Theory’s “Resist Me” bubbles unevenly to life, ready to explore the complexities of destructive relationships, as a vocal-like synth creates worshipful tones while the foundational beat trips before locking into a steady heartbeat. Rising luminosity climbs in a melodic line before Color Theory’s vocals move with depth and fascinating emotional expression, very much his own, transporting the uncertain melody. A mixture of warmth and darker need, warning and passion moves from the vocals while drums accelerate and explode with broad force.
Propulsion defines the low end while the melodic line is more broken and wavering, reflective of the lyrics. All of the complex feelings attract me to this song. A cloud of glowing brightness from computerized notes creates a counterpoint to the richer reverberance within Color Theory’s performance. With solar illumination, high synth spins spill irradiating shimmer above the vocals while they encapsulate love and pain, while a background of trembling sounds flashes. Defiance and desire intermingle before the song closes.
As the song's subject is "pinned against my beating chest" with copper on their tongue, our storyteller speaks of sweaty skin and the "aftertaste of damage being done." He's grasping for an elegant way to "get off the ride" as he asks if the other person can "bear the full weight of my pride.”
The narrator says, "If you hate the way it feels then resist me, play dead on the floor, lock the latch and bolt the door," and speaks of sorting through the mess he left with "venom on your lips" as the other person will go tiptoe across the ice until they slip and lose their grip.
Having allowed our storyteller to call the shots, the song's subject is warned that he frequently misses as he's "aiming for the heart with clumsy fists." He goes on to say that maybe the other person wants it, needs it, or loves the way it hurts. He adds, "I am your shadow, I am your sorrow, I am the lesson you never learn."
In conclusion, the narrator says, "Keep fighting, don't let go, you're worth it, resist me."
