Swipe Panic from Margins by Lockerboy

# SWIPE PANIC

Forever frozen in that liminal space between "delivered" and "read," this track captures the digital anxiety attack that comes with every bold text sent into the void. That ping-like synth in the intro? We sampled actual iPhone notification sounds, layering them into a frenetic heartbeat that mimics the chest-thump of watching those three dots appear and disappear.

The staccato guitar picking intentionally mimics the tapping of thumbs against glass, creating this nervous rhythm that never quite resolves—just like those conversations that hang in digital purgatory. Fans have told us they physically check their phones halfway through the first chorus, the Pavlovian response so deeply ingrained.

We recorded the group vocals during lunch period with literally everyone shouting into one mic, creating that chaotic group chat energy where you're never sure who's laughing at what. The overdriven bass line that kicks in during verse two was actually an accident—Devin tripped over the pedal board, but it perfectly captured that stomach-drop feeling when you realize you've typed something you can't take back.

Most telling might be that drum fill right before the bridge—a perfect sonic recreation of a panic spiral, building and tumbling down on itself while those layered vocals stutter and start over, just like all of us rewriting the same text fifteen times before finally hitting send.

That final chant? We weren't planning it, but after all that tension, there's this weird release in just admitting we're all trapped in the same endless scroll together.

We're the misfits who turn detention slips into power chords. Our tunes? All awkward texts, hallway crushes, and Saturday night burnouts – raw and unfiltered like your locker journal. Grab your headphones and join our cafeteria rebellion.