Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Kate joined us in the Gershwin Room at The Espy on May 27 2026 and performed this brilliant song live for the first time live.
Olympia - Guitar and BVs
Clio Renner - Keys and BVs
Ash Naylor - Guitar
Peter Luscombe - Drums
Bill McDonald - Bass
Recorded & FOH Sound by Richie Robinson
Mixed by Benjamin McCarthy
Edited by Peter Bain-Hogg
Directed by Darcy Bonser
Thanks to Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis
https://rockwizlive.com.au/
Original version from the album THE KISS AND THE ABYSS, out 14 August through EMI Music Australia.
Pre-order and listen at katemillerheidke.lnk.to/thekissandtheabyss
Music & Lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall (Sony Music Publishing Australia)
A CERTAIN PANIC
I met her in the queue for the toilets at the Logies
I didn’t recognise her, but I recognised that she was professionally hot
I knew that she must be some kind of celebrity
But she had this pained look in her eyes that haunted me
Her dress was too tight
She asked me to help unzip; I obliged, I obliged
She asked me if I thought anyone would notice it
I felt so sad when I looked into her scared and beautiful eyes
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot, she said
A lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you've gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
But sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
A certain panic takes over me
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
Everything I see, she said, I see through a filter
What a waste of eyes
What a waste of all my other senses
And I’ve been doing this so long
I don’t know if I am capable of
Ever really going back to the way it was
It’s a secondary life,
Always one step removed
It’s alright, it’s alright
I’m half-apparition
Half-human
All human
All fucked
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot
She said, a lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot
She said, a lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
Sometimes, sometimes
A certain panic takes over me
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
I spend all my time tending my garden
But the crops always die
And all my opinions are a lie
katemillerheidke.com
Kate joined us in the Gershwin Room at The Espy on May 27 2026 and performed this brilliant song live for the first time live.
Olympia - Guitar and BVs
Clio Renner - Keys and BVs
Ash Naylor - Guitar
Peter Luscombe - Drums
Bill McDonald - Bass
Recorded & FOH Sound by Richie Robinson
Mixed by Benjamin McCarthy
Edited by Peter Bain-Hogg
Directed by Darcy Bonser
Thanks to Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis
https://rockwizlive.com.au/
Original version from the album THE KISS AND THE ABYSS, out 14 August through EMI Music Australia.
Pre-order and listen at katemillerheidke.lnk.to/thekissandtheabyss
Music & Lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall (Sony Music Publishing Australia)
A CERTAIN PANIC
I met her in the queue for the toilets at the Logies
I didn’t recognise her, but I recognised that she was professionally hot
I knew that she must be some kind of celebrity
But she had this pained look in her eyes that haunted me
Her dress was too tight
She asked me to help unzip; I obliged, I obliged
She asked me if I thought anyone would notice it
I felt so sad when I looked into her scared and beautiful eyes
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot, she said
A lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you've gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
But sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
A certain panic takes over me
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
Everything I see, she said, I see through a filter
What a waste of eyes
What a waste of all my other senses
And I’ve been doing this so long
I don’t know if I am capable of
Ever really going back to the way it was
It’s a secondary life,
Always one step removed
It’s alright, it’s alright
I’m half-apparition
Half-human
All human
All fucked
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot
She said, a lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
It’s a lot of work to stay this hot
She said, a lot of work just to stay on top of it all
And you gotta be pretty hot too
If you wanna make it onto my feed
It’s a lot of work to live like this
There’s a lot of hurt; there’s a lot I miss
But you kinda get used to it
When it’s kind of in the air that you breathe
Sometimes, sometimes
A certain panic takes over me
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
(If you wanna make it onto my feed)
I spend all my time tending my garden
But the crops always die
And all my opinions are a lie
katemillerheidke.com
