‘Not My Fault’ is a haunting portrayal of stagnation in motion. Marimbas open the song with a creeping fade to reveal a pulsating core of identity. At the same time, tom-toms keep this pulse going, making listeners feel trapped in a repetitive cycle. Initially, a second marimba line mirrors the vocal melody, sounding confident. However, it then becomes overlaid with distorted, alienating tones, symbolising defensiveness and evasiveness. When the Latin American percussion kicks in during the chorus, a dance-like struggle between propulsion and counterforce emerges: movement that solves nothing, momentum without progress. Synths lay a bright but hollow blanket over the mix, the lead breaks through this surface with a glimmer of hope, while a quiet guitar fibre remains constant and rises as a clear, powerful line in the final chorus. Lyrically, alienation, repetition and denial of guilt are reflected in the instrumentation; the recurring ‘It’s not my fault’ acts as an emotional refrain that deflects responsibility and yet demands closeness. As a whole, the song functions as a precisely tuned miniature: arrangement and lyrics interlock to form a musical metaphor for a couple going round in circles, only allowing the possibility of genuine contact to shine through in small, vulnerable moments.

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