Not exclusive to, but true of self-taught musicians is how mastery can forever elude you. You try to replicate a style of music and it comes out completely different on the other end. It’s also true that broken people can always feel broken, even when others don’t see it that way. This song started as an attempted pop song that still managed to turn out sad and melancholy despite the initial goal. It’s a contemplation on aging and wisdom and finding the other broken and beautiful people around you.
lyrics
we’re from the city and the country
we like technology and wish it death
we believe in support and question religion
we don’t really have a stance on what adults get up to in their bedrooms
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we feel like letting go but we still get personal
living now while leaving this room better than we found it
too old too ignore that our fittest selves are now our behinds
but we feel more capable to think through the problems
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we pray for pop and we fail
we want rhythms and express our guilt
we pray for pop and we fail
we paint sunflowers and they’re still ugly
we pray for pop and we fail
we try to dance and dislocate our hips
we pray for pop and we fail
we wore a party dress and then talk politics
we pray for pop and we fail
we’re eating bread when we brought kale
we pray for pop and we fail
was gonna send a thank you note but did dishes
we pray for pop and we fail
We get away to a cabin and then post pics
credits
from Pray for Pop,
released December 31, 2020
Backing vocals by Anna Schabold
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