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About this release
The first thing I heard of this song was the verse guitar, and I was so excited I sent back the verse drums the same day. I had my drums set up in the living room at that point—just a couple SM57s and nothing fancy. I think I recorded them into our Soundcraft mixer that could only record two channels without a DAW, just straight to an SD card. I sent that back to Tristan and he came back a couple weeks later with the rest of the song and all the lyrics fully structured. I wasn’t satisfied with my microphones and room, so I went over to my friend Jordan’s house where he was setting up a nice home studio and took a couple runs at the song. The chorus drums are a combination of Stewart Copeland of The Police on “Next To You,” which I had played over and over on Rock Band for XBOX, and Travis Barker with Blink-182’s “First Date,” which Tristan and I had played 100 times in our cover band, The Trash Pandas. The intro for this song was so creative and fun to play—I don’t know how Tristan came up with that. He’s a genius.
Lyrics
I’ve got figured out he said to me as his coffee spilled to the floor if we just met at 10 each morning, we won’t feel anger anymore yes that’s a thought. Sure, I guess why not but I really just came over so you’d help me fix my car “I’ve got it figured out,” she seemed to say with her Instagram workout routine just spend three hours on your ads each day and you can also be an Internet queen while we laugh all right judging her shallow life yes she wears makeup while she’s lifting, but at least she’s at the gym. We’re faking and making everything up as we go along They’re faking and taking every chance they can to sell us on groundbreaking breathtaking strategies to fix what’s all gone wrong I’m trying But finding I can’t shake this feeling that we’re all doing improv for no one Yes and it’s true the points don’t matter at all “I’ve got it figured out,” he said to me as we were heating up a frozen dinner. This politician’s new platform means they’re sure to be the winner. Well, it’s all said and done. I’ve guess we found the one, but I really wish you’d wait until they say they’re going to run. I’ve got it figured out she said to me as we’re pulling weeds out of the yard just tell each person how you really feel it can’t be all that hard. Well that’s a thought to try, but I’m wondering why last time I asked about your life you told me not to fucking cry. We’re faking and making everything up as we go along They’re faking and taking every chance they can to sell us on groundbreaking breathtaking strategies to fix what’s all gone wrong I’m trying But finding I can’t shake this feeling that we’re all doing improv for no one Yes and it’s true the points don’t matter at all Just be calm Just be calm Just calm and thoughtful and emotionally open with mindfulness to practice so you don't drown in the ocean a politician screaming the kids oh they’re just dreaming here take a sip of kava it eases away all of the fog and don't forget you should jog and did you read on that blog how CBD might cure the cancer we all get from the smog and how the food we eat might something something everyone just wait and listen I've got it figured out he said through tears, though the phrase just felt like a crutch Maybe we have to look for answers or else the world just hurts too much