When we were recording this I told my bandmates "I don't expect us to win, but I think this will at least be a cool way to present a live version of this song to the people who do care enough to listen." Thanks so much for being one of those people, I hope I can bring you more songs you enjoy in the future!
@@CoryLottSucks You have something special, man. People connect with it. That's all a real artist wants is their art to make an emotional impact. These words come from a metal musician who very much appreciates your art.
@@TheSaintedOne Consider my heart completely warmed. Thanks so much, I'd say you have no idea how much it means to me but I can tell from your words that you probably do.
I used to not be a huge fan of the full band stuff, thought the acoustic versions were a bit more personal. But after a year or so of checking out what all three of you guys have to offer, I’m in love with the whole band. You guys are probably my favorite band of all time. Keep of them great work guys, you have no idea how much you’ve helped me.
Damn, this song is so great. I've been trying to learn this song since the day after you posted the acoustic version and I'm super in love with it. So stoked to see a full-band-rendition. Good luck to you guys!!
Dude, I completely agree with you. I love the solo version, but this version with the band just makes this song complete imho. With the bass and drums added they seem to make this version stand out so much more. I Love both, but this version is my favorite.🤗🥰
Jeff Buckley meets White Town and sooo much more, thank you for ALL that you post, truly a treasure for me. I can’t express enough how much I LOVE your stuff. Please keep your music availabe publicly via this outlet and or another. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I think I just found the video that describes what I want to do with music. I am out here listening to and making all sorts of stuff, jazz, EDM, indie, metal, hip hop, bluegrass. But this is the best description of the kind of stuff I want to perform, I usually play all instruments for my music though and I’m not nearly good enough at guitar to do that yet lol. I’ve been playing a good 3 years but still
I’d like to pretend I thought the tininess of the desk was a part of the competition. Also thanks, although I can assure you we’d definitely feel like the blessed ones if we were lucky enough to win. It’s been a dream of mine since seeing my first tiny desk when I was a kid.
Bruh Idk How I Ended Up Here, Literally Pocket Scrolled My Way Here And The Song Started Playing In The Car On Bluetooth💯💪🏾‼️ I Can’t Make This Up But FACTS THIS SONG DOPE AS HELL🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️
i know tiny desk is good, but I never appreciated just how good it is if all the entries are nulberry level then holy cow . . . i really hope you make it !! ! your sound is super unique
We as a band would be sharing a small place in history with a lot of our favorite artists. That opportunity in and of itself is, as Reggie Watts once said, "too filthy to pass up."
Thanks! This was certainly not my easiest song to write vocals to, but it’s incredibly fun to play as a result. Although, my stage presence definitely suffers from how intensely focused I am 😂 *proceeds to stand completely still*
How long have you been playing guitar now? The way you effortlessly play such a complex riff and sing such a different melody baffles me. Brilliant band-- thanks for sharing your music with us!
Hi, would you be interested in telling us the inspiration for this song? I'm curious what inspired such divine sounds. I have my own Interpretation but I'm probably way off, and I'd rather know the artist's intent then go with my own.
I genuinely really like other people to take their own meaning from the songs I write. I think that’s the most fun part of sharing art with people. That said, I’m more than happy to give you a peak into the thought process behind this song. The first half of the song was written about the feeling of being stuck in a town I don’t belong in and longing to leave. (“I’m going home to someplace with snow” I’ve lived in Florida for most of my life, but I’ve always wanted to leave ever since I was a little kid, so this was a sort of cathartic exercise for me in saying “You know what, I’m done letting things tie me down to this place I hate living in. I’m leaving and nothing is going to stop me.”) There’s also minor themes of wanting to do things my own way(I’ve got my own way to die), and that feeling you get when you’re asking people to believe in you when you know your history with them doesn’t really give them much of a reason to do so(trust in my eyes because I can see in 15/20, i.e. not particularly well... but trust me anyway 😂) The second half is really just a silly joke and sits disjointed from the first half, which I feel is appropriate because the way this song was written. I literally took 2 completely different unfinished song ideas and smashed them together, so it made sense to me that the same disconnection should exist with the lyrics. An amateur architect built the world, because we didn’t pay God until the ADs. Basically I’m just making a dumb joke saying that God was technically an “amateur” when creating the world because a professional needs to be paid and we didn’t pay God until well after the earth was created (you know, when churches started accepting donations) The line “We didn’t pay God *that well* until the 80s is just poking fun at the massive increase in popularity and revenue from mega churches in the late 70s-early 80s. It’s a dumb joke, but the real intent was to take a stab at the fact that religion is often used as a way of manipulating people in order to gain money/power and that we should be wary of this type of exploitation. I hope that people ruminate on the line “do you think they accept our cash in heaven?” and hopefully don’t allow themselves to be so easily manipulated by people using their religious beliefs as a means of obtaining further wealth/power. Also, if you aren’t already familiar with it, I implore you to look into the gross misuse of indulgences in the 1500s wherein many members of the catholic church began to exploit the concept of indulgences by simply having churchgoers pay a nominal fee to absolved of their sins. It’s truly a disgusting, but fascinating part of history.
Sorry for the incredibly long winded response. Not a lot of people ask, so I get overly excited when I get to talk about the thought process behind a song I wrote 😂
@@CoryLottSucks first of let me say WOW thank you for such a detailed answer, wasn't expecting a reply like this! And dont apologize for giving such a sincere, passionate and detailed analysis of your song! This is the kind of answer that fans (like me) would KILL FOR! im just helping you get your answers ready for when you win this thing and they ask on NPR xD If anything, let me apologize for this overly long response to your reponse lol. So Sorry, but here goes... So I definitely agree that the audience's interpretation is a huge part of sharing art, but part of me also believes that some interpretations are more valid than others. IMO, the artist lays down the ground work/foundation, and further interpretation should only be built upon that established groundwork. Because you wrote this song for a reason. Something inspired this creativity, these words, these sounds, and if you say "this part means X" its not right for joe nobody to come up and be like "nah i disagree, i think its about Y, not X" So thats why I ask your interpretation first. I just wanna lay down some groundwork and get some insights into your brain. Dont get me wrong, I think the audience interpretaion is a huge part of the fun and the art, just like you say, but to me the artist's intention takes precedent, and further analysis can be built upon through personal interpretations by the fans. Again, just my opinion! But anyway, lets move on to the song! First, I just wanna say, what a small world. My fiance and I have also lived in florida our whole lives, and nearly every day we daydream and contemplate about moving far far away from this place as soon as we save the money. Strangely enough, also somewhere with snow, like oregon, washington, maybe canada. And I think you really capture that mood perfectly with your lyrics, tone and music. In your previous video I mentioned that this song was somehow nostalgic despite hearing it for the first time. Now I see why. You managed to capture and "musicify" that exact feeling of longing for somewhere else, somewhere you fit in and belong, but mixed with feelings of hope but also some meloncholy of leaving the past behind. And you transfered it very artisically and emotionally to your audience. I think its an all too-human and primal feeling that we experience, we all strive for a place to truely call and feel like home. This song really captures those feelings and intentions brilliantly, I think. And I also get those feelings of not wanting to be held back. Moving far away can be one of the hardest changes in someones life, and its even harder to make the commitment when you have childhood memories, the familiarity, parents, family, friends or jobs that you have to leave behind in order to move on. Its not easy, and feelings will be hurt, but at the end of the day you absolutely NEED to do what is right for you, regardless of the naysayers or your friends/family that want you to stay forever say. Im so glad that you can now, at the very least, invoke that cathartic feeling whenever you want (if youre not in a position to actually move for real just yet.) I mean, Just listening to this song is very cathartic in that way, i cant imagine how it feels to be able to perform it for yourself. You really inspire me to pick up my guitar again, and I really hope you have the means to find your new home sooner rather than later. as for your 15/20 line, all i gotta say is its a brilliant metaphor, and no one should doubt you when you got the skills and talents that you do. Ok, I promise ill wrap this up soon... ish. I think its a super fun fact that this was 2 songs, that got mushed into one! I did totally notice that the first half is very different from the second half, lyrics, music and all. But somehow they still fit together naturally, you managed to meld and homogonize it perfectly to the point where they are distinct, but you cant tell that were originally different songs smashed together, just kinda sounds like a "breakdown" or a "bridge" or w.e you wanna call it. (as you can probably tell, im much more of a hobbyist analysist, then an actual one so forgive my lack of nomenclature) But anyway, what I mean is that they are certainly different feels, but they dont feel at all haphazardly conjoined, but rather expertly sewn together. And also i really like how the second half of the lyrics are "disconnected" from the first half as a product of it's evolution, that is just an amazing insight into your songwriting man, thanks again for your response. Ok so I got the 15/20 line, but the whole "god as an amatuer architect" i completely missed, but now that you explain it, wow its like really, really good and deep. not just a "dumb joke" at all. And the line about him not being payed until the 80's is great too. Growing up Catholic (which might I add is a great way to become an atheist), I have no need to be reminded of all the horrors of indoctriniation, manipulation, fear mongering and greed throughout their entire history. You dont even have to go back to the 1500's with indulgences, just look at the child sex scandals that still go on today in the catholic church! And as you mention, these teveangelicals and mega churches that rake in millions of dollars, while at the same time, they hoard it , give bad advice that kills people and use their stolen profits only to enrich themselves, rather than the community. (need we be reminded of the joel osteen refusing to open his megachurch as a shelter for families devastated by Hurricane Harvey, his very own neighbors and patrons) The line "Do you think they accept our cash in heaven" beautifully portrays how all that greed exists for nothing in the end. Its all shockingly egregious. I really love how you arent afraid to tackle and criticise religion as a subject, despite the fact that it may garner backlash, criticism or unpopularity. Incredibly bold and courageous of you. You're a true artist! Ok so let me apologize for typing out this freaking essay, I just also got really excited that you replied, and that we are experiencing such similar and relatable circumstances in life atm. I guess ill wrap this up now. I dont know what else to say besides best of luck with all your goals, in both music and other aspects of life, and that you kick freaking ass. You will go on to do great things, and I think you will be a very prolific artsit! I really feel your breakthrough coming soon, and I cant wait to hear you on NPR (fingers crossed but I know you dont need it) P.S. I couldnt really fit this into the main body so ill just quickly add that I also really love the lines "I know it's cold, in colorodo at least today, I caught it on the forecast" and this whole section "I'm going home to, to someplace with snow, the train's leaving soon, wake me up when we get there" Not just the lyrics, but your tone and voice, and the accompanying music, all together its just a mind blowingly emotional journey. Thank you for this song, and thank you for this reply! P.S.S. Where is the best place I can find date and venue info for your shows? Facebook? also kudos if you actually made it this far... sorry again for the long winded response ill shut up exactly right now!
I appreciate that you dug that “I know it’s cold in Colorado...” line. I’m always the most proud of those little lines that to a lot of people feel like throwaway lines, so it’s cool to know someone else out their appreciates them 😂 Also we haven’t played a show in over a year thanks to COVID, but we usually post about them well ahead of time on Instagram and Facebook.
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the cat ear headphones are bold. mad respect
I wish you could have seen how excited he was when he walked up to me the day we recorded this, holding those headphones in his hand.
Tiny Desk or no. The world is a better place for this work.
When we were recording this I told my bandmates "I don't expect us to win, but I think this will at least be a cool way to present a live version of this song to the people who do care enough to listen."
Thanks so much for being one of those people, I hope I can bring you more songs you enjoy in the future!
@@CoryLottSucks You have something special, man. People connect with it. That's all a real artist wants is their art to make an emotional impact. These words come from a metal musician who very much appreciates your art.
@@TheSaintedOne Consider my heart completely warmed. Thanks so much, I'd say you have no idea how much it means to me but I can tell from your words that you probably do.
i hear this song every week lol addicted to this vid
If I got to see nullberry on tiny desk... I will die happy.
Fingers crossed for you guys! ✌
I'm just happy to see more full band nulberry!
Put this on spotify please, just wanna drive around in my car at night listening to this and let my thoughts run away
It's definitely goin on the next album!
@@CoryLottSuckstfw it never did
I used to not be a huge fan of the full band stuff, thought the acoustic versions were a bit more personal. But after a year or so of checking out what all three of you guys have to offer, I’m in love with the whole band. You guys are probably my favorite band of all time. Keep of them great work guys, you have no idea how much you’ve helped me.
Simply amazing! Nulberry 4 life!
Good luck Nulberrrrrrrrrrrrrry!
Damn, this song is so great. I've been trying to learn this song since the day after you posted the acoustic version and I'm super in love with it. So stoked to see a full-band-rendition. Good luck to you guys!!
Thanks! Have fun learning it. It’s an incredibly fun song to play once you get it down. It just feels so bouncy :)
This song sounds so goddamn good oh my god
I've watched this a 100 times
Dude that riff from 2:15 to 2:20 was one of the bezt riffs i’ve ever heard. Great job
its outside this world!
Dude, I completely agree with you. I love the solo version, but this version with the band just makes this song complete imho. With the bass and drums added they seem to make this version stand out so much more. I Love both, but this version is my favorite.🤗🥰
Yea yes yes!!
Jeff Buckley meets White Town and sooo much more, thank you for ALL that you post, truly a treasure for me. I can’t express enough how much I LOVE your stuff. Please keep your music availabe publicly via this outlet and or another. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I have listen too this song over 20 times, so freaking addicting..good job Nul & Band ✌️🎸🎼
Full band Forecast for the win. It might be my new favorite Nulberry tune and song in general.
It's an incredibly fun song to play live. I really can't wait until we can start booking shows again
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Man. That is exactly how that guitar should be played
I love the full band sound on this one! I'd love to see Nulberry behind the tiny desk!
I think I just found the video that describes what I want to do with music. I am out here listening to and making all sorts of stuff, jazz, EDM, indie, metal, hip hop, bluegrass. But this is the best description of the kind of stuff I want to perform, I usually play all instruments for my music though and I’m not nearly good enough at guitar to do that yet lol. I’ve been playing a good 3 years but still
FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
Gotta say this is most pure and honest music I have heard in a looooong time!
Y'all are on the edge of your big breakthrough, I can feel it in my bones. Literally can't stop listening to this song.
this was so vibey ➰〰️➿〰️
This is awesome!!! Good luck!!!
Nice! Great group groove and I love your guitar style:)
you guys are awesome! Greetings from Mexico!
All the best! Hope to see you on there!
I’m not religious but I’m praying that you get to tiny desk. May bob bless you
holy shit that desk IS tiny!! lol it looked so much bigger on your instagram
great work you guys!! npr would be blessed to have you
I’d like to pretend I thought the tininess of the desk was a part of the competition.
Also thanks, although I can assure you we’d definitely feel like the blessed ones if we were lucky enough to win. It’s been a dream of mine since seeing my first tiny desk when I was a kid.
Beautiful!!
Pure magic!
I loved the solo performance of this, and this is fantastic too. Thank you for making music. My ears and heart are happy.
Fingers crossed, good luck, guys. 🤞
brilliant!
Amazing!
I'm looking forward to hearing your interview about this on All Things Considered
So beautiful. I would love this version and an instrumental version on streaming
Bruh Idk How I Ended Up Here, Literally Pocket Scrolled My Way Here And The Song Started Playing In The Car On Bluetooth💯💪🏾‼️ I Can’t Make This Up But FACTS THIS SONG DOPE AS HELL🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️
Omg so beautiful. It's Christmas Eve and I'm listening to this incredible music and tearing up reflecting on the year. Love you guys ❤️
amazing
genuinely one of the best songs i've heard in a long time
I’ve been sitting here thinking of a million things to type here. All of which can be boiled down to this: I love your music and I love you.
Wish you luck! One of my favorites 💖
*so freaking cool*
Great lyrics, jesus. Would love to hear a 3WW cover by alt-j, your style would be perfect for it
Good luck! you deserve it
i know tiny desk is good, but I never appreciated just how good it is if all the entries are nulberry level then holy cow . . .
i really hope you make it !! ! your sound is super unique
This ones the winner.
My opinion, NPR does not deserve you, however get it Nulberry Official because you are the best.
Haven’t been keeping up with your music as much lately. Way to remind me how big of a mistake that is 🔥
Hell yeah! Awesome like always! 🤘🤘
Good luck Nulberry !
Man this is so good! Such a chill song ❤️
Oh man, I hope it works out for you!
Such an amazing song
Thanks. Hopefully the NPR judges think so too!
Best of luck!
Would love tiny desk concert from nullberry and friends
so excited to see this! best to you guys!
What is this, a desk for ants? Nah, just the music booth in heaven
I got faith you will get on! I watch a lot of Tiny Desk jams and I could see you on their and would love to see it as well!
We as a band would be sharing a small place in history with a lot of our favorite artists. That opportunity in and of itself is, as Reggie Watts once said, "too filthy to pass up."
@@CoryLottSucks great quote, Reggie Watts is a beast
Love love love this!!! You guys will def make it on!
You'll make it to tiny desk, I caught it on the forecast
10/10 would wipe my memory and reread so I could enjoy this joke again.
Oh I would so love to see you on Tiny Desk
Song is dope beyond words! Sick tapping work!
Growing up with a SOAD obsession, I literally can't help but anticipate "trust in my..." to be followed by "self-righteous suicide" lol
Nice Tap-estries
2:15 amazing riff.
Good luck! I hope you guys get it
Hope u guys win
Honestly, if just one person who works for NPR hears this and digs Nulberry I’ll be elated.
i love y'all so much, these uploads really make my day!
This is awesome! Much love from BC Canada
Oh hell yeah! This is sick. Love the vocalist's timbre.
Also - playing some of that crossrhythmic stuff with the vocal line on top? Seems really difficult, very impressed.
Thanks! This was certainly not my easiest song to write vocals to, but it’s incredibly fun to play as a result. Although, my stage presence definitely suffers from how intensely focused I am 😂 *proceeds to stand completely still*
This shit is so good
My man's got the J Mascis Squire Jazzmaster. J would be proud
J might be a little disappointed, because I replaced his signature pickups with a set of Peavey Super Ferrites from my old 1980s Peavey Patriot.
Although, knowing Mascis’ affinity for modding out guitars he’d probably be stoked tbh
@@CoryLottSucks Nice, haha yeah J would probably look at you straight and the eyes and whisper: "( ͡─ ͜ʖ ͡─) ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ "
Cool!
Hope you get on there!!!!
I love your voice! Thank you for making incredible music.
I love ya bois making music for the age where non seem to.
Man I hope you guys get this!! Good luck bros
I think Hendrix would throw you a thumbs up
You guys are awesome!!! I hope you can make it into the finals
OMG sound soo good as always! Have great day!
You deserve tiny desk bro, vids not even loaded yet 👏
How long have you been playing guitar now? The way you effortlessly play such a complex riff and sing such a different melody baffles me. Brilliant band-- thanks for sharing your music with us!
Thanks! It’s been about 16 years at this point.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
If you don't win, I'm going to hold a grudge against whoever does and NPR.
For your next cover pleaseee consider heart of gold by neil young!! i think it would be so awesome especially with the finger tappings
Did you ever take voice lessons?? So good
where is the tiny desk? that was 60% of why i clicked...
edit: found it. all good. very much worth it. song is good too
dude. Fuck Yeah.
Ahh fuck yes dude!
whose mom works at a quilt store? : ) good luck with the contest!
I was genuinely shocked when I walked into our band’s normal practice space and saw it covered in quilts lol.
BROOO
Robin Williams next
Hi, would you be interested in telling us the inspiration for this song? I'm curious what inspired such divine sounds. I have my own Interpretation but I'm probably way off, and I'd rather know the artist's intent then go with my own.
I genuinely really like other people to take their own meaning from the songs I write. I think that’s the most fun part of sharing art with people. That said, I’m more than happy to give you a peak into the thought process behind this song.
The first half of the song was written about the feeling of being stuck in a town I don’t belong in and longing to leave. (“I’m going home to someplace with snow” I’ve lived in Florida for most of my life, but I’ve always wanted to leave ever since I was a little kid, so this was a sort of cathartic exercise for me in saying “You know what, I’m done letting things tie me down to this place I hate living in. I’m leaving and nothing is going to stop me.”) There’s also minor themes of wanting to do things my own way(I’ve got my own way to die), and that feeling you get when you’re asking people to believe in you when you know your history with them doesn’t really give them much of a reason to do so(trust in my eyes because I can see in 15/20, i.e. not particularly well... but trust me anyway 😂)
The second half is really just a silly joke and sits disjointed from the first half, which I feel is appropriate because the way this song was written. I literally took 2 completely different unfinished song ideas and smashed them together, so it made sense to me that the same disconnection should exist with the lyrics.
An amateur architect built the world, because we didn’t pay God until the ADs. Basically I’m just making a dumb joke saying that God was technically an “amateur” when creating the world because a professional needs to be paid and we didn’t pay God until well after the earth was created (you know, when churches started accepting donations) The line “We didn’t pay God *that well* until the 80s is just poking fun at the massive increase in popularity and revenue from mega churches in the late 70s-early 80s.
It’s a dumb joke, but the real intent was to take a stab at the fact that religion is often used as a way of manipulating people in order to gain money/power and that we should be wary of this type of exploitation. I hope that people ruminate on the line “do you think they accept our cash in heaven?” and hopefully don’t allow themselves to be so easily manipulated by people using their religious beliefs as a means of obtaining further wealth/power.
Also, if you aren’t already familiar with it, I implore you to look into the gross misuse of indulgences in the 1500s wherein many members of the catholic church began to exploit the concept of indulgences by simply having churchgoers pay a nominal fee to absolved of their sins. It’s truly a disgusting, but fascinating part of history.
Sorry for the incredibly long winded response. Not a lot of people ask, so I get overly excited when I get to talk about the thought process behind a song I wrote 😂
@@CoryLottSucks first of let me say WOW thank you for such a detailed answer, wasn't expecting a reply like this! And dont apologize for giving such a sincere, passionate and detailed analysis of your song! This is the kind of answer that fans (like me) would KILL FOR! im just helping you get your answers ready for when you win this thing and they ask on NPR xD If anything, let me apologize for this overly long response to your reponse lol. So Sorry, but here goes...
So I definitely agree that the audience's interpretation is a huge part of sharing art, but part of me also believes that some interpretations are more valid than others. IMO, the artist lays down the ground work/foundation, and further interpretation should only be built upon that established groundwork. Because you wrote this song for a reason. Something inspired this creativity, these words, these sounds, and if you say "this part means X" its not right for joe nobody to come up and be like "nah i disagree, i think its about Y, not X" So thats why I ask your interpretation first. I just wanna lay down some groundwork and get some insights into your brain. Dont get me wrong, I think the audience interpretaion is a huge part of the fun and the art, just like you say, but to me the artist's intention takes precedent, and further analysis can be built upon through personal interpretations by the fans. Again, just my opinion!
But anyway, lets move on to the song! First, I just wanna say, what a small world. My fiance and I have also lived in florida our whole lives, and nearly every day we daydream and contemplate about moving far far away from this place as soon as we save the money. Strangely enough, also somewhere with snow, like oregon, washington, maybe canada. And I think you really capture that mood perfectly with your lyrics, tone and music. In your previous video I mentioned that this song was somehow nostalgic despite hearing it for the first time. Now I see why. You managed to capture and "musicify" that exact feeling of longing for somewhere else, somewhere you fit in and belong, but mixed with feelings of hope but also some meloncholy of leaving the past behind. And you transfered it very artisically and emotionally to your audience. I think its an all too-human and primal feeling that we experience, we all strive for a place to truely call and feel like home. This song really captures those feelings and intentions brilliantly, I think.
And I also get those feelings of not wanting to be held back. Moving far away can be one of the hardest changes in someones life, and its even harder to make the commitment when you have childhood memories, the familiarity, parents, family, friends or jobs that you have to leave behind in order to move on. Its not easy, and feelings will be hurt, but at the end of the day you absolutely NEED to do what is right for you, regardless of the naysayers or your friends/family that want you to stay forever say. Im so glad that you can now, at the very least, invoke that cathartic feeling whenever you want (if youre not in a position to actually move for real just yet.) I mean, Just listening to this song is very cathartic in that way, i cant imagine how it feels to be able to perform it for yourself. You really inspire me to pick up my guitar again, and I really hope you have the means to find your new home sooner rather than later.
as for your 15/20 line, all i gotta say is its a brilliant metaphor, and no one should doubt you when you got the skills and talents that you do. Ok, I promise ill wrap this up soon... ish.
I think its a super fun fact that this was 2 songs, that got mushed into one! I did totally notice that the first half is very different from the second half, lyrics, music and all. But somehow they still fit together naturally, you managed to meld and homogonize it perfectly to the point where they are distinct, but you cant tell that were originally different songs smashed together, just kinda sounds like a "breakdown" or a "bridge" or w.e you wanna call it. (as you can probably tell, im much more of a hobbyist analysist, then an actual one so forgive my lack of nomenclature) But anyway, what I mean is that they are certainly different feels, but they dont feel at all haphazardly conjoined, but rather expertly sewn together. And also i really like how the second half of the lyrics are "disconnected" from the first half as a product of it's evolution, that is just an amazing insight into your songwriting man, thanks again for your response.
Ok so I got the 15/20 line, but the whole "god as an amatuer architect" i completely missed, but now that you explain it, wow its like really, really good and deep. not just a "dumb joke" at all. And the line about him not being payed until the 80's is great too. Growing up Catholic (which might I add is a great way to become an atheist), I have no need to be reminded of all the horrors of indoctriniation, manipulation, fear mongering and greed throughout their entire history. You dont even have to go back to the 1500's with indulgences, just look at the child sex scandals that still go on today in the catholic church! And as you mention, these teveangelicals and mega churches that rake in millions of dollars, while at the same time, they hoard it , give bad advice that kills people and use their stolen profits only to enrich themselves, rather than the community. (need we be reminded of the joel osteen refusing to open his megachurch as a shelter for families devastated by Hurricane Harvey, his very own neighbors and patrons) The line "Do you think they accept our cash in heaven" beautifully portrays how all that greed exists for nothing in the end. Its all shockingly egregious. I really love how you arent afraid to tackle and criticise religion as a subject, despite the fact that it may garner backlash, criticism or unpopularity. Incredibly bold and courageous of you. You're a true artist!
Ok so let me apologize for typing out this freaking essay, I just also got really excited that you replied, and that we are experiencing such similar and relatable circumstances in life atm. I guess ill wrap this up now. I dont know what else to say besides best of luck with all your goals, in both music and other aspects of life, and that you kick freaking ass. You will go on to do great things, and I think you will be a very prolific artsit! I really feel your breakthrough coming soon, and I cant wait to hear you on NPR (fingers crossed but I know you dont need it)
P.S. I couldnt really fit this into the main body so ill just quickly add that I also really love the lines "I know it's cold, in colorodo at least today, I caught it on the forecast" and this whole section "I'm going home to, to someplace with snow, the train's leaving soon, wake me up when we get there" Not just the lyrics, but your tone and voice, and the accompanying music, all together its just a mind blowingly emotional journey. Thank you for this song, and thank you for this reply!
P.S.S. Where is the best place I can find date and venue info for your shows? Facebook? also kudos if you actually made it this far... sorry again for the long winded response ill shut up exactly right now!
I appreciate that you dug that “I know it’s cold in Colorado...” line. I’m always the most proud of those little lines that to a lot of people feel like throwaway lines, so it’s cool to know someone else out their appreciates them 😂
Also we haven’t played a show in over a year thanks to COVID, but we usually post about them well ahead of time on Instagram and Facebook.
Did this ever go on spotify?
Is anyone else terrified that they put lit candles on carpet surrounded by rugs?
If it makes you feel any better, all the candles in sketchy positions were at least taped down so they wouldn’t fall over 😂
I intentionally didn’t tape down the ones behind me