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From the new EP 'Slow Funeral,' out June 23, 2023 (@StrollingBonesRecords): https://lnk.to/Slow-FuneralID

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VIDEO CREDITS
Directed by Jason Gaona
Thank you to the Georgia Theatre, the Rishis, Dan Nettles, John and Kieran Fernandes, Jason NeSmith, Paul McHugh, Hamlin Jackson, Nina Karina, and Gabrielle.

SONG CREDITS
Jacob Morris - guitar and vocals
John Fernandes – violin and clarinet
Thomas Valadez – guitar
Cullen Toole – guitar and keys
Al Daglis – drums

LYRICS
It starts out so good
Then deforms into a jelly
Some never lose control
Me I walked around in the earthquake with you

Scratching at glass
The dust clinging onto the dash
Underwater watching time float past
Scratching at that

Some take a part for a whole
Most just never get around to it all
You know I mean me too
I leave things out on purpose for you

We’re scratching at glass
The dust just clinging onto the dash
Under water under safety glass
And scratching at that

Why’s it always end so bad
And have to turn into a story
Of what you used to have
And each fading memory’s glory?

La de da

BEHIND THE LYRICS
Drowning has the narrative arch of a bad relationship. Good, weird, bad, over for good.
This song sprung from a vivid dream I had. I was driving across the Golden Gate bridge–I’ve never been but one of my favorite tshirts was of SFGGB–and an earthquake started to shake the bridge and caused it to collapse. The car I was driving fell into the bay and I was stuck inside trying to break out of the windows.

I think it serves maybe as a metaphor for being stuck in time, or in the wrong timeline, or a fruitless relationship. You just watch time float past without being able to touch it or change your course.You feel stuck in the sinking vessel. Yet not a single party in a relationship is without guilt or fault. Each is guilty of not being all there because of an impenetrable barrier to protect oneself after experiencing trauma and damage. The earthquake! And we’re all guilty of mythologizing the past and choosing what to remember. La de da, it’s over now and that’s a good thing.

From the start of the song, Cullen Toole’s extra-bright electric guitar and John Fernandes’ violin are scratching at the glass, propelling the song til the very end. Thomas Valadez’s descending leads bring a tranquility to the mix while bass and drums hold down the form. I think this song benefited immensely from being recorded live, letting all that energy come across at once as together and spontaneous.