I got this tension creeping over me
So what’s a boy to do?
There’s something holding back my soul, it seems
And something physical too
Don’t wanna sit here like a sad sack
Just wanna boogie like a mad cat
So make a space for me and stand back, honey
Burning up from head to toe
Everybody knows
I look good
When I break out
Take my walls and rip ‘em all down
Ooh, I look good. So good.
I’d kiss me if I could
And nothing’s gonna stop me
So watch me while I go and look good
I’ve got a bone to pick with gravity
Feel like it’s holding me down
My lack of altitude’s a tragedy
So watch me while I turn this thing around
I’m sick of living like a place mat
You got a dragon then I’ll chase that
I’ll soon be flying like a spaceman, honey
Shoot me out around the sun
5-4-3-2-1
I look good
When I break out
Take my walls and rip ‘em all down
Ooh, I look good. So good.
I’d kiss me if I could
And nothing’s gonna stop me
So watch me while I go and look good
Now people, everybody here from front to back
You’d better loosen up, cos if you don’t bend, you’ll snap
You carry so much weight you’re gonna wind up flat
So pull your chains til you hear them crack
Now let me hear ya
My Mama said when she raised a son
You life will be an amazing one
So break on out of this cage and run
Here we go
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
I look good
When I break out
Take my walls and rip ‘em all down
Ooh, I look good. So good.
I’d kiss me if I could
And nothing’s gonna stop me
So watch me while I go and look good
An ambitious pop song cycle about human loneliness and fear, thick with harmonies and buoyed by tight musicianship. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 27, 2018