Similar to "Tropic of Cancer," this song's about how genes try to continue and survive, and how that influences the decisions we make and impulses we have. Obviously, sex is part of it. "Selfish Gene" is an anti-love song—I'm talking about the Hallmark-card version of love. I'm a big fan of romantic love in general, but the song's about the weird mind games we get into in relationships that aren't particularly healthy. The song is trying to wade through all that.
Similar to "Tropic of Cancer," this song's about how genes try to continue and survive, and how that influences the decisions we make and impulses we have. Obviously, sex is part of it. "Selfish Gene" is an anti-love song—I'm talking about the Hallmark-card version of love. I'm a big fan of romantic love in general, but the song's about the weird mind games we get into in relationships that aren't particularly healthy. The song is trying to wade through all that.
-Noah Lennox, 2015