What seems like a simple set of phrases in Clipping is actually what makes it profound. Sometimes a songwriter captures the inner thought-life of the mind with crystal clear articulation, and I think that’s what Paul Meany did here. So many of us have had this thought and probably even said it at one time or another. But we only admitted it to ourselves, and we didn’t think saying “I just don’t know anymore” was special. Paul brings the dark, inner soul-searching of “I don’t know how to feel anymore / I don’t know what is real anymore” to the surface and screams it out so loud we can finally hear ourselves. Everybody thinks it. But until this song, we didn’t know it was possible or OK to reveal this with such blunt honesty.
I’m not a piano player but it seems to me the arpeggios he is playing underneath the chorus are incredibly difficult to sing over, especially given their speed. Props to the entire band for creating this beautiful anthem. Such complexity and skill with each instrument. Thank you, Mutemath, for helping us reach a profound freedom of expression in this song.
Wow. Vulnerable.
What seems like a simple set of phrases in Clipping is actually what makes it profound. Sometimes a songwriter captures the inner thought-life of the mind with crystal clear articulation, and I think that’s what Paul Meany did here. So many of us have had this thought and probably even said it at one time or another. But we only admitted it to ourselves, and we didn’t think saying “I just don’t know anymore” was special. Paul brings the dark, inner soul-searching of “I don’t know how to feel anymore / I don’t know what is real anymore” to the surface and screams it out so loud we can finally hear ourselves. Everybody thinks it. But until this song, we didn’t know it was possible or OK to reveal this with such blunt honesty.
I’m not a piano player but it seems to me the arpeggios he is playing underneath the chorus are incredibly difficult to sing over, especially given their speed. Props to the entire band for creating this beautiful anthem. Such complexity and skill with each instrument. Thank you, Mutemath, for helping us reach a profound freedom of expression in this song.