Story Behind The Song
Written in the aftermath of a band breaking up and amidst several relationships that were not necessarily going the desired direction....
Song Description
An exploration of views, perceptions toward interelationships and where one fits in the grand scheme of things.
| Song Length |
5:01 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Philosophy, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
R.E.M., Crowded House |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
New Math
By Mark Smotroff, Sean Mylett
(c) 2003 Sonic Gloo Tunes (ASCAP)
VERSE 1
If one and one makes three
Then where does that leave me?
I always thought one and one made two.
Tried to re-divide.
Solution's on the other side.
The grass is always greener.
CHORUS
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.
VERSE 2
What's a precedent?
I thought it had all been done before.
Am I really breaking rules?
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Hey! It's the eighties,
Drinking in someone else's backyard
Kick him once and maybe
Listen here baby.
Dancing in someone else's yard.
Everything merges.
Everything merges.
Suffocation tools.
And all I really wanted was you.