May 14, 2025

What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why?
Frightened Rabbit is one of my all-time favorite bands. I wrote a bit about them in my Crucial Tracks interview, specifically this song and singer Scott Hutchison, if you are interested in reading more.
TL:DR – many of his songs focus on death, his mental illness, and suicidal thoughts. While I haven't struggled with those, I know plenty of folks who have... This song came out around a time when I was starting to figure out who I was as an adult, who I wanted to be as a new parent, and coming to grips with my childhood and religion.
So these lyrics hit me at the right time in life::
Jesus, is just a Spanish boy's name How come one man got so much fame? To enemy, it's pointless to anybody That doesn't have faith Give me the cloth and I'll wipe my face
When it's all gone Something carries on And it's not morbid at all Just that nature's had enough of you
When my blood stops Someone else's will thaw When my head rolls off Someone else's will turn And while I'm alive, I'll make tiny changes to earth
So you can burn me 'Cause we'll all be the same, the same way Dirt in someone's eyes cried down the drain I believe in a house in the clouds And God's got his dead friends 'round He's painted all the walls red To remind them they're all dead
And you know when it's all gone Something carries on And it's not morbid at all Just that nature's had enough of you
When my blood stops Someone else's will thaw When my head rolls off Someone else's will turn You can mark my words, I'll make changes to earth
While I'm alive, I'll make tiny changes to earth Tiny changes to earth Tiny changes to earth Tiny changes to earth