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Baby Below You

by Old Joy

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Baby Below You' was inspired by the many instances of famous people dangling children out of windows, which in this song represents the casual brutality and lack of inherent meaning in most of life. It's an existentialist manifesto dressed up as a power pop song. The actual line I sing is ‘there's no meaning behind leaning out the window and letting go of the baby below you,’ as action is devoid of inherent meaning or purpose, and that it only becomes meaningful when imbued with conscious intent -- although try telling that to the kids who actually got dropped. I also touch on fake friends, unmet expectations, dysfunctional families, and loud annoying drunk people in the lyrics. The one thing that really ties this song together are the sick Brian May style guitar harmonies. Those don't need inherent meaning to sound good.

lyrics

I've been living inside myself too long
I can't even tell my right from my left from my wrong
I don't even know which hand I'm counting on
I won't even count the fingers that I'm keeping crossed

There's no frequency I'd rather hear than you
Shutting up after you've had one or ten or two
You've been drinkin 'bout me, thinkin' up all your booze
You've been inking in the winking and you're fuckin smooth

There's no reason that I'm wishing I get rich
There's no reason why I piss and whine and why I bitch
There's no meaning behind leaning out the window and letting go
of the baby below you

There's no decency you recently said to me
Decent of you to repeat the talk you think I need
I'm not listening until I've heard another word
That sounds more like you and less like you're getting insured

There's no reason that I'm wishing I get rich
There's no reason why I piss and whine and why I bitch
There's no meaning behind leaning out the window and letting go
of the baby below you

credits

released December 4, 2020
Colin Kaniff - Rhythm Guitar
O.P. - Harmony vocals
Max Petot - Drums & Bass
Alex Reindl - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, vocals

Written by Alex Reindl, Chicago IL 2014
Engineered by Michael Mac, Pallet Sound Studios, Chicago IL Jan 2017 - July 2017
Mixed by Keifer Douglas, Studio Keif, Chicago IL, May 2020
Mastered by Colin Jordan, Boiler Room Studios, Chicago IL, July 2020

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Old Joy Austin, Texas

Scum Pop/Power Trash from Chicago IL
Now located in Austin TX
Booking/press: onesockman@gmail.com
IG: @oldjoychicago

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