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7. “Creation Myth”
“I wanted to write a song discussing the paradox of free will. If god really is omniscient, then what was his intention when he created man?”
8. “Wall Watcher”
“‘Watching you’ (x10) … What’s it like when you’re all alone? Is there someone who is thinking about you? Can you tell when someone is thinking about you? Do you ever watch people?”
9. “I Want You to Give Me Enough Time”
“This is the oldest song on the record. I wrote it and recorded it in under an hour when I was 17. Julia and Matt took that demo and elevated it to become a kind of song we didn’t know we had in us. It’s the record’s most poppy and sweetest song, and also one of the songs we are most proud of.”
10. “Oh, I Just Don’t Know”
“This song is about loneliness. It was inspired by a quote from Jason Pierce. Religion is so ancient but is still a part of our language and who we are as a species. Religious vocabulary has almost transcended its original meaning. This is a secular song about the language of humanity.”
11. “Space Exploration Disaster”
“Human achievement and exploration in the face of danger and the unknown. Does god still exist in the 25th century? On spaceships in the year 3450, will people still seek help from the sky? Will there be anything left for the supernatural to explain?”
