Chemical Reaction
by @jacobwakeup
Liner Notes
If we're not gonna use #poppunk to talk about #mentalhealth with complete strangers than what are we even doing here. Heavily influenced by Motion City Soundtrack who I'm seeing this week.
Lyrics
Verse 1 I've been working on talking but the talking ain't working It's time to try something new what worked before doesn't work any more it's how I know I'm overdue
Prechorus I've been talkin to the wall cuz no one listens at all when I tell em that I'm not right
Chorus I need a chemical reaction cuz the math ain't mathin can you try to figure out what's wrong I got a bad diagnosis every body knows it can you tell me what's going on
Verse 2 While the world is burning I keep emails churning I'm supposed to do it with a smile the world keeps breaking and I can't keep faking what's the point of all the rank and file
Prechorus I've been talkin to the wall cuz no one listens at all when I tell em that I'm not right
Chorus I need a chemical reaction cuz the math ain't mathin can you try to figure out what's wrong I got a bad diagnosis every body knows it can you tell me what's going on Is there a mix of meds that'll fix my head if there is you gotta write that script you gotta understand that I need a hand from the person who's got the fix
Bridge the situation is unstable, there's a reason I'm not able I'm just looking for equilibrium
Prechorus Is there a doctor who, Has the slightest clue what the hell I should do
Chorus I need a chemical reaction cuz the math ain't mathin can you try to figure out what's wrong I got a bad diagnosis every body knows it can you tell me what's going on Is there a mix of meds that'll fix my head if there is you gotta write that script you gotta understand that I need a hand from the person who's got the fix
I need a chemical reaction cuz the math ain't mathin can you try to figure out what's wrong
Comments
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Appreciate it!!
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I love the guitar riff! The diagnosis/knows it rhymes works so well.
Thank you!
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One of your best hooks and words ever! I love it.
Means alot! Thank you!
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Great pop-punk sound! I dig the chorus especially, how the rhythm of the words flows and drives the song forward.
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I really like this. The lyrics are very true and I can’t relate and also the music is very cool.
Thanks for listening!
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Ahhh I can relate to the words, the struggles are very real. My math doesn’t math a lot of times too🙃. I like that instrumental synth hook between the verses and the sparkly sound behind it, that’s very cool. Very catchy and singable chorus! And at the tail end it’s an interesting shift to a more major (hopefully?) last chord - I liked that!
Thanks for the feedback! It took so much restraint not to resolve at the end, but it felt important to use an unexpected chord at the end. Thanks for noticing.
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Nice feel in the music and enjoyed reading the lyric.
Thank you for listening!
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Total agreement with the rest of the comments. The lyric is super clever and the rhymes flow really nicely. Want to call out that amazing opening line, plus the "doctor who....." line. Great stuff!