The track opens with a slow build, starting with bass and adding in piano, acoustic guitars, and grungy electrics that all move around the same riff. This builds tension and gives the song ear candy as that ear worm riff comes back stronger each time it plays. The poignant narrative of this track is split between the verses and choruses. In the verses, the narrator is complaining about feeling stuck, asking “does it matter anymore?” In the chorus, though, we see that he is only stuck because of his mindset. He sings “I don’t wanna live in fragments,” but feels that creating change in his life is like “climbing Everest.”
Chasing what we want, or upending our comfort in the pursuit of something better, can truly feel like an impossible summit. But, each of us must realize holding ourselves back more often than not leads to regret. Lilting saxophone and an invigorating electric guitar solo lead the listener up the summit, bringing them to the crest with dense instrumentation and an emotional arrangement.
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