im_naku X JOENNmusic
For this album, we wanted to create a song that would be like, the "pop song" of the album. We were aiming for something that's not too edgy, pretty relatable, but still personal to us.
I wake up look around haven't got up yet. Went to bed last night at god knows when. Told myself this year would be better man, but I'm still wakin' up at 2pm. Finally in a spot I'm happy with, but I'm scared it's only promising. Been a year since I have started this, yet I got nothin' in my pocket- I'm a pessimist.
The song starts off with me reflecting on myself and doubting my path as a song writer / music artist / performer & content creator. At the time of recording and writing this song, I was doing content creation full time. The first verse makes reference to my poor sleeping habits, unhealthy mindsets, low income, and pessimism about my own growth.
Should I give it all up now? But I'm trying my best to sing my heart out and a voice cannot pay all the bills now. Just shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down!Â
It then continues with me asking myself if I should just drop it all since it doesn't pay as much as what I normally do. Right before the chorus, I basically start screaming at myself to stop thinking like that and sit down to work. Like, just focus on what you love and eventually things will come if you do it right.
Why the hell should I care? Hear the bell take the stairs. No one knows who I am, but I swear I got plans. So it's not my choice to clap my hands. It's just me and voice and this pen in my hand.
This is where I start telling myself to just keep at it. No matter how hard the struggle, I know for a fact that I've always want to do something music related in my life and that it doesn't matter who does or doesn't know me. The final line is a reference to one of our older songs. My brother actually had originally written 'Me Myself and a Pen' but he let me continue the song and fully compose / write the rest of it. 11am is also written by both of us, so it's a fitting reference as a second 'duo' song.
I'm waking up once again, but this I'm working at 11am yeah. And I'm keepin her in my head. Yeah, I'll die for the girl sleeping in my bed sayin; "I'm doing better. Yeah it's whatever. It's now or never.
My brother sings this part, so I'll reach out to him to write his insight on this line specifically!
(Pending...)
Let me see those fucking hands!
I just wanna yell this when I perform it live LMAO
Why the hell should I care? Hear the bell take the stairs. No one knows who I am, but I swear I got plans. So it's not my choice to clap my hands. It's just me and voice and this pen in my hand.
Chorus Repeats! But this time, JOENN is singing it!
Nah nah nah nah nah nah...
Now this part is super cool with context- I actually reached out to my community and asked them to sing this part! It's gang vocals with people who support me online. I recorded the part with a metronome and asked a bunch of people to mirror it.
And that's 11am! Thank you for visiting my website and reading into each song <3
This is the first "artist insight" I wrote for this album.