Do I Need A Tie?
metal, Mash-up of surf guitar, rockabilly slap, ska upstrokes, and metal breakdowns; high-energy male vocals riding a swung, almost cartoon-chaotic groove. Verses stay quick and jumpy with spring reverb and walking bass; chorus hits harder with gang shouts and double-time drums. Bridge dips into a trippy, acid-tinged chant with tom-heavy percussion before a final explosive chorus., ska, rockabilly, native american
Do I Need A Tie?
metal, Mash-up of surf guitar, rockabilly slap, ska upstrokes, and metal breakdowns; high-energy male vocals riding a swung, almost cartoon-chaotic groove. Verses stay quick and jumpy with spring reverb and walking bass; chorus hits harder with gang shouts and double-time drums. Bridge dips into a trippy, acid-tinged chant with tom-heavy percussion before a final explosive chorus., ska, rockabilly, native american
Lyrics
Verse 1
Got one boot on
Other foot bare
Mirror on the wall just stares
Shirt half-buttoned
Brain on fire
Why’s my soul stuck on this wire?
Playing with machines
Asking “who am I?”
Pixelated spirit
Painted sky
Grandpa’s stories echo in my eyes
Still I’m frozen on this stupid tie
Chorus
Do I need a tie?
Tell me
Do I need a tie?
Why am I thinking I need a tie?
Heart says “run
” head says “comply”
Do I need a tie?
Spinning in a hallway of “why”
If I’m already loud when I walk by
Why am I thinking I need a tie?
Verse 2
Tattoo thunder under cheap cologne
Distant drums beating through my phone
Leather jacket
Desert in my veins
Still I’m tugging at this collar
Going insane
Slick black ribbon like a tiny chain
Folded history around my name
Eagle in my chest wants to climb
Clock on the wall keeps tapping time
Chorus
Do I need a tie?
Tell me
Do I need a tie?
Why am I thinking I need a tie?
Heart says “run
” head says “comply”
Do I need a tie?
Spinning in a hallway of “why”
If I’m already loud when I walk by
Why am I thinking I need a tie?
Bridge
[beat drops to toms and bass
Surf guitar tremolo]
Painted face in a neon frame
Old songs humming in my veins
Dance in the doorway
Laugh at the rule
If they can’t take the truth
Who’s the fool? (hey!)
Chorus
Do I need a tie?
Tell me
Do I need a tie?
Why am I thinking I need a tie?
Heart says “run
” head says “comply”
Do I need a tie?
Spinning in a hallway of “why”
If I’m already loud when I walk by
Why am I thinking I need a tie? (why?)
Why am I thinking I need a tie?