The words to Tuning Out originally sprang up from two places: the desire to use the word “fart” in a song, and the need to complain about a terrible Jimmy Fallon monologue. The song is about being fed up with the oversaturation of one’s days with stuff that doesn’t really mean anything at all. This is a great one to listen to while drinking low point beer at an Applebee’s bar by yourself.
lyrics
I’ll get it right on my neck! I’ll get, “negligent,” tattooed onto my neck. Then, I won’t have to explain all of the meaningless decisions that I make, and make, and make, knitting, and knitting, and knitting, and knitting. But was there ever a doubt about the reasoning for why I’m tuning out? I’m letting myself go, chewing on bones, chasing my tail too close to home. But this frequency’s my own, so you should know, the DJ plays a fart noise after every shitty joke. And while it’s fitting, isn’t it also shitty? But they don’t fix what isn’t broken and the ratings have spoken, so when they pass you what they’re smoking, listen close. But was there ever a doubt about why I’m tuning out? So, this is entertainment? Catch phrases, laugh tracks, and product placement? No one’s looking to be enlightened, just for disposable income, for funding something more important. “Like you’re unraveling a big, cable knit sweater, that someone keeps knitting, and knitting, and knitting, and knitting!” The late-night talk show host is making everybody laugh by being rude about some other famous dude. And it amounts to a Charlie Brown adult voice. Condescending white noise. Through the din of the trombones, listen close. So, when they pass you what they’re smoking, listen close. And when they flash their signs and tokens, listen close.
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