Calm Like You
This song is written from the perspective of a man
who is looking back on a relationship he once had
that began moving too fast and in the wrong
direction. He can still remember what it felt like
to be caught up in such powerful emotions. He told
the girl about every single emotion he was feeling,
no matter whether it was good or bad. This ended up
hurting her more than was needed. In reality, all he
had to do was break up with her, but he allowed her
to keep him in the relationship and take control
over him. As he looks back, he can’t help but
thinking that if he had only thought rationally
about the situation instead of allowing his emotions
to overpower him he would have been able to see that
the two of them were no good for each other. He was
creating high expectations for the relationship,
while all the while he knew full well that those
expectations could never possibly be reached. He
wants the relationship to work out, so he tries over
and over again to fix things. He tries to change
everything, while really the only thing that will
make things better for the two of them is to break
up.
“Calm Like You” contains each of the standard
instruments that are generally found within songs,
such as guitar, bass, and drums, but it also
contains what sound to be multiple brass
instruments. The song begins with a rhythm being
softly played by the drums. As the drums continue to
grow progressively louder, they are joined by brass
instruments, and are soon followed by the first
verse of the song. The music is arranged in a way
that comes across as peppy but yet heavy, slightly
reminiscent of something that might have been played
by a swing band from the 60s.
