Arizona from Backspin by public library commute
“Arizona” was the first song I wrote for my upcoming album, Backspin. I find my favorite PLC songs come to me in the most unexpected moments. The melody for “Arizona” first came to me while shopping at CVS - I finished writing it while listening to the demo on the treadmill at Crunch Fitness. I wanted this album to feel a bit more ‘alive’ than my previous work, and letting musical ideas enter at times through my daily routine felt like the best way of doing that. I think you can feel it in this song.
Wrote and produced entirely by myself in my home studio, this song draws influence from Steve Lacy, Monsune, and 2000s R&B.
Tracklist
| 2. | Arizona | 2:33 |
Videos
Lyrics
I feel the summer months growing cold
A shoulder I’ve never known
We been really falling out
After all the time we spent alone
I thought that you would be my own
But you just like to let me down
You and I aligned
Is all I wanted
Fell for your disguise
Never on your mind
But somehow I’m forever on your side
Way out in Arizona
Five minutes left on a layover
A couple mind states that I’m flying over
I wonder where you are right now
I moved on one late October
And that’s one good part of getting older
Is I don’t have to hear you out now
You and I aligned
Is all I wanted
Fell for your disguise
Never on your mind
But somehow I’m forever on your side
Credits
Written and Produced by Conrad Hsiang/Public Library Commute
