This song was originally and roughly formed a few years ago, about the impending weight of the future; it almost made it onto Black Mile, but hadn’t fully formed yet. We spent some solid time this year revisiting and reworking and recording the song into its final state. I found it inspiring to work on this song right before the birth of my son, which was and is beautiful impending weight.
“I Know How to Speak” would have fit on A Black Mile but the band did the song justice by holding off on its release. It’s slow-burning with a repetitive guitar melody and an intermittent, simple piano riff on top. Hull’s distinct vocals get to the heart of the plight of human connection as he sings, “I really am gonna try this time / Gonna give you my heart in spite of my soul.” The title of the song seems to be an affirmation of both the self and the other.
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