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“Living Proof” was released on 19th July 2021 as the opening track and lead single from I Don’t Live Here Anymore which was announced on the same day.
The track was recorded in May 2019 with the song having been written in ‘real time’, a deviation from Granduciel’s normal writing style. The band sa...
[Verse 1]
Banging on a drum
You turned me loose
Maybe I'm the living proof
What have I been running from?
[Verse 2]
I went down to the corner
They're building up my block
Maybe I've been gone too long
I can't go back
Oh, lonesome
I will protect
I'll keep improving
Taking me home
I'm always changing
Now I suppose
I'm only moving
I'm in Chicago
Come to me now
I know the path
I know it's changing
I know the pain
The pain you've been feeling
I've been to the place
That you've tried escaping
I can't recall
What I believe in
I'm always changing
Love overflowing
[Verse 3]
But I'm rising
And I'm damaged
Oh, rising
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Living Proof was written by Adam Granduciel.
Living Proof was produced by Shawn Everett & Adam Granduciel.
The War on Drugs released Living Proof on Mon Jul 19 2021.
It felt like a complete statement, a complete thought. It felt like the solo was kind of composed and was there for a reason, and it all just felt buttoned up perfectly, where it could open a record in kind of a tender way. Just very deliberate and right.