The song’s title is a play on words with the popular Lana Del Rey hit, “Summertime Sadness”.
In a tweet sent out by guitarist Will Swan shortly following the premiere of the song, he confirmed this is a one-off single, and that there’s currently no work on a new full-length record.
[Verse 1: Tillian, Jon Mess]
I followed, making flirty faces, rounding out the bases
So you'd borrow me for the night, maybe for life, whoa
Endorphin orphan morphing, lemon cheese equally
You know my origin story, born in the cemetery
I'm into stupid apps, like 'cry-yo-own self back to sleep'
My rock is solidbucks, these people ameniti-ties
Must have you misunderstood, little girl, you're a dangerous lady
Just because it feels so good, that don't make
That don't make you my baby
[Chorus: Tillian]
Fed me Skittles on a burial ground
Gave me rabies in the back of my car
Shoved that dagger through the back of my heart
Now you're just another scar
[Post-Chorus: Jon Mess Tilian, Jon Mess & Will Swan]
Get another round of weirdo in 'em
Turn around slow and rear your head
No one allowed to solve the riddle, ha
Now you're just another scar
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Now you're just another scar
[Verse 2: Tillian, Jon Mess]
Only on occasion do I lose my patience
I just swallow all of my pride, but I can't this time, oh
I test this cable, I plugged into a tree
I play the tokin' tone from straight off the leaf
I got the smoothest roots that spew out the feet
There's a clue in a plant and it can bite off the teeth of disease
[Chorus: Tillian]
Fed me Skittles on a burial ground
Gave me rabies in the back of my car
Shoved that dagger through the back of my heart
Now you're just another scar
Shoved that dagger through the back of my heart
Now you're just another scar
[Post-Chorus: Jon Mess, Tilian, Jon Mess & Will Swan]
Get another round of weirdo in 'em
Turn around slow and rear your head
No one allowed to solve the riddle, ha
Now you're just another scar
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Now you're just another scar
[Outro: Jon Mess & Will Swan, Tilian]
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
(You're just another)
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss my- kiss your ass goodbye
Kiss your ass goodbye
Just a little scar tissue in the back of my heart
Summertime Gladness was written by Tim Feerick & Tilian & Matt Mingus & Jon Mess & Will Swan.
Summertime Gladness was produced by Kris Crummett.
Dance Gavin Dance released Summertime Gladness on Fri Jun 16 2017.
While the lyric isn’t in the song itself, it is in the official youtube video’s description.