“Beverly Blues” by Opia is a song that borders the difference between need v.s. want. The song tells a story of consumerism and the struggle to fit into a society that persecutes the needy, poor, and the successful. The narrator/s speak about their struggle to find a style that is just theirs, as we...
[Verse 1]
I met a woman in the hills
Offered me some happy pills
Said, "It helps with conversation," started rolling dollar bills
I passed but she asked me something about Beentrill
I said 'that's not me', spilled 805 on my shoes
This brand, that brand, I don't really know, man
I got a pair of Vans but I pulled them from a trash can
Bucket hat on asked me where I got it from
I said, "Target, half priced on the fourth of July"
[Pre-Chorus]
She showed me her skin, asked me what I believe in
[Chorus]
I said it couldn't be love 'cause it's too sincere
And it couldn't be life 'cause death's so near
So could it be God? Wait I forgot, we don't like him here
So I got nothing to gain, nothing to lose
Nothing to hide but I've got something to prove
So believe in me, baby, alleviate the Beverly blues
[Verse 2]
Now she's looking at me funny
Tying knots between her eyes
So I roll another friend in a plot to fill the silence
I pass it to her, ask her what's been weighing on her mind
Says, "Nothing at all," I think she might have been right
My shirt's back on, I guess I figured her wrong
'Cause she's asking me a question, still looking at me long
She said, "What did you mean when you were singing that song?"
I said, "Nothing at all" and turned out the light
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm asking myself what it is I believe in
[Chorus]
I said it couldn't be love 'cause it's too sincere
And it couldn't be life 'cause death's so near
So could it be God? Wait I forgot, we don't like him here
So I got nothing to gain, nothing to lose
Nothing to hide but I've got something to prove
So believe in me, baby, alleviate the Beverly blues
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
I said it couldn't be love 'cause it's too sincere
And it couldn't be life 'cause death's so near
So could it be God? Wait I forgot, we don't like him here
So I got nothing to gain, nothing to lose
Nothing to hide but I've got something to prove
So believe in me, baby, alleviate the Beverly blues
I said it couldn't be love 'cause it's too sincere
And it couldn't be life 'cause death's so near
So could it be God? Wait I forgot, we don't like him here
So I got nothing to gain, nothing to lose
Nothing to hide but I've got something to prove
So believe in me, baby, alleviate the Beverly blues
Beverly Blues was produced by Reske.
Opia released Beverly Blues on Fri Aug 31 2018.