Musically heavier than most of the songs on Salad Days, DeMarco mixes several things on this song. Starting from the topic about the Chamber of Reflection in the Mason Culture and his weird relationship with the fame portrayed in his “Macumentary”, Pepperoni Playboy.
The synth-part is borrowed from...
[Produced by Mac DeMarco]
[Verse 1]
Spend some time away
Getting ready for the day you're born again
Spend some time alone
Understand that soon you'll run with better men
Alone again
[Chorus]
Alone again
Alone again
Alone again
Alone
[Verse 2]
No use looking out
It's within that brings that lonely feeling
Understand that when you leave here
You'll be clear among the better men
Alone again
[Chorus]
Alone again
Alone again
Alone again
Alone
Alone again
Alone again
Alone again
Alone
Chamber of Reflection was written by セキトオ・シゲオ (Shigeo Sekito) & Mac DeMarco.
Chamber of Reflection was produced by Mac DeMarco.
Mac DeMarco released Chamber of Reflection on Tue Apr 01 2014.
It’s a room people go into before you’re initiated into freemasonry, It’s like a meditation room, and they lock you in there for a period of time. The purpose is to reflect on what you’ve done in your life already and move on from it. I think that’s what I did in this chamber of reflection right her...
On March 4, 2022, “Chamber of Reflection” was certified platinum by the RIAA.