Like so many songs on the album, “Creaking” recalls memories of visiting his father in Arizona – this time reminiscing on a stormy evening.
Carey’s use of alternative percussion is very apparent throughout the song. In an interview he detailed why he liked to do so:
It makes the music more unique...
Oh the lightning falls on dad’s house
We were swimming when the monsoons hit
Creaking
Creaking
There are things here I could not see before
All my memories found between the boards
Creaking
Creaking