This song is about recognizing that you need to change who you are for the better – and not changing. A theme that runs throughout Bazan’s solo career is recognizing that things are bad, yet still being able to be at peace about it. See also “Bless This Mess,” where Bazan sings that all things, good...
[Verse 1]
He seems nice
You met him once or twice
But you wonder what he's like
When he's sober
Then again
You hear he has no friends
Just people that he spends
To do him favors
[Chorus 1]
When he wakes up in the morning
He tells himself, "Today I'll make a change"
But falling into his bed at night
He thinks, "Man, it was a beautiful day
To stay the same"
[Verse 2]
I'm so deep
That only in my sleep
Do the secrets that I keep
Float to the surface
So I hold them down
Til they don't make a sound
Like they accidentally drown
Except on purpose
[Chorus 2]
And when I wake up in the morning
I tell myself, "Today I'll make a change"
But falling into my bed at night
I think, "man, it was a beautiful day
To stay the same"
Don’t Change was written by David Bazan.
David Bazan released Don’t Change on Tue May 24 2011.