In an interview with Exclaim!, Powell said, “‘Dying Out East’ just really sums up my time making Captain. I’ve made a lot of records hoping to achieve some sort of closure on traumatic experiences or bad things that have happened. And that song definitely gave me some closure and hope for the future...
Even if you wanna die young
You'll be coming back crying like a baby
And maybe you might think you'll win
By just running 'round, tying onto anything
And maybe you can sing accapella
But I've been hearing echoes
In the corners of all the walls with the pictures you used to be in
But I don't make us out
Some kind of curse you speak of
But I got a heart not heavy
Doesn't matter if you told a thousand truths
Or a million lies
No, I don't care if you're dying out east
I'll be coloring the walls with my head up
And every time you spill blood, I'll clean it up
If you just leave me alone
There's something in those words
You sing that to me
Could only mean nothing
I don't care if you're dying out east
dying out east was written by Fog Lake.
dying out east was produced by Fog Lake.
Fog Lake released dying out east on Thu Jul 05 2018.