On a reddit AMA on r/indiehead from the 4/7/2020 Peach Pit explained:
“Figure 8 is about NYE 2018, all of us were away at our friends cabin for the weekend and we spent the whole time outside having fires and skating on the frozen lake. Then many months later I was looking through old photos from th...
[Verse 1]
Come to think of it she said
Would you help me lace 'em up instead?
The weed I had is workin'
[Verse 2]
From the shoreline in the snow
I can tell you want me out there so
Riding till it's hurting
[Pre-Chorus]
You've set me up now
Watch her as she pirouettes
Watch her figure 8
With that style
All good things of it
Almost likely gonna go
Watch her skate away
[Chrous]
Why am I your baby?
As though you wanna play me away like that
Said you're never cold on the dark side of the road
It's your fav there in fact
Would you wanna know if I'd say you'll never go in at full impact?
Always on a break as your calming a mistake
With your slow pacing back
[Verse 3]
Come to think of it he said
You preferred if I would just pretend
To hold you there as baby
[Verse 4]
From the photos of you though
I've a longing to go back there so
Right until it's fading
[Pre-Chorus]
You've set me up now
Watch her as she pirouettes
Watch her figure 8
With that style
All good things of it
Are most likely gonna go
Watch her skate away
[Chorus]
Why am I your baby?
As though you wanna play me away like that
Said you're never cold on the dark side of the road
It's your fav there in fact
Would you wanna know if I'd say you'll never go in at full impact?
Always on a break as your calming a mistake
With your slow pacing back
With your slow pacing back
[Verse 1]
Come to think of it she said
Would you help me lace 'em up instead?
The weed I had is workin'
Figure 8 was written by Mikey Pascuzzi & Peter Wilton & Neil Smith & Christopher Vanderkooy.
Figure 8 was produced by John Congleton.