This anger-filled track features vocalist Stefan Babcock screaming raw words of self-hate. He feels his music is unoriginal and exploits people’s “fetishization of problems.”
[Verse 1]
Wake up, it was just a feelin'
He was emptyin' the coffers while I was starin' at the ceilin'
Washed up or what you wanna call it
Poppin' the good shit with the boys at the office
How 'bout it?
[Chorus]
On the verge of poverty and a full blown meltdown
I'm still a loser and always will be, so why change now?
[Verse 2]
Fucked up, oh, who cares anyway?
With one foot in the gutter and the other in the grave
I was thinking, "How long will self-destruction be alluring?"
It's good for business, and baby, business is booming
Isn't that a trip?
[Chorus]
I'll be sure to write it down when I hit rock bottom
For all the people who love to fetishize problems
And to tell the truth
I fetishize them too
It's pretty messed up, isn't it?
[Breakdown]
And make no mistake, I know exactly what I'm doin'
I'm just surprised the world isn't sick of grown men whining like children
You shouldn't take it so seriously, it's just music after all
And half the crap I say is just things I've stolen from the bathroom walls of shitty venues across America
And I'm losin' interest in self-help
Equally bored of feelin' sorry for myself
It's been a couple days since I've had a full blown meltdown
But I'm still a loser, and always will be, so why change now?
Full Blown Meltdown was written by Nestor Chumak & Stefan Babcock & Steve Sladkowski & Zack Mykula.
Full Blown Meltdown was produced by Dave Schiffman.
PUP released Full Blown Meltdown on Fri Apr 05 2019.
During the album’s release show, vocalist Stefan Babcock said:
This song was very nearly called ‘The Most Realest Song on This Record’ until we realized that’s a dumb fucking title for a song.
In an interview with Vulture, Babcock said about the song:
I get to fucking talk shit on myself in a way...