The single is a wash of colliding influences as ’60s Brit-pop tones give way to Barlow’s ’00s alt-rock delivery. Aesthetically, a certain attitude of apathy coalesces with the paradoxical image of the band exploring a snow-capped garden in Western Massachusetts. The video also features shots of a sc...
[Verse 1]
Sometimes we sway
Couldn't have it any other way
Now it happened nobody's happy with it
Everybody's living through it
Must admit I get into it
[Chorus]
Don't make it harder
Hand me your hand, no time to wait
Where is the garden?
And when do we move?
Love how you move with me
[Verse 2]
Takes time
It takes time living on a razor blade
To know the way
[Chorus]
Don't make it harder
Hand me your hand, no time to wait
Where is the garden?
And when do we move?
Love how you move with me
[Verse 3]
Raised on the faith
The center's holding
And can't be broken
We were raised on the faith
The center's holding
And can't be broken
[Outro]
And now that it's started
It might not stop
The pressure dropped
Back to the garden
Look in my eyes
We'll survive
Garden was written by Lou Barlow.
Dinosaur Jr. released Garden on Fri Apr 23 2021.