“Honestly”, the second song off Cartel’s debut studio album, is inspired by the jealousy frontman Will Pugh felt when a girl he used to date started dating someone else.
In an interview where Pugh looks back on Chroma for its tenth year anniversary, he said this:
“I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m coming off...
[Verse 1]
Please don't mind what I'm trying to say 'cause I'm
I'm being honest when I tell you that you
You're part of the reason I'm so set on the rest of my life
Being a part of you
You tell me what you think about being open
About being honest with yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause things will never be the same
[Chorus]
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
[Verse 2]
Don't waste time getting to the point, 'cause I'm, I'm patiently waiting for your next phone call
Your next excuse for losing sleep again
Tell me what you think about being open
About being honest with yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause things will never be the same
[Chorus]
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging you to stay
'Cause I can't stop it now
It's so amazing how
You know I can't, I could never walk away
[Bridge]
How can we resolve this now?
We let it go, and wonder how
This can ever be the same
(Can never be the)
Can never be the same
[Chorus]
So I guess I'll see you, I'll see you around
I'm spinning, while I'm falling down
Now you know why I'm begging, I'm begging
'Cause I can't stop it now
It's so amazing how
You know I can't, I could never walk away
[Outro]
Please don't mind what I'm trying to say 'cause I'm, I'm being honest
Honestly was written by Will Pugh.
Honestly was produced by Cartel & Kenneth Mount & Zack Odom.
Will Pugh, lead singer of Cartel, did an interview for Alternative Press where he talked about Chroma and “Honestly”, ten years after release:
Yeah. [Laughs.] Basically, it was at this point in time where my wife and I were still dating and we were in college and I left and went out on tour. We had...