Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Despite being the last song of the album, this is the first song Brendon wrote for Death of a Bachelor. This song serves as a “eulogy” for the album’s titular dead bachelor and leaves the listener wondering about his future; after the parties and drugs, he is a [metaphorical] corpse. This is also a...
[Verse 1]
There's no sunshine, this impossible year
Only black days and sky grey and clouds full of fear
And storms full of sorrow that won't disappear
Just typhoons and monsoons, this impossible year
[Verse 2]
There's no good times, this impossible year
Just a beachfront of bad blood and a coast that's unclear
All the guests at the party, they're so insincere
They just intrude and exclude, this impossible year
[Verse 3]
There's no you and me, this impossible year
Only heartache and heartbreak and gin made of tears
The bitter pill I swallow, the scar's souvenir
That tattoo, your last bruise, this impossible year
[Bridge]
There's never air to breathe, there's never in-betweens
These nightmares always hang on past the dream...
[Outro]
There's no sunshine...
There's no you and me...
There's no good times...
This impossible year...
Impossible Year was written by Brendon Urie & Jake Sinclair & Sam Hollander.
Impossible Year was produced by Jake Sinclair.
Panic! at the Disco released Impossible Year on Fri Jan 15 2016.
Urie explains to Coup de Main that writing this mournful song served as catharsis, a release of stress:
It felt like for a lot of people, especially in 2016, that it was kind of an impossible year. I felt defeated a lot of times, and ultimately with fuckbag Trump whatever, that idiot in office. I t...
Urie explains to Fuse how Frank Sinatra inspired him to croon in this song, something new to him:
I always had a deep appreciation and love for Frank Sinatra […] the timbre of his voice is so rich and the messages he’s creating and portraying is so strong. And that’s how I felt this time [when writ...