The second single off Glory Sound Prep involves Jon reminiscing on the past, when he used to dream about what he now has. The use of the name “John Travolta” is a play on words with the country “Greece”, as John Travolta starred in the popular film Grease, released in 1978.
[Verse 1: Jon Bellion & Travis Mendes]
A song a day for six years seems like light years away from today
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Too many coincidences and instances of God's hand, it's insane
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
I thought my way to greatness
I could claim this, but He gave me the brain (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
You know what I'm saying?
And those thoughts can get confusing, it's amusing
But tonight, we celebrate (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
[Pre-Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Lay me down, put me out
Call me home, let me know
I'm ready to go
'Cause I was down, now, I've flown
Oh, what's reality lately?
[Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
And I don't mean John Travolta, yeah
And I don't mean John Travolta
[Verse 2: Jon Bellion & Travis Mendes]
Dancing under sunset in the mountains
Just reflecting for the day (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
I've seen this in my head a million times
But to see it come to life is just insane (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Champagne and orange juice
Mimosas were Pulp Fiction in the way (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
That all can get confusing, it's amusing
But tonight (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, celebrate)
[Pre-Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Lay me down, put me out
Call me home, let me know
I'm ready to go
'Cause I was down, now, I've flown
Oh, what's reality lately? (Oh)
[Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
[Pre-Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Lay me down, put me out
Call me home, let me know
I'm ready to go
'Cause I was down, now, I've flown
Oh, what's reality lately? (Oh)
[Chorus: Jon Bellion]
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
Remember dreams seemed far away
Was pinching pennies like Lane and Hardaway
Now my beats make feasts for holidays in Greece
And I don't mean John Travolta
[Outro: Jon Bellion]
(Far away, Hardaway)
(Holiday, don't mean John Travolta)
(Far away, Hardaway)
(Holiday, don't mean John Travolta)
Lay me down, put me out (Far away)
Call me home (Hardaway)
(Holiday, don't mean John Travolta)
(Don't mean John Travolta)
Call me home (Glory Sound Prep)
I'm ready to go
JT was written by Travis Mendes & Raul Cubina & Mark Williams & Jon Bellion.
JT was produced by Jon Bellion & Mark Williams & Raul Cubina.
Jon Bellion released JT on Fri Oct 26 2018.
On 23 October 2018, Jon Bellion tweeted concept art and hints regarding “JT.” The next day Bellion and VMG tweeted a snippet of the track: