The penultimate track off MUNA’s self-titled third album, Loose Garment sees the band wearing their sadness, but not letting it choke them.
Said McPherson of the song:
[It] does feel like a little bit of a thesis statement for where we’re at with the songs and with our own personal growth at the m...
[Verse 1]
I knew before it started this August would be a hard one
Late summer love sprung up between us
Didn't last through the seasons
I'm broken hearted, I'm disappointed
It was still beautiful
Took myself out to dinner and cried about you on the way home
[Chorus]
Used to wear my sadness like a choker, yeah, it had me by the throat
Tonight I feel I'm draped in it, like a loose garment
I just let it flow
I just let it flow
[Post-Chorus]
(Ah)
(Ah)
(Ah, ah)
[Verse 2]
I could come up with reasons I didn't love you well enough
Shooting a second arrow into the hole where the first was
We've paid in pain, now we'll keep the change
The blame is for the birds
I'll break it up in pieces and feed it to them by the river
[Chorus]
Used to wear my sadness like a choker, yeah, it had me by the throat
Tonight I feel I'm draped in it, like a loose garment
I just let it flow
[Post-Chorus]
(Ah)
(Ah)
(Ah, ah)
Loose Garment was written by Naomi McPherson & Josette Maskin & Katie Gavin.
Loose Garment was produced by MUNA.
MUNA released Loose Garment on Fri Jun 24 2022.
‘Loose Garment’ started because I was looking at furniture and I made a beat and called it ‘Teak Wood Nine’. I sent Katie a bunch of beats that had wood and furniture names. We all love Imogen Heap and her collaboration with Guy Sigsworth. The band Frou Frou, they’re a touchstone for us, both her so...
Yes! MUNA performed “Loose Garment,” as well as “Silk Chiffon” and “Stayaway,” as part of their NPR Tiny Desk Concert: