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This song is about singer/guitarist Jake Ewald missing his girlfriend while Modern Baseball is on tour.
The title of this song could have several meanings: “Mass” could refer to the state of Massachusetts which is referenced in the song, a Catholic mass in keeping with the religious themes of the a...
[Verse 1: Jake Ewald]
Pulled over at midday
The joker's still wet behind the ears
He hands off a novel of novice citations outside the service station
The glue sets beneath our heels
[Chorus: Jake Ewald]
My baby's in Massachusetts
And all this booze is useless
Sunset, sing my scratched-out, sighing soul to sleep
And the cashier here is ruthless
Jeanette, I wrote your name down
But I'd hate that job as much as you do
If I was stuck between
Barton and Binghamton too
[Verse 2: Jake Ewald]
Days like this, I miss listening to records
Making coffee together, snowglobes and Jersey sheets
I tried sleeping in our bed without you last night
That didn't work at all, 'cause I couldn't sleep
Sometimes, I wish it was still last summer
And you still lived in South Philly
And I wasn't playing a show in Nebraska, or Austin, Texas
Asking the kids what they ate for breakfast
[Bridge: Jake Ewald]
But here I am, Valero bathroom
Who's paid to keep these things cliché?
Bury me beneath New York State
It's the only place where I feel dead
[Chorus: Jake Ewald]
My baby's in Massachusetts
And all this booze is useless
Sunset, sing my scratched-out, sighing soul to sleep
And the cashier here is ruthless
Jeanette, I wrote your name down
But I'd hate that job as much as you do
If I was stuck between
Barton and Binghamton too
Mass was written by Jake Ewald.
Mass was produced by Joe Reinhart.
Modern Baseball released Mass on Fri May 13 2016.
In an interview with WXPN’s The Key, Jake Ewald said:
This song is about how much I hate upstate New York.