“Moviegoer” is a song about the relationship between human connection and art, exploring how indulging ourselves in art instead of building relationships is making a lonelier society. Jacklin wrote the song in a moment of rage and sadness, both feeling the limitations of art in trying to replace hum...
[Verse 1]
It opens with a wide shot
The scene is bare, dry, and hot
There's a vintage car outside of a bar
Someone thin is smoking with a look all-knowing
Probably dressed in black, in act two, they crack
[Chorus]
Moviegoer's twenty dollars down
Loves to throw their film knowledge around the workplace
Movie director is going down too
Twenty million dollars, still nobody understands you
[Verse 2]
Where the grass is greener, kitchen bench-top's cleaner
There's no rubbish here, no physical fear
The family dog is youngеr with a healthy liver
They can run rеal fast, this time avoid the cars
[Chorus]
Moviegoer's forty dollars down
Nobody from work invites them round for dinner
Movie director is going down too
Forty million dollars, still nobody loves you
[Verse 3]
Moving through the city, somebody runs into me
They apologise, I apologise
We are both so sorry, they say, "Come on, try it on me
If you can say it to a stranger, you can call your sister later"
[Chorus]
Moviegoer's sixty dollars down now
Watching the ship go down with the hero
Movie director is going down to
The bar on the corner hoping to meet someone new
Moviegoer was written by Julia Jacklin.
Moviegoer was produced by Julia Jacklin & Marcus Paquin.
Julia Jacklin released Moviegoer on Fri Aug 26 2022.