‘Petty Crime’ is about trying to reverse something that holds massive momentum, and it’s about storytelling. This last year I had a friend in the throes of a mental health crisis, and during that time he was confronted by the police, beaten and thrown in jail. During all of this I was sort of bracin...
[Verse 1]
Caroline, I think we might be cursed
We've been rollin' 'round this town in a hearse
Caroline, I know it makes you sick
Despite myself, I can't rid myself of it
[Pre-Chorus]
Anyone else feel the air is thin?
Same shirt fits a bit too tight around my chin
Keep an eye outside, I'll grab the key
We'll take this Lincoln for a ride down 93
[Chorus]
It's a petty crime, petty crime
Petty crime, petty crime
[Verse 2]
Caroline, I told you a lie
This is no life but I'm afraid to die
Caroline, you know I'm no Quaker
But death isn't a visitor when the hearse driver's your neighbor
[Pre-Chorus]
Hearse in reverse, tore down the interstate
A story to drive backwards through what I can't change
I'll knock on the nursery door and you grab him
Oddity pallbearer, would you let me in?
[Chorus]
It's a petty crime, petty crime
Petty crime, petty crime
It's a petty crime, petty crime
Petty crime, petty crime
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, oh-oh
Petty Crime was written by Brandon Hagen.
Petty Crime was produced by Patrick Hyland.
Vundabar released Petty Crime on Wed Feb 05 2020.