“Pushing daisies” is an euphemism for being dead. Your body is dead in the ground, and being used as fertilizer by plants. Hence you are “pushing” plants up from the ground.
Ben has also said about this song:
“It’s the epiphany moment for Jett that he can’t change the world, as much as he dislikes...
[Verse 1]
If you let go
You might find the end holds your new start
These cycles, they keep us in motion
So we can take the next step
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And if I know that one thing's true
It is the fact that I don't know nothing at all
Everyone seems to think they do
But they don't care and it's all wrong
[Chorus]
So if you're asking me
Remember we all end up pushing daisies
And that's the way it is
Oh, if you're asking me
You gotta let it go, you gotta let it be
And know that I can't change the world
And that's just how it is
[Verse 2]
It's a long road, but I'm not scared
I'm so sure, I'm so clear
Oh no, you can't fight it, you can't fight love
You can't go back
And no, you can't kill time, yeah
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And if I know that one thing's true
It is the fact that I don't know nothing
And it all comes back to you
It's a new start, it's the next step
[Chorus]
So if you're asking me
Remember we all end up pushing daisies
And that's the way it is
Oh, if you're asking me
You gotta let it go, you gotta let it be
And know that I can't change the world
And that's just how it is
(That's just how it is
That's just how it is
That's just how it is)
[Outro]
Well, I'm sure you can see that I'm doing much better now
Me and my girl with the world all figured out
Life is a joke and we get dead anyhow
Lowlife kids got to live how you wanna live
Fuck society, fuck your politics
Fuck yourself and fuck the way it is
Pushing Daisies was written by Dani Washington & Joshua Halling & Sam Bowden & Seb Barlow & Ben Barlow & Matt West.
Pushing Daisies was produced by Matt Squire.
Neck Deep released Pushing Daisies on Fri Jul 24 2020.
It’s the epiphany moment for Jett that he can’t change the world, as much as he dislikes it, and his acceptance that we’re only here for a limited time and have to find out own purpose. Everyone has their own theories about the meaning of life, but I’ve come to the realisation there is no meaning, b...