“Right on You” opens Benjamin Booker’s sophomore album Witness with mystifying electronic sounds that transition into rocking guitar riffs reminiscent of the punk-rock feel of Booker’s self-titled debut LP.
Like most of the songs on Witness, “Right on You” has a sound that stands alone amongst the...
[Verse 1]
So I start selfish, on my own
I'll be damned if I don't get what I want
Taking now while I have the chance
Right now I can only think for one
[Chorus]
It's right on you, right on you, right on you
It's right on you, yeah it's right on you
Yeah, it's right on you
[Verse 2]
Bump those keys, order G&Ts
It's like everything I touch is gold
I'll be fine, stop by 25
They say kids these days will live forever
[Chorus]
It's right on you, right on you, right on you
It's right on you, yeah, it's right on you
Yeah, it's right on you
[Bridge]
Death is hard to a
Is hard to a
Is hard to imagine
Death is hard to a
Is hard to a
Is hard to imagine
[Chorus]
It's right on you, right on you, right on you
It's right on you, yeah, it's right on you
Yeah, it's right on you
Right on You was written by Benjamin Booker.
Right on You was produced by Sam Cohen.
Benjamin Booker released Right on You on Fri Apr 21 2017.
Booker told The FADER in an email that the song “is about the selfish, lonely and hedonistic nature of modern life where death is ‘right on you’ but seems ‘hard to imagine.’”