Originally written for Zach Braff’s 2014 film Wish You Were Here, this track ended up being included on The Shins' fifth album, Heartworms
That movie was a “spiritual sequel” to Garden State, Braff’s 2004 flick that initially propelled The Shins to mainstream popularity via the use of “New Slang” a...
[Chorus]
I had this crazy idea
Somehow we'd coast to the end
Change lies in every direction
So now, I guess we'll just begin again
[Verse 1]
Oh girl, it's been a while
Since we met, out there in the cold
Seems so long ago
It's hard not to imagine
The lives we used to have
When the nights were ours alone
So now what?
[Chorus]
I had this crazy idea
Somehow we'd coast to the end
Change lies in every direction
So now, I guess we'll just begin again
I think you know you're my best friend
[Verse 2]
It's sort of an unspoken rule
That things will not turn out the way you plan
You know that I
I can handle all of that
If I can still take your hand
Will you still think I'm strong
If I admit that I was wrong?
So now what?
[Chorus]
I had this crazy idea
Somehow we'd coast to the end
Change lies in every direction
So now, I guess we'll just begin again
I hope you know you're my best friend
[Outro]
I had this crazy idea
Somehow we'd coast to the end
Change lies in every direction
So now, I guess we'll just begin again
I guess we'll just begin again
(I guess we'll just begin again)
I guess we'll just begin again
(I guess we'll just begin again)
I guess we'll just begin again
(I guess we'll just begin again)
I guess we'll just begin again
(I guess we'll just begin again)
I guess we'll just begin again
(I guess we'll just begin again)
So Now What was written by James Mercer.
So Now What was produced by Richard Swift.
The Shins released So Now What on Mon Jun 23 2014.