Sophomore Jinx
sElf * Track #2 On Subliminal Plastic Motives
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Sophomore Jinx by sElf
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sElfProduced by
Mike Mahaffey & Matt MahaffeyWrited by
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This song is about the pressure to create a followup album. Lots of disdain for the record industry on display in this track.
Taken from an annotation in the chorus:
A “sophomore jinx” is a music industry term for an underwhelming / misunderstood second album that, for any multitude of reasons, fa...
Sophomore Jinx Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Give them what they want, when they want, when they know what they want
I'm sick of thinking for myself so I'll play along
Stick me in a room full of books, suits, and record deals
Be sure to make some coffee with your cream and ask me how I feel
It's been a long, lonely wait
Oh, we can hardly wait
To hear the tunes you have made
I'll bet they're really great
There's something to the way
You find time to create
The second album is late
Where is it anyway?
[Chorus]
Here I am, believe the sound
You breathe, I'm in up to my knees
Disregard everything
'Cause now I'm over my sophomore jinx
You're crowding my dollar signs
Make everyone sing your little songs I'll call mine
My sophomore jinx, get to the back of my line
Love turns to hate when I stand a million to one
To one...
[Verse 2]
X amount of dollars for my head, should I say commodity
Help me get Madonna off my bed, she's just too drunk to sing
Management's explaining, entertaining to the industry
They've heard the same spiel a million times, maybe two or three
The illusion is sealed
The band's all wrapped in chains
Wish their vibe was still real
Now it all sounds the same tonight
All the grooves that they steal
All the blues down on Beale
Prolific wisdom English poets often write
[Chorus]
Here I am, believe the sound
You breathe, I'm in up to my knees
Disregard everything
'Cause now I'm over my sophomore jinx
You're crowding my dollar signs
Make everyone sing your little words, they don't rhyme
My sophomore jinx, you've wasted all of my precious time
Love turns to hate when I stand a million to one
[Outro]
Long, lonely wait
Instant replay
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah, yeah
Sophomore Jinx Q&A
Who wrote Sophomore Jinx's ?
Sophomore Jinx was written by Mike Mahaffey & Matt Mahaffey.
Who produced Sophomore Jinx's ?
Sophomore Jinx was produced by Mike Mahaffey & Matt Mahaffey.
When did sElf release Sophomore Jinx?
sElf released Sophomore Jinx on Tue Oct 24 1995.
What did sElf say about "Sophomore Jinx"?
“I wrote that when I knew nothing about the industry and I was sitting in this lawyer’s office and he was giving me the “Kid, you got talent” thing and I was just sweating my balls off. I went home and wrote that song, because I was predicting the future, thinking that if I get a record deal I’m goi...