The third single off Glory Sound Prep involves Jon reflecting on his life. “Stupid Deep” sees him questioning if the driving force behind his accomplishments is the hole in his heart, a heart to him that feels bottomless. Jon wonders if the things he hopes for are the very things he may already have...
[Chorus]
What if who I hoped to be was always me?
And the love I fought to feel was always free?
What if all the things I've done, yeah
Were just attempts at earning love? Yeah
'Cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep
Stupid deep
[Verse]
What if where I've tried to go was always here?
And the path I've tried to cut was always clear?
Why has life become a plan, yeah
To put some money in my hand?
When the love I really need is stupid cheap
Stupid cheap
[Chorus]
What if who I hoped to be was always me?
And the love I fought to feel was always free?
What if all the things I've done
Were just attempts at earning love? Yeah
'Cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep
Oh, stupid deep
[Chorus]
What if who I hoped to be was always me?
And the love I fought to feel was always free?
What if all the things I've done (What if all the things I've done)
Were just attempts at earning love?
But the hole inside my heart is stupid deep
Oh, stupid deep
[Outro]
Deep
Stupid Deep was written by Raul Cubina & Travis Mendes & Mark Williams & Christianne Jensen & Jon Bellion.
Stupid Deep was produced by Jon Bellion & Mark Williams & Raul Cubina.
Jon Bellion released Stupid Deep on Fri Nov 02 2018.
In a now-deleted tweet, Jon released a snippet of the track alongside a video which featured him hanging onto his life over a chasm.
Once that first stanza was written, I was like, there’s nothing else for me to say. [In the behind the scenes video], I’m just looking at these lyrics, like, “Yo, is this my life? Has everything I’ve ever done been because I have a giant gap in my heart that I need attention and love from people?” L...