K.Flay told Spin in June:
I started writing [TGIF] when Donald Trump was president, a time when I felt so acutely that my government didn’t represent me, that my government was filled with lunatics and criminals. And I was simultaneously fixated on the absurdity of the work week — this notion that...
[Intro]
Na-na-na
Na-na-na
Na-na-na
Na-na-na (Woo)
[Verse 1]
The world is run by lunatics, so who gives a fuck?
Let's light it up, let's make a mess, let's coalesce, let's make a fuss
The world is filled with psychopaths, so I wanna drink
I wanna fight, I wanna rage against the fucking machine (Shut the—)
They tell me I can't be myself, but myself's all I can be (Shut the—)
I'm unique and I do it seven days of the week (Shut the—)
I'm feelin' free, but the world, it wanna keep me down (Shut the—)
See, I'm a king, I won't let anybody take my crown (Shut the—)
[Chorus]
Thank God it's Friday and I'm feelin' alive
I'll do it my way 'til the day that I die
Thank God it's Friday and I'm gettin' some love
Middlе fingers up 'til the reapеr shows up, yeah
[Verse 2]
The world is owned by maniacs, so I'm makin' art
I'm goin' hard, I'm takin' names, actin' insane, breakin' guitars
The world, it don't take prisoners, so I'm goin' wild
I'm actin' up 'cause I got sick of fuckin' fakin' my smile (Woo)
Lost in a mosh pit, coughin', wanna call God, but he's out of the office
Clickbait shot 'til we all get nauseous
Amazon boxes lookin' like coffins
I'm exhausted, but I ain't dead yet
Life's a dog fight
Baby, come and place your bets
[Chorus]
Thank God it's Friday and I'm feelin' alive
I'll do it my way 'til the day that I die
Thank God it's Friday and I'm gettin' some love
Middle fingers up 'til the reaper shows up, yeah
Middle fingers up 'til the reaper shows up, yeah
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Thank God it's Friday and I'm feelin' alive
I'll do it my way 'til the day that I die
Thank God it's Friday and I'm gettin' some love
Middle fingers up 'til the reaper shows up, yeah
Thank God it's Friday and I'm feelin' alive
I'll do it my way 'til the day that I die
Thank God it's Friday and I'm gettin' some love
Middle fingers up 'til the reaper shows up, yeah
TGIF was written by JT Daly & K.Flay & Tommy English & Tom Morello.
TGIF was produced by JT Daly & Tommy English.
In a Reddit AMA, K.Flay said that TGIF is her favorite song from Inside Voices.
Flay also commented on the production of TGIF in a June interview with Spin:
The word I kept using during the process was DEMENTED. I wanted the track to feel demented, unhinged, insane.
Tom Morello described the song...