Over a woozy, hazy, Mac DeMarco-style backdrop, “The Way Things Change” expresses the volatile and transient nature of life, and the only constant thing is being you.
The song was served as the first single from his upcoming album and had only been announced two days before it’s releasing:
[Verse 1]
I can't hear any words they say
I swear I must have lost the frame
Well, my friends think my soul is dead (thanks man)
But I'm just trapped in my own head
[Chorus]
And I cry, and you cry
Cause we don't lie
The way things change
And I hold it down but I ain't the same
You keep goin', keep goin'
You have to keep goin', you keep goin'
Well you keep goin', you keep goin', ya
You keep goin', you have to keep goin'
[Post-Chorus]
And you have to keep goin'
[Verse 2]
There is nothing that I can do
Just waiting for something new
And the time is swell before you even know
It's gone, ya, ya
[Chorus]
And I cry, and you cry
Cause we don't lie
The way things change
And I hold it down but I ain't the same
You keep goin', keep goin'
You have to keep goin', you keep goin'
Well keep goin', you keep goin', ya
You keep goin', you have to keep goin'
[Post-Chorus]
And you have to keep goin'
And you have to keep goin'
[Chorus]
And I cry, and you cry
Cause we don't lie
The way things change (change)
And I hold it down but I ain't the same
You keep goin', babe, keep goin', goin'
Keep goin', you keep goin'
You keep goin', you have to keep goin'
The Way Things Change was written by Tom Henry & Yellow Days.
The Way Things Change was produced by Tom Henry.
Yellow Days released The Way Things Change on Fri Apr 06 2018.
Yellow Days:
I think I’ve got to that age now where I’ve seen friends and relationships come and go so many times and existed within so many situations it’s become so clear that change is this unstoppable thing you have to become close with. And the track is all about dealing with that and learning...