in a Behind The Song video Brian says the song was inspired by a tie-dye dragon art project the band wanted to make. They wanted to create this giant tie dye dragon and have it on stage with a moving mouth and smoke coming out and a band member voicing it, but once the dragon was made they couldn’t...
[Verse 1]
I was on LSD when I saved that family
And I was on LSD at all the talk shows after
'Cause Jackie slapped me at a family party last year
He mumbled something
I mumbled something back
Neither of us said anything after that
Neither of us said anything after that
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
[Verse 2]
Back at school I was anxious
Played it cool
Let other people do the stressing for me
I'm a fool to feel anxious
When something dies that’s it
It’s dead, I gotta let it be
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
[Post-Chorus]
Guided by confused light
I am guided by confused light
I see the future in mysterious ways
I’m just a tie dye dragon
[Bridge]
I guess I’m older now
I guess I’m older now
I am caught in between who I am
And who I’m supposed to be
Everything’s confusing…
Everything’s confusing…
Everything’s confusing…
Everything’s confusing…
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I’m just a tie dye dragon
[Post-Chorus]
Guided by confused light
I am guided by confused light
I see the future in mysterious ways
I’m just a tie dye dragon
Tie Dye Dragon was written by The Front Bottoms.
Tie Dye Dragon was produced by Tom Warren & Mathew Uychich & Brian Sella.
The Front Bottoms released Tie Dye Dragon on Fri Mar 16 2018.