“Treacherous Doctor,” intially inspired by a late night television segment was one of the newest tracks written for Wallows' debut LP Nothing Happens. Vocalist Braeden Lemasters has said this is his favorite track off the album.
The band explained the lyrical content of the track:
We wanted the so...
[Verse 1]
Could I trust you with my thoughts
Or would you use them all against me
Can you replace my eyes for yours
And see what I really look like
I could help you criticize
[Chorus 1]
Looking for a sense of relation
Where do people want me to be?
I can't help but cry on vacation
Dressed to un-impress easily
Losing sight again
I'll go ahead and give your eyes back now
[Verse 2]
You grow up, gone
So what's the point of connecting to anyone?
Is a relationship bought or is it won?
[Chorus 2]
Are the things I think are important
Simply just distractions from death?
All of my ideas turn to content
They can be conceived 'til they're read
Lost my words again
It doesn't matter
'Cause you wouldn't understand
[Chorus 3]
Love in teens and life in the twenties
Nothing much to look forward to
I can't help but cry on vacation
Is this the way to exit my youth?
Oh
[Outro]
Hey, treacherous doctor, do you know what's the matter with me?
Hey, treacherous doctor, do you know what's the matter with me?
Treacherous Doctor was written by Dylan Minnette & Cole Preston & Braeden Lemasters.
Treacherous Doctor was produced by John Congleton.
Wallows released Treacherous Doctor on Fri Mar 22 2019.
The original idea to “Treacherous Doctor” was written in Cole’s bedroom at USC after we heard a track called “Kim,” by our good friends Joy Again. The riff came out immediately, and the rest of the arrangement happened after Braeden just started drumming for three minutes on GarageBand and formed th...
What’s funny is that song in particular we only had the riff and chords as the first idea. Basically, we knew we wanted to record that for the album. I went to my drum kit in my house, pressed record, and started to make a demo on my own. I played through in my head of what it could be, I was playin...