The song is designed to be a nod to classic “chugging” rock and roll. Vocalist Scott McMicken goes in depth on the background of the song in his interview with Consequence Of Sound.
Toby’s vision for that song was a real chugging, basic shuffle rock and roll song that we can make weird in a couple...
[Verse 1]
My father believe in the power and glory
And my mother believe in him
And I believe that the sun's gonna rise
No matter the shape I'm in
[Verse 2]
So I roll with the rolling thunder
And I howl with the howling wind
And I drift downstream for as long as it takes
To get up and around the bend
[Chorus]
'Cause I tried so hard to make sense of it all
And I'll be damned if I do it again
Yeah, I'll be damned if I do it again
Probably there's someone greasing the wheel
Pointing it straight downhill, oh no
Yeah, right at me
[Verse 3]
Rain's gonna rain 'till Monday
And the sun's gonna shine in May
And in between my nights of dreaming
I'll find some way to spend the day
So I empty out all of my pockets
And throw everything away
And I can believe that life's a breeze
'Till I'm under the wheels again
[Chorus]
'Cause I tried so hard to make sense of it all
And I'll be damned if I do it again
Yeah, I'll be damned if I do it again
Probably there's someone greasing the wheel
Pointing it straight downhill, oh no
Yeah, right at me
[Verse 4]
And probably that someone greasing the wheel
And pointing it straight downhill
Who can tell?
I can tell you, it's me
[Verse 5]
Oh well, I can tell by the way the rain fell
That I'm under the wheels again
And now I believe 'cause it happened to me
I'm under the wheels again
[Outro]
Oh well, I can tell by the way the rain fell
That I'm under the wheels again
Yeah, I'm under the wheels again
See, I'm under the wheels again
I'm under the wheels again
Under the Wheels was written by Toby Leaman.
Under the Wheels was produced by Gus Seyffert.
Dr. Dog released Under the Wheels on Fri Apr 27 2018.
Toby’s vision for that song was a real chugging, basic shuffle rock and roll song that we can make weird in a couple various, subtle ways. Like great old Stones songs, when you break them down. It’s just some muddy guitar and you can barely hear this, and maybe this thing is way too loud, but then t...