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West Virginia is the 10th Track from Back on Top and was the first song released from the album.
The band performed West Virginia on their network television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
An early demo was posted to the Front Bottoms’ YouTube channel under the working title “Katana”.
[Intro]
"Is it raining where you are?"
The only thing I could think to ask
But nothing ever hurt so bad
As the "no" that you said back
[Pre-Chorus]
But ain't that the truth, man?
Those are just facts
The farther you go from where you start
The harder it is to get back
[Chorus]
Love of my life
Gone forever
Love of my life
Gone for good
(This is for all my friends in West Virginia)
[Verse 1]
The good stuff comes, the good stuff goes
The good stuff seems so hard to hold
Hope it slides slowly down your throat
So the taste of it may linger
Right now I'm just a volcano (like I said)
On the brink of eruption (like I said!)
Right now I'm just a psycho
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
[Chorus]
Love of my life
Gone forever
Love of my life
Gone for good
[Verse 2]
I wish I may I wish I might
One day live life
Like a person in paradise
Right now I'm just a volcano (like I said!)
On the brink of eruption
Right now I'm just a psycho
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
Hell-bent on self-destruction
[Refrain]
Ride or die
Brothers for life
Darkest days
Coldest nights
Ride or die
Brothers for life
Darkest days
Coldest nights
There ain't no doctor on Earth
There ain't no lord up above
Who knows a strong enough medicine
Or a life-saving love
[Bridge]
Like I said I thought I was focused
I thought I had it all figured out
I had to organize my words good
Before they'd fall right out my mouth
And I had learned that the direction
I was walking was so wrong
I just need a little help here, man
To find the path I should be on
[Chorus]
Love of my life
Gone forever
Love of my life
Gone for good
Love of my life
Gone forever
Get her back good
Good lord you know
I wish I could
West Virginia was written by Ciaran O’Donnell & Tom Warren & Mathew Uychich & Brian Sella.
West Virginia was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
The Front Bottoms released West Virginia on Wed Jun 10 2015.
Singer Brian Sella told the A.V. Club that the band simply has fond associations with the state of West Virginia, owing to particularly large and enthusiastic audiences in their early touring in that state.