grandson played a short extract from this song on March 18th during a livestream on Instagram where he announced the release date of Drones, the second single off of his second album I Love You, I’m Trying.
A month later, the artist leaked When The Bomb Goes on a TikTok livestream after premiering...
[Verse 1]
Tried medication and therapy
They only seem to help temporarily
Only one thing that takes care of me
Self-sabotage only way to find clarity
Baby, I know that I been actin' strange lately
Maybe I'm not as crazy as what it may seem
If you with me, step right up (Right up)
Pop one, light up for the people just like us
[Pre-Chorus]
We are not alone (We are not alone)
Can you keep a secret? (Can you keep a secret?)
'Cause you never know
When the bomb goes
[Chorus]
We are not alone
Can you keep a secret?
'Cause you never know
When the bomb goes
[Verse 2]
Yeah, it's a army of lost souls, stuck in the potholes
Live at the crossroads, walkin' on hot coals
'Cause we were not told pyrite is not gold
We can't be bought, sold, let's lock, load
On the inside, felt like an outcast
Was ready to give up and deep down started to doubt that
If I spoke too loud that my voice might crack
Shout into the void and the void shouts back
[Pre-Chorus]
We are not alone
Can you keep a secret?
'Cause you never know
When the bomb goes
[Chorus]
We are not alone
Can you keep a secret?
'Cause you never know
When the bomb goes
[Post-Chorus]
When the bomb goes
[Bridge]
I'm isolated and overstimulated at the same time
Strugglin' to make sense of these thoughts trapped in my mind
And it's all coming to a head in my head, I could explode
I'm runnin' out of options and then the bomb goes
[Outro]
When the bomb goes
When the bomb goes
When The Bomb Goes was written by KRUPA & Jon Levine & grandson & Boonn & K.Flay & John Flynn.
When The Bomb Goes was produced by Boonn & KRUPA & Jon Levine & grandson & John Flynn.
grandson released When The Bomb Goes on Fri May 05 2023.
It speaks to the cyclical nature of falling apart, only to have to build it back up again—like, you’re only hurting yourself by throwing these tantrums. If I want to throw a plate at the wall, at some point, I’m going to be the one that has to sweep it up. This is when I begin to reflect on this alb...