“YUKON (INTERLUDE)” is the second single off SMITHEREENS. On the song, Joji sings in his typical melancholy manner about driving around aimlessly in various vehicles to distract himself from someone he seems to care for. The track was first teased the day before its release when he revealed he woul...
[Intro]
And my eyes get low in that all-white truck, I can barely see shit
And my eyes get low in that all-white truck, I can barely see
(Girl, I might be)
[Verse]
And I overflow like mercury
Glowing with uncertainty (Glowing with uncertainty)
Circles at the Chevron (Girl, I might be)
I might be forever gone (Bitch, I might be gone)
And my eyes get low in that all-white truck, I can barely see shit
Hit the gas like you wouldn't believe it
Thank God I was always healing
In a time so slow, I was thinking 'bout us rearranging pieces
Speeding up on that all-black Demon
Going west, I don't got no reasons
I was throwing stones at Hercules
Throwing them so perfectly
Circles at the Chevron
I can't be forever young
[Outro]
Empty choir, operated from above
My voice will be their voice until I'm free
My hands will be their hands until I'm free
YUKON (INTERLUDE) was written by Joji & Isaac Sleator.
YUKON (INTERLUDE) was produced by Joji & Isaac Sleator.
Joji released YUKON (INTERLUDE) on Fri Aug 26 2022.
Yukon is a territory in Northwest Canada. Though Joji was born in Osaka Japan, and lived there until he was 18, he attended Canadian Academy, an international school in Kobe. Yukon could be a reference to his upbringings.