The Phoenix - Commentary

So the first song on the record is called 'The Phoenix'
Uh, it's a song that, um, it kinda happened very quickly and then very slowly
We started with, um, this initial burst of inspiration, um
And then it kinda took us a while to figure out how to finish off the rest of the song
Um, but it was one of the most exciting songs for us, I think
(Yup)

Yeah, that's awesome
I feel like, uh, definitely reminds me of being a teenager in the summer, running around with fireworks and skateboards

This song to me kinda encapsulates the rebirth, I guess
And y'know, kinda the idea behind the record, for me

There was- there was a time up to the- up to getting this song written where I was
I wasn't-
It was like everything was good but I didn't feel like my, like
Like I was in all of it yet
And when I heard this song back the first time, I was like
It just changed the entire record for me (yeah)
So, the whole thing, y'know, that's one of the reasons why it's a great first track for us

Plus I think the music and the chorus is so cool
There's like a couple of different, like, counter-melodies going on
That I think all, like, feel like totally different vibes on their own
But when they come together, it makes something incredibly epic