i started this song in the fall of 2021 after a fight with a family member. i felt so misunderstood and frustrated by how childish and inconsequential the fight was - on my way home i wrote the first lyric “you said some things you never meant that you thought you did.” as time passed, the fight that started with my family member shifted to one between me and myself. i was so disappointed at how much energy i let the entire situation take from me - the song became as much about a fight with myself as it is about a fight with someone else.
in that moment i was certain that my relationships with my family member & myself would forever be deeply altered. but nothing actually changed - my wounds were just paper cuts. i wrote the lyric “you don’t hurt like you think you do, like a bug but i just scratch right through” - and the rest of the song fell into place. i realized i wasn’t writing about being angry or disappointed - i was writing about the power and amusement of realizing your own strength.
i produced the bones of the song as i wrote it. as the emotion of the song changed, i tried to make the song’s darker, grittier elements to work in a light, playful way - the muted guitars and distorted bass line still drive the song, but the chord changes feel less serious. i sent the entire project over to my friend struan finlay in new zealand to fill out the rest of the production.
collectors will get access to a collectors-only telegram chat. the golden egg winner will also receive a one off piece of “i could do this all night” merch.
written by ben kessler
produced by ben kessler & struan finlay
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You said some things you never meant that you thought you did
For a second I was tongue-tied, twisted like a kid
And I warned ya, you spend too much time in your head
You're a ticking bomb and I'm an easy hit
But you don't hurt like you think you do
Like a bug bite I just scratch right through
Try to chase me down 4th avenue
You know I'll always run back to you
Yeah I could do this all night
You throw a mean punch but
I know you can't fight
And I gave up trying to
Give a piece of my mind
I'll let you be right
Run all the circles you like
I could do this all night
Took a shot, took my shoes off, said I'm feeling tough
But the truth is I'd feel anything that you want
And I hope these nights don't take the ones I loved
Oh give me your worst, make it all hurt, let me know when you've had enough
Yeah I could do this all night
You throw a mean punch but
I know you can't fight
And I gave up trying to
Give a piece of my mind
I'll let you be right
Run all the circles you like
I could do this all night
I love it when you talk me down
Throw your best shot now
If it makes you feel better somehow
Knock my teeth right out
Yeah I could do this all night
You throw a mean punch but
I know you can't fight
And I gave up trying to
Give a piece of my mind
I'll let you be right
Run all the circles you like
I could do this all night
Yeah I could do this all night
You throw a mean punch but
I know you can't fight
And I gave up trying to
Give a piece of my mind
I'll let you be right
Run all the circles you like
I could do this all night
I love it when you talk me down
Throw your best shot now
