Let It Happen
| Released: | 2007-10-16 |
| Length: | 3:25 |
| Label: | Interscope Records |
| Producer: | Chris Testa, John Fields |
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I have a ringing in my head
And no one to help me answer it
Even with you close enough to kiss
Every minute is arranged
Every moment lasts a day
But thinking about it can't help me let go, I know
[Chorus]
Talk, talking a lot, but it's still talk
Gotta love how it's somehow all on me
All the petty scenes
And all the pretty things
Say whatever you want, cause I can laugh it off
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
I can laugh it off
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
[Verse 2]
I must look like I'm running away
To you at your faster pace
Wonder what it is you could have seen, in me
Yeah, I'm the evil one who said
Gonna let everything just happen
And like my chest, my ears are proud
Collision is such an ugly sound
I can hear ya now
[Chorus x2]
Talk, talking a lot, but it's still talk
Gotta love how it's somehow all on me
All the petty scenes
And all the pretty things
Say whatever you want, cause I can laugh it off
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
I can laugh it off
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
[Bridge]
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
Ha, ha, ha-ah, ha, ha-ah-ah
I can hear ya now
[Chorus x2]
Talk, talking a lot, but it's still talk
Gotta love how it's somehow all on me
All the petty scenes
And all the pretty things
Say whatever you want, cause I can laugh it off
Recording Details
Reflecting on Let It Happen Jim Adkins said "l always wanted to write an “I ain’t missing you”-- feigning strength as a defense song." [1]
Reception with Charting Data/Certification/Sales Data
Personnel
- Amy Ross – additional vocals
Other Versions
Tempe Session
A version of this song from the Tempe Sessions appears on Chase This Light Japanese Deluxe edition. This version is slightly longer at 3:27 long.
See Also
References
- ↑ http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com/blog/index.php, Band Blog, Jimmy Eat World, 2007-10-09, Jimmy Eat World, Jimmy Eat World, 2021-05-16, 10.09.07 vancouver, bc. day off. i was asked to write a blurb for journalists ( is "blurb" in the book?) about each of the songs. here is as concise as i can get about each tune without trampling on what you might make of it for yourself. we have never thought it was our job to explain songs. that is a rant for another time. but, after a few people asking me questions about the tunes and having really, really off base interpretations i thought it may be a good idea to at least point people in a closer direction. so, spoiler alert. i guess. 1. Big Casino-A loser anthem. Song about disgruntled burn-out dreams of success and what they would do with it. 2. Let It Happen-Always wanted to write an “I ain’t missing you”-- feigning strength as a defense song. 3.Always Be- about co-dependancy; vulnerability exploited. 4. Carry You-With distance and time, it becomes easier to invent qualities that may not have existed in a relationship. And to falsely believe those qualities could be included in a current version of the relationship. 5. Electable (Give It Up)-Frustration with the lack of intelligent political discourse in America. Why is attempting to polarize such an effective distraction from accountability? 6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues-A song about apathy. Oppression is an abstraction and thought of as someone else’s problem… until it’s you that finds yourself defending your rights. 7. Felling Lucky-A bar brawl song. Another loser anthem. yup. 8. Here It Goes-Know what is truly important to you. Don’t lose sight of that in the face of opportunity OR in the face of desperation. 9. Chase This Light-Becoming self-aware in the middle of a special experience. The “chase” is trying to find that feeling of discovery. of challange. 10. Firefight-Because it is new, everything is a big deal. 11. Dizzy-Unspoken awkwardness when two people are faced with their past. jim back to topPosted On: Oct 09, 2007 by Jim, https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192957/http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com/blog/index.php?varDay=all, 2007-10-12
External Links
Jimmy Eat Pod Episode Link: https://www.jimmyeatpod.com/026-let-it-happen/