Tell Me It Is - Commentary

I think that there's a moment in my household, um

My wife and I have talked about it several times, like

I tend to be, I know that y'all don't believe this

But I tend to be the level-headed one in my household

And my wife tends to be the one that either is worrying

Or trying to figure something out, and

I'm normally the one that comes in, and it's like

Alright, let's break this down, let's do this, let's figure this out

There was a moment when everything was falling apart

And we were trying to figure out our careers

And whether or not we were gonna be able to play in these shows

Trying to figure out, I mean at the end of the day

How are we gonna pay the bills? How are we gonna do this?

How are we gonna do that?

Going through what everyone was going through

That was when I needed her to be that person

And so, the vulnerable side of this song

And there were a few of those songs written over that time period

But this song was really close

And I think that when I told the rest of the guys

Like, I really need to record this one

I know we're really trying to find that positive big vibe

That we all wanna portray to the world

But I really need this one

So I think it worked out really well

I love it, and I think that to me it's special

We've always gravitated towards like, the sad slow ballads

Over our lives and careers

And I think we've learned that those don't always translate the best

Like in the live show, and those don't always serve us the best

And so, if we're gonna really go after a song

That is that lower tempo and has a bit more emotion to it

It really has to be compelling, and we really have to believe in it

And so, this was one of those songs

That we definitely all rose our hand

And fell in love with, and when we got in the studio

The way that the bridge is put together

Just absolutely love the way that the song is like

At a really good place, and then it just elevates

And it just feels like it just kinda takes off and soars for a while

Which we don't usually get that chance to explore that area

In like the bridge of the song

I just feel like it's really unique

And just adds that little bit of extra power to it

I remember when we were in the studio recording the song

Kinda like sitting down, getting ready to hit the record button

And being like, kinda getting in a mental state of like

Okay, this has to come from your heart

Like this is a real emotion

Emotion needs to be a part of recording this song

And that being an important thing

And like, you know, hearing the song start

And just kinda like closing our eyes

And you know, just getting to it and feeling it

And really like, being connected to it