Johnny Boy

Don't Blame Me

This song is about Earth; Gaia. Replace Johnny with Gaia and you have the meaning of the song.

— Chad Lewine

A song praising someone named Johnny for all they do that goes unnoticed by others.

Choose Lit

Choose Lit

Substance and alcohol use and abuse are more than modern science, academia and medicine want us to believe. Addiction is real, but no one is an addict for life. The system just slaps you with a label for life. That doesn't heal. I hope this song can at least spark a conversation that can.

— Chad Lewine

Snapshot of a person's regular substance use/abuse summed up in a simple question: if we know it is wrong, why don't we stop?

I wrote this as a response to people on social media getting mad at me for pointing out harsh, deep or uncomfortable truths about society.

— Chad Lewine

"Don't shoot the messenger" in song form. A song for the whistle blowers, caller-outers, and loud mouths that speak the hard truth.

All I Wanna Do

HYPERISING

I originally thought everyone would understand that this was, in effect, a satirical commentary, almost parody of modern pop music, but because no one on social media really knew who I was yet, they thought I was being serious. Meh.

— Chad Lewine

A song commenting on the degradation and corruption of the lyrics and messaging of modern popular music.

Dark Nights

Dark Nights

I originally wrote this song about a friend who relapsed in 2013. Little did I know I was going to experience my own substance abuse episode almost ten years later.

— Chad Lewine

Mirroring the thoughts of a substance user/abuser/addict and asking the collective why narcotics and substances are so prevalent in our society.

35

35

I wrote this when I realized I needed a house because because I didn't feel comfortable/free to make music and sing how I wanted to in apartments anymore.

— Chad Lewine

A song about the desire for sovereign, owned housing in a broken socioeconomic system.