I'm surprised no one has commented on this gorgeous song. He wrote it about his father and an argument they got in over a Rolling Stone photo shoot over dinner one night, which led him to thoughts of how he was abandoned by his father earlier in life.
To me, it's probably the most (straightforwardly) honest and personal song he's written so far. It's beautifully written, with the musical climax hitting right at the fighting imagery ("put up your fists/and I'll put up mine"). It's so brutal, yet so loving. One of the defining songs that makes Rufus one of the best new songwriters of the past decade.
I'm surprised no one has commented on this gorgeous song. He wrote it about his father and an argument they got in over a Rolling Stone photo shoot over dinner one night, which led him to thoughts of how he was abandoned by his father earlier in life.
To me, it's probably the most (straightforwardly) honest and personal song he's written so far. It's beautifully written, with the musical climax hitting right at the fighting imagery ("put up your fists/and I'll put up mine"). It's so brutal, yet so loving. One of the defining songs that makes Rufus one of the best new songwriters of the past decade.