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Did You Ever Think It Would Be Like This?

by Mute The TV

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I wrote this song during the first lockdown, so, it's sort of fitting that it's being released in another lockdown almost a year later. I wrote it at a time when my anxiety was at its worst, I couldn't sleep, I could barely eat, I was crying at night time and overall I was just very anxious. After a breakdown, I went to the doctor and started on an anti-depressant, did some counselling and tried to change my lifestyle with running, sea swimming and better food and I'm now coming off the anti-depressant. I guess the song for me musically, is a sort of reflection of how manic my brain was at the time and I think Ellie managed to capture this in the artwork too.
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The song is very much me speaking to myself. I'm very self-aware and so when I know I'm not feeling good, I'm very aware of it and tell myself that I'm being irrational and that I'm blowing things out of proportion, but at the same time, I couldn't shake these feelings. So the first verse, ''I got a lot to tell ya, but you won't open up your ears, so concerned with the future, 'cause everything is so unclear, it's alright'' is me telling myself to listen to myself and that I know the future is unclear, but it'll be alright.
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The second verse then, ''you've got so many questions, I can only answer one or two, it's no cause for panic, I'm figuring it out too, it's alright, you've got some time to figure it out'' - is me acknowledging that I'm freaking out, what career path should I follow, will I ever have a gig again, will the Coronavirus situation get better, can I make a career out of being a musician, will I ever get a mortgage, will my parents be alright? etc. and accepting that I don't have all of the answers, but telling myself that I now have some time to try to figure some of this stuff out.
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Something I relied heavily on during this time was listening to music, as cliche as it is, it was an escape, hence the lyrics, ''turn up the stereo, mute the tv, it's all you gotta do to get through to me'' - I also thought it would be sort of clever to work the name of the band into the lyrics, maybe it's naff, I don't know, but I like it.

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released January 29, 2021
Mixed by Ingmar Kiang
Mastered by Fergal Davis
Artwork by Ellie Palmer

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Mute The TV are a two piece band of brothers, Elliot Crampton and Dylan E. Crampton.

Fusing together their respective influences and musical styles, their aim is to approach their music in a way that neither of them are accustomed to. ... more

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