What's That About? by Magazine Gap

CREDITS
Music by Magazine Gap
Lyrics by James Keen
Produced & Arranged by Brian McCook
© Jackaroo Records 2016

Magazine Gap are:
James Keen - Vocals & Guitar
Alex Ho - Piano
Brian McCook - Drums & Percussion

with:
Amadu Koroma - Bass Guitar
Binker Golding - Saxophone
Jeffrey Brown - Trumpet
Rustom Pomeroy - Violin
Catriona Parker - Violin
Laurie Anderson - Viola
Dominic Pecheur - Cello

Recorded at Livingston Studios & Westpoint Studios, London
Engineered by Joe Fields
Mixed by Brian Moore at Redbooth Recording Studio, New York
Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios, London

LYRICS
Don’t you find that there are times when things just blow your mind
And you feel that someone somewhere has to explain
As you wonder of the agenda that lurks behind
All the while you’re just thinking, here we go again

So what’s the story, what’s the deal, well that’s the question
And the best that you can hope for are some straight answers
You will find that there will be a lot of misdirection
So you got to just cut through the smoke and mirrors

Chorus:
No, you don’t want it, you don’t need it – something’s going on
You can feel it, you can sense it – right or wrong
Things are said and things are done that raises doubt
Leaves you hanging, and having to ask – What’s That About?

It doesn’t add up, it doesn’t make sense, no it’s out of line
When you know that they set up some algorithm
Gotta know why, gotta find a good/strong light to shine
Cos you won’t just accept it’s a glitch in the system

Middle 8:
Just an actor in the theatre of the strange and the absurd
A player, not a playwright, not given the last word
Can’t stage your own exit, or escape with some dignity
So dig deep, stand fast, and try to solve this mystery

Chorus:
No, you don’t want it, you don’t need it – something’s going on
You can feel it, you can sense it – right or wrong
Things are said, things are done – raises doubt
Leaves you hanging – What’s That About?