#354
The Flims - Pencil Jester
Monday 10th October, 2016
They say:
"Pencil Jester was originally written as an acoustic solo track for myself (Declan McGoran). However, I had always imagined it sounding bigger/heavier and so I held onto it for a few years until we as The Flims transformed it into what it is today - with quite a few changes instrumentally and lyrically throughout the verses to suit our style more so.
The song is about regrets and overthinking into things that we cannot change. At the end of the day though, we write our own story and therefore we can rub out/block out the bad stuff hence the line 'It's not ink it's pencil, we hold a pencil full of lead".
We say:
"An existential earworm with alt-psychedelic wig-outs and some really satisfying wordplay, you'll most likely find the chorus of Pencil Jester rattling around your head long after the track finishes."
'Pencil Jester' is taken from The Flims' 'Scuttlebutt EP', available to buy now.
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