you're wearing it down

"How to make creme brûlée french toast w/ Jukebox the Ghost" from February 2009. 

Tommy Siegel on Half Crazy:

"Originally, this song was called “You’re Dead”, and was a very They Might Be Giants-influenced joke of a song. The basic message of the original was “Don’t be sad, you’re already dead.” Ben and Jesse liked some parts of the song, but ultimately didn’t like the message, which in hindsight is very, very understandable. I spent some time rewriting it, thought of a catchier chorus, spun the lyrics towards normalcy a bit, and Half Crazy was the result.

Originally, Ben and Jesse were forceful about turning it into a prettier, low-key song but I stood my ground and it eventually turned into the new-wave keytar dance song that I wanted it to be. I can’t tell you who the song is about because they probably have google alerts attached to their name.”