“I hope you settle down

I hope you marry rich

I hope you’re scared of all the ordinary sh*t”

As in when they don’t work out, Bruce wants her to find someone he believes is better for her. He wants her to marry someone that can give her luxury without the danger. Riches without the threat of harm. And he wants her to only be scared of normal things that people get scared of. Missing a utility bill payment. Accidentally running a red light. Spiders or heights or drowning. Not the things they see when they’re out on patrol. Not the loss they feel when someone doesn’t come home. Not the unspeakable horrors that separate them from the city that’s still sleeping. He wants her to find Bruce Wayne without Batman.

the last third of the album feels like staying super late at a party with your closest friends. it feels like privately checking in with everyone in the room song by song, your lover and yourself last.

candid laughter bookending "headed north" and dunking on cybertrucks in the middle? incredible.

"we go way back" is that friend you grew up with who is way more stable but always there for you.

favorite sorta-sequel to "growing sideways" is "spoiled" for me. i think the line "i'm still angry at my parents for what their parents did to them" is so much deeper when paired with the chorus. also the storm sounds that start at 4:02 <3

i have friends who i see in "all them horses". depressed but getting by. sidequesting to keep the suicidal ideation at bay. cryptid in the sense that they are so deeply connected to and impacted by the land they grew up on.

"a few of your own" summer thunderstorm imagery FUCKS and we need more songs like this. i can literally smell the electricity in the air. noah kahan mentions the moon more than most of my lesbian friends. and i'm a lesbian.

i personally love "orbiter" bc buggy showed it to me back when it was a baby audio clip, and they call me their moon (and with all the artemis ii news and family connections to that it's even more symbolic to me). i heard someone compare this song to "no complaints" and i don't exactly agree but i see where they're coming from. love the plucky strings here too.

i can't properly express how much of a deep cut "dan" was for me. i will say that i have a special clubhouse in my heart for songs that have a thread of grief tying together cozy imagery and this is the newest member of said club.