Man of Speed
Perhaps the weirdest song and video we've ever made. Enjoy 'Man of Speed'! This one's a reflection on our own endurance, about how you lose some things when you go full speed forever. The idea for the tooth-brushing video came from one of our favorite band photos ever:
From a bathroom in Colorado, June 2024
In a world where individuality is becoming more and more sacred, it's fun to do something zany and unexpected, and human. It took us so many tries to get to the very end and make it through without laughing, but we managed to do it!
Lyrics:
He's running down the sidewalk
He's running like there's nothing to lose
He is speed, No!, he is lightning
It's beautiful and frightening just the way he moves
And it's high stakes and there's no brakes
Yeah, there's no way, oh, there's no way to slow down
He's taking off the runway
And breaking every boundary he can
He's soaring through the sky, oh
It's so easy to fly but it's hard to land
And he's high hopes and there's no ropes
He can't let go 'cause there's no way to slow down
And it tastes so sweet
As he mounts the peak
A trophy and a plaque receipt
What is there to run for? What is there to do?
When there's nothing left to chase and nothing more to prove
What defines the man of speed?
Man of speed (man of speed)
Man of speed
Some call him Superman, so far beyond belief
No one can comprehend the man of speed
Nobody's catching him, why even try compete?
Head in the clouds, there goes the man of speed
Faster (faster), faster (faster), faster (faster)
There goes the man of speed
Faster (faster), faster (faster), faster (faster)
Man of speed
World ain't slowing down
The race goes on and on and on
'Til we're in the ground
The race goes on and on and on
I am no machine
No, I don't want to be
Your man of speed