I know that some people don't go into the meaning of their lyrics because it can attach
meanings that you weren't even thinking to a song.
In that way, the entire concept of Genius is inherently flawed, and the entire premise
of this interview.
But, it's quite fun to talk about them.
So, sorry guys, whoever this is ruining the music for.
The inspiration behind "Barefoot in the Park" was the film with the same name, to my understanding,
and the irony is I've actually never seen this film, which is terrible.
The premise, I believe, is that a man who is pretty uncomfortable, pretty anxious, pretty
uptight, got a stick up his ass, basically, meets this woman and she brings him out of
his shell slowly.
He feels, apparently, free enough to be barefoot in the park.
Rosalia has a very youthful voice.
This the first time I've ever actually worked with someone singing a different language,
and it's interesting how when you don't understand the lyrics.
It takes on a completely different meaning, and you just hear the romance of the Spanish
language in action.
It’s actually more positive than you think.
It's to say that someone can make you feel so great that you are in almost a hallucinogenic
state, the way you see behind the curtain of reality.
The Who-needs-to-pray line, I would have described myself as an atheist when I was growing up.
I guess I'm still kind of there.
If I do pray, I don't know who I'm praying to, but I think the idea of prayer is still
very beautiful, whoever it is you're talking to; whether it's your higher self or your
inner voice or your idea of God or whatever.
It's not really to say 'You don't need to pray' or 'I don't need to pray.'
It's saying: "I feel so fucking satisfied in this situation that I don't need my usual
devices of making myself feel better."
Then again, I've never prayed, so I don't know really what it even feels like.
Barefoot in the park, I guess, is a phrase to me says you're comfortable and you're enjoying
just a peaceful day.
I think that's something that I didn't really appreciate for a long time was just the idea
that love could be just a peaceful day.
The image of Saturn turning off it's rings really came from the idea of a bar closing up.
You're spending a day with this person who you're discovering more about.
It's the idea of something coming to an end, really, you want it to not be over, basically.
The kind of figurative bar tender in space, putting all the chairs upside down,
finally closing the door, locking it.
Going around, turning the lights off.
The chase for somebody, I call it off.
I call it off.
I'm done.
Found, I've found it now.
My mind doesn't need to be spinning about all the possibilities out there or whatever.
Who needs balance, I'll see you every day is a call back to the lyric, you know, it's
the same lyric as earlier on which I put in there because I needed a line and I didn't
have any other lines, so.