Q: why was the time between the draft composition/writing of "and the day goes on" and its release date 699 days?
A: i will explain the timeline so hopefully it will make sense. in march 2015, the instrumental idea for the verse occured to me. i was not expecting it, it was not a planned 'writing session'. This is how many songs get started, they drop out of the sky, so you have to get good at catching them. So,