Falling Out
About Falling Out:In everyday life we tend to compromise. This is neither good nor bad. Well, in art it's merely negative, when in life it's just necessary. We give up things we believe in to avoid being left behind, or locked out. In this compromising life we also tend to fall in love. Not just with people, but with places, philosophies, societies, and our picture of what life should be. We stare sheeplike in the direction of this ideal picture. But we'll never get there. That way we're bound to be let down. And along the way, we are falling out. With girlfriends, boyfriends, families or maybe bandmates. We misunderstand, misinterpret or simply just don't listen. We get confused. And we hurt each other. But these clashes, bullfights and mannered conflicts are there for a reason. We need them in order to grow and to move on. We need to be confused. Some times we fall out with ourselves, and our expectations of ourselves. These are the hardest ones. But also the most important ones. Here are our songs about falling out. Some about falling in as well, but mostly out. Have a listen.Peter Bjorn and John/Stockholm, September 2004