Boyish

## Day 6

"**Boyish**" is a song by American band Japanese Breakfast, it served as the second single for the album *Soft Sounds From Another Planet*.

## Background

Boyish was first written as Day 6 on June 6th 2013 during the Rachel and Michelle do June challenge, the songs of which ended up being released in the album June. The song was later expanded and released as Boyish from the album Tropical Jinx by the band Little Big League on October 10th 2014. The final version of the song was released as a single on June 7th 2017 and was included on the album Soft Sounds From Another Planet.

Michelle Zauner said about the song:

> *“I remember thinking that I hated the way we recorded [‘Boyish’] so much. I hate the direction that it took. It started out as ‘Day 6’ on June, and then we reworked it for a Little Big League song… and it was just so bad. It wasn’t working out. I feel like if you look at that waveform, it just looks like one giant turd. There’s no movement at all. And I always really liked that chorus line, because it’s so pathetic to be a woman singing about a man’s failed virility. I really wanted it to move well, so I redid it.”*
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## Official Versions

* Final/Soft Sounds From Another Planet Version - 3:33
* Little Big League Version - 3:32
* June 'Day 6' Demo - 2:10

## Song Credits

* Soft Sounds From Another Planet Version
* Tropical Jinx Version
* June "Day 6" Version

### Writing and Production

* **Written by:** Michelle Zauner
* **Produced by:** Craig Hendrix & Michelle Zauner

### Technical

* **Engineering:** Craig Hendrix

* **Mixing:** Jorge Elbrecht
* **Mastering:** Heba Kadry

### Studio Info

* **Engineered at:** Agave Recording Co. (Philadelphia, PA)

### Writing and Production

* **Written by:** Deven Craige, Ian Dykstra, Kevin O'Halloran & Michelle Zauner
* **Produced by:** Deven Craige, Ian Dykstra, Kevin O'Halloran, Michelle Zauner, Dan Angel & James Ryskalchick

### Technical

* **Mixed by:** Dob & Jake
* **Mastered by:** Alex Santilli

### Studio Info

* **Recorded at:** The Sex Dungeon (Philadelphia, PA)
* **Mixed at:** The Sex Dungeon (Philadelphia, PA)
* **Mastered at:** Spice House Sound (Philadelphia, PA)

### Writing and Production

* **Written by:** Michelle Zauner
* **Produced by:** Michelle Zauner

## Lyrics

* Soft Sounds From Another Planet Version
* Tropical Jinx Version
* June "Day 6" Version

**Verse 1**

Your boyish reassurance is not reassuring

And I need it

And all of my devotion turns violent

If you go to her, don't expect to come home to me

To me

**Chorus**

I can't get you off my mind

I can't get you off in general

So here we are, we're just two losers

I want you and you want something more beautiful

**Verse 2**

Lack of inhibition works wonders in revealing every demon

And all this confrontation, this suffering

What do you want from me?

If you don't like how I look, then leave

**Chorus**

I can't get you off my mind

You can't get yours off the hostess

Watched her lips reserving tables

As my ugly mouth kept running

**Outro**

Love me

Love me

**Verse 1**

Boyish reassurance is not reassuring when I need it

And all of my devotion turns violent

If you go to her don't expect to come home to me

**Chorus**

I can't get you off my mind, I can't get you off in general

So here we’re just two losers

I want you and you want something more beautiful

**Verse 2**

Lack of inhibition works wonders in revealing every demon

And all this confrontation, this suffering

What do you want from me?

If you don't like how I look then leave

**Chorus**

I can't get you off my mind, you can't get yours off the hostess

Watched her lips reserving tables

As my ugly mouth kept running

**Verse 3**

Oh if we keep putting our clothes back on before the deed is done...

I know you like what I'm about — what's the point if it’s just making out?

**Verse 4**

And I can't get you off?

And you can't keep this mouth from running

I know she gets you off

In a way I can't and I never will

**Verse 1**

Your boyish reassurance is not reassuring

And I need it

And all of my devotion turns violent

When you go to her, don't expect to come home to me

**Chorus**

I can't get you off my mind

I can't get you off in general

Doesn't help that I'm a loser

And every woman seems so beautiful

Love me, love me

## References

1. ↑ Q&A: Japanese Breakfast On Enduring Trauma, Reusing Old Songs, & Her New “Failed Concept Album” - Stereogum, June 1 2017