45

45
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**45** is the second single and eighth track from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. It was released on November 16, 2020.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Count the steps around the park

Consider drinkin' in the yard

Hang the words of a perfect stranger

In the hallways of my heart

'Cause all the blessings are somebody else's

They're flowers in my neighbor's pot

I'm torn exactly into two pieces

One who wants you and one who's gone dark

[Chorus]

But I'm still inside

Your fast machine

Always holding your love supreme

Old 45s

Spinnin' out of time

But honey, I'm still on your side

[Verse 2]

Are my hopes finally gonna waste me?

Am I the worst compass I could know?

I took the bus across the bridge

Sold my bedroom from my home

Maybe it's the east coast in the music

Or the endless road from the past

But while you're praying at the 90s

They're carving up anything that lasts

[Chorus]

But I'm still inside

Your fast machine

Always holding your love supreme

Old 45s

Spinnin' out of time

But honey, I'm still on your side

[Bridge]

Now you're just the stranger that I know best

Now you're just the stranger in our bed

Now I'm just the stranger that you know best

[Verse 3]

There ain't no book that I can live by

Just these naggings I can't shake

A hum coming from the basement

A little cryin' out for cryin' out's sake

But if I can learn to love your shadow

When your shadow hits the light

And there ain't no trace of what we've been through

Then I'll shout it 'til the day that I die

[Chorus]

Hey, I'm still inside

Your fast machine

I'm always holding your love supreme

Old 45s

Spinnin' out of time

But honey, I'm still on your side

Honey, I'm still on your side

## Gallery

Jack's IG story 2/12/2022Flowers in my neighbor's pot
## Commentary

* "It’s really just a love song. Some people thought that because (Donald) Trump was (president number) 45 that it was about him. But it has nothing to do with Trump and it doesn’t have a ton to do with 45 records. It’s a quick, quick passing moment. The big sentiment is, I’m still here. I think that song is a special one for the audience. It’s the B-side to ‘Chinatown,’ which is such a big statement that ‘45’ became the dejected younger brother." -Jack Antonoff, in an interview with USAToday
* "There’s these pieces of us that, to the world, are gone. They’re not gone—the people we love see them. When you meet someone new, or someone has been in your life for a while, they’re bringing these pieces that, even if you know this person, you don’t know and can learn to love them. It’s exonerating. I can walk back into it in one second, even though no one else can see it." -Jack Antonoff, via Apple Music
* *“*The hook is me saying ‘I’m still on your side,’ which is an interesting feeling with a breakup. When a breakup happens, you’re obviously combing through only the darker parts of each other. It’s not a time when people are digging through the wonderful parts of each other, so here is a person I know and care about, and we spent all this time treating each other like villains it makes you want to shout ‘I’m still on your side.’” -Jack Antonoff, in a 2021 interview with American Songwriter

## Notes

* During a show on the Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night tour, Jack talked about the evil eye in reference to the line "'Cause all the blessings are somebody else's / They're flowers in my neighbor's pot."

## References

1. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/07/29/jack-antonoff-and-bleachers-release-third-album-features-springsteen-take-the-sadness-saturday-night/5391321001/
2. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-the-sadness-out-of-saturday-night/1567285157
3. ↑ Jack Antonoff Skips The Blues on Latest Bleachers Effort, ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’ https://americansongwriter.com/jack-antonoff-skips-the-blues-on-latest-bleachers-effort-take-the-sadness-out-of-saturday-night/