Released: 2015
Cody Jinks’ ‘Loud and Heavy’ is a raw and honest depiction of life’s struggles and the thin line between joy and pain. It’s a song about life’s tumultuous journey, the constant battles we face, and how these experiences shape us, making us who we are.
The lyrics ‘Loud thunder, heavy rain, Thin line ‘tween joy and pain’ paints a vivid picture of life’s ups and downs. It’s a metaphor for the struggles we face and how closely joy and pain can be intertwined. The ‘loud thunder, heavy rain’ signifies the hardships and challenges, while the ‘thin line’ represents how easily we can swing from happiness to sorrow.
‘It’s a long strange trip, it’s all insane, You ain’t never gonna be the same’ is a candid admission of life’s unpredictability. It’s about how life’s experiences, no matter how strange or insane, change us fundamentally. We’re never the same person after going through them.
‘Living life through the night, Thin line of a lightning strike, Sometimes the only light, When the moon is tucked away’ talks about finding hope in the darkest times. The ‘night’ represents the dark phases of life, the ‘lightning strike’ symbolizes fleeting moments of clarity or hope, and the ‘moon tucked away’ signifies times when there seems to be no hope at all.
‘Pistons pumping, Minds are racing, It’s hard to sleep, man, When I’m shaking’ is a raw depiction of anxiety and restlessness. The ‘pistons pumping’ and ‘minds racing’ illustrate the constant worry and overthinking, while ‘hard to sleep’ and ‘shaking’ express the physical manifestations of anxiety.
‘Bad news surrounds me, It’s always found me, Creeping up when things are good, Yeah, the dark days find a way’ is a stark portrayal of how negativity can creep into our lives, especially when things seem to be going well. It’s about the inevitability of bad days and how they always find a way to us.
‘The camera captures, All the things that, Make us turn from, What we see, It’s always moving, It don’t stop rolling, I haven’t slept in three damn days, Yeah, but who needs that anyway?’ is a commentary on our perception of reality. The ‘camera’ represents our perspective, and the fact that it ‘captures all the things that make us turn from what we see’ suggests that we often choose to ignore the harsh realities of life. The ‘always moving, don’t stop rolling’ signifies life’s relentless pace, and the line about not sleeping for ‘three damn days’ is a metaphor for enduring hardships.
