“Washed Up” is essentially about the difficulty and guilt one experiences in trying to relax and get one’s mind off things when so much wrong is going on in the world.
A lot of the song was written by singing melodies into my phone while I was on vacation in Hawaii in late 2024. When I got back to my piano, a lot of Popol Vuh started to sneak into the structure, along with The Beach Boys’ Holland album.
A huge thank you goes out to The X-Ray Men for their excellent feedback and for being great guys, in general.
Dedicated to Brian Wilson.
Written and performed by Matte Martin.
