The band formed in 2013 and released their debut album 'New Skin' on October 28th, 2016. The album was mostly written by just Valensi and served as his first solo effort upon branching out from The Strokes. The album spawned two singles, 'Ways To Fake It' and 'Broken Bones'.
During extensive touring for 'New Skin', Valensi encouraged greater collaboration by inviting in Zahedi and Safley to help him write tracks based on the music they were listening to while traveling. In 2018, their single 'Love Me Again' was released; this single would would mark an introduction of a New Wave inspired sound into the band's music.
Pulling from more New Wave influences like Love Me Again, their sophomore album 'PEEK' was released on August 23rd, 2019 and spawned three singles: 'We're All Alone', 'Falling', and 'Get Close'.
Ways To Fake It
CRX Lyrics
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I don't want anyone to know
The way that I've been thinking
I'm ashamed to let it show
The way that I've been spending
And all the money that I blow
The days are never ending, baby
I discovered long ago
I got ways to fake it
You'll never know
A million ways to fake it
No one will ever know
I got ways to fake it
You'll never know
A million ways to fake it
No one will ever know
The way that it's been looking
No one ever has to see
Seeing ain't believing nothing
No one ever knows it's me
I'll just keep pretending
I'm what you want me to be
Hope for happy endings, baby
No one gives it up for free, oh, you know
No one gives it up for free
I got ways to fake it
You'll never know
A million ways to fake it
No one will ever know
I got ways to fake it
You'll never know
A million ways to fake it
No one will ever know
And can you hear me say
There's another way
Can you hear me say
No one will ever know
The song "Ways to Fake It" by CRX is a powerful and introspective composition about putting on a false front to hide one's thoughts and behavior. The song begins with the singer expressing their desire to keep their current state of mind and emotional turmoil private. The singer is ashamed of their thoughts and behavior and does not want anyone to know. They continue to express their inability to control their spending habits and the shame they feel about it.
As the song progresses, the singer admits to having multiple ways of hiding their true thoughts and behavior. They have a million ways to fake it, and they are confident that no one will ever be able to tell. They continue to suggest that the way they present themselves is just a facade, and no one knows the real person beneath it all. The singer expresses the desire for a happy ending but acknowledges that nothing is free in life.
Overall, the song expresses the emotion of fear and intensity that comes with hiding the truth from the world. The internal struggle within a person to always put on a happy face can be exhausting, and this song perfectly depicts this.
Line by Line Meaning
The way that it's been going
My current situation and how my life has been progressing
I don't want anyone to know
I don't want people to be aware of my current state
The way that I've been thinking
My thoughts and feelings about myself and my actions
I'm ashamed to let it show
I am embarrassed to show how I feel and what I think about myself
The way that I've been spending
My spending habits and the amount of money I have been using
And all the money that I blow
The high amount of money I've been wastefully using
The days are never ending, baby
The never-ending cycle of my current situation
I discovered long ago, oh, you know
I have already come to terms with my current circumstances a while back
I got ways to fake it
I have found various methods to appear differently than how I truly am
You'll never know
It is unlikely that anyone will realize what I am doing
A million ways to fake it
I have multiple methods of concealing or altering the truth
No one will ever know
No one will ever really know the truth behind my actions
The way that it's been looking
The outward portrayal of my life
No one ever has to see
People do not need to witness what is really happening in my life
Seeing ain't believing nothing
Looks can be deceiving, and one cannot always trust what they see
No one ever knows it's me
Very few people actually know the true me and what I am going through
I'll just keep pretending
I will continue to put on a facade and fool those around me
I'm what you want me to be
I act the way that others expect me to
Hope for happy endings, baby
I am looking for a positive and ideal outcome
No one gives it up for free, oh, you know
Nothing worthwhile is ever free, and one must put in effort to achieve it
And can you hear me say
I want to express a different viewpoint
There's another way
There may be an alternative or better method to deal with my problems
No one will ever know
I may find a solution that nobody else will ever know or see the results of
Contributed by Evan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luis Oliva
Nick has always had great style, great riffs and solos and his voice in some songs of the strokes is also great. This album is amazing and the fact that one of my fav musician of all time produce it it's just too much...
Banzai
RADEL Josh Homme, the singer of the Queens of the Stone Age.
Guilherme
who produced CRX?
Minichi Sam016
Luis Oliva
Luis Oliva
@Sane Kancha Listen the album "Angles", it has a lot of backing vocals songs, especially the song You're So Right
Sane Kancha
Luis Oliva I can bearly hear backup vocals on any Strokes songs. Can you mention some?
Dowser's Cover
damn. Nick has a really cool voice ! this guy is so cool.
awesome music by the band as well ! really nice ! :)
aph614
I feel like this is gonna get really popular. awesome song
Rira O. Jay
not many people have great taste in music
franchi
omg i wish it would