Father John Misty, or J. Tillman, has been recording/releasing solo albums … Read Full Bio ↴Father John Misty, or J. Tillman, has been recording/releasing solo albums since 2003. Josh also played drums for Seattle’s Fleet Foxes from 2008-2011.
On January 31st 2012, he released the first single, 'Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings', for his debut album under the Father John Misty moniker, "Fear Fun". The Phil Ek mixed and Jonathan Wilson produced LP was released on May 1st 2012 through Sub Pop (U.S.) and Bella Union (U.K.)
To date, Father John Misty has released 5 studio albums: Fear Fun (2012), I Love You, Honeybear (2015), Pure Comedy (2017), God's Favorite Customer (2018) and Chloë and the Next 20th Century (2022).
On January 31st 2012, he released the first single, 'Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings', for his debut album under the Father John Misty moniker, "Fear Fun". The Phil Ek mixed and Jonathan Wilson produced LP was released on May 1st 2012 through Sub Pop (U.S.) and Bella Union (U.K.)
To date, Father John Misty has released 5 studio albums: Fear Fun (2012), I Love You, Honeybear (2015), Pure Comedy (2017), God's Favorite Customer (2018) and Chloë and the Next 20th Century (2022).
In Twenty Years Or So
Father John Misty Lyrics
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Joshua Michael Tillman
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Pink
I feel most folks find FJM pretentious. Yet the thing is, as an FJM fan, I have also seen it. When I first listened to I Love You, Honeybear, it took me about five listens to understand Josh. If I were to pick a song which clearly represents Tilman to me, I think it's got to be one of his earlier songs as FJM. For example 'Hollywood Cemetary Sings' or 'I'm Writing A Novel' do not in any form show elements of a pretentious musician.
I cannot understand how this guy is just dismissed as pretentious in every remark I see. In interviews, Josh comes off as quite a loose person, who isn't quite as 'on the ball' or literate as most people would think after listening to 'Pure Comedy', but that's just the truth, he isn't. This bloke is consistent in what he does, and the songs are excellently crafted, but I think Pure Comedy did leave a lot people in the dark, and that's baffling to me. It's clear to me he's got something to say. Whether it be to people's tastes, at least he's doing something.
Like in Leaving LA,
'Nonetheless, I've been practicing my whole life
Washing dishes, playing drums, and getting by
Until I figured, if I''m here in the spotlight I may as well conceal my lack of skill here in the spotlight
Is being self-aware really that bad?
Luana Luna
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Skipper1010
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Miguel T
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Garnet Newton-Wade
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Joshua Michael Tillman
jakicker25
The message this song delivers is so powerfully beautiful, especially considering the context of its placement at the end of this album. Despite all the things that are wrong in this world, we can still find ourselves in moments where nothing can be more perfect than the lives we have. There's nothing to fear
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jakicker25 agree. 👎
Contolian Anon
In this entire album of existential dread and woe about the human condition and it ends on such a high and beautiful note.
A comedy is essentially defined in ancient Greek theater as a play which has a happy ending, no matter what they go through in the plot. Just like this album.
Has there ever been a better musical example of "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"
Mark Darnell
listened without distractions to this today, and memories of my mother who died painfully at the age of 41 flooded my memory, and I crumbled to the floor in tears! THIS is why I absolutely love this Man's music.
Pink
I feel most folks find FJM pretentious. Yet the thing is, as an FJM fan, I have also seen it. When I first listened to I Love You, Honeybear, it took me about five listens to understand Josh. If I were to pick a song which clearly represents Tilman to me, I think it's got to be one of his earlier songs as FJM. For example 'Hollywood Cemetary Sings' or 'I'm Writing A Novel' do not in any form show elements of a pretentious musician.
I cannot understand how this guy is just dismissed as pretentious in every remark I see. In interviews, Josh comes off as quite a loose person, who isn't quite as 'on the ball' or literate as most people would think after listening to 'Pure Comedy', but that's just the truth, he isn't. This bloke is consistent in what he does, and the songs are excellently crafted, but I think Pure Comedy did leave a lot people in the dark, and that's baffling to me. It's clear to me he's got something to say. Whether it be to people's tastes, at least he's doing something.
Like in Leaving LA,
'Nonetheless, I've been practicing my whole life
Washing dishes, playing drums, and getting by
Until I figured, if I''m here in the spotlight I may as well conceal my lack of skill here in the spotlight
Is being self-aware really that bad?
Person Man
Super late to the party here, but as someone who found him pretentious at first, some of the first songs in the album seem to have him blaming other people for society's problems, but as I listened to more, I realized that's he's also really self-aware which transformed the album for me.
Colin Long
I agree with you 100 percent. I've had people say "he sounds like a douche," "it sounds like he's just blaming other people for the worlds problems," "Why is he sexualizing women so much"
1. He is not a douche
2. He is VERY pointed about flaws in our behavior and society, but he literally ALWAYS acknowledges that this is just an inherent flaw in the complexity of conciousness.
3. Every. Fucking. Song. about. women. Is. just. about. his. wife.
Why are people so quick to ignore this mans work as pretentious, he is a fucking genius compared to people like neil young and bob dylan. Their lyrics seem arbitrary and just... not substantial compared to these songs. [in my opinion]
Luana Luna
What's there to lose
For a ghost in a cheap rental suit
Clinging to a rock that is hurtling through space?
And what's to regret
For a speck on a speck on a speck
Made more ridiculous the more serious he gets?
Oh, it's easy to forget
Oh, I read somewhere
That in twenty years
More or less
This human experiment will reach its violent end
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be the Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
One more time
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear
Gerry Parker
Timeless. I can hear bits of everything - that's not to diminish anything he's doing. Frankly he does everything better than the apparent influences. Best production I've heard in ages. Voice has great texture. Lyrics you want to think about. Brilliant sense of humour....
Cat H
But I look at you
As our second drinks arrive
The piano player's playing "This Must Be The Place"
And it's a miracle to be alive
There is something about that verse that devastates me