Into It. Over It. is the solo project of the Chicago, Illinois-based musici… Read Full Bio ↴Into It. Over It. is the solo project of the Chicago, Illinois-based musician Evan Thomas Weiss. It is considered one of the leading acts in the emo revival scene of the 2010s. Evan Weiss grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. His first exposure to the genre of emo was hearing the band Sunny Day Real Estate in the seventh grade while browsing a record shop. He continued his interest in music through buying Jade Tree and Polyvinyl records and going to local shows in Philadelphia. In the "fourth or fifth grade", Weiss started, with school friends, the band J.A.R., which eventually became The Progress, garnering modest local success. On September 27th, 2007, New Jersey native/Chicago inhabitant Evan Thomas Weiss turned twenty-three. He noticed that his last few years had gone by rather quickly. To combat (or encourage..?) this movement in his life, he wrote and recorded one song every week of his twenty-fourth year--exactly fifty-two songs. Releasing them under the moniker Into It. Over It., the 52 Weeks project was followed in 2010 by a series of six split EPs which consisted of 12 songs Evan had written about 12 U.S. towns. 2011 saw the release of Proper, Into It. Over It.'s debut studio album. By this time, Into It. Over It. was already touring extensively as a solo acoustic act through Evan's sizeable network of musician friends (both within the US and internationally), linking him with artists from various indie, punk and emo scenes. After the release of Proper, Evan assembled a full band lineup to finally flesh out Into It. Over It.'s live performances.

The sophomore album Intersections followed after another two long years of touring, marking a refocus of Into It. Over It.'s sound from pop punk-oriented songs to a more instrumentally broad, indie-centric approach. With a new live lineup to match the sonic shift, Into It. Over It. went out on the road again and appeared not only on long headlining tours, but also large festivals such as Lollapalooza and Riot Fest. Between the never-ending string of full band and solo shows that Evan is perpetually caught on, work on the third Into It. Over It. album has begun with a January 2015 writing session, entailing Evan and Into It. Over It.'s current drummer Josh Sparks being holled up in a cabin for thirty days. Since the fifth grade, Evan spent many years writing, recording and touring in bands. His first band was The Progress, formed with his grade school friends. Evan was a bass player in many of his early bands as a result of losing a coin toss with the other members of The Progress to decide who would play guitar in the band. Prior to the initiation of Into It. Over It., Evan was also in Damiera, Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, Labour, Map the Growth,, The Funeral Bird, Hiroshima Mon'Amour, Sleeper Agents, The French Connection, Emergency and Forgive Her Choke Her. More recently, Evan has spent his time off from Into It. Over It. in Stay Ahead of the Weather with the other members of Into It. Over It.'s first touring lineup, Pet Symmetry with members of Dowsing, and Their / They're / There with Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships and Mike Kinsella of Owen.

A Curse Worth Believing
Into It. Over It. Lyrics

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Carol, we're fast approaching December
At least try to behave yourself through the winter
As you haunt the open space where you will sleep

Suddenly it was as if you heard me speaking
You gave up and gave me a curse worth believing
Just superstition and crippling doubt
You clicked off before I figured this out

It's parallel in the single file lines
I'd like to think that we could speak sometimes
But what in the world would we have in common?
We're barely breaking and I'm mostly broken.

Your fucking Carousel
Fucking selfish as we haunt the open space where you will sleep

(Fucking Carousel
Fucking selfish
Your fucking carousel
Fucking selfish)

Suddenly it was as if you heard me speaking
You gave up and gave me a curse worth believing
Just superstition and crippling doubt
You clicked off before I figured this out

(Your Fucking carousel
Fucking selfish
Your fucking carousel
Fucking selfish)

Suddenly it was as if you heard me speaking
You gave up and gave me a curse worth believing
Just superstition and crippling doubt
You clicked off before I figured this out

(Your Fucking carousel
Fucking selfish

Your fucking carousel
Fucking selfish)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Into It. Over It.'s song A Curse Worth Believing are intriguing and mysterious, leaving much to the interpretation of the listener. The song seems to be a conversation or monologue addressed to someone named Carol, who is being asked to behave through the upcoming winter. The mention of haunting an open space where she will sleep, along with the repetition of the phrase "your fucking carousel, fucking selfish," creates a sense of foreboding and unease.

The second verse reveals that Carol has given the singer a curse worth believing in, which is described as a combination of superstition and crippling doubt. The singer is left with unresolved questions, wondering if they could ever truly relate to Carol or find common ground, and feeling broken. The repetition of the chorus, with its forceful and angry language, reflects the intensity of the emotions being expressed.

Overall, the song seems to be about the complexities of relationships and the ways in which they can both empower and harm us. The curse that Carol bestows upon the singer is both a burden and a source of understanding, highlighting the thin line between what we believe to be helpful or harmful in our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Carol, we're fast approaching December
The singer is addressing someone named Carol, and noting that it is almost December.

At least try to behave yourself through the winter
The singer is asking Carol to try and be well-behaved as the winter season approaches.

As you haunt the open space where you will sleep
The singer is suggesting that Carol may be homeless, and will be sleeping outside.

Suddenly it was as if you heard me speaking
The artist is describing a sudden moment of connection with Carol.

You gave up and gave me a curse worth believing
The artist is saying that Carol gave them a powerful and believable curse.

Just superstition and crippling doubt
The singer is acknowledging that the curse is likely based in superstition and doubt, but it still has an impact.

You clicked off before I figured this out
The singer is saying that Carol ended the conversation before they could fully understand the curse.

It's parallel in the single file lines
The artist is noting a similarity or connection between the curse and something else.

I'd like to think that we could speak sometimes
The artist is expressing a desire for ongoing communication with Carol.

But what in the world would we have in common?
The artist is questioning whether they have anything in common with Carol.

We're barely breaking and I'm mostly broken.
The singer suggests that both they and Carol are in a state of emotional fragility.

Your fucking Carousel
The artist is suddenly addressing an unidentified person or thing with an expletive.

Fucking selfish as we haunt the open space where you will sleep
The singer is reiterating that they and Carol will be homeless and are struggling.

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