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.

The Liquor Your Older Friends Bought
Into It. Over It. Lyrics

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If I had to make a wager on wether I could count your age on my fingers twice over, I would bet all the money in my pocket (all the money that you've given me) left over from the liquor your older friends bought. Teenagers throwing up in the parking lot. Well, what are we doing here if you don't want to watch and I don't want to stare? And if you think i'm finished talking shit, well i'm sorry, but this is just the start of it. So hold on to your swords and fall; my best advice for you to re-adjust your motives. Well, this is just like a part that you'd write only ten times better and without the effort. I know you're just trying to be nice but you should hold your breath tonight. What am I doing here? A repeat image of flashing lights -- the total irony of getting pulled over. Going about the same as the rest of my night. Somone tell the DJ to turn the volume up on the fight. What a relief i'm not in high school anymore. The second this ends, i'm going home. The 2nd, this ends.

Overall Meaning

The Liquor Your Older Friends Bought by Into It. Over It. presents a narrative of being in a party with younger people where the singer is struggling to fit in. The song begins with a hypothetical scenario where the singer bets their money that they could count the age of the people at the party on their fingers twice over, highlighting their discomfort with the situation. The singer goes on to mention how the partygoers are indulging in drinking the liquor that the older friends bought, probably as they are not old enough to buy it themselves. The scene around them is chaotic, with teenagers throwing up in the parking lot.

The chorus of the song has the singer questioning why they are even at the party if they don't want to watch and the others don't want to interact with them. The frustration of being stuck in the situation is evident as the singer warns that they are not done talking crap yet. They advise holding onto one's swords and falling, highlighting a sense of danger in the current environment.

The verses further explore the awkwardness of the situation, with the singer feeling out of place and suffocated by the flashing lights that remind them of their high school days. The song ends with a sense of relief that the singer is not in high school anymore, and they cannot wait for the party to end so they can go home.

Line by Line Meaning

If I had to make a wager on wether I could count your age on my fingers twice over, I would bet all the money in my pocket (all the money that you've given me) left over from the liquor your older friends bought.
If I had to guess your age and I think you're really young, I would bet all the money that you've given me that I have left over from the liquor your older friends bought.

Teenagers throwing up in the parking lot.
There are teenagers vomiting in the parking lot.

Well, what are we doing here if you don't want to watch and I don't want to stare?
Why are we here if you don't want to observe and I don't want to simply look?

And if you think i'm finished talking shit, well i'm sorry, but this is just the start of it.
If you believe that I'm done saying negative things, I apologize, but this is only the beginning.

So hold on to your swords and fall; my best advice for you to re-adjust your motives.
Be prepared to fail and learn from it, my best suggestion to you is to reconsider your reasons for doing things.

Well, this is just like a part that you'd write only ten times better and without the effort.
This situation is just like a section that you would write, except it's ten times better and not as labor-intensive.

I know you're just trying to be nice but you should hold your breath tonight.
I recognize that you're trying to be polite, but it's best if you don't say anything tonight.

What am I doing here? A repeat image of flashing lights -- the total irony of getting pulled over.
What am I doing here? Seeing flashing lights again, that's the irony of being stopped by the police.

Going about the same as the rest of my night. Somone tell the DJ to turn the volume up on the fight.
It's going the same as the rest of my night. Ask the DJ to turn up the volume on the argument.

What a relief i'm not in high school anymore.
I'm so glad that I'm not in high school anymore.

The second this ends, i'm going home.
As soon as this is over, I'm leaving.

The 2nd, this ends.
When this is over, I'm gone.

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