Never content to stick to one genre, one project or one band, Jay also co-led the synth-punk Lost Sounds with Alicja Trout, played drums for The Final Solutions, pursued the solo project Terror Visions, co-fronted The Angry Angles and ran his own label, Shattered Records.
In 2006, In The Red announced the release of Blood Visions, Jay's first album as a solo artist, which combined the aggressive approach of Reatards with a melodic pop sensibility, and production recalling classic UK punk records -- The Adverts (who he covered), Siouxsie & the Banshees, ATV, etc.
On January 13, 2010, Jay was found dead at the age of 29 at his home in Memphis. A statement was posted on the website of Goner Records that Reatard had died in his sleep. His autopsy reported he died of cocaine toxicity and alcohol as a contributing factor.
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It's So Easy
Jay Reatard Lyrics
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When your friends are dead
It's so much easier
When you don't even care
All these faces mean nothing to me
It's so easy
It's so much easier
When you don't even care
All these faces mean nothing to me
The lyrics of Jay Reatard's song "It's So Easy" appear to describe a sense of detachment and apathy towards others. The repeated lines stating that it is "so easy" when friends are dead and when one doesn't care suggest a lack of emotional investment or empathy towards others. This detachment is further emphasized by the lines "all these faces mean nothing to me." It seems that the singer does not value the connections or relationships they have with others, perhaps as a coping mechanism for dealing with loss or difficult emotions.
This sense of detachment can also be read as a commentary on the desensitization of modern society. With the abundance of constantly updating news feeds and social media platforms, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information and images that we are exposed to on a daily basis. It can be tempting to shut off from the world and become indifferent to the events and people around us. However, in doing so, we risk losing our sense of humanity and empathy, becoming mere spectators of life rather than active participants.
Overall, Jay Reatard's "It's So Easy" is a simple but powerful statement on the importance of human connection and the dangers of isolation and detachment.
Line by Line Meaning
It's so easy
Living a life that lacks true meaning is effortless
When your friends are dead
It's easier to be indifferent when the people you once cared about are no longer alive
It's so much easier
Feeling numb to everything is a simpler way to cope with life's hardships
When you don't even care
Not feeling anything at all is a way to protect oneself from further hurt and disappointment
All these faces mean nothing to me
Being surrounded by people but feeling alone and detached is a hollow existence
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALPHONSO MIZELL, ALPHONSO J MIZELL, DEKE RICHARDS, DENNIS LUSSIER, FREDDIE PERREN
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mesol337
i fucking seriously get the best realboner/music boner at the breakdown in this song. it sends tingles down my FUCKING SPINE. RIP one of my favorites EVER. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT
@setty_watt
I feel like by the time this music had been publicated, people were so "trapped out" nobody wanted to hear it. I've listened to this type of genre and it's predecessors since I was 13 or so. Looks like I was 15 nearly when youtube saw this one. I wish rock lasted longer than 50 years...from start to finish
ladmladmn
This seems to be a different recording than the one on Spotify and iTunes. This one is far better tough.
Me Patra
RIP jay 😓💔
Jacob Ansley
It's definitely easier when ya don't even care...
Josh B
definitely hear some early GG Allin in there
Nelson Fitz
@J Carr would if i could
Anthony B
Like jabbers era gg. I hear it
@setty_watt
"Stiff little fingers "
Jackson Mace
Play this as i unfriend everyone on facebook