Joe shrouds his lyrics in a wash of dreamy synthscapes, jagged guitars, rugged hip-hop beats, and sharp pop hooks. His words capture the mania, anxiety, and alienation of being a 20-something artist in New York City. His addictive pop sensibility is like an opiate, tranquilizing the jittery effects of heartbreak and disappointment.
The Brooklyn-based indie artist makes his debut with the woozy indie-pop gem, “Rush,” which has recently beenfeatured on season four (episode nine) of Starz’s critically acclaimed crime drama television series Power. He will follow up this auspices debut with a series of singles.
Joe counts The Neighborhood, Majid Jordan, Blackhear, HERO, and Verite as influences. He writes, produces, tracks, and performs his cinematic electro-pop pop in his apartment studio in Brooklyn. He brings a homespun DIY approach to his tracks nurtured from his early trial and error experiments splicing together hip-hop samples when he was in middle school and high school. Therefore, Joefavors a limited toolkit of affordable gear, stock synth sounds, drum samples, and a guitar to build his richly layered pop compositions.
It would seem Joe was destined to be a musician. He was born with perfect pitch, taught himself piano and guitar, and came out of the gate a gifted songwriter with a knack for irresistible hooks. His talent was truly innate, as Joe was not born into a musical family. In fact, Joe’s father, his father’s side of the family, and Joe’s sister, are hearing impaired.
Coming of age, Joe spent many years lost, channeling his creativity into frustrating and ill-fitting directions. Eventually, he moved to New York City from his quaint Long Island hometown to become an actor. That’s when things all changed. “When I moved here, I started to write music from the heart as a way to deal with my fears of not being successful, and my fears of being alone and lost in this huge city,” he shares.
On a whim, Joe uploaded a demo of his first single,“Rush,” online, and it became included on a licensing company’s randomized playlist. One day, while at his thankless catering job, Joe got an email that the song was chosen to be placed on Power. It was a galvanizing moment. The opportunity afforded Joe a springboard to launch his career, and it gave him the validation he neededto press ahead. “It was time to take a risk and do it in a big way—no more excuses,” he says recalling that transformative moment.
Now, Joe will be releasing a program of hip-hop tinged electro-pop singles, the first being,” Rush.” Here, Joe sneaks sincerity and sentimentality in an alluring dream-pop track. “That song is about wanting to feel something genuine after going through waves of frustration and heartbreak,” he details.
Unlike many bedroom visionaries, Joe is an unabashed natural performer. “Sitting in front of the computer meticulously producing tracks is not exciting for me,” he says with a good-natured laugh. “My favorite place to be is onstage. There, there is no filter and there is no insecurity—onstage is where I show people who I really am.”
Had Enough
Joe Wood Lyrics
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Of this kind of love
Long for those summer nights
In the back of the car with the radio bumpin
Been a while since the love was real
Been waiting on scars to heal
It's a
Long way 'till we get it right
I'm not even sure
What we 're fighting for
Oh and I have to wonder
Are we wasting time
Wanting something more
Wanting something more...
Cuz all these sleepless nights
And the bloodshot eyes
I have had enough
All of our past mistakes
Adding up each day
I have had enough
We just keep pretending it's all right
Till we hit tomorrow's blowout fight
Baby what the F*uck
We deserve so much more
Than a slamming door
I have had enough
I've had enough
Let me get one more shot then I've had enough
That's my kinda love
Let's throw it all away
Then I'm back in your arms
And we're trying to work it out
And that's all we've ever known
Oh and I have to wonder
Are we wasting time
Wanting something more
Wanting something more...
Cuz all these sleepless nights and the bloodshot eyes
I have had enough
All of our past mistakes adding up each day
I have had enough
We just keep pretending it's all
Right till we hit tomorrow's blowout fight
Baby what the F*uck
We deserve so much more
Than a slamming door
I have had enough
Cuz all these sleepless nights and the bloodshot eyes
I have had enough
All of our past mistakes adding up each day
I have had enough
We just keep pretending it's all
Right till we hit tomorrow's blowout fight
Baby what the F*uck
We deserve so much more than a slamming door
I have had enough
I had enough.
In the Joe Wood song “Had Enough,” the lyrics speak to the struggle of trying to make a relationship work when it seems like there are more problems than solutions. The singer is tired of the fighting and the sleepless nights, and wonders if it’s time to just walk away. He pines for the nostalgia of earlier days, when love was simpler and they were both happy. The song speaks to the universal experience of struggling in a relationship, and feeling unsure if the effort is worth it.
Throughout the song, the lyrics speak to a combination of love and fatigue, along with a sense of wanting something more. The singer is wistful for the good times, but also recognizes that something needs to change. He’s no longer content with just going through the motions, and he wonders if his partner feels the same way. For many listeners, this song will resonate with the difficulty of trying to make a relationship work, with all of its ups and downs.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me get one more shot then I've had enough
I want to try one more time before realizing this love is not worth it
Of this kind of love
I don't want to keep experiencing the same type of love that keeps failing
Long for those summer nights
I miss the good times we had in the past
In the back of the car with the radio bumpin
I want to go back to the moments where we could just enjoy each other's company
Been a while since the love was real
It's been a long time since we truly loved each other
Been waiting on scars to heal
I've been patiently waiting for time to heal the pains from past fights
It's a
Long way 'till we get it right
It will take a long journey before we can finally fix this relationship
Take me back to a time when we held onto something
I want to go back to the moments where we had something worth fighting for
I'm not even sure
What we're fighting for
I don't even know what we're trying to save in this relationship
Oh and I have to wonder
Are we wasting time
I sometimes question whether we are wasting our time trying to fix this broken love
Wanting something more
Wanting something more...
I crave for something more in this relationship
Cuz all these sleepless nights
And the bloodshot eyes
I have had enough
I am exhausted from all the nights I stayed awake and cried over this relationship
All of our past mistakes
Adding up each day
I have had enough
I am tired of repeating the same mistakes and making things worse every single day
We just keep pretending it's all right
Till we hit tomorrow's blowout fight
We keep ignoring the problems until they become too big to handle and we have a huge fight about them
Baby what the F*uck
We deserve so much more
Than a slamming door
We deserve better than constantly fighting and slamming doors in anger
I've had enough
I am finally done trying to fix this love
Contributed by Jayce M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mackenzie latham
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This song has got to be one of my favorites