During high school DeMarco was in several bands, including indie rock band The Meat Cleavers, alternative R&B group The Sound of Love, and post-punk band Outdoor Miners.
He released a self-produced album, Heat Wave, as a part of the indie rock project Makeout Videotape in 2009.
In early 2012, he released an LP titled Rock and Roll Night Club. Then later, one of his most successful albums, 2.
In 2014, DeMarco released Salad Days.
On July 8, 2015, DeMarco released a 9-track instrumental album titled Some Other Ones.
Later in 2015, specifically in August, DeMarco released his mini-LP, Another One.
In 2017, DeMarco released This Old Dog.
On March 5, 2019, DeMarco announced his fourth studio album, Here Comes the Cowboy and shared the first single off the album, "Nobody". The album was released on May 10, 2019 on Mac's Record Label.
On September 7, 2020, DeMarco was featured on a collaboration with English artist Yellow Days, entitled "The Curse".
On January 20th 2023, DeMarco released his seventh and instrumental album, Five Easy Hot Dogs. Then later on April 21, released his longest album which featured 199 tracks, titled One Wayne G. Lasting over nearly nine hours, it contains tracks spanning over five years of DeMarco’s work to show how much he has progressed as an artist.
STILL BEATING
Mac DeMarco Lyrics
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Now I'm seeing tears in her eyes
Half and half, make believe
'Cause so she thought, well, my heart was on my sleeve
Honey, I cried too
You better believe it
Honey, my heart still beats for you
Beating
Never thought some silly songs
Could ever go and hurt someone
I never meant to sing my tune
For anybody else out there but you
Honey, I cried too
You better believe it
Honey, my heart still beats for you
Even though you don't feel it
Honey, I cried too
You better believe it
Honey, my heart still beats for you
Even though you don't feel it
Beating
In "Still Beating," Mac DeMarco reflects on a past relationship that went sour. He sings about the regret he feels for how he hurt his former partner, who is now shedding tears over their breakup. DeMarco acknowledges that he misled his partner by pretending to be emotionally vulnerable when he wasn't. He likens the situation to a half-truth, where he made her believe his heart was on his sleeve when it actually wasn't.
DeMarco admits that he himself cried after the breakup, and his heart still beats for her even though she doesn't reciprocate the feeling anymore. He is surprised that his songs, which he initially wrote for her, have now become the source of her pain. He never intended to hurt anyone else with his music, and he wrote his songs with only her in mind.
Overall, "Still Beating" is an introspective song that highlights the difficulty of moving on from a relationship while also acknowledging the pain of the other person. It is a melancholy reminder that sometimes, we hurt the people we love the most unintentionally.
Line by Line Meaning
Never meant to make her cry
I didn't intend to cause sadness or pain to her.
Now I'm seeing tears in her eyes
I notice her shedding tears, which means she's feeling hurt.
Half and half, make believe
We pretended to be happy when we were together, but only half-heartedly.
'Cause so she thought, well, my heart was on my sleeve
She believed I was open and honest about my feelings, but she was wrong.
Honey, I cried too
You better believe it
I also shed tears and felt emotional pain after our breakup.
Honey, my heart still beats for you
Even though you don't feel it
Beating
Although you've moved on and no longer reciprocate my love, my heart still beats with feelings for you.
Never thought some silly songs
Could ever go and hurt someone
I never imagined that my music could cause emotional harm to someone.
I never meant to sing my tune
For anybody else out there but you
My music was exclusively dedicated to you, and I never intended to share it with anyone else.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco
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