On March 7, 2017, Mom Jeans released a split EP with the Fresno-based band Graduating Life. It was during this period that Bart Thompson of Graduating Life and Meet Me in Montauk fame would become a guitarist for the band.
On October 6, 2017, Counter Intuitive Records released a split EP titled NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 420, featuring music from Mom Jeans as well as the bands Pictures of Vernon and Prince Daddy & The Hyena.[1][2]
Also in October 2017, the band announced they had signed with SideOneDummy Records, and had plans to release their second album through the label in 2018. However, in a reddit post, Eric Butler confirmed that they would no longer be working with the label and instead continue to work with Counter Intuitive Records to release their second album.
The band's second full-length album, titled Puppy Love, was released on July 3, 2018 with Counter Intuitive Records, as well as a limited independent label run of the record and a select variant being put out by UK based label Big Scary Monsters.
In early 2019 the band began recording demos for a new LP as well as naming the album, which will be titled Sweet Tooth., following the departure of Gabriel Paganin. In fall of 2019 it was announced the band would be touring with Hobo Johnson, featuring guest bassist Billy Bouzos (owner of the Oakland-based indie label Slang Church) filling in for Sam Kless.
Circus Clown
Mom Jeans. Lyrics
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Either that or I just don't give a fuck about
Anything that doesn't have to do
With getting back to your arms
Where I feel I so desperately belong
If life's a circus then I'm the biggest clown
I'll trade my love for laughs and let you cut me down
I'll miss my friends but we can grow older
Problem is that I talk too much (I talk too much)
Never just shut up, what the fuck?
You suck the life out of everything you touch
And there's a lot at stake
But I still can't ever get enough
If life's a circus then I'm the biggest clown
I'll trade my love for laughs and let you cut me down
If you just put your head on top of my shoulder
I'll miss my friends but we can grow older
Doing nothing is better when I'm doing it with you
Doing nothing is better when I'm doing it with you
If life's a circus then I'm the biggest clown
I'll trade my love for laughs and let you cut me down
If you just put your head on top of my shoulder
I'll miss my friends but we can grow older
We can grow older
We can grow older
The song "Circus Clown" by Mom Jeans. talks about contradictory feelings of caring too much and not caring at all. The singer is torn between his desire to be with the person he loves, and the realization that he loses himself in the relationship. The song employs clever use of metaphor, where the singer sees himself as the biggest clown in life's circus, willing to trade his love for laughs, even though it means being cut down.
The opening line of the song, "Problem is that I care too much (I care too much)", sets up the tone for the rest of the song. The singer cares so deeply for the subject of his love that he is willing to sacrifice everything else, including his relationships with friends. The lines "I'll miss my friends but we can grow older" exemplify the singer's willingness to give up anything to be with his loved one.
The chorus of the song repeats the metaphor of being a circus clown - a clown who may be willing to sacrifice everything and lose himself to love, but still desires the company of the person he loves. The closing lines of the song, "We can grow older, We can grow older" suggest that the singer is still hopeful that he and his lover can find a way to be together.
Overall, "Circus Clown" is a poignant song that describes how we can lose ourselves in someone we love, and how difficult it is to balance our own desires and those of the person we love.
Line by Line Meaning
Problem is that I care too much (I care too much)
I have a tendency to be over-invested in people and things, which may not always be healthy for me emotionally
Either that or I just don't give a fuck about
Anything that doesn't have to do
With getting back to your arms
Where I feel I so desperately belong
My attachment to you is stronger than anything else in the world, and all I want is to be with you
If life's a circus then I'm the biggest clown
I'll trade my love for laughs and let you cut me down
I'm willing to sacrifice my own emotional well-being and self-respect just to make you happy, even if it means being hurt in the process
If you just put your head on top of my shoulder
I'll miss my friends but we can grow older
All I want is to be close to you, even if it means losing relationships with others. I'm okay with growing old together as long as you're by my side
Problem is that I talk too much (I talk too much)
Never just shut up, what the fuck?
You suck the life out of everything you touch
And there's a lot at stake
But I still can't ever get enough
I have a habit of over-sharing and talking too much, even though it may not always be appropriate. I tend to cling to you, even if it means draining the life out of the relationship and putting everything else at risk. I know I need to back off, but I just can't help wanting more
Doing nothing is better when I'm doing it with you
Doing nothing is better when I'm doing it with you
Everything is better with you, even when we're not doing anything exciting. Being with you is enough to make me happy
We can grow older
We can grow older
I'm not worried about what the future holds, as long as we can be together and grow old together
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Austin Carango, Bart Thompson, Eric Butler, Samuel Kless
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@-_Emily
It’s like y’all knew I was going through the hardest time of my life rn I needed this so bad. Love it
@user-yk9yz8jk2u
Lol it’s not that serious
@eboethrasher
@@user-yk9yz8jk2u it is the opposite and sometimes that is precisely what someone needs. Or merely the existence of it.
@awaawa4809
I WAS THINKING THIS EXACT SAME THING i am fucking going thru it rn :') i didnt think i would ever need mom jeans again as bad as i did in 2019 but here we are lol
@catpupilsinpublic
@@awaawa4809 You got this! Remember you’re only human , and just one at that! Breathe and take it a day at a time :)
@awaawa4809
@@catpupilsinpublic tysm i rly needed this rn <3
@FidgetTheMidget8P
I have such mixed feelings about this but all of them are good. This feels like really cliché pop alt from like 1997-2007 but it slaps and it has the "yikes" sad boi aesthetic?
Either way, Mom Jeans. is back!
@green6247
theyve always had that aesthetic tho, i got over it after i realized these boys are talented and super fun to listen to
@papapinguinorecords
this is their "most smash mouth" song, a characteristic that always defined them, so this single is perfect, if we talk about the band's essence. also, the way they reivented the trompet part in this song have blown my mind.
@odetojoy7645
if u like this check out, faceless humming by the impures