Unarmed’s new EP, It's Like That was released earlier this month and we asked vocalist Ian Fike to tell us about each track. Check out his commentary on the EP below!
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This song is an absolute microscope look at a period of about 5-8 years of my adolescence. Skateboarding was everything. My entire life. And I was surrounded by brothers who lived wholeheartedly for the exact same thing. We held it. We held the feeling of living our lives without fear, or repercussions. At no other point in my life did I feel more invincible.
The Perfect Summer.
This is one of those songs where the lyrics kind of wrote themselves. I had a set idea and theme for the lyrics, and they fell on the paper. Giving yourself up too short to people. Too fast to give your heart away. I’ve done it my whole life. And having to live with the results of those snap decisions. Those memories always line up with the summers of my young adulthood.
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It’s a song that I wrote as a shout out to my step mom Leslye. She showed me what resilience is, the epitome of strength. Yet the kindest, soft hearted person I’ve ever met. The best advice in your youth can only amount to so much if you’re not willing to listen. Oftentimes we learn the hard way. One of the anthems of this ep.
It’s Like That.
The only love song I’ve ever written. Only one person I’ve ever felt the need to do so for. An intimate look at young, flailing love. And not knowing what to do with it. Often making mistake after mistake with it. Somehow ending up on the right side, for at least a moment or two. No better feeling.