Anonymous asked: do you at least know in which direction(lyrically) a new record is gonna be? Is it gonna be a happy record? Or good old counterparts?

I don’t understand why people keep asking me this. Is it because I have a girlfriend now? That doesn’t mean my life is suddenly perfect. I went through a lot of a shit these past 2 years I will be addressing most of it. On top of that I’m still dealing with the same general issues I’ve been talking about for the past 3 records. Seeing the “idk the lyrics better not be happy!!!!” comments are really starting to piss me off. I write about how I feel. Happy or sad, I will be honest with myself. I’m not going to pretend to be something I’m not to please people. There are hundreds of other bands who will tell you what you want to hear, whether it’s true or not. Counterparts is not one of those bands. Everything I say comes from the heart and is the absolute truth.

Long story short: I’m in a better spot mentally than I have been, but I’m far from being a “happy person.” Hopefully that answers your question.