“My My” by Magic Giant – A Song Feature

 

    Magic Giant deliver energy and chemistry to their live performances, perhaps more than any other band we have seen in concert. Their songs store potential energy, similar to compressed coil springs waiting for release, and that energy is amplified by their performance passion when they perform the songs. Their shared performance passion creates chemistry among the three members of Magic Giant, and the chemistry is contagious as they travel into the audience area for a portion of the concert setlist.

      The LA-based band recently released the single “My My” and announced an EP release show on February 18th at the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles. The single was inspired by a line from “Me and Bobby McGee,” a song written by Kris Kristofferson and made famous by Janis Joplin. Magic Giant violinist Zambricki Li said:
  “The inspiration behind the lyrics comes from the Janis Joplin tune where she sings, ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.’ It’s really a blunderbuss buster anthem about that feeling when you first think you’re an alien, an outcast alone, and then you suddenly realize the power of that. You are free. You have no country to champion, you must champion… yourself.”
 
    Thus, Magic Giant turned the Janis Joplin Blues of “I miss Bobby and I have nothing left to lose” into an anthem of freedom – “I'm running naked through a gun fight / 'Cause I've got nothing left to lose.” Guitarist Zang explained:
   “We’re not just optimistic for optimism sake. We try to be real. Life does have its challenges. But we try to always look on the bright side, and this song is definitely an example of that.”
 
     Lead singer Austin Bisnow provided additional insight:
   “‘My My' is about making the most of the cards you've been dealt, even after you've lost it all and feel like no one cares. A lot of people have lost a lot during the past couple years and that’s been really hard, but now we get to choose which pieces we go find and pick back up and which ones we let go of.”
 
     Bands with a strong stage presence have been disproportionately hurt by the pandemic-induced shutdown. Magic Giant laments that their appearance on Good Morning America on March 6, 2020, feels like a lifetime ago. “My My” is intended to symbolize the deep and heavy chasm of the pandemic and the optimism of coming out of it.
 
    “My My” by Magic Giant

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Lyrics of “My My” by Magic Giant
Started from a dream sitting on my throne
No one's ever ready for the fall of Rome
Everybody loves you then you're overthrown
They were blowing kisses, now they're throwing stones
 
And now they're breathing down my back
I think I'm falling off the tracks
And I'm gone
I'm gone
 
And I’m just searching for a sign
Another heart that beats like mine
'Cause I'm gone
I'm gone
 
My My
I'm empty-handed but it's alright
'Cause I got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose
My My
I'm running naked through a gun fight
'Cause I've got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose
 
The city's like a drum ringing in my ear
Walking every street 'til I disappear
I don't understand how to play the part
Looking for a lighthouse in the dark
 
And now they're breathing down my back
I think I'm falling off the tracks
And I'm gone
I'm gone
 
And I'm just searching for a sign
Another heart that beats like mine
'Cause I'm gone
I'm gone
 
My My
I'm empty-handed but it's alright
'Cause I got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose
My My
I'm running naked through a gun fight
'Cause I've got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose
 
My My
I'm empty-handed but it's alright
'Cause I got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose
My My
I'm running naked through a gun fight
'Cause I've got nothing left to lose
Got nothing left to lose