“We're Gonna Be OK” by Empty Kodiak

 

     In an almost celebration of resilient acceptance, Empty Kodiak released “We're Gonna Be OK.” The intelligently crafted lyrics of the song are included in this post. The first verse refers to a childhood experience of an unplanned Christmas stay in a Super 8 motel. Things are far from the ideal, but we’re gonna be okay.
 
      The bio of the band explains, “Empty Kodiak is a seven-piece band from Cleveland, Ohio, weaving shoegaze haze with flashes of surf-pop light. Frontman and songwriter Charles “Chaz” Stead leads vocals and rhythm guitar alongside Kennedy Stead (vocals/synth), Brandon Thompson (lead guitar), Dave Gorski (saxophone/vocals), DJ Douglas (keys/vocals), Jul Big Green (bass), and Devin Tudela (drums).” The Spotify credits of “We're Gonna Be OK” additionally identify Jacob Hazlett on bass and electric guitar.
 
      Chaz Stead states:
  “The song traces a lineage of moments where survival meant endurance rather than rescue, including a childhood Christmas spent in a Super 8 motel. Those early memories, set against the backdrop of the Rust Belt’s fading steel factories, broken neon, and weathered dive bars, echo throughout the track's imagery alongside synth, saxophone, and harmony.”
 
     “We're Gonna Be OK” by Empty Kodiak

Website: https://emptykodiak.com/
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Lyrics of “We're Gonna Be OK” by Empty Kodiak
I love you to the moon
But we don't have gas to get there
Nights in motel rooms
'Cause we stick together
 
If the end is coming soon
I'm happy with whatever
We're gonna be ok
We're gonna be ok
 
I love you to the moon
Tell me how we're gonna get there
One hot night in June
With the AC broken
 
If the end is coming soon
I'll sleep with one eye open
We're gonna be ok
We're gonna be ok
 
All our lives we've been waiting
Waiting for something
Waiting for nothing
And waiting too long
 
If you want, we can make it
Make it worth something
Better than nothing
We're gonna be ok
 
I love you to the moon
Only made it to the dark side
Neon lights in view
Your arm around my shoulder
 
If the end is coming soon
I can feel it getting colder
We're gonna be ok
We're gonna be ok
 
All our lives we've been waiting
Waiting for something
Waiting for nothing
And waiting too long
 
If you want, we can make it
Make it worth something
Better than nothing
We're gonna be ok
 
We're gonna be ok
We're gonna be ok
 
I love you to the moon
But we don't have gas to get there
Nights in motel rooms
'Cause we stick together
 
If the end is coming soon
I'm happy with whatever
We're gonna be ok
We're gonna be ok