Eric Church has released his new song, “Monsters,” which is the follow-up for his recent No. 1 smash, “Some of It.” The song, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Jeff Hyde, was written after his son Boone asked him to make it a little “brighter” in his room one evening.
“That stuck with me that’s kind of all he needed was a little more light,” recalls Eric. “And I think that when I wrote that song, there was that subconscious thing that was there the entire time, and then Vegas happened and right after Vegas, we got together with Jeff and we started talking about all this stuff and the song, it happened so fast; the way songs are supposed to happen when they’re that kind of song. It just happened. And it will always be a song that I think about where I was at that time in my life, where my kids were, and how just that little bit of light, is what made the difference. That’s the key, that’s where the second verse goes to and the overall theme of monsters is it’s just that much, you know? It’s not ‘this much.’ It’s not a big blinding light. It’s this much light that made the difference and that little nugget is what I carry with me on that.”
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Eric will resume the fall leg of his Double Down Tour September 13th and 14th in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Audio / Eric Church talks about the song, “Monsters,” from his album, Desperate Man.
DownloadEric Church (Monsters) OC: …me on that. 1:15
“I think monsters, after Vegas, became just more real to me. More, I don’t know. There was a specific night I can remember going into my oldest son, Boone’s, room, and his closet light, or the bathroom light, the dimmer wasn’t right. It wasn’t bright enough and he wanted it brighter. And when I went in and made it a little brighter, he said, ‘That’s good. That’s good. That’s perfect.’ And it wasn’t much but that stuck with me — this was pre-writing the song — but that stuck with me that’s kind of all he needed was a little more light. And I think that when I wrote that song, there was that subconscious thing that was there the entire time, and then Vegas happened and right after Vegas, we got together with Jeff and we started talking about all this stuff and the song, it happened so fast; the way songs are supposed to happen when they’re that kind of song. It just happened. And it will always be a song that I think about where I was at that time in my life, where my kids were, and how just that little bit of light, is what made the difference. That’s the key, that’s where the second verse goes to and the overall theme of monsters is it’s just that much, you know? It’s not ‘this much.’ It’s not a big blinding light. It’s this much light that made the difference and that little nugget is what I carry with me on that.”
