The Roots How I Got Over Zip | 95% EXTENDED |

: A reimagining of the Monsters of Folk track that serves as a modern prayer for guidance.

The title track. Produced by Questlove, it samples "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes. The metaphor is stark: "This ain't a song for the broken-hearted / It's for the ones who been there and departed." It is the sound of someone exhaling after holding their breath for a decade. the roots how i got over zip

The shadow caught up in the form of a dull, persistent ache that settled into my bones. It was depression, though I refused to name it. It was anxiety, though I called it “drive.” I began to live my life as a performance, nodding along in conversations I could not hear, laughing at jokes that brought me no joy. At night, I would lie awake and replay every mistake, every missed opportunity, every perceived slight. The roots of my misery were not planted in the events themselves, but in my reaction to them: the refusal to accept imperfection, the addiction to control, the deep-seated belief that I was fundamentally alone in my struggle. : A reimagining of the Monsters of Folk

: Pieces often highlight the band's collaboration with indie artists like Joanna Newsom , Jim James (My Morning Jacket), and Dirty Projectors . The metaphor is stark: "This ain't a song