Cover art for Mason Jar by Smallpools

Mason Jar

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Mason Jar Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She saw the world through a mason jar, it's foggy
She had the kids with the vicious smiles, they got me
Up on a hill with the trophy wives
She's doing all right, all, all, right (yeah)
They let her roam some tree or vine, no question
She's got a home with some shit to climb, don't mention
Been up and down like a hundred times

[Chorus]
But I got to kill this conversation while
There is still sense in my mind
But I miss the way you feel
No one will ever know

[Verse 2]
She wrote a film 'bout a double life, she's livin'
She had a weak co-star in mind, I give in
Mix up the clear with the coffee grinds
We're shootin' all night, all, all, night (yeah)
I feel the shift of the fallen tide, I'm leavin'
Nobody dares to take her side, still pleadin'
She's breakin' down tell me one more time

[Chorus]
But I meant to kill this conversation
While there was still sense in my mind
But I miss the way you feel
No one will ever know

[Bridge]
Well we both know
The green will fade to gold
But it wasn't right, I should've called them off
A face like stone
The pain begins to show

And it was not right, I should've called them off

[Outro]
But I miss the way you feel (well we both know)
No one will ever know (the green will fade to gold)
I miss the way you feel
It wasn't right I should've called them off (no one will ever know)
But I miss the way you feel (a face like stone)
No one will ever know (the pain begins to show)
I miss the way you feel
It was not right I should've called them off (no one will ever know)

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Where did the album art come from?
Genius Answer

According to an interview with Vibe, the album art “was a picture on Instagram from a girl [Sean] knew.” Lead singer Sean Scanlon said:

Yeah, it just seemed to fit the vibe since ‘Mason Jar’ has a more serious tone to the lyrics. There’s a lyric about trophy wives and daughters, so the picture kind of fit it.

What was the writing process like for this song?
Genius Answer

In an interview with Contactmusic.com, Sean Scanlon said:

It kind of started with a guitar lead over some chords in a room one day that we all thought was worth pursuing as a song. All our songs take a long journey to craft – we’ll take parts from different days of rehearsing and kind of mix them together and everything just works out alright.

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