“Can We Watch Something Happy” is the latest single to emerge from screamo outfit Roman Candle. The band’s vocalist Piper Ferrari drew from her own personal experience for that track, stating of its lyrical inspiration:
“‘Can We Watch Something Happy‘ is written from the perspective of my childhood self. I struggled with severe OCD growing up, which was intensified by being raised in a religious household. I wasn’t diagnosed until much later, so for most of my youth I didn’t understand what was happening — I just remember being scared all the time.
There was a constant cycle of praying for the intrusive thoughts to go away, eventually giving in to them, and then praying again for forgiveness. That’s where the repeated ‘one more time’ comes from. It wasn’t about depression or suicidality; it was about trying to survive this overwhelming fear of thoughts I didn’t want, and then feeling deep guilt because I believed even having those thoughts was a sin.”
This song is the fourth to emerge from the band since they signed with Sumerian Records last year. You can view its Samuel Halleen-directed music video below.
