That idea I think is why the song came out to be so descriptive and uses a lot of imagery. Anyway, went into the session already with the idea of ‘perfume on the sink, my breath still smells like drink,’ thinking of what the morning after you’ve had a night out and a girl comes back to your place looks like. Those two guys were a kid my age called Max Margolis and a producer who works at the studio I go to, Stephen Barnes (both of them are now some of my best friends, I don’t know, I think that’s worth noting). It was my first session I did here in the UK and was with two guys I had only just met. Thomas explained the background of the chorus to me, “‘Clean Me Up’ was written like four days after I first arrived in the UK from Australia (where I’m originally from). He sings the chorus, “Perfume on the sink/And my breath still smells like drink/I can’t feel my head or think/And I gotta work today/This mess is worse than what I thought/It’s not just clothes thrown on the floor/I’ve done this too many times before/And that’s why I need you to/Clean me up/And that’s why I need you to/Clean me up/And that’s why I need you to/I need you to-” This part of the songs sounds as though it would be when he would start jumping o r dancing if it was being played live. The beat drops and a heavier percussional beat begins, along with light twinges of guitar. He continues, “I’m left to fix it on my own when you’re already home/You must’ve left out my window when I was sleeping/And you took my sweatshirt/Along with my feelings.” More keys and a twinkling surging synth are introduced, “My friends keep telling me that I should just probably forget you/It’s not that easy when you’re constantly wearing my clothes/I know the plan was just one night and act like strangers/But I told a lie/’Cause I crossed my fingers.” There is a pause before Thomas speaks the word “awesome.” Image courtesy of Thomas Headon “Clean Me Up” opens with Thomas sighing and clearing his throat before immediately beginning to sing “Sometimes my bedsheets smell like you in the morning after,” as a steady single piano key background plays.
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