"Story" is a song by Magdalena Bay. It was released on March 13, 2020 as the second track on their third EP A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling.
Composition
"Story" is composed in the key of C♯ minor. The song's tempo is 84 beats per minute; in common time.
Live Performances
The song was performed at The Bardot in Los Angeles on March 2, 2020.
"The song is kind of about us taking a look at ourselves and deciding we had to get back to work and the next time something comes along, maybe don’t get over-excited about it. Instead of daydreaming, you should just try to make as many songs and videos as possible." – Magdalena Bay, Substream Magazine
"Every artist gets a reality check at some point about how rough the music industry is. We wrote Story after the first time our hopes and dreams were dashed. The song is a look back at our previously naïve selves, who thought it would all be so easy- as if!" - Magdalena Bay, press release
"“Story” was directly about us having a music industry deal falling through right after we moved across the country to LA." – Magdalena Bay, Atwood Magazine
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lying on our backs out in the sun
Big imaginations on the run, oh, oh
(We been dreaming, we been feeling alright)
Tell me what you want at thirty-one
Tell me what you’re dreaming just for fun, oh, oh
(I can see it I can taste it alright)
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, young now but time’s moving fast
Nobody’s holding us back
Ooh, dreaming of flying first class
Gotta keep my mind on track
[Chorus]
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
[Post-Chorus]
We could write it real big
We could write it real big
We could write it real big
We could write it real big
[Verse 2]
Sitting back but, oh, we’ve just begun
Talking bout the future like we’re done, oh, oh
(We been dreaming, we been feeling alright)
Picking out the pictures in the clouds we’re looking up
Crashing down to earth now we don’t wanna fuck it up, oh, oh
(I can see it, I can taste it alright)
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, young now but time’s moving fast
Nobody’s holding us back
Ooh, dreaming of flying first class
Gotta keep my mind on track
[Chorus]
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
We could write a real big story, something worth knowing
Looking back we’ll know we found glory, baby, you know it
[Outro]
We could write it real big, we could make it real
We could write it real big
We could write it real big, we could make it real
We could write it real big, we could make it real
We could write it real big
Trivia
Magdalena Bay consider it to be one of their most underrated songs.
It is the first Magdalena Bay song to receive an official remix, by Gus Lobban from Kero Kero Bonito.
The Gus Kero Kero Bonito Remix is the longest Magdalena Bay track to date.
Gus Kero Kero Bonito Remix
"Story (Gus Kero Kero Bonito Remix)" was released on June 18, 2020 as a standalone single.
Composition
The remix increased the song's tempo to 106 beats per minute; in common time. It is rearranged in a balearic beat style, with a sparser vocal arrangement.