Written amid a time of turmoil and uncertainty during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, "Giants" is about letting go of the past and facing change together. We used to be giants When did we stop? Just say the word and I'll be yours You know I never forgot Dermot Kennedy is looking back nostalgically at more innocent times, but knows we cannot go back. Instead we must be brave, seize this new beginning and collectively make it better.
Kennedy wrote in an Instagram post: "Walking into an unknown future together can be beautiful just as much as it is scary. As events have unfolded over the last few months and have at times felt hopeless, this song has carried me through as a reminder that the future is still full of hope and there is opportunity in the darkness and a brighter future can await."
According to Kennedy, he took inspiration for the song from Leslie Dwight's 2020 viral poem, "What if 2020 isn't canceled?" It reads: What if 2020 isn't canceled? What if 2020 is the year we've been waiting for? A year so uncomfortable, so painful, so scary, so raw that it finally forces us to grow. A year that screams so loud, finally awakening us from our ignorant slumber A year we finally accept the need for change. Declare change. Work for change. Become the change. A year we finally band together, instead of pushing each other further apart. 2020 isn't canceled, but rather the most important year of them all.
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