"To Get It Right is Hard to Do" sings Matthew Houck aka Phosphorescent in "To Get It Right", the closing song from his latest album Revelator.

It's certainly hard to keep writing beautiful songs after “Mermaid Parade,” “C’est La Vie No. 2,” and, most notably, “Song For Zula".

However, the message from the song "directly references the lyrics of “Revelator,” and kind of reckons with them" (source: ashevillestages.com).

It's a nearly-seven minutes of "pianos, drums and synths crescendo" (source: pastemagazine.com) about a battered, but not-yet broken soul.

It's introspective melancholy at its best, with a modicum of hope:

Starting like a mist in the wind, over the course of its seven minutes run time it soaks you through. As the bass picks up the heavy lifting in the second half, we are reminded that life is not plain sailing for anyone, it is a fight to the end (source: secretmeeting.co.uk).

Revelator is certainly an album worth listening to, and "To Get It Right" is its finest moment.


Lyrics

The city lights, they shine on you
It's a pretty night on the avenue
It's a full-on nightmare
Makes it hard to believe in your best behavior
The city lights, they shine on you

You've done alright, but it's all untrue
The season fights, but it pulls you through
I still don't fight fair
And the [??]
The city lights, they shine on you

To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard

It's a question no one answers
There's a secret point of view
You come [??]
Makes it hard to believe its your best behavior
The city lights, they shine on you

It's a pretty night on the avenue
You done alright, but its all untrue
It's a full-on nightmare
Makes it hard to believe in your best behavior, yeah
The city lights, they shine on you
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To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard
To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard

There's no more crystal visions
There's no more to carve into
There's no more waiting
The city lights, they shine on you

To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard
To get it right is hard to do
But we get it right, yeah
It's what we do

To get it right is hard to do
To get it right is hard
To get it right is hard to do

But get it right is what we do 

Source: genius.com




FAQ

Who produced "To Get It Right" by Phosphorescent?
“To Get It Right” by Phosphorescent was produced by Matthew Houck.

When did Phosphorescent release "To Get It Right?"
Phosphorescent released “To Get It Right” on April 12, 2024.

Who wrote "To Get It Right By Phosphorescent?
“To Get It Right” by Phosphorescent was written by Matthew Houck.

Tour Dates (2024)


External Links


References

ALBUM REVIEW: Phosphorescent – Revelator. (n.d.). 

Secretmeeting. (2024, April 6). Album: Phosphorescent – Revelator review. Secret Meeting.

Moye, J. (2024, June 12). Interview: Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent) — Asheville Stages. Asheville Stages.