What It Is To Wonder

Album: World War III (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • This was one of the first songs Madina Lake worked on for World War III. Frontman Nathan Leone told Rock Sound magazine: "Mateo [Camargo, guitar] always comes up with these tapping bits that I feel define a lot of our songs. We tracked a lot of this one in a house we rented in Florida when we were recording The Dresden Codex EP."
  • Nathan Leone explained the song's meaning to Rock Sound magazine: "At the time I think the screws were starting to come loose, so psychologically we were all over the place. This song is about wondering in a positive way as opposed to a negative one. If you constantly wonder what could go wrong, something will. If you wonder what you could become or achieve or fulfill, that will manifest as well."

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