Out of My Mind

Album: The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • The second single from The Righteous & the Butterfly album, this song is about the unraveling of the American Dream. Vocalist J-Mann explained to Revolver magazine the song is, "A magnifying glass on the apathy and disinterest in anything that's not seen on TV or sold at the mall."
  • The Righteous & The Butterfly album title is a dedication to original Mushroomhead guitarist J.J. Righteous and drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton's wife Vanessa Solowiow, who both of whom had died in 2010 and 2013 respectively.

    "J.J. was a key member of our band," said Skinny. "He played on the first three records and Vanessa was our photographer and the mother of my children. They were both huge pieces of Mushroomhead and this record is dedicated to them."

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