Discover the story of the song > Trick Acoustic – Alex G

The protagonist in this song is someone called Bill who feels like a bad person. They wake up early in the morning but are too afraid to call in sick to work. They hate to see their partner sad but when they try to say that they want to die, they end up crying instead. The protagonist compares themselves to a monkey and says that they won't ask their partner for money for their performance. They repeat several times that they won't ask for any payment.