For Malcolm McCormick, 2009 was the "starting point" for everything.
Without writing a single lyric down or using his phone for notes, Mac laid down the first half of the song entirely "off the top of his head" after pacing the room and listening to the beat.
In the song, he contrasts the innocence of this era with the complexities of fame and addiction that followed, acknowledging that "it ain’t 2009 no more". The Story Behind the Song
For Malcolm McCormick, 2009 was the "starting point" for everything.
Without writing a single lyric down or using his phone for notes, Mac laid down the first half of the song entirely "off the top of his head" after pacing the room and listening to the beat.
In the song, he contrasts the innocence of this era with the complexities of fame and addiction that followed, acknowledging that "it ain’t 2009 no more". The Story Behind the Song