I was in a dark place when I wrote “Beauty and Destruction“. I had been sick, and I was feeling pretty useless, and I was under the impression my world was shrinking instead of expanding. I was reflecting on the fact that beauty can really intoxicate me, most of us I suppose. That power can be destructive, unfortunately. So, the music needed to convey a sense of excitement – like the excitement a man can feel when a beautiful woman is paying attention. The trippy drum track reflects that (at least in my mind). Then, the chord progression for the chorus has a straight diatonic upward movement starting on the 4th. Like you are being lifted up by the excitement. I like the fact that it goes all the way up to the root (as if you will get peace) but then it keeps on going up, like it will never stop. Meanwhile, the last word of the chorus is the word “fall”, like you think you are going up, but really you are not.
