Was "Box in My Head" inspired by the comic Locke & Key?

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Was "Box in My Head" inspired by the comic Locke & Key? Feb 8, 2021 5:09:26 GMT robreich and CAPTAIN like this

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Post by ryall on Feb 8, 2021 5:09:26 GMT

Hi, Buck--

I'm new here and just had a question about this tune from the new album. The lyrics sounds like they might be inspired by the graphic novel Locke & Key, so I was just curious, Buck if that might've been the case?

The writer and artist, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, are both big BOC fans, as am I (the series' editor and an EP on the Netflix series. And also a guy who's worked with author/lyricist John Shirley in the past on another graphic novel) -- "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" has been a lifetime favorite of mine.

Was just asking because we'd all be happy as hell to know that the graphic novel series might've inspired a song from a band we've all long admired. The lyrics

"Just step around behind me
Then take aside the key
Do you see the keyhole
In the back of my head?"

Check out the image from Locke & Key that shows why we wondered. If just a coincidence, great minds think alike, and you wrote some great, compelling lyrics.

Either way, it's a great tune, I'm happy you're all still making such good new music.

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Was "Box in My Head" inspired by the comic Locke & Key? Feb 10, 2021 2:09:18 GMT robreich and CAPTAIN like this

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Post by Buck on Feb 10, 2021 2:09:18 GMT

Welcome ryall,

I think you'll have to ask John Shirley what his lyrical inspiration for "Box" was. Reading and interpreting the lyric to write the music, I thought the story was a fellow projecting complexity and intrigue to a date he wanted to impress, and inviting a deeper relationship. A man pitching himself as an interesting character.

Given the graphic of the keyhole in the back of that boy's head, and your interactions with Shirley, there could well be a connection. That skull is definitely half full, no doubt about it.

Now I'm curious about Locke and Key!

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Was "Box in My Head" inspired by the comic Locke & Key? Feb 10, 2021 3:32:23 GMT frog likes this

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Post by robreich on Feb 10, 2021 3:32:23 GMT

No surprise that Joe is a BÖC fan, we know his Dad is, too! He did use Reaper at the start of a great book.

Cool post, Chris, I’m a big comic fan. I’ve got to watch the Netflix show!

Rob

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Was "Box in My Head" inspired by the comic Locke & Key? Feb 14, 2021 22:35:47 GMT Buck and CAPTAIN like this

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Post by ryall on Feb 14, 2021 22:35:47 GMT

Feb 10, 2021 2:09:18 GMT Buck said:

Welcome ryall,

I think you'll have to ask John Shirley what his lyrical inspiration for "Box" was. Reading and interpreting the lyric to write the music, I thought the story was a fellow projecting complexity and intrigue to a date he wanted to impress, and inviting a deeper relationship. A man pitching himself as an interesting character.

Given the graphic of the keyhole in the back of that boy's head, and your interactions with Shirley, there could well be a connection. That skull is definitely half full, no doubt about it.

Now I'm curious about Locke and Key!

Hey, thanks much for the reply, Buck! I will ask John, but I like the interpretation you have of those lyrics, too, really smart.

(And hi, Rob!)