Sober to Death

“Sober to Death” is the fourth track from Car Seat Headrest’s 2011 album "Twin Fantasy", as well as its 2018 re-imagining. The song primarily depicts the struggle of trying to help someone dealing with mental health issues in a long distance relationship. It is one of only three tracks on the album which saw no lyrical changes in the 2018 album.

From Will’s interview with Peyton Thomas:

"Yeah, I regret writing parts of – I like the end, but that’s about it. It’s a fine song, but it’s kind of toxic

Even if you try to write about something in a balanced way, sometimes focusing on certain ideas at all is the wrong decision. I don’t know if I’ve corrected it in this version, but I’ve amended it

To put it in movie terms – if you show someone getting murdered, you can put it in a positive or a negative light, but at the end of the day, you’re showing someone getting murdered

I don’t know, there might be a murder in this film, but at least it’s properly acknowledged this time. It’s hard to see the whole without it. Now that it’s finished, I can’t really worry about what is or isn’t on it."