Here I go again; I'll mess it all up.

Top Bunk's new sweet lullaby, "Figure It Out" has a dark yet often true message behind it. Love is hard to figure out. You find your perfect match, the one you've been looking for. They are everything you are but you will eventually tire of each other.
"Six weeks and it’s so great. Six months and it’s okay. One year and it feels like something crept up in my heart and died."
You will try to make it last but you know you will ultimately mess up. But after all, living your fullest is about making mistakes and trying to figure out what works. You can't fake love but nobody understands it either.
"Here I go again; I'll mess it all up."
The words might bum you out but this song is anything but a sad one. This electronic number is one that will get stuck in your head and will end leaving you to want more. The keys have an extremely cheerful melody and the drums will force you to bobble your head. And while the lyrics are bitter much like an IPA, they are catchy.

Cheerful sounds and sad lyrics make up a bittersweet song just like many craft beers. And while it is bittersweet, it is addicting, energizing, and so much more. If a beer were to be paired with this song to heighten its vibe, then it only makes sense to try something both bitter and sweet. But Top Bunk's sound is also very fresh, new, and modern so it also makes sense to pair it with a refressing session beer with their low ABV.

It's settled. When you're listening to Top Bunk's "Figure It Out" for the first time, sip on Fat Head's Sunshine Daydream. It's a citrusy session IPA with notes of peach and orange. It is refreshing with just the right amount of sweetness to make it the perfect pair for this undoubtedly underrated electronic piece of art.



Song: Figure It Out
Album: Single
Artist: Top Bunk
Released April 25, 2018
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Beer: Sunshine Daydream
Style: Session IPA
Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery
Middleburg Heights, OH
ABV: 4.9%; IBU: 50
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