sickly was written entirely in the studio over the course of a few hours the guys began to jam on a moody song in the main room while i tried to work out a suitable melody and without much warning sickly was born very moody slightly aggressive quiet and loud sickly remains one of my very favorite lu songs partly because i think it s a good song and partly because of how mysteriously it came to be coupled with my world falls down on the tail end sickly has also been a favorite concert song an equally moody video for sickly can be found on poor old lu s 1995 video cassette sit stare this song is strangely simplistic lyrically the verses deal with opposite extremes for the most part such as sunny raining or sad happy while the chorus is just flat out frustration and confusion it isn t until the last few lines that any good comes of it all well i don t know much but i think i m on my knees well i don t know much but i think i gotta pray sometimes that s what it all comes down to still dealing with the pain confusion and frustration but knowing only that we have to pray amen is it sunny or is it raining out today is it calm outside or is the wind all on your face did the storm subside did it leave without a trace are you well or have you never been so sickly are you stupid or have you never been so funny will i don t know but i think i m gonna scream well i don t know but i think i m going crazy are you empty or are you all up full of money is your head clear or is it busy falling snowing are you sad or have you never been so happy well i don t know but i think i m gonna scream well i don t know but i think i m going crazy well i don t know but i think i m on my knees well i don t know but i think i gotta pray