Pete Loeffler - Lyrical Style & Collaborations

Lyrical Style & Collaborations

Pete tends to write abstract lyrics, but often directs them toward specific and sometimes humorous ideas. The track titled "Get Some" from their 3rd album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) was written as an ode to the greed sparked by the contest American Idol—this was announced by the band onstage at the May 25th, 2007 show at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York. Pete has said that "Forfeit", on the Wonder What's Next album, was written about overaggressive people in concert mosh pits.

"We gravitate toward making fun of big bruisers. That song 'Forfeit' is all about when there's a mosh pit, you always have that big tough guy out there who's trying to kill people. That song is making fun of those people. It's like, 'Yeah, I want you to jump around. Have a good time. . . . Vent. Go to a show and get lost for an hour or two in the music and enjoy. But don't go out and kick people's butts.'"

Pete collaborated on a track titled "Forever In Our Hearts", with Brian McKnight, Mýa, Nate Dogg, Sonny Sandoval, Jacoby Shaddix, FeFe Dobson, Ben Jelen and Ben Moody. The track was recorded in response to the 2004 tsunami and is exclusively available on iTunes.