Behind The Tracks: Gottlieb - I Started Carrying A Knife Today (Single) (2026)

The most personal of the singles, I Started Carrying A Knife Today was written at a moment in which vulnerability failed me,” says vocalist Andrew Pescara. “With growing threats in several areas, I wrote this on a day when I started carrying a literal knife for the first time.

This symbolized a closing off from the world; the knife is an allegory for dishonesty, which we all use to varying degrees as a measure of self-protection. By choosing to be less up front with people – by assuming their motives may be dangerous ones – I pick up a weapon that allows me to adequately handle them if needed.

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