BIG SPECIAL’s “GOD SAVE THE PONY” is a chaotic, cathartic anthem about anxiety and the invisible burdens we drag through life. Built on a funky, looping guitar hook and spoken word verses that feel like spiraling inner monologue, the track captures the mental noise of modern life with brutal honesty and dark humor. Lines about gentrified bacon sarnies, budget therapists, and existential dread turn everyday frustrations into oddly poetic punchlines. The shouted chorus, “God Save The Pony!” lands like a communal exorcism, absurd yet deeply resonant. It’s a song that doesn’t offer answers but gives you permission to feel it all and scream anyway. Beneath the grime and chaos, there’s a strange kind of hope: “I hope you’re never tired. I hope you’re never lonely.” In just a few minutes, BIG SPECIAL turns anxiety into art and noise into something close to grace.
GOD SAVE THE PONY is from BIG SPECIAL’s new LP: NATIONAL AVERAGE. Listen now:
Written by Ryan Cassata
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