"You Were Right" by Built to Spill

1. Through the lyrics, we can infer that they were written at a time when the writer was depressed or going through a hard time. All the song talks about is how everything sucks for the most part. He says "...after the thrill of living is gone." The inference is that the author is depressed/suicidal.
2. The musical content of the song was created with a drumset in the background and we can infer that because of what we hear from the song.
3. The writer could've made the song a lot calmer, but he chose for the song to be loud and with those instruments to express his feelings. If he's depressed, then you'd think he'd be sad, allowing for a quieter, more flat kind of sound. But it looks like he's saying that it's the end for him, and it's kind of a mess for him. He's frustrated at his feelings and mad at his life, and that's why he made those musical choices for these lyrics.