Hand Gestures • Once it Starts to Kick In • 2025

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To me, this song is about anticipation. Aching for something, then waiting for something truly significant to happen. However, waiting in earnest, and not overhyping it or looking past the importance of fully living through the waiting, isn’t easy. Like Tom Petty said, ‘the waiting is the hardest part.’ Sometimes we build ourselves up only to let ourselves down. As a kid, you’re waiting in line for a ride at a carnival, or for a prize in the mail after 25 cereal box tops. What’s more fun — the anticipation or the payoff? Perhaps the waiting is an integral part of the overall experience.

I thought about different drugs and spiritual quests, all with that ‘kick in’ period. We’re sold versions of change that rarely deliver, but maybe that’s because humans are fueled by hope. On the other hand, the song is also about friendship — finding that one person to walk through the unknown with. You’re stronger together. And sometimes, it’s just yourself you’re waiting for to kick in. You already know what to do. If you can let yourself get there, you can break down walls and shake the whole town. The real kick in is believing in ourselves. fame mag