THAT FUNNY FEELING

THAT FUNNY FEELING
A Cover For Conversation
Cover Written & Performed by Gaby Montiel

​A while ago, there was a trend on social media where people were rewriting the lyrics to That Funny Feeling by Bo Burnam (later redone by Phoebe Bridgers) to fit the image of the modern day. These covers usually discussed politics, war, and social injustices in a tone similar to Burnam’s original irony to match the horrific duality we see online. From comedic to suddenly tragic, first world to war, then back to pop culture references, the song captures desensitization and ignorance seen both online and in real life. This is my own rewrite of Bo Burnam’s song, covering January of this year to very early October.

Clouds melting to smoke all while
My teachers’ house burns down
Watching my friends kill themselves
On top of homework mounds

W.H.O. can really help U.S.
Laughing priests off of the stage
So desperate for saviors
In three carved bullets we praise

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

C is for care some more please
Love’s up for debate
ICE cold coca cola
Hear the target lock in place

Christmas is coming
Green trees, red bloody grass
Mourn for four days
While kindergarden’s back in class

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feelling

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

Sydney has some great jeans now
It fits bad on my race
Comforted by tissues
Amazon drops at my place

Taylor’s new album sparks thoughts
Of civil war
My stomach turns and AI says
I’m rotting from my core

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

Past books written predictions
Banned as they all come true
X equals domination
I’ll fail Algebra 2

Stripped of rights, is the Strip alive?
No one sheds a tear
Everything is easier
If we’d all disappear

​Blue and red make purple
Used to hold it close to me
Until I realized that black and white
Is all we see

Angry and pissed enough
To hear the rebel’s cry
Scared and watered down to youth
Now we just say we tried

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling

There it is again
That funny feeling
That funny feeling ∎

GABRIELLA MONTIEL
Singer, Songwriter & Official AwareNow Ambassador for Music & Arts
www.awarenowmedia.com/gaby-montiel

Gaby Montiel has been nationally recognized as a soulful singer songwriter. As a recording artist, Gaby performs throughout southern California and has been requested to write and record songs for social advocacy organizations like AwarenessTies and Fear of Return. In April 2023, she performed as the youngest female music artist for the national Chick Singer Night Showcase at the Ventura County chapter. She recently performed for 300 art and music high school students in the Oxnard School District for the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, leading a songwriting workshop for 89 music students. She was also selected as the youngest singer songwriter for the West Coast Songwriter Association's Winter Showcase in 2024 as well as the only youth to be selected amongst 20 globally for Successfully Magazine.