“Gone 2 Long” by Prettymuch

This is a love song in which the band is basically singing to a girl they miss. And they are taking the humble approach as in consistently acknowledging that they are suffering without her presence.  Moreover they are entreating her while she is away not to “give (her) heart away so easily”, which sounds like they are asking her not to entertain other love interests in their absence.

Yes, there are other communication options, such as FaceTime, available for them to keep in touch with this lady. However, chatting over the internet “is getting old”. What the boys instead desire is some good old-fashioned, face-to-fact interaction. And they appeal to homegirl to fulfill this longing since she knows that they “need” her and intend to “keep (her) around”.

So what this song basically amounts to is the singers expressing that they require the presence of their significant other while simultaneously being devoid of such, with no definitive timetable of when this issue will be resolved, as in when she will return. And in that regard, they want her to “promise (she) won’t be gone”, as in prolong her absence, as they already feel she has been “gone too long”.

Prettymuch’s Comments about “Gone 2 Long”

Speaking on Beats 1, Prettymuch member Brandon Arreaga said the song’s lyrics are autobiographical. According to him, they are about a former girlfriend of his.

Facts about “Gone 2 Long”

• “Gone 2 Long” was officially released by Syco Music on 20 May 2019. 
• It came out as the second single from Prettymuch’s second EP titled Phases. The first single from that album was “Phases”.
• Prettymuch has touted this track as the first song they have “produced and written”. But officially, writing and production credits go to band member Brandon Arreaga. However, he expressed a reluctance to sing lead vocals on the track due to it being based on a very-emotional period in his life.