Ted Leo and the Pharmacists “Where Was My Brain?”

A big problem with being an idealist is that not only are you guaranteed a life of bitter disappointment, but you’re stuck always envisioning some better way of living and wondering why everyone went the other way. Wasn’t it obvious? Couldn’t you see it? “Where Was My Brain?” vents the frustration of doing what you think is right but always being on the wrong side of history. The song has a sense of humor, but the joke is very sad and self-deprecating: Why did I ever think everything was going to get better? Even with that notion as a central hook, you can’t shake Ted Leo’s optimism and determination. This isn’t a song about giving up. Not at all. If anything, it’s just about setting up realistic, adult expectations for positive change, and learning to make do with “the best in an imperfect world.”

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