Official music video for Pop Evil – Ways To Get High
Ways to Get High from Pop Evil VEVO
Updated January 22, 2025.
“Ways to Get High” stands as a standout track from American rock band Pop Evil’s 2015 album Up, the second single released after the record’s lead Footsteps and a defining moment in the band’s evolution. The song’s blend of driving hard rock energy and introspective lyrics helped it reach strong positions on rock radio and streaming playlists, continuing Pop Evil’s run of chart success from that era.
Released on Up on September 16, 2015, “Ways to Get High” captured a more optimistic and uplifting tone compared with the band’s earlier, darker material. Up itself was shaped by frontman Leigh Kakaty’s decision to embrace sobriety at the end of 2014, and a deliberate creative shift toward positivity and resilience, themes that thread through the album.
Musically, the track combines anthemic, hook-driven choruses with a muscular hard rock groove that fans could latch onto quickly. The song’s core appeal lies in its balance of big-chorus accessibility and raw rock instrumentation, capturing the feeling of liberation and release implied by its title. Pop Evil have always leaned into accessible rock and post-grunge sensibilities, with an emphasis on emotional punch and crowd-pleasing energy, and “Ways to Get High” exemplifies this approach.
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The official music video, directed by Johan Carlén, known for his work with the band on clips like “Trenches” and “Footsteps,” enhances that vibe with psychedelic visuals and performance footage that matches the song’s free-spirited theme. The colorful, trippy backgrounds and straightforward performance shots emphasize the band’s chemistry and the anthem’s live-ready power. AlteRock
Beyond the audio and visuals, the song served as a cultural touchpoint for the band and its fanbase. In a feature from Loudwire, members of Pop Evil shared their own “top ways to get high,” revealing that performing onstage, spending time with family, and music-making itself were the real sources of joy and release for them, underscoring the genuine sentiment behind the song’s title. Loudwire
Although Up contained several strong singles, “Ways to Get High” remains a fan favorite, appreciated for its uncomplicated message of finding personal highs through life’s passions rather than escapism. It stands today as both a highlight of Pop Evil’s catalog and a reminder of the band’s ability to wrap meaningful sentiment in accessible hard rock hooks.
Pop Evil – Ways To Get High Song lyrics
I want to pick you up
Free your mind
Take you somewhere
I want to turn you loose
Watch you bloom
Meet you out there
Hey
You’re looking my way
Just come on and play
Just come on and
C-c-c-come on and
So many ways to get high
To keep on losing our mind
To keep us feeling alright
So many ways to get
I want to climb the wall
Watch you fall
Get back up now
I want watch you sink
Chase you to the brink
Meet you out there
Hey
You’re looking my way
Just come on and play
Just come on and
C-c-c-come on and
So many ways to get high
To keep on losing our mind
To keep us feeling alright
So many ways to get
Hey [x4]
Hey if you’re looking my way
Won’t you come on and play
Come and play with me now
Hey if you’re looking my way
Won’t you come on and play
Come and play with me now
Hey
You’re looking my way
Just come on and play
Just come on and
C-c-c-come on and
So many ways to get high
To keep on losing our mind
To keep us feeling alright
So many ways to get high
So many ways to get high
So many ways to get high
So many ways to get high
So many ways to get
Song lyrics from AZLyrics.com.
