▁drew ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Tom ▁Wa its , ▁Ben ▁F olds , ▁and ▁John ▁K . ▁Sam son ' s ▁writing ▁styles . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁write ▁from ▁another ▁individual ' s ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁rather ▁than ▁his ▁own . ▁Their ▁next ▁album , ▁Even ▁If ▁It ▁K ills ▁Me , ▁was ▁Pierre ' s ▁first ▁" written ▁completely ▁so ber , ▁after ▁batt ling ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol ▁for ▁years ;" ▁ ▁consequ ently , ▁the ▁record ▁is ▁more ▁optim istic ▁and ▁less ▁self - lo ath ing . ▁My ▁Din osa ur ▁Life ▁has ▁lyr ics ▁rel ating ▁to ▁relationships , ▁pro cr ast ination , ▁and ▁Pierre ' s ▁own ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁life ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁self - dest ruct ive ▁behavior . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁ly ric ism ▁on ▁fifth ▁album ▁Go ▁is ▁consum ed ▁with ▁death ▁and ▁" the ▁event ual ▁dem ise ▁of ▁everything ." ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁" nothing ▁last s ▁forever " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁most ▁important ▁points . ▁ ▁Band ▁members ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁Justin ▁Pierre ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 – present ) ▁piano ▁ ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Josh ua ▁C ain ▁– ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1