The Only Reason I Feel Secure

The Only Reason I Feel Secure
EP by Pedro the Lion
Released	(original) 17 May 1999 (reissued) 16 October 2001
Genre	Indie rock, emo
Length	34:46
Label	Made in Mexico / Jade Tree (reissue)
Producer	David Bazan
Pedro the Lion chronology
It's Hard to Find a Friend (1998)It's Hard to Find a Friend1998 The Only Reason I Feel Secure (1999) Winners Never Quit (2000)Winners Never Quit2000
Jade Tree reissue
cover art of reissue (Jade Tree Records)

The Only Reason I Feel Secure is the second EP by Pedro the Lion. It was released on 17 May 1999 on Made in Mexico Records, and later reissued with three extra tracks on 16 October 2001 on Jade Tree Records. Tracks 6-8 — songs that originally constituted Pedro the Lion's first single — appear only on the Jade Tree reissue.

The EP's title was originally intended to be The Only Reason I Feel Secure Is That I Am Validated By My Peers. The cover artwork for the original release included a panel that extended the image to the right and contained the phrase "is that i am validated by my peers."

Track listing

1. "Criticism as Inspiration" – 6:20
2. "I Am Always the One Who Calls" – 3:41
3. "Invention" – 4:44
4. "Letter From a Concerned Follower" – 4:11
5. "Be Thou My Vision" – 4:22
6. "Big Trucks" (single version) – 2:58
7. "Diamond Ring" – 3:22
8. "Invention" (single version) – 5:08

All songs by David Bazan except for "Be Thou My Vision" (traditional)