I'm getting real Bo Burnham vibes at certain points. Even your voice isn't so unlike his.
The quality here is wild!! Amazing stuff Dami, both lyrically, composition wise, and musicianship wise.
[verse 1]
he fucked up too much with his old name so he got a new one
went to jail two times but they let him out for good behavior
i don't ask for much but i'd like to see him pay for what he did
instead of living every day with the audacity to say "i'm interested in learning and growth :)" what a fucking joke
[chorus 1]
i
don't wanna stay here
but i don't wanna go home
can we go back to your place
where i
will break down on the floor
tell you everything's perfect
i'm too insecure
[verse 2]
he spent months on end gaining power cause he couldn't have you
told you awful things til your self esteem was out the window
i will never stop feeling like there was something i could have done
instead of eating up all that three-quarters made up warped bullshit and not telling you for like a year how scary it was to feel forced to believe it was true beyond a shadow of a doubt when in fact it was all part of a carefully calculated ploy to cut you off from any reasonable support network
...at least
[chorus 2]
we
were never on the same pages
we were never together
in a manner of speaking
there's only one kind of comfort
that you know how to give me
i know that's not your fault
but it makes me feel needy
cause you don't really need me
in the way that i need you
i just want you to want me
and i want you to want to
we didn't know what we wanted
but what we wanted was different
it sure wasn't perfect
but at least it was ours
[chorus 3]
we were young then and stupid
now i'm older and stupid
cause i've never told you
in over a decade
what it's like in my head
living my quiet distance
was afraid you would leave me
afraid i would deserve it
and i know that's not true
but it's so hard to turn off
i don't wanna be perfect
just wanna be something
whatever we can be
with this kind of history
at least if i tell you
we won't be so unhealthy
I go back to listen to my favorites list every once in a while, and I have to say that this song has quickly become one of the most notable ones. The chip sounds merge together with the more acoustic sounding instrument very well, and the earnest lyrics and your imperfect singing voice just makes it seem so sincere. It kind of makes me want to be your best friend.