People try to label me as crazy
But that’s, that’s inaccurate
People try to make sense of what
they do not know
Others try to tell me that I’m lazy
But
You really don’t wanna go, go, go there
But you can’t put me down
No mooooore
No no
You can’t steal my fire now
‘Cuz I,
I threw away
I threw away those painful tears
I threw away
I threw away those terrible years
I threw away
I threw away my heart
And I’m trying now to put back
The girl you pulled apart
People always try to stick their heads
Where they don’t belong at all
And then they get surprised, turn red
When I push back, push back
Started to think that I’d be better off dead and buried
But
Here I am instead with a counterattack
But you can’t put me down
No mooooore
No no
I’m holding this fire now
‘Cuz I,
I threw away
I threw away those painful tears
I threw away
I threw away those terrible years
I threw away
I threw away my heart
And I’m trying now to put back
The girl you pulled apart
(After an instrumental break)
And I'm telling you
Yes I'm telling you right now
I'm telling you
You don't know how
Looooong it's been
Since I
Could see myself for who I am
But I am so tired,
I’m so, so tired
I am so tired,
I’m so, so tired
I am so tired,
So, so tired
I’m just so tired,
Just so, so tired
So I
I threw away
I threw away those painful tears
I threw away
I threw away those terrible years
I threw away
I threw away my heart
And I’m trying now to put back
The girl you pulled apart
(repeat)
I left you my pain at the door
So you can't hurt me no more
credits
from Painful Tears b/w Here Comes a Thought,
released September 20, 2018
Lyrics by Jesse Watty and Joey Matt DiPeri
Music, mixing, mastering, and production by Joey Matt DiPeri
Vocals by Jesse Watty
Bass, piano, electric guitar, drum programming, and keyboards by Joey Matt DiPeri
Vocals recorded at Cars on Broadway, Studio A.
Instrumentals recorded at No Privacy Studios, Rooms C and G, with additional recording done at Cars on Broadway, Studio A.
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