Verse 1
The signs were there
Flashing like sirens in my head
I ignored it
Turned down the volume
Let silence fill the cracks instead
I thought I knew better
Than every warning I read
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Verse 2
Is this what I thought I deserved?
I wanted the warning sign gone
To love a broken man
Even knowing he’s never happy
With everything he’s got
I push the thoughts aside
And question the cost
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Bridge
My choices take their toll on me
There’s a lesson in this story
Watch the signs… don’t look away
Don’t paint red with a green disguise
I said I knew all about you
Did I really have a clue?
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Oooh, oooh
I was warned about you
Verse 1
I'll hide my crazy
Till we're tangled deep
Too far in the matrix
No safety, no exit
No chance to leave
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You're gonna see
There's no leaving
Verse 2
I held it within me
It breaks through the surface
Your face goes deserted
I ruin the moment
Now you see what you started
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
Bridge
They all say I'm crazy
So I wear it like a label
Turn a crisis to a trigger
Now I'm pulling every cable
It's addictive, you know
Pre chorus
Now you've seen it
Not what you needed
Push me one wrong way
You're never leaving
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
You can stay… but you're not leaving
There's no leaving…
Verse 1
The signs were there
Flashing like sirens in my head
I ignored it
Turned down the volume
Let silence fill the cracks instead
I thought I knew better
Than every warning I read
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Verse 2
Is this what I thought I deserved?
I wanted the warning sign gone
To love a broken man
Even knowing he’s never happy
With everything he’s got
I push the thoughts aside
And question the cost
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Bridge
My choices take their toll on me
There’s a lesson in this story
Watch the signs… don’t look away
Don’t paint red with a green disguise
I said I knew all about you
Did I really have a clue?
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Oooh, oooh
I was warned about you
Verse 1
I'll hide my crazy
Till we're tangled deep
Too far in the matrix
No safety, no exit
No chance to leave
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You're gonna see
There's no leaving
Verse 2
I held it within me
It breaks through the surface
Your face goes deserted
I ruin the moment
Now you see what you started
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
Bridge
They all say I'm crazy
So I wear it like a label
Turn a crisis to a trigger
Now I'm pulling every cable
It's addictive, you know
Pre chorus
Now you've seen it
Not what you needed
Push me one wrong way
You're never leaving
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
You can stay… but you're not leaving
There's no leaving…
Verse 1
Watch the dark seep in through my cracks
See the edges as they start to smash
Here he comes creeping on back
What a crash, what a crash
Oh oh oh ey oh
He brings up memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
Haunting me with history
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
When he's here then he leaves
Chorus
And it hurts, and it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
You're the worst, you're the worst
And you know where it hurts
Verse 2
See the walls wearing thin
The bricks fall all around me
I'm trapped in the chaos he brings
What a crash, he is back
Oh oh oh ey oh
He brings up memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
Using history against me
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
When he's here then he leaves
Chorus
And it hurts, and it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
You're the worst, you're the worst
And you know where it hurts
Bridge
You frequent my dreams
Intermittent messages
I knew it wouldn’t change
Still I let it stay
He goes and he returns
It burns
Oh oh oh ey oh
The memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
All the history
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
And I know why I let it be
Chorus
And it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
I knew it wouldn’t change
And it still hurts
Verse 1
I should’ve seen it coming
It’s been a while
Doesn’t mean I’m safe
Never that far away
I know I’ve been struggling
It was building inside
This unwanted feeling
Pre chorus
A weight crushes my chest
I can't breathe
How could I forget?
How to draw a breath?
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Verse 2
I don't know what brought this on
Did I go too hard, for too long?
Guess I'm burnt out
Feeling overwhelmed
Trying to rest
This isn’t how it should be
Please don’t last too long
Pre chorus
A weight crushes my chest
I can't breathe
Forgetting how to draw a breath
Dizziness pulls me down
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Bridge
Trying to calm my breath
Don’t want this to last
But fear pulls me back
Fighting for my sanity
A cruel cycle
It crushes me
Pre chorus
A tightness in my chest
Heart’s pounding fast
Forgetting how to draw a breath
Dizziness pulls me down
Mind spinning out
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Outro
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… how it feels
Isn’t this… do you see?
Anxiety… trying to break me
Anxiety… back again
Anxiety… anxiety... time for you to leave my body
Anxiety...
Anxiety...
Verse 1
You didn’t know better than the world / You were just a little girl
Trying to navigate a noisy world
That keeps its kindness withheld
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't need it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Hook
You were never too much
Verse 2
You forgot how to pause to care for yourself
Putting others above everything else
Always trying to people please
Those who can’t be appeased
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't need it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Hook
You were never too much
Bridge
The adults around you wanted better
But they never showed you better
They shouldn't ask what they can't give
So pause and take a breath
You'll break this pattern
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't have it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Final chorus
You were so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / told you should do better
Do better than they were willing to
Outro
Oooh unheard
Mmmm… can you hear yourself now?
You were never too much
You didn’t know better than the world…
And you were just a little girl
Verse 1
How long has it been? / That itch started calling you back
Missed me so much, huh?
No messages for weeks, huh?
Thinking your lovin’ had me hooked
Pre chorus
When you'll come crawling back
Thinking I'll crumble like that
And I could ne-ver
And I could ne-ver ever
Fall? Not a chance, I’m not fumbling that
Da-da dat do, da-da dat doooo
Chorus
No, not this time
I'm walking out of your sight
Bed by nine, no texts tonight
Cause I could never
Fall for that again
Hook
Never, say never
(But I could never)
Never ever
Verse 2
Crossing your mind, hmm
Lesson not learned yet, hmm
Silent treatment for a while
Thinking I'll change my mind (nah)
No more stroking your fragile male ego
You're the one desperate for my time
Pre chorus
When you'll come crawling back
Thinking I'll crumble like that
And I could ne-ver
And I could ne-ver ever
Fall? Not a chance, I’m not fumbling that
Da-da dat do, da-da dat doooo
Chorus
No, not this time
I'm walking out of your sight
Bed by nine, no texts tonight
Cause I could never
Fall for that again
Hook
Never, say never
(But I could never)
Never ever
Bridge
Thought you had me figured out / Changed the rules, I’m done with games / It’s honestly embarrassing
Pre chorus
When you'll come crawling back
Thinking I'll crumble like that
And I could ne-ver
And I could ne-ver ever-
Fall? Not a chance, I won't stumble for that… da-da dat doooo
Chorus
No, not this time
I'm walking out of your sight
Bed by nine, no texts tonight
Cause I could never
Fall for that… agaaain!
Da-da dat do, da-da dat doooo
Outro
I'm saying never
(I said never)
Da-da dat do, da-da dat doooo… never
Verse 1
You say you're a genuine guy…
Well, we both know that's a lie…
You play the part of nice
But I ripped off your disguise
Pre chorus
Nice guys don’t finish last
(Ex-cept when they should…)
Fake nice guys…
Always mansplaining their lies
(Right into my eyes…)
La da da da da da dat…
Chorus
You think that I'll relapse
Just like that
La da da da da da dat
That six-week message saying “hey” pulls me back again
La da da da da da dat
I'm over it
Hook
Setting up boundaries like rebar
Step off my perimeter please
Verse 2
The gap grows longer
Then you're circling back around
Seeking attention, reaching out
You test the door, it's locked now
Back where you keep your distance now
Pre chorus
Nice guys don’t finish last
(Ex-cept when they should…)
Fake nice guys…
Always mansplaining their lies
(Right into my eyes…)
La da da da da da dat…
Chorus
You think that I'll relapse
Just like that
La da da da da da dat
That six-week message saying “hey” pulls me back again
La da da da da da dat
I'm over it
Hook
Setting up boundaries like rebar
Step off my perimeter please
Bridge
Looks like you can't break bad habits
You call it love
It was over when it turned to static
No rewinding memories
No magic fix
I kicked it like a bad habit
Final chorus
You think that I'll relapse
Just like that
That six-week message tries to pull me back again
La da da da da da dat
I kicked that habit fast
And the door stays locked
Guess this nice guy finished last
Outro
La da da da da da dat
Step off my perimeter
La da da da da da dat
Step off my perimeter
Verse 1
The signs were there
Flashing like sirens in my head
I ignored it
Turned down the volume
Let silence fill the cracks instead
I thought I knew better
Than every warning I read
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Verse 2
Is this what I thought I deserved?
I wanted the warning sign gone
To love a broken man
Even knowing he’s never happy
With everything he’s got
I push the thoughts aside
And question the cost
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Bridge
My choices take their toll on me
There’s a lesson in this story
Watch the signs… don’t look away
Don’t paint red with a green disguise
I said I knew all about you
Did I really have a clue?
Pre chorus
So why do I cry?
When I preferred the lie?
So tell me… why do I cry
When I knew…
I knew all about you
Oooh, oooh
Chorus
The sign isn’t getting any redder
And I can’t pretend I knew better
You do what you want
I close my eyes tight
Try to dim the light
And it still burns
Oooh, oooh
I was warned about you
Verse 1
I'll hide my crazy
Till we're tangled deep
Too far in the matrix
No safety, no exit
No chance to leave
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You're gonna see
There's no leaving
Verse 2
I held it within me
It breaks through the surface
Your face goes deserted
I ruin the moment
Now you see what you started
Pre chorus
You're gonna see
I'm not what you need
Push me the wrong way
You'll never leave
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
Bridge
They all say I'm crazy
So I wear it like a label
Turn a crisis to a trigger
Now I'm pulling every cable
It's addictive, you know
Pre chorus
Now you've seen it
Not what you needed
Push me one wrong way
You're never leaving
Chorus
I'm crazy, baby
Stark, stray, raving
No asylum could keep me
Scared yet? You should be
I'm cra-cra-crazy
Hook
You see it
There's no leaving
Now you're hooked on me, baby
You can stay… but you're not leaving
There's no leaving…
Verse 1
Watch the dark seep in through my cracks
See the edges as they start to smash
Here he comes creeping on back
What a crash, what a crash
Oh oh oh ey oh
He brings up memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
Haunting me with history
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
When he's here then he leaves
Chorus
And it hurts, and it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
You're the worst, you're the worst
And you know where it hurts
Verse 2
See the walls wearing thin
The bricks fall all around me
I'm trapped in the chaos he brings
What a crash, he is back
Oh oh oh ey oh
He brings up memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
Using history against me
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
When he's here then he leaves
Chorus
And it hurts, and it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
You're the worst, you're the worst
And you know where it hurts
Bridge
You frequent my dreams
Intermittent messages
I knew it wouldn’t change
Still I let it stay
He goes and he returns
It burns
Oh oh oh ey oh
The memories
Oh oh oh ey oh
All the history
Pre chorus
He knows how he's affecting me
And I know why I let it be
Chorus
And it hurts
Mistakes I made trying to stay
I knew it wouldn’t change
And it still hurts
Verse 1
I should’ve seen it coming
It’s been a while
Doesn’t mean I’m safe
Never that far away
I know I’ve been struggling
It was building inside
This unwanted feeling
Pre chorus
A weight crushes my chest
I can't breathe
How could I forget?
How to draw a breath?
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Verse 2
I don't know what brought this on
Did I go too hard, for too long?
Guess I'm burnt out
Feeling overwhelmed
Trying to rest
This isn’t how it should be
Please don’t last too long
Pre chorus
A weight crushes my chest
I can't breathe
Forgetting how to draw a breath
Dizziness pulls me down
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Bridge
Trying to calm my breath
Don’t want this to last
But fear pulls me back
Fighting for my sanity
A cruel cycle
It crushes me
Pre chorus
A tightness in my chest
Heart’s pounding fast
Forgetting how to draw a breath
Dizziness pulls me down
Mind spinning out
Chorus/hook
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… can you feel it?
Isn’t this… would you believe?
Anxiety… it’s breaking me
Anxiety… pulling me under
Anxiety… taking me over
Outro
Isn’t it… could this be anxiety?
Anxiety… how it feels
Isn’t this… do you see?
Anxiety… trying to break me
Anxiety… back again
Anxiety… anxiety... time for you to leave my body
Anxiety...
Anxiety...
Verse 1
You didn’t know better than the world / You were just a little girl
Trying to navigate a noisy world
That keeps its kindness withheld
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't need it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Hook
You were never too much
Verse 2
You forgot how to pause to care for yourself
Putting others above everything else
Always trying to people please
Those who can’t be appeased
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't need it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Hook
You were never too much
Bridge
The adults around you wanted better
But they never showed you better
They shouldn't ask what they can't give
So pause and take a breath
You'll break this pattern
Pre chorus
Hear me out
Listen to me now
You didn't have it all figured out
It was never your fault
Chorus
You felt so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / Always told that you should do better
Final chorus
You were so little, unheard / Told to stay quiet and reserved / A little unheard, a little unheard / told you should do better
Do better than they were willing to
Outro
Oooh unheard
Mmmm… can you hear yourself now?
You were never too much
You didn’t know better than the world…
And you were just a little girl
I'm a songwriter and lyricist with a passion for creating unique work that connects emotionally. My writing spans indie/ballads/dreampop/ occasionally other genres. With themes covering love and loss - to empowerment and self discovery.
I'm always looking for ways to collaborate with musicians, producers and artists. And I'm open to licensing, co-writing, or selling my work.
I’m a new songwriter with a natural gift for capturing emotions and stories in lyrics. Songwriting has always been my way of expressing what words alone can’t. My style blends ballads, indie, pop-dreampop and other styles, with themes that explore love, loss, resilience, and the complexities of human connection.
I may be new to sharing my songs, but writing has always been second nature to me. I’m here to grow, collaborate, and share my work with artists and producers who are looking for heartfelt, original lyrics.
