I Told You Things
Gracie Abrams, The Secret of Us, 2024
Writers: Gracie Abrams, Aaron Dessner
Producers: Gracie Abrams, Aaron Dessner
Label: Interscope Records
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I told you things
that I never said.
You’re the golden boy
and my worst regret.
So I cut the cost
and I limit feeling.
You were all at once
’til the fade to black.
Took your old cassettes
and poems back.
You were in my hands,
now you’re on my ceiling.
But how’s the city been?
You get recognized
with your sporty car,
by the jealous guys
and the starlet girls,
they claw for pieces…
Do you give a few?
Do you like that?
Do you reach out
or get sad?
Do you go home,
or am I reaching?
Hey, wait, guess what? Yesterday
I stopped and played it safe
Instead of walking straight
to you to say “Stay, nevermind, okay”
Don’t mean it, plus you’ve changed
Not much, but just enough
to throw away
Fake fantasies and games
I’ve lost a year, it’s strange
Composed a hundred ways
to tell you
Hey, what if I took your call
as more than just a call?
As writing on the walls?
You built this cage
Lost color in my face,
you’re fair and I’m the same
Hallucination, shame, guilt, pain, more pain
(Don’t let them know we’re in pain)
more pain
(Don’t let them know we’re in pain)
more pain
ahh
I told you things
that I never said
To anybody else,
I regret them
But I’ll pack it up
and practice leaving
You were all at once
’til the fade to black
‘Til the yellow glow
turned a little sad
You were in my hands,
but you’re good at leaving