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Artist: Ruel
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You're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
You keep me close

I got front row seats for the park side livin'
Feel like the one but I'm one in a billion
Teenage cynical, and I don't really know
What's the point of living if my heart gets broken?
Driving on the road, waiting for head-on collision
Springtime funeral, I miss you but I'd rather be alone

To keep me from
Heartbreaks, headaches
The doctor says I'm diagnosed with
Shit days, mistakes
But I'll be fine (fine)
But I'll be fine

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close
You keep me close

Window seats as the plane starts leavin'
Miss those streets where my knees were bleedin'
Homesick veteran
I left my bed again

Oh, looking for
Heartbreaks, headaches
The doctor says I'm diagnosed with
Shit days, mistakes
But I'll be fine
But I'll be fine

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close
You keep me close

Please, never leave me 'cause I'm barely holdin' on
You give me a reason to keep on breathin'

'Cause you're my painkiller
When my brain gets bitter
You keep me close
When I've been miserable
And it takes forever
To let my brain get better
You keep me close, ooh-woah
You keep me close

I know you hear me (close)
Yeah (close)
Close
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Ruel
Born Ruel Vincent Van Dijk on October 29, 2002, Australian singer Ruel found his big break after his dad Ralph sent a video of him covering James Bay’s “Let It Go” to Grammy Award
Genius Albums
4TH WALL by Ruel
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Ready by Ruel
Ready is Australian singer Ruel’s debut EP released on June 15, 2018. The EP was released a day before his very first headline concert. In his interview with Atwood Magazine, Ruel
Bright Lights, Red Eyes by Ruel
Bright Lights, Red Eyes is Ruel’s third studio EP, announced September 10, 2020. According to Ruel, the EP is “the most mature you’ve ever heard [him].” The EP was announced
Free Time by Ruel
On July 31, 2019, Ruel took to social media to reveal that his sophomore EP, Free Time would be released on September 13. In conjunction with the EP announcement, he announced the
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Ruel Lyrics
Ruel lyrics - 40 song lyrics sorted by album, including "IF AND/OR WHEN", "Painkiller", "Dazed & Confused".
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Ruel – I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU
[Intro] / A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight / [Verse 1] / Your smile's like a dark cloud / Can't wait for the fallout / Big joke but the kids don't get it
Ruel – Younger
“Younger” by Australian singer Ruel that details a childhood friendship fizzling out as two people start to grow apart. The was Ruel’s second release off of his debut EP Ready and
Ruel – SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM
[Verse 1] / It's scary letting go / I know, I know, I know, I know / It's hard to be alone / But I know I'll find a way to cope / [Pre-Chorus] / Yeah, I thought I'd be upset / I
Ruel – GROWING UP IS _____
[Verse 1] / Heard you moved out of town on the weekend / Understand, but I'm sad that you're leavin' / Are you up makin' friends with the ceilin'? / Yeah, I know the feelin' / I
Ruel – ​courage
[Verse 1] / Wet paper on my doorstep, rainin' all night / It's okay, I don't wanna read it anyway / Turn the TV just to hear the voices talkin', maybe / [Pre-Chorus] / Sofa's so
Ruel – YOU AGAINST YOURSELF
[Verse 1] / I know you feel it, but you'd always rather bottle it up / I'm rootin' for you, but you're not even tryin' / I wanna help you, but it's hard to get through all of your
Ruel – MUST BE NICE
[Verse 1] / Wonderin' where you been / Oh my God, I'm thinkin' of you again / Oh my God, I'm thinkin' of you again / I heard it from, from a friend / They told me you were happy
Ruel – ​as long as you care
In “as long as you care” Ruel details how strenuous travelling for his work is, catching red-eye flights and losing sleep. “as long as you care” is the first single from Ruel’s
Cosmo's Midnight & Ruel – Down for You
[Verse 1] / You said we'd just drop by, but I wasn't invited / You'd already decided that I was coming too / I can't stand all these people, all trying to please you / They don't
GRACEY & Ruel – Empty Love
“Empty Love” discusses the false image often showcased on social media, one that shows a life free from problems and imperfections. In contrast to the melancholic lyrics, the song
Ruel – ​too many feelings
[Chorus] / I let out too many feelings, shit I should've kept in / Probably should've left them all unsaid / Didn't wanna scare you, just wanted to be near you / Wanted you to hear
Ruel – Face to Face
“Face to Face” is Australian singer Ruel’s ninth studio single released on August 8, 2019. In the R&B inspired track, Ruel details a one sided, 21st century romance in which he is
Ruel – ​distance
[Verse 1] / I heard you on the phone, I had you in mind / I've been on the run since you walked through the hallway / Heard it all before, I don't even mind / I'll do anything
Ruel – Unsaid
In “Unsaid,” Ruel details how mental health can affect relationships. During a concert in Sydney, he explained how he had rewritten the lyrics after his friend, fellow Aussie
Ruel – Painkiller
“Painkiller” marks Ruel’s first release of 2019, disregarding the release of two acoustic covers of his tracks “Not Thinkin' Bout You” and “Say” in February and March respectively.
Ruel – Real Thing
“Real Thing” is Australian singer/songwriter Ruel’s tenth studio single. Ruel first played the track on his Spring 2019 Ready Tour around East Asia. It was the third track to be
Ruel – Say
“Say” is the fifth track from Ruel’s debut EP, Ready. The song explores the feeling of not knowing what to say in order to effectively express your emotions to someone. This
Ruel – LET THE GRASS GROW
[Verse 1] / I wait for the morning tide, the oceans to rise / But I lay here broken, too heavy to float / I'm an emotionless wreck / So I tell myself this lie, I'm not scared to
Ruel – Call Out My Name
[Verse 1] / We found each other / I helped you out of a broken place / You gave me comfort / But falling for you was my mistake / [Pre-Chorus] / I put you on top, I put you on top
Ruel – Free Time
“Free Time” is the title track of Australian singer Ruel’s sophomore EP, Free Time. The song was first performed during Ruel’s Brisbane show on his Painkiller Tour on May 5
Ruel – Don’t Cry
“Don’t Cry” is the first track on Australian singer Ruel’s sophomore EP, FREE TIME. Ruel first teased the track during his takeover at the New York City YouTube headquarters on
Ruel – LIE
[Verse 1] / Look in my direction / But I swear you look right through me / We used to fit so perfect / But I guess you just outgrew me / I plan my life around the promises / That
Ruel – END SCENE
[Verse 1] / Looking through the glass / We got here so fast / No use tryna’ to do it over / We ain't getting older / We lost all control / Wish I had've known that the road would
Ruel – Hard Sometimes
In “Hard Sometimes,” Ruel details the struggle to cope with the relationship changes of his new found stardom. Being away from his home and friends in Syndey, Australia leaves him
Ruel – Dazed & Confused
“Dazed and Confused” is Ruel’s second single from his debut EP, Ready, which got him an award for Breakthrough Artist in the 2018 edition of Australian ARIA Awards. The song was
Ruel – Don't Tell Me
“Don’t Tell Me” is Ruel’s second studio single after April 2017’s “Golden Years”. In a September 2018 interview, Ruel explained that “Don’t Tell Me” was written based off an
Ruel – WISH I HAD YOU
[Verse 1] / Oh, I belong to the way you see the world / Got attached to the way you saw me / Had our future aligned just like dominoes / Too much space in between / Close my eyes
Ruel – Not Thinkin' Bout You
[Verse 1] / I've been telling my friends I'm cool, I finally got you out my head / But if I gotta walk by your house I take the long way home instead / 'Cause I guess if I see you
Ruel – SITTING IN TRAFFIC
[Verse 1] / It's easy to want me while we are fallin' / All of the scariest parts are blocked out / Lost in a mansion, up in the canyon / Light from the sunset is blinding our
Ruel (Ft. Cautious Clay) – ​say it over
[Chorus: Ruel] / Say it over / If you can't come back tomorrow / I lost my words over you, and I'm sorry / Am I supposed to act worried? / I didn't mean to be cold, guess it's just
Ruel – GO ON WITHOUT ME
[Intro] / Yeah bro they said some fucked up shit / [Verse 1] / I can’t break, get rid of this part of me / All the shit that I’ve done, yeah / It shouldn't be hard to leave / Out
Ruel – JAPANESE WHISKEY
[Verse 1] / We stayed up drinking the Japanese whiskey / That your father brought home from Tokyo / You said that I can’t go home until it’s empty / But my, my lips are dry / I don
Ruel – IF AND/OR WHEN
[Verse 1] / I could imagine you breakin' my heart / Those things can happen whenever you hold on too hard / I'm not a pessimist, I'm just a mess in the dark, oh-oh / Tend to get
Ruel (Ft. Denzel Curry) – Painkiller (Remix)
[Intro: Ruel] / You're my painkiller / When my brain gets bitter / You keep me close / You keep me close / [Verse 1: Ruel] / I got front row seats for the parkside livin' / Feel
Ruel – SET YOURSELF ON FIRE
[Verse 1] / It's ok, ok to be a little bit lost / No on really knows what they want / Spin in circles, spin in circles, finish what you started / Everyone's a little bit nauseous
Ruel – Intro
“Intro” is the first track on Australian singer/songwriter Ruel’s debut EP “Ready”. In an interview with Atwood Magazine Ruel explained that The voices you hear in that intro are
Cosmo's Midnight & Ruel (Ft. RIMON) – Down for You (Remix)
[Verse 1: Ruel] / I just wanna do what you want to / Never been alone since I known you / When we come around and I'm down too / Yeah, I'm down too, yeah, yeah / 'Cause we've been
Ruel – Articulate
[Verse 1] / The less that I say it / The more that you need it to mean / Two hundred days of you wasting your patience on me / The hole that you left me to fill, just keeps getting
M-Phazes x Ruel – Golden Years
[Verse 1] / Always seeing miracles / Something we might never see again / I'm holding on, letting go / I know it might be hard to understand / [Hook 1] / 'Cause nothing's gonna
Ruel – ​up to something
[Chorus] / It's been way too hard to feel something / You're numb on my skin / Can you speak a little louder? / You're up to something (Ooh) / Are you up to something? (Ooh) / [
Ruel (Ft. Billy Davis) – Not Thinkin' 'Bout You (Acoustic Version)
[Intro] / Alright, let's go / [Verse 1] / I've been telling my friends I'm cool, I finally got you out my head, yeah / But if I gotta walk by your house, I take the long way home
Ruel (Ft. GoldLink) – Not Thinkin’ Bout You (Remix)
[Verse 1: Ruel] / I've been telling my friends I'm cool, I finally got you out my head / But if I gotta walk by your house I take the long way home instead / 'Cause I guess if I
JVKE (Ft. Ruel) – ​golden hour (Ruel Remix)
[Verse 1: JVKE] / It was just two lovers / Sittin' in the car, listening to Blonde, fallin' for each other / Pink and orange skies, feelin' super childish, no Donald Glover
Ruel – Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix)
[Verse 1] / Always seeing miracles / Something we might never see again / I'm holding on, letting go / I know it might be hard to understand / You told me it was nothin' / But
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