Cover art for Could Have Been Me by Halsey
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Could Have Been Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't wanna live as an untold story
Rather go out in a blaze of glory
I can't hear you, I don't fear you
I live now 'cause the bad die last
Dodgin' bullets with your broken past
Well, I can't hear you, I don't fear you now

[Pre-Chorus]
Wrapped in your regret
What a waste of blood and sweat, oh-oh, oh

[Chorus]
I wanna taste love and pain
I wanna feel pride and shame
I don't wanna take my time
I don't wanna waste one line
I wanna live better days
Never look back and say
"It could have been me, it could have been me"
Yeah!

[Verse 2]
Don't wanna wake up on a Monday morning
The thought of work is gettin' my skin crawling
I can't fear you, I don't hear you now
[Pre-Chorus]
Wrapped in your regret
What a waste of blood and sweat, oh-oh, oh

[Chorus]
I wanna taste love (I wanna taste love)
I wanna feel pride and shame
I don't wanna take my time
(No, oh, oh)
I don't wanna waste one line (Hey-hey, hey-hey)
I wanna live better days (Better days)
Never look back and say
"It could have been me" (It could have been me), "it could have been me" (It could have been me)
I wanna taste love (I wanna taste love and pain)
I wanna feel pride and shame (I wanna feel pride and shame)
I don't wanna waste my time (I don't wanna waste my time)
I don't wanna waste one line (I don't wanna waste one night)
I wanna live better days
Never look back and say
"It could have been me", oh, it could have been me"

It could have been me!

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Genius Annotation

This is a cover of The Struts' original song. Halsey sang it as part of the soundtrack of the ‘Sing 2’ film. Halsey’s character, Porsha, performs the song as part of Buster Moon’s theater play.

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