I Don’t Really Understand
I Don’t Really Understand Lyrics
I don't really understand myself right now
I don’t really think I'm handling this well
Maybe I should get out of bed
But maybe I don't want to pretend I’m ok
I don't really understand it today
I don't really understand why I still wear your shirt to sleep
I don't really understand why I've been feeling less like me
Maybe I just need some space
From all this noise in this place
Oh, I don't really understand it today and that's ok
[Chorus]
Sometimes, nothing's right
All that I am is not defined by who I am tonight
And all of the things that I don’t understand
I will plant them a garden, watered by hand
And I make sure that no one steals them away
Cause right now I don’t but I will understand them someday
I will understand them someday
[Verse 2]
I don't really understand the changing weather over here
I don’t really get why you text so formal now, it's weird
Maybe I just needed space
From all this noise in that place
Oh, I don't really understand it today and that's ok
About
i don’t really understand is a song by Lizzy McAlpine, originally written and recorded for her second album five seconds flat. However, it ended up not making the cut. The song was, at one point, track 8 on the album, as seen on an instagram post the artist made the day she released the album.
The song was released to fans who pre-saved the album on spotify via google drive, alongside a demo version of the album’s second single, erase me.
Lyrically, the song talks about being confused by certain aspects of life after a break-up, and knowing that, while she doesn’t understand why things happen just yet, she will someday. Sonically, the song shares similarities with other songs from the album, like called you again, doomsday and ceilings.
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