Complicated Lyrics
Why do I go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gettin' me frustrated
And life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl
And you break and you take what you get
And you turn it into
Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fakin'
No oh
[Verse 1]
Why do I have so many glitches?
The more that you're sweet the more I'm suspicious
Every time that you speak there's a formula hidden
It ain't 'bout what you said, it's more what you didn't
[Pre-Chorus]
Somebody else, somebody else
Somеbody else, somebody еlse
Somebody else around everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You try to be cool
You look like a fool to me
[Chorus]
Why do I go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gettin' me frustrated
And life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl
And you break and you take what you get
And you turn it into
Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fakin'
No oh
Why do I have such an obsession
With matching your words with all your expressions?
Every time that you talk it's like I'm bein' tested
If it's true, how come you looked away when you said it?
[Pre-Chorus]
Somebody else, somebody else
Somebody else, somebody else
Somebody else around everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You try to be cool
You look like a fool to me
[Bridge]
Chill out, what you yellin' for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You would see
I like you the way you are
When we're driving in your car
And you're talking to me
One on one, but you become
[Chorus]
Why do I go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gettin' me frustrated
And life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl
And you break and you take what you get
And you turn it into
Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fakin'
No oh
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My roots are in the punk scene, and that kind of music has always had a special place in my heart. So when Yves brought the idea to me to rework ‘Complicated’ by the ultimate pop punk queen, Avril Lavigne, I jumped on the opportunity. And the lyricism Ryan brought with his new verses only expands upon the truly classic hook.
I was so excited to link up with Steve Aoki on this single. I’m a huge fan of pop music, and Avril as an artist, so to add our electronic spin alongside one of my favourite peers onto a track as classic as ‘Complicated,’ and bring it to audiences in 2021, felt amazing. I hope the fans enjoy it just as much as we did creating our production!
Man, working with Steve Aoki is really a full circle moment for me. Back in 2013 I was just a kid at one of his shows – fast forward many years to a completely different life and all the sudden we’re working together and covering one of the biggest songs ever from the queen herself Avril Lavigne and it’s pretty surreal to be honest. I’ve always loved and been influenced by electronic music and cannot wait to hear this at the festival with the homies.
