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Unwanted

by Pale Waves

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1.
Lies 02:50
You called it love But it never had that feeling Ripped out my heart and left it bleeding Do you feel happier yet? D’you say some things you regret? Cos I’m feeling better alone But I know I know I know You messed me up yeah real bad Can’t take those stabs in the back I know I’m better than that But I’m sure I’m sure I’m in over my head You called it love But it never had that feeling Ripped out my heart and left it bleeding Empty talk but it never had no meaning Stuck here just staring at the ceiling Now it’s overdue Cos I’m so over you Call me blind but it was the last time Cos all your lies they just caught up with you And all those secrets I told You used to get your control So hot and then you’re so cold It’s too late too late I’m in over my head You called it love But it never had that feeling Ripped out my heart and left it bleeding Empty talk but it never had no meaning Stuck here just staring at the ceiling Now it’s overdue Cos I’m so over you Call me blind but it was the last time Cos all your lies they just caught up with you All the years that went by Kept me in the dark why? I’ll forgive but I won’t forget Yeah we all make mistakes But yours I just can’t shake You’re now a little too late You called it love But it never had that feeling Ripped out my heart and left it bleeding Empty talk but it never had no meaning Stuck here just staring at the ceiling Now it’s overdue Cos I’m so over you Call me blind but it was the last time Cos all your lies they just caught up with you
2.
Unwanted 02:56
You’re so good yeah you’re so good At making me feel like nothing Making me feel unwanted My distorted view on us Is starting to get too much I kept it locked away So deep with the damage you caused me The lack of empathy You don’t love anybody I wanna prove that you still care But your silence fills the air You’re so good yeah you’re so good (so good) At making me feel like nothing Making me feel unwanted (but I know) You’re no good yeah you’re no good (no good) And that’s why I’m so guarded You make me feel unwanted You make me feel unwanted Why did you keep me hanging on? If you knew all along I’d never fit your perfect life You didn’t compromise And I’ll never know why I’m nothing but a goodbye You’re so good yeah you’re so good (so good) At making me feel like nothing Making me feel unwanted (but I know) You’re no good yeah you’re no good (no good) And that’s why I’m so guarded You make me feel unwanted You make me feel unwanted
3.
The Hard Way 03:26
We were just strangers Didn’t know your name but I could tell you were good at hiding your pain The ones you kept closest Didn’t even notice But I saw your heartache yet I stayed away And lately it’s haunting me I didn’t protect you Your skin was still thickening but I just assumed That you were okay But I learnt the hard way Thought it wasn’t my place But I learnt the hard way You left us too soon Such pain they put you through Only felt safe in your room Needed someone to turn to A delicate flower They took all power And got in your head before you could even bloom But lately it’s haunting me I didn’t protect you Your skin was still thickening but I just assumed That you were okay But I learnt the hard way Thought it wasn’t my place But I learnt the hard way Pretending everything’s ok I should’ve taken on your weight Then I wouldn’t have to learn the hard way And why does someone have to lose? And why did that have to be you? Wish I didn't have to learn the hard way
4.
Jealousy 03:12
Jealousy is haunting me So bad at biting my tongue It gets so hard to breathe Wish you were mine from day one Don’t mention any other name That doesn’t sound like mine, mine yeah I don’t ever wanna know Who you’ve been with before Burn all your old photos They don’t exist anymore You know I’ll never be replaced Cos I satisfy, I Cos your smile tells me everything I need to know, You need to know that It never ends Look at the shade of my eyes And I won’t pretend And I won’t apologise I gotta have you, I gotta have you to myself Why would I want anybody else? In my defence Jealousy’s my best friend People like to shame me You think that I care at all? So bad at sharing You know you infect my soul Don’t want it any other way Cos it gets you high, I I know I can’t change the past Better believe that I tried Never meant to last Makes me so happy inside Come on my baby time to play Cos you set me on fire, I 
It never ends Look at the shade of my eyes And I won’t pretend And I won’t apologise I gotta have you, I gotta have you to myself Why would I want anybody else? In my defence Jealousy’s my best friend
5.
Alone 03:13
Before you talk to me I’ve heard a lot of things You and your reputation Everyone knows you’re fake Cos all of your mistakes You and your own delusion Call me up call me up but I won’t pick up It’s the furthest thing from love Wish I could go back to the night when I met you So I could tell you to go to hell I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone Knew from the moment I saw you You’d be an ultimate waste of time I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone Starting to get to me Hearing your fantasy I feel your desperation No matter how hard you try Not gonna change my mind Will somebody put me out of my misery now You stay up you stay out just to find someone You’ve already come undone Wish I could go back to the night when I met you So I could tell you to go to hell I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone Knew from the moment I saw you You’d be an ultimate waste of time I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone What makes you think you could be all over me Open your eyes it’s easy to see I never gave you that impression Call me up call me up but I won’t pick up It’s the furthest thing from love Wish I could go back to the night when I met you So I could tell you to go to hell I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone Knew from the moment I saw you You’d be an ultimate waste of time I’d rather spend my entire lifetime alone
6.
Clean 02:53
I tripped and let you in And so it all begins The high was unexpected These sheets are wearing thin Now you’re underneath my skin Guess I never learn my lesson And you strip me down into nothing Show me what I've been missing all of this time You’re the one girl that I just can’t get enough of Maybe it’s love or maybe a moment You’re the one drug that I don’t want to get clean from Is it too soon to say that I’m falling? I can’t get off of you What’s there left to say? It’s really not my choice I bang my head against the wall until I hear your voice Yeah I’ve come undone I’m hooked and I’m withdrawn And I don’t really care if it’s my fault You’re the one girl that I just can’t get enough of Maybe it’s love or maybe a moment You’re the one drug that I don’t want to get clean from Is it too soon to say that I’m falling? I can’t get off of you And you strip me down into nothing Show me what I've been missing all of this time 
 You’re the one girl that I just can’t get enough of Maybe it’s love or maybe a moment You’re the one drug that I don’t want to get clean from Is it too soon to say that I’m falling? I can’t get off of you No I can’t get off of you I can’t get off of you
7.
Without You 03:40
People move Seasons change It’s no fun to stay the same So I drift on with the tide You get hurt Then you learn Light the candle let it burn Cos there’s darkness in the light Feels like a piece of me is missing But I’ve tried absolutely everything And I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel Without you Without you Cos we’re not who we used to be before Without you (the world still spins) Without you (the day begins) Cos the truth is you’re not here anymore I guess I’ll learn to carry on without you It is such a tragedy All I have is these memories To get me through the night After all is said and done I fought my best but never won And my world changed to black and white Feels like a piece of me is missing But I’ve tried absolutely everything And I don’t know how I’m supposed to act Without you Without you Cos we’re not who we used to be before Without you (the world still spins) Without you (the day begins) Cos the truth is that you’re not here anymore I guess I’ll learn to carry on without you I tried and tried to make you stay Was there something I didn’t say? I live with that now I live with that now Now my tears could fill an ocean And I’m stuck here in the same emotion I survived somehow Yeah I survived somehow Cos I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel Without you Without you Cos we’re not who we used to be before Without you (the world still spins) Without you (the day begins) Cos the truth is you’re not here anymore I guess I’ll learn to carry on without you How am I supposed to live without you?
8.
Only Problem 03:03
You can call me naïve For hoping you would fix me I’m foolish to believe You could pick up the pieces Push me pull me back When there’s nothing left Cos that’s what you do best I’m thinking maybe you’re the only problem I can’t figure out Pulling me up from the bottom Just to watch me drown Now I guess I have to do this on my own Baby it’s time to let you go I feel so pathetic Forever thinking you were somebody else Although I regret it I can’t help but to think of you now 

Push me pull me back When there’s nothing left Cos that’s what you do best I’m thinking maybe you’re the only problem I can’t figure out Pulling me up from the bottom Just to watch me drown Now I guess I have to do this on my own Baby it’s time to let you go Every bad thing I would do It was always with you But I stepped back It was hard for me to see That the problem wasn’t me It was you you you I’m thinking maybe you’re the only problem I can’t figure out Pulling me up from the bottom Just to watch me drown Now I guess I have to do this on my own Baby it’s time to let you go
9.
I’m a princess so gimme my crown Yeah I’m gonna bring I’m gonna bring you down I’ve tried my best to bite my tongue But I’ve listened to your shit for far too long Your ignorance makes me wanna vomit You’ll get what you deserve baby I promise Everybody knows and they all can tell That if you could you’d go and marry yourself You’re so vain yeah I’m in pain When you open up your narcissistic mouth All you do is let me down Cos you’re so vain yeah You think you’re always right and you think that you’re perfect But putting up with you was never ever worth it I think you’re mistaken cos you can’t see You’re blinded by your own vanity You take what you need and you don’t give back Cos I guess your mother never really taught you that The world it doesn’t spin with you on top You think it’s all about you when it’s really not 
You’re so vain yeah I’m in pain When you open up your narcissistic mouth All you do is let me down Cos you’re so vain yeah
10.
I was standing in the rain I had nowhere to go Nothing remained Just a stranger in these clothes The joke of the party Drinking all alone With no one beside me The only place I’ve ever known Don’t say I’m gonna stay this way I hit rock bottom With nothing left to give All love forgotten Finding reasons to live You picked me up when I was down on the floor You showed me how to love myself a little more I’m scared to go to sleep Demons watching over me How am I supposed to breathe? When I feel this fucking weak You are the medicine to get me by You are the therapy to ease my mind When I fall you catch me every time When I’m falling you come calling 
Don’t say I’m gonna stay this way 
I hit rock bottom With nothing left to give All love forgotten Finding reasons to live You picked me up when I was down on the floor You showed me how to love myself a little more Don’t say I’m gonna stay this way 
I hit rock bottom With nothing left to give All love forgotten Finding reasons to live You picked me up when I was down on the floor You showed me how to love myself a little more You are the medicine to get me by You are the therapy to ease my mind When I fall you catch me every time When I’m falling Reasons to live
11.
Numb 02:47
Lying on the floor today I haven’t moved since yesterday And I don’t think I’m going anywhere The ceiling it’s caving in And I’ve lost every single win But I’m too numb to even care at all I can’t even run away when I try It’s just the downfall of me and my mind Let me be free I look for all of the reasons why Happiness is something I can’t find Need to just breathe It’s the downfall of me and my mind Drinking for the hell of it A cliche yeah I’ll admit And I don’t even know what I’m here for Sick and tired of feeling the same Drowning in the London rain There’s gotta be something more than this 
I can’t even run away when I try It’s just the downfall of me and my mind Let me be free I look for all of the reasons why Happiness is something I can’t find Need to just breathe It’s the downfall of me and my mind The curtains I’ve drawn them shut I feel lost and I’m giving up Cos I’m too numb to even care at all
12.
Act My Age 02:53
So tell me when did it start falling apart? Everything that I know Hitting me hard caught me off guard Where did all the time go? Days are getting colder When I think of getting older I go back to when I had no doubts Thought those times would last forever Took a good look in the mirror Better get my shit together now Wish that I could slow this down I gotta face it now Wish you were still around So tell me when did it start falling apart? Everything that I know Hitting me hard caught me off guard Where did all the time go? I can feel those easy days slip away as Memories fade nothing’s the same Guess I’d better act my age Filled with innocence But lately nothing's making sense I try to get it right but don’t know how Took it all for granted Guess I didn’t understand it They say that youth is wasted on the young 
So tell me when did it start falling apart? Everything that I know Hitting me hard caught me off guard Where did all the time go? I can feel those easy days slip away as Memories fade nothing’s the same Guess I’d better act my age I miss the days when we were younger Cause now I feel like I’m going under Somehow time slipped through our fingers Yeah I miss the days miss the days When we were younger So tell me when did it start falling apart? Everything that I know Hitting me hard caught me off guard Where did all the time go? I can feel those easy days slip away as Memories fade nothing’s the same Guess I’d better act my age
13.
We were driving so fast oh I don’t know how we lost control The breaks were cut loose Like the story of me and you You gave up on us I know Without water the flowers don’t grow Stuck in the back seat You didn’t even notice me Didn’t know that you could be so fucking cruel to me Watched you slowly let go And I think that you oughta know 

Another day goes by I’m going nowhere And it’s no surprise That you just don’t care Like you were never mine My stomach’s torn in two I’m so sick of missing you Every time I go downtown I hear your name but there’s no sound I tell myself that I’m getting better without you now Cos you picked me up and dropped me when you want Cos loving you is something that I don’t wanna do 
Another day goes by I’m going nowhere And it’s no surprise That you just don’t care Like you were never mine My stomach’s torn in two I’m so sick of missing you

 Didn’t know that you could be so fucking cruel to me Watched you slowly let go And I think that you oughta know Another day goes by I’m going nowhere And it’s no surprise That you just don’t care Like you were never mine My stomach’s torn in two I’m so sick of missing you

about

A fiery, confident kick-back against convention, Pale Waves’ third record Unwanted sees the group building on the promise of last year’s UK Top 3 album Who Am I?, and staking their claim as British rock’s most dynamic young group.

“It’s bold and unapologetic, and that’s what the Pale Waves community is about,” says frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie herself. “We don’t need to fit a perfect mould, we don’t need to apologise for being ourselves, and we won’t change for anyone. That acceptance is what connects us.”

Led by riotous lead single “Lies”, Unwanted is a record that reaches out to the passionate community of misfits and LGBTQI+ fans around the band, tapping into darker emotions than ever before while also striking a fresh tone of defiance.

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