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Why Did You Give Up?

from 50​/​90 2019 by John Vermeersch

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This one's a combination of my recent obsession with Elliott Smith's "Somebody That I Used To Know", my J-Pop sensibilities, and the shit going on in life. Cribbed the title off a list I keep. I hope I'm able to come back and do a better recording of this one at a later date, but it'll probably still be a sparse arrangement. Short and sweet! Or bitter. It's pretty bitter.

lyrics

Verse 1:
I've tried to make this work for you
It doesn't matter what I do
You just fuck off to someone new

I've waited days for no reply
And all I've done is ask you why
You just can't seem to say goodbye

Pre-Chorus:
I've seen you flip the script on bad days
You could never tell a lie
Regarding me and you, I don't know what to do
Have you got an alibi?

Chorus:
I wanna talk to you
If it takes all night
Cause you've gone back on all your kindness

And when the sunshine falls asleep
I'll be awake, thoughts on repeat
Why did you give up on me?

Verse 2:
I'll try harder to ignore
The way that you've been keeping score
And ruining how it was before

Although I'm smiling, you won't wave
There's no pretending it's okay
Without a word, you've pushed me far away

Pre-Chorus:
I've seen you flip the script on good friends
I've heard you tell a million lies
Regarding you and me, you don't know what I've seen
This cold reflection of a queen

Chorus:
I wanna talk to you
If it takes all night
Cause you've gone back on all your kindness

And when the sunshine falls asleep
I'll be awake, thoughts on repeat
Why did you give up on me?

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from 50​/​90 2019, track released July 8, 2019
John Vermeersch: guitar and vocals

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