september 22, 2023

This song is truthfully based on a dream I had. I wasn’t even with anyone when I dreamt it. I’ve had a bad habit of becoming overly-involved with the wrong people, to my detriment. I’ve allowed myself to wear rose-colored glasses a lottt. The dream was, maybe, a reminder from my subconscious to put me first whenever love—or whatever—finds me again. Writing this song felt like my conscious self acknowledging that warning and agreeing to take heed. I made it with my friends Jeremy Rosinger & Isaac Lewis at their house. They’re the best & so comfy to work with. My old friend Franny London, with her hauntingly beautiful voice, gave me such a perfect verse!

nightmare ft. franny london (prod. jeremy rosinger & isaac lewis) lyrics

01/03/22 4:17 pm

i had a dream of the end of the world

there was destruction, explosions, and blood

i can’t say that i was concerned

i was too stuck in being hopeless in love

that was the real nightmare

i woke up screaming “no”

on the off chance that you might care

i’d rather be alone

lose myself, won’t lose myself

i’ve lost myself before

i gotta prove myself

outdo myself

use my help then u might tell

me bye, might dwell some more

i gotta move myself

n soothe myself

cause that would be a nightmare

i’d wake up in cold sweats

for a while it was real nice there

until i was a wreck

When I’m awake I hold my head above the ground

This kind of existential desperation all around

But in the darkness nothing looks the same

I am the moonrise, burning up the edges of the page

And I’m on fire

The door is closing

I can’t seem to find it

Will I ever know it?

I was in a nightmare

And I never knew

Cause all the while I was thinking of you

I never knew

Cause all I think about is you