More songs by Alexander Stewart
Description
This track is like a diary written in the dim light, when thoughts become louder than any sound. There are no monsters under the bed here, only your own head, which can be scarier than any horror movie.
The words sound honest, without masks: counting calories, stolen innocence, voices whispering the cruelest things. The music keeps you on the edge - as if your heart is tapping out an SOS, but the rhythm still pulls you forward because you can't give up.
This is a song about war with oneself - terrifying, exhausting, but painfully real. And it is in this vulnerability that strength is heard: admitting your fear out loud is already half the battle.
Lyrics and translation
Original
When I was thirteen
I'd started gaining weight
So I started counting calories sometimes
When I was sixteen
Someone told me I was stupid
So I bit my tongue, let others speak their mind
Now I hear voices late at night
And honestly I'm terrified
That I'm never gonna be the same
Some people are scared of heights
Or monsters coming out at night
But I'm afraid of something I can't change
I'm scared of myself
If you ask me the truth
I'm not doing well
I'm afraid for my life
I'm at war with my mind
And nobody can help
My thoughts go
(You're not good enough
Life's not fair
If you died
No-one would care)
Oh
I've lost control
I'm scared of myself
If you ask me the truth
I'm not doing well
I'm not doing well
When I was nineteen
Someone stole my innocence
And the first thing that I did was blame myself
Now in my twenties
And I still feel like a kid
Trying to work through all this shit but, god, it's heavy
Now I hear voices late at night
And honestly I'm terrified
That I'm never gonna be the same
Some people are scared of heights
Or monsters coming out at night
But I'm afraid of something I can't change
I'm scared of myself
If you ask me the truth
I'm not doing well
I'm afraid for my life
I'm at war with my mind
And nobody can help
My thoughts go
(You're not good enough
Life's not fair
If you died
No-one would care)
Oh
I've lost control
I'm scared of myself
If you ask me the truth
I'm not doing well
I'm not doing well