The issue of this song is solitude and the feelings and thoughts attached to the fact of socializing that some people have. So people with social anxiety can also feel very relatable to this song.
Tessa Violet talks about the wish of having a group of people who really know her and accept her. But...
[Verse 1]
I put my foot in my mouth again
I hope they still want to be my friends
I got desirable qualities
If you don't mind my obsessing with me
I kept repeating myself yesterday
Repeating myself I keep on yesterday
I want a people that I can call home
But why do the work when I'm doing just fine all on my own?
[Chorus]
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
And I don't mind being alone
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
I'm doing fine, me on my own
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I worry that people can hear
What I'm thinking spilling outta my ears
I calculate what I'm going to say
Talking to people's a game I can play
I'm working hard to look like I don't try
But I get rosy when I say goodbye
It's probably true that I want to be known
But why do the work when I'm doing just fine all on my own?
[Chorus]
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
And I don't mind being alone
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
I'm doing fine, me on my own
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
And I don't mind being alone
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
I'm doing fine, me on my own
[Bridge]
And I'm trying to read
What you want from me
And I'm trying to read
[Chorus]
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh, ohh-oh
And I don't mind being alone
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
I'm doing fine, me on my own
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
And I don't mind being alone
Ohh-oh, ohh-oh
I'm doing fine, me on my–
On My Own was written by Tessa Violet.
On My Own was produced by Seth Earnest.
Tessa Violet released On My Own on Fri Oct 14 2016.