“Ugly” is the lead single for Never’s debut ep, House on Wheels, released 3 months prior to ep itself; it is also the first track on the ep. The song was produced by Dylan Brady and has writing credits from fellow WeDidIt Records member, D33J.
Never talks about the ups and downs of a past relations...
[Chorus]
You don't want me, I don’t want you
You don't wanna do things I want to
Why can't we separate?
Am I that desperate to feel the way that we used to?
When you don’t want me, but I need you
[Verse 1]
I remember when we stayed awake
The neighbors complained at 4 AM
I'll never forget how you make me cry just to laugh again
Like a drug addict, I can't predict how you make me feel
And I don't answer my phone unless I see your name
[Chorus]
You don't want me, I don't want you (Oh)
You don't wanna do things I want to (Oh)
Why can't we separate?
Am I that desperate to feel the way that we used to? (Oh)
When you don’t want me, but I need you (Oh)
[Verse 2]
You don’t want me, but I need you
I guess I fell for you just to get rid of the pain
Can't help but do it all over again
I’ll get too close to the edge
Just let me know when I can call you
[Chorus]
You don't want me, I don't want you (Oh)
You don't wanna do things I want to (Oh)
Why can’t we separate?
Am I that desperate to feel the way that we used to? (Oh)
When you don't want me, but I need you (Oh)
You don't want me, but I need you (Oh)
[Outro]
Oh
Oh
Oh
Well, you don't want me, but I need you
Well, you don't want me, but I need you
Ugly was written by Dylan Brady & D33J & Deb Never.
Ugly was produced by D33J & Dylan Brady.
It was the first time I met Dylan Brady. I don’t know how but that song came together so quickly. We had a session that was about three or four hours long and just finished most of it all in that session. That was the first time we met and we just started working together. It was one of those magica...
The inspiration behind the song was shitty relationships, past relationships, and seeing other people in codependent relationships. I just feel like it’s a common theme. Everyone has gone through it. Everyone understands it.
I had an idea in mind of what I wanted to do. I wanted to do something more ballady. The drive behind all of my songs are super beat driven. I like everything to be heavy with the beat. Even if it’s a sad song, I want it to make you move. So that’s how I went into it. Let’s have these ballady chords...
“Ugly” was more of a ballad-y approach to this whole project. It was inspired by previous relationships I’ve had, and relationships I see around me where you get comfortable and you get stuck in a shitty relationship. I didn’t have the song already written when I went in. I met Dylan [Brady] for the...