Every time I dream of you
It wakes me up
Awake and shaken with the feeling
I didn't love you right or enough
So if I took something away
I’m bringing it all back to you today
And yeah, every time I think of you
It rips me up
Heartbroke and floating in the ether
Outran, outdone
So if I took your light away
I'm giving it back to you today
I never meant to drift away
And I'm feeling bad for it today
I’ll be a brand new me
Or whoever you want me to be
I'll be a brand new me
I'll be a brand new me
Rips Me Up was written by Eric D. Johnson.
Rips Me Up was produced by Josh Kaufman.
Every once and a while, you’ll record a song for an album and that song feels really great but also vibes like an emotional and/or sonic outlier from the others. Here’s one of those from The Pet Parade sessions. Hopefully this gets put somewhere in the pantheon of “trying to be a better man” songs....