“Ahead of Myself” is the lead single from American alternative rock band X Ambassadors‘ second studio LP, JOYFUL. The song chronicles a relationship that has moved too fast for those involved.
The single follows the band’s early 2017 releases “The Devil You Know”, “Torches”, and the charity single...
[Chorus]
I thought I was ready, ready for someone else
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of myself
Thought I was rock steady, that I didn't need no help
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of myself
[Verse 1]
Guess I went ahead and jumped the gun again
Some shitty situation that I put you in
And I know we poured champagne
Maybe we was just too quick to celebrate
[Chorus]
I thought I was ready, ready for someone else
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of myself
Thought I was rock steady, that I didn't need no help
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of my
[Post-Chorus]
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
[Verse 2]
Know that I was first to say, "I love you, babe"
Moved my things to your apartment down on 2nd Street
I thought I'd cleaned the slate
But I guess I didn't clean it all away
[Chorus]
I thought I was ready, ready for someone else
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of myself
Thought I was rock steady, that I didn't need no help
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of my
[Post-Chorus]
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
I get ahead of myself, yeah baby
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe, yeah babe
[Interlude]
I get ahead of myself
I get ahead of myself
[Chorus]
I thought I was ready, ready for someone else
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of myself
Thought I was rock steady, that I didn't need no help
But every time I get ahead of myself, every time I get ahead of my
[Post-Chorus]
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
I get ahead of myself, yeah baby
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe
I get ahead of myself, yeah babe, yeah babe
Ahead of Myself was written by Adam Levin & Casey Harris & Sam Nelson & Scott Harris.
Ahead of Myself was produced by X Ambassadors.
X Ambassadors released Ahead of Myself on Fri Jul 21 2017.
“The song is an admission. It’s about recognizing your faults, while trying not to judge yourself or others because of them. Recently, there have been a couple of important moments in my life when I’ve committed to people, put my faith in people, made promises, and quickly realized that I was in ove...