Lead singer John O'Callaghan talked about the process of making this song in a track-by-track breakdown, referring to it as the “anti-climax” of the album’s story before the grand finale. It represents the second half of the album and its themes of anxiety, which is opposite to the first half and th...
[Intro]
Now I'm thinking about the things that I should have said
And I'm lit just like the ash of my cigarette
Can't stop thinking about the nights that I still regret
And I know
That this is all in my head
All in my head
All in my head
All in my head
[Verse 1]
So welcome to my
Anxiety attacking me in real time
I've never felt so freezing cold
In the middle of the summertime
Summertime
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'm thinking about the things that I should have said
And I'm lit just like the ash of my cigarette
Can't stop thinking about the nights that I still regret
And I know
That this is all in my head
All in my head
[Chorus]
It's the same afraid I've felt before
I'm afraid how far this fall will go
Either way I've felt this all before
Yeah, I know, I know (I know)
That this is all in my head
It's the same afraid I've felt before
I'm afraid how far this fall will go
Either way I've felt this all before
Yeah, I know, I know (I know)
That this is all in my head
All in my head
All in my head
All in my head
[Bridge]
So I tell them not to worry, I'll get over it
I still say it even if I don't believe it yet
Can't stop thinking about the nights that I still regret
And I know (I know, I know)
That this is all in my head
[Chorus]
It's the same afraid I've felt before
I'm afraid how far this fall will go
Either way I've felt this all before
Yeah, I know, I know (I know)
That this is all in my head
It's the same afraid I've felt before
I'm afraid how far this fall will go
Either way I've felt this all before
Yeah, I know, I know (I know)
That this is all in my head
All in my head
All in my head
All in my head
Anxiety in Real Time was written by Pat Kirch & Kennedy Brock & John the Ghost & Jared Monaco & Garrett Nickelsen & Colby Wedgeworth.
Anxiety in Real Time was produced by The Maine & John the Ghost.
The Maine released Anxiety in Real Time on Fri Jul 09 2021.