“Anyone But Me” dives into the importance of discussing mental health by detailing Crookes' experiences and battles with her own mental health while growing up.
Crookes first teased the track back in November 2019, posting a snippet of it to her social medias. On April 5th, 2020, Crookes announced...
[Chorus]
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Inside my head, there's a voice that controls me
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
Oh, love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Been down so long now that happy is holy
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
[Verse 1]
Seven years strong with my therapy
Making mosaics of my memories
Puzzled with doubt, I'm my closest enemy
It's like this girl is squatting in my identity
She's a raver, a likkle libertine (Ayy)
Then a bouncer to my dopamine
Tried so hard to become a referee
To even out the game that's between my mind and me
[Chorus]
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Inside my head, there's a voice that controls me
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
Ooh, love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Been down so long now that happy is holy
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
Anyone but me (Mmm), anyone but me (Uh)
[Verse 2]
She's dependent, she's my man and wife
Peckham preacher, giving bad advice
She just does the spending and then I pay the price
Tryna be Kelis but she always trick me twice
God, I know I could do better (I could do better)
Baby, we're no good together (Together, together)
You are you, I am I
Now you gotta go by
[Chorus]
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Inside my head, there's a voice that controls me
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
Ooh, love me or leave me and let me be lonely (Let me be lonely)
Been down so long now that happy is holy
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
[Bridge]
Anyone but me, anyone but me
Anyone but me, anyone but
Anyone but me
(God I know I could do better)
Anyone but me
(Baby, we're no good together)
Anyone but me
(You are you, I am I)
Anyone but me
(Now you gotta go by)
[Chorus]
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
Inside my head, a voice that controls me
I'd rather be somewhere else with anyone but me
Anyone But Me was written by Jonny Lattimer & Joy Crookes & Gus Kahn.
Anyone But Me was produced by Jonny Lattimer & J Moon.
Joy Crookes released Anyone But Me on Wed Apr 08 2020.
I’ve suffered from mental health issues since I was young. Where I grew up, this wasn’t a topic you would bring up when your mum was fixing you a plate of dal or when your mates were showing you how to flirt with boys and girls, so when I had my first episode of depression I didn’t really know where...