When Matilda asked OMVR to feature on “Apologize” she had only written the first verse and the chorus. She later rewrote the entire first verse, and finished writing the lyrics the day before OMVR came in to cut his part.
[Verse 1: Matilda]
The hourglass is running low
I'm pretty sick of your talk
And I think you know
Don't waste your breath on me you've done enough
Everything you said about all of your dreams
Your future with me
I think you really believed
I'd never call your lying like I did
[Pre-Chorus: Matilda]
So I don't care if you stay up
Watching my parade of
Doing what I'm doing
Off of what you've ruined
[Chorus: Matilda]
But I think you should own up and apologize
For playing all those lies
For sharing things I said when I was wasted
I think you should grow up and apologize
You can't take back the lies
But it's a pretty good place to start
[Verse 2: OMVR]
My solitude has come to an end
I broke my principles ones and I won't do it again
We both know it's you who fucked it up
The aftermath is treating me well
I bet it's harder for you when you keep playing pretend
I'm sure that's too much to comprehend
[Pre-Chorus: OMVR]
So I don't care if you stay up
Watching my parade of
Doing what I'm doing
Off of what you've ruined
[Chorus: Matilda and OMVR]
But I think you should own up and apologize
For playing all those lies
For sharing things I said when I was wasted
I think you should grow up and apologize
You can't take back the lies but it's a pretty good place to start
[Verse 3: Matilda adn OMVR]
Feels pretty dumb now looking back
Wondering why you never really had my back
Why you let me take the fault for everything
Broken start, broken hearts, us, anything
I think it's time for you let me off the hook now
We were two about the choices that we took, love
I think it's only fair you look me in the eyes and
Take a breath be sincere and apologize
[Chorus 2: Matilda and OMVR]
But I
But I think you should own up and apologize
For playing all those lies
For sharing things I said when I was wasted
I think you should grow up and apologize
You can't take back the lies but it's a pretty good place to start
Na-na-na...
But its a pretty good place to start
Apologize was written by Matilda.
Apologize was produced by Kristoffer Tømmerbakke.