[Verse 1]
I watch those reality shows
I leave my hair in the shower drain
Leave all my things on the floor
Pretending that I'm something more
[Verse 2]
What if we both moved away
Do you think that would put things straight?
My mom would call me insane
And I would keep spending my money on stupid things
[Bridge]
Because I want that privileged job, don't I
I want to pay with pictures of my white face, don't I
I wish I was someone that kids thought was real and strong
But I'm a child with my hands over my ears
[Chorus]
Don't trust my voice when I stumble
Trembling over strings I cut off
So scared of boredom and catching dust
But I will stay young forever, I never learn, I never trust
Not sane, but hopeful to stay tough
I am ready on my knees to give it up
Don't care for being cool or looking dumb
I feel too close but I am still not close enough
[Outro]
Because I want that privileged job, don't I
I want to pay with pictures of my white face, don't I
I wish I was someone that kids thought was real and strong
But I'm a child with my hands over my ears
Don't trust a word I say
Bathrooms was written by Ebba Ågren & Michel Gustafsson.
Bathrooms was produced by Wy.
The song is about feeling like a failure, and feeling the urge to “be somebody” or “succed”. Sometimes when you’re 21 you think that happiness equals success, and sometimes society makes you think that money equals success. At the time a wrote that song I had neither and it felt like crap. For the v...
It’s just me alone in a big room, like I’m alone expressing the emotions in my head. Then Michel is there in the background, unmoved, like he’s always there in my mind but in another dimension, or something. I tend to deal with my emotions alone, and then share my thoughts with Michel when I feel a...