“By Myself” appears on FIDLAR’s third album, 2019’s Almost Free. In the song, singer and guitarist Zac Carper touches on psychological problems, loneliness, excessive drinking, and how being sober sucks—all of which are recurring themes in FIDLAR’s discography.
[Chorus]
Well, I'm cracking one open with the boys by myself
And everybody thinks that I need professional help
But I don't wanna think about that anymore
And just because I woke up on someone's floor
And asked, "Who the fuck am I?"
I didn't know it felt good to cry
[Verse 1]
Yeah, started from the bottom and I'm still at the bottom
Then I spent the night in jail, turns out it wasn't the bottom
And I lost so many friends, turned out that I was the problem
And my life is like a pill that's getting harder to swallow
[Pre-Chorus]
Pick it up
Every girl I never had
Pick it up
Blame it on my mom and dad
Pick it up
And I don't need no one
Wish I had someone, anyone
[Chorus]
Well, I'm cracking one open with the boys by myself
And everybody says that I need professional help
But I don't wanna think about that anymore
And just because I woke up on someone's floor
And asked, "Where the hell am I?"
I didn't know it felt good to cry
[Verse 2]
Well, I fell asleep in summer and woke up in October
So I called up everybody but nobody came over
And why does getting sober make you feel like a loner?
And why does getting sober make you feel like a loner?
[Pre-Chorus]
Pick it up
Every girl I never had
Pick it up
Blame it on my mom and dad
Pick it up
And I don't need no one
Wish I had someone, anyone
[Chorus]
Well, I'm cracking one open with the boys by myself
And everybody says that I need professional help
But I don't wanna think about that anymore
And just because I woke up on someone's floor
And asked, "Where the hell am I?"
I didn't know it felt good to cry
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Well, I'm cracking one open with the boys by myself
And everybody says that I need professional help
But I don't wanna think about that anymore
And just because I woke up on someone's floor
And asked, "Where the hell am I?"
I didn't know it felt good to cry
[Spoken Outro]
Uh, can I get one California burrito, no cheese, and like, two carne asada tacos?
By Myself was written by Ricky Reed & FIDLAR.
By Myself was produced by Ricky Reed.
Every time I write a song like that, it just turns into a reggae song. So it was actually a lot of Ricky being like, “Yeah, it’s cool as a reggae song, but maybe that’s just getting too Smash Mouth, you know what I mean?” I was just like, “Yeah, you’re right. You’re right.” It was just having everyb...