“Comfort”, the final track off Julia Jacklin’s sophomore album Crushing, sees her comforting herself after leaving a lover.
In her DIY Magazine run-through of Crushing, Jacklin said this:
“I wrote this song in a sharehouse I was in for a few months after I finished touring the last record. It was...
[Verse 1]
You'll be okay, you'll be alright
You'll get well soon, sleep through the night
You'll go outside, enjoy the sun
Soon you'll feel fine to see everyone
[Verse 2]
He's gonna thrive, he'll be just fine
Hurt for a while, cured with time
Don't know how he's doing, but that's what you get
You can't be the one to hold him when you were the one
Who left
[Verse 3]
He's got good friends, they'll pull him in
Take him out dancing, help to begin again
Don't know how he's doing, but that's what you get
You can't be the one to hold him when you were
The one who left
[Bridge]
Are you thinking of me too?
I was so happy all those years with you
[Verse 4]
I'll be okay, I'll be alright
I'll get well soon, sleep through the night
Don't know how you're doing, but that's what I get
I can't be the one to hold you when I was the one
Who left
Comfort was written by Julia Jacklin.
Comfort was produced by Burke Reid.
Julia Jacklin released Comfort on Fri Feb 15 2019.