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“Daddy Issues” peers into the relationship between frontman Jesse Rutherford and his late father.
Lyrical content from “1 of Those Weaks,” “R.I.P. 2 My Youth,” and “Greetings From Califournia,” as well as a tweet Rutherford made in 2014, mention the passing of his father.
Although the song refers...
[Verse 1]
Take you like a drug
I taste you on my tongue
[Pre-Chorus]
You ask me what I'm thinking about
I tell you that I'm thinking about
Whatever you're thinking about (Ah)
Tell me somethin' then I'll forget
And you might have to tell me again
It's crazy what you do for a friend
[Chorus]
Go ahead and cry, little girl
Nobody does it like you do
I know how much it matters to you
I know that you got daddy issues
And if you were my little girl
I'd do whatever I could do
I'd run away and hide with you
I know that you got daddy issues, and I do too
[Verse 2]
I tried to write your name in the rain
But the rain never came
So I made with the sun
The shade
Always comes at the worst times (Ah)
[Pre-Chorus]
You ask me what I'm thinking about
I tell you that I'm thinking about
Whatever you're thinking about
Tell me somethin' then I'll forget
And you might have to tell me again
It's crazy what you do for a friend
[Chorus]
Go ahead and cry, little girl
Nobody does it like you do
I know how much it matters to you
I know that you got daddy issues
And if you were my little girl
I'd do whatever I could do
I'd run away and hide with you
I know that you got daddy issues
[Bridge]
I keep on tryin' to let you go
I'm dyin' to let you know
How I'm getting on
I didn't cry when you left at first
But now that you're dead it hurts
This time I gotta know
Where did my daddy go?
I'm not entirely here
Half of me has disappeared
[Refrain]
Go ahead and cry, little boy
You know that your daddy did too
You know what your mama went through
You gotta let it out soon, just let it out
[Chorus]
Go ahead and cry, little girl
Nobody does it like you do
I know how much it matters to you
I know that you got daddy issues
And if you were my little girl
I'd do whatever I could do
I'd run away and hide with you
I know that you got daddy issues, and I do too
[Outro]
If you were my little girl
I'd do whatever I could do
I'd run away and hide with you
I know that you got daddy issues, and I do too
Daddy Issues was written by Mikey Margott & Zach Abels & Jeremy Freedman & Brandon Fried & Justyn Pilbrow & Jesse®.
Daddy Issues was produced by 4e & Justyn Pilbrow & Jono Dorr & Cecil Bernardy.
The Neighbourhood released Daddy Issues on Fri Oct 30 2015.
Yes. “Daddy Issues” was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on May 10, 2022.