“Different Settings” is a song of lost love, a bit in the same category as “Do You”. But this is a lot more dumbfounding: It’s not a euphoric love song, but a subdued r&b track, most of all, sounds like a resigned acceptance that something has disappeared.
We are only two songs into the 2nd Dem...
[Intro]
(Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from me)
[Chorus]
Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from me
[Post-Chorus]
If I can't give you that, who gonna give you that?
I'm calling you the late nights, trynna figure where you really at
You looking at me in my eyes, I'm somewhere else, and I can't really lie right now
(Somewhere else, and I can't really lie right now)
[Verse]
Writing this shit it take a lot out of me
(Of course)
Being honest without giving out apologies
There's still trouble on my mind, but I ignore the signs
The love is lost, and you're looking for some'n that's hard to find
(For real)
The ones that love you tell you shit like this gon' take us time
These broken hearts heal slowly, like watching paint dry (Dry)
If you're not, I won't say you're mine
It's no comfort like Axel Foley with the top down on Rodeo Drive
See, I'm in deep conversations with kids I've known for ten
It feel more natural this time around, I can't even lie
More power to you - don't ever think, that I outrule you
No see, I basically wrote Couch to you
My mamma miss you and still ask me how we're doing (Yeah)
I answer with smiles, but you know how I feel
And now I never show how I feel, there's no hard feelings for real (Nah)
See, this is more than just inception to me
Half the city busy using terms that we invented
They wanted to see me buried before I was Ryan Reynolds
Give you that fly talk, still the DJ too expensive
You know me from flying Emirates
Before we take a walk, just let me know where we're headed
Like Ramos with 10 seconds
I got something on my chest too heavy for bench pressing
Don't feel like the realest when we're out in our friends presence
Stop looking for us, 'cause I know where we're at
Like we walking on water, you know there's no going back
I took the time and fell back, and now I'm getting back to you
I wanna let you know how I really feel
For real, tell me what's the deal
But it don't really matter
And while we playing catchup
I'm feeling shit's missing
And you looking for somethin' different, nah
[Chorus]
Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from
[Outro]
(Aah-ah-ah
Just say you need somethin' different from me
Aah-ah-ah
Say you need somethin' different from me)
Different Settings was written by Jens Ole McCoy & Noah Carter.
Different Settings was produced by Jens Ole McCoy.
Noah Carter released Different Settings on Mon Apr 16 2018.
Noah Carter released the video for “Different Settings” on May 25th, 2018. The music video has since then been removed from YouTube without any explanation.
Carter hasn’t spoken out regarding this matter, so there isn’t a definitive answer.