Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
This is a song about a broken up relationship that Barnett initially bitterly regrets, but in the end comes to realize that she is simply better off no longer being in it.
It can also be read to reflect Courtney’s rejection of the judgements and expectations of the music industry / consumers. She w...
[Verse 1]
Tell me what you’re thinking, what you’re thinking about
Tell me when you’re finished, maybe I’ll come around
Had enough to bring me all the way to the ground
I don’t have to tell you what I’m thinking about
[Verse 2]
You have made your bed, I know better than to sleep in it
Better off dead than the hell that will become of it
You have hurt my head but I’m not denying that
I did not bring it on myself
[Verse 3]
I take pieces of myself from everyone around me
I’m not individual enough for you
I replicate the people I admire
But at least I’m not bitter and sad
[Outro]
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with...
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with you
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with...
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with...
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with...
I may not be 100% happy but at least I’m not with you
Don’t Apply Compression Gently was written by Courtney Barnett.
Don’t Apply Compression Gently was produced by Simon Cotter.
Courtney Barnett released Don’t Apply Compression Gently on Mon Oct 14 2013.