Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland
Following on from “Did It To Myself”, released in September 2019, “Figure It Out” is the second single from Orla’s 2020 EP Freckle Season.
Throughout the track, Orla sings of the awkwardness that occurs when an ex makes contact after the break-up, inspired by her own experiences with an ex-boyfrien...
[Intro]
I, I know I never said it
But I thought that you'd figure it—
[Verse 1]
I see your name light up on my phone
I feel a little differently about you than I did not long ago
You drank too much beer and you got afraid
You don't remember typin' in my number
I say it's okay, it's not okay
[Verse 2]
Next New Year's Eve, I'll see you there
We'll rotate around the room on different planets
I say I don't care, but I care
[Pre-Chorus]
And I never say it, but I fucking hate it
You ask if I mind
Then you're right there, oh, it's not fair
[Chorus]
I, I know I never said it
But I thought that you'd figure it out, I
Don't have the heart to break it
So I'm hoping you'll figure it—
[Verse 3]
Out with our friends, I'm speakin' in codes
You know everything that there's to know about me
It's hard to let go, when you don't let go
And I heard that you've been doin' fine
And renting my old room and I
Just hope you don't resent me for the way that I've been dealin' with it
I'm not dealin' with it well
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can't explain it, I'm more than just jaded
You ask if I mind
Then you're right there, oh, it's not fair
[Chorus]
I, I know I never said it
But I thought that you'd figure it out, I
Don't have the heart to break it
So I'm hoping you'll figure it ah-ah-ah-out
I know I never said it
But I thought that you'd figure it out
Don't have the heart to break it
So I'm hoping you'll figure it out
[Outro]
It's not hard to read my mind when I'm making it so obvious
(And so I'm hoping you'll figure it out)
It's not hard to read my mind when I'm making it so obvious
(And so I'm hoping you'll figure it)
It's not hard to read my mind when I'm making it so obvious
(When I'm making it so obvious)
It's not hard to read my mind when I'm making it so obvious
(And so I'm hoping you'll figure it—)
Figure It Out was written by Tom Stafford & Orla Gartland.
Figure It Out was produced by Tom Stafford & Orla Gartland.
Orla Gartland released Figure It Out on Fri Nov 01 2019.
I wrote “Figure It Out” about desperately needing space–about asking for it, about being ignored and hoping the other person would eventually read between the lines. The verses detail the frustration of us politely circling around one another in the aftermath of the breakup, seeing each other at a N...