“Foolish Thinking” is a song from Kimbra’s upcoming fourth studio album. She teased the song in summer of 2021 via Patreon and Instagram story by posting clips of her recording the track in the studio with Ryan Lott of Son Lux. She then proceeded to debut the track live during her album preview tour...
[Verse 1: Kimbra]
Anyone can tell you that I'm no faint of heart
I'll fight fire with fire for the ones that I love
Like a broken needle, I can't penetrate the skin
Feel I'm on the outside looking in
[Chorus: Kimbra]
But who am I to tell you what to do with your life?
Who am I to warn what's wrong and what's right?
It's not my place, no matter what I say
You're gonna do what you want anyway
Thought I could remove the pain
But that's my foolish thinking
[Verse 2: Ryan Lott]
Anyone could argue that I'm nobody's fool
I saw heartbreak coming and I
Knew it would be cruel (To you)
Tried to orchestrate a different kind of song
Move your mouth and hands to play along
[Chorus: Kimbra, Kimbra & Ryan Lott]
But who am I to tell you what to do with your life?
Who am I to warn what's wrong and what's right?
It's not my place, no matter what I say
You'rе gonna do what you want anyway
Thought I could remove the pain
But that's my foolish thinking
[Verse 3: Kimbra]
Evеrybody's saying that you look old enough
Spent my nights praying that you grow up to be tough
There's no use pretending that I'm okay when I'm not
Don't make the mistakes I made and then forgot
[Chorus: Kimbra, Kimbra & Ryan Lott]
But who am I to tell you what to do with your life?
Who am I to warn what's wrong and what's right?
It's not my place, no matter what I say
You're gonna do what you want anyway
Thought I could remove the pain
Foolish thinking
[Outro: Ryan Lott]
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
I thought I could remove the pain
Kimbra released foolish thinking on Tue Jan 24 2023.
this song means so much to me because i wrote it for my one day future human. like everyone, i’m terrified that i might not be equipped. that i might not be able to let go and surrender to the fact that they will inevitably experience pain. i can’t imagine what that’s like. i asked my co-producer Ry...
Yes. While Ryan Lott wasn’t featured on this one, Kimbra has performed an acoustic version of “foolish thinking”, live at Glasshaus in January 2022.