“GROWING UP IS ____” is Ruel’s first comeback single after a 10 month break since his last project, Bright Lights, Red Eyes. The song is believed to be his first pre-release single to his debut album rumored to be released in 2022.
On this track, Ruel discusses the comings-and-goings of friends and...
[Verse 1]
Heard you moved out of town on the weekend
Understand, but I'm sad that you’re leavin'
Are you up makin' friends with the ceilin’?
Yeah, I know the feelin'
I wasn't tryin' to let you down
I was just workin' my shit out
I'm sorry I didn't know how much I led you on
[Chorus]
Growin' up is weird
Sleep with friends, break a heart
Question everything you thought
Split a pill, smoke a dart
Growin’ up is weird
Fall in love for a year
And then I disappear
Wish that you were here
Growin’ up is strange
Get too close, push away
Thinkin' you would do the same
New regrets, new mistakes
Growin’ up is strange
When the one who's to blame
Is lookin' at the mirror
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is—
[Verse 2]
Get emotional at two in the mornin’
It's a habit, no, I shouldn't be callin'
Then you let me in, is that what you wanted?
Is this what we wanted?
Now you're back in town, no, I can't come around
Are we better without the what-ifs and doubts?
Is this it?
Are we both too far gone to forget and try again?
[Chorus]
Growin' up is weird
Sleep with friends, break a heart
Question everything you thought
Split a pill, smoke a dart
Growin' up is weird
Fall in love for a year
And then I disappear
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is strange
Get too close, push away
Thinkin' you would do the same
New regrets, new mistakes
Growin' up is strange
When the one who's to blame
Is lookin' at the mirror
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is—
[Bridge]
Wish that you were here (Oh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
But I'll just disappear
Wish that you were here
[Chorus]
Growin' up is weird
Sleep with friends, break a heart
Question everything you thought
Split a pill, smoke a dart
Growin' up is weird
Fall in love for a year
And then I disappear
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is strange
Get too close, push away
Thinkin' you would do the same
New regrets, new mistakes
Growin' up is strange
When the one who's to blame
Is lookin' at the mirror
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is weird
[Outro]
Oh, but I'll just disappear
Oh, yeah, I just disappeared
Wish that you were here
Growin' up is—
GROWING UP IS _____ was written by Ruel & M-Phazes & Julian Bunetta & Aidan Rodriguez.
GROWING UP IS _____ was produced by M-Phazes & Julian Bunetta.
Ruel released GROWING UP IS _____ on Wed Dec 08 2021.
I wrote this with Julian Bunetta and M-Phazes, my producer. It’s just about the highlights of growing up and the slight flushes of what that was like. The song, for me, is like a montage of growing up.
— via Apple Music