‘Happy Now?’ talks about the isolating and depressing feeling that comes with achieving success but remaining unhappy.
The song dwells on the universal experience of finally achieving what you’ve always wanted, but finding yourself in the same place mentally, not fulfilled or happier.
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[Intro]
Aren't I supposed to be happy now?
There's nothing left for me to laugh about
Happy now
They're all so happy for me
[Verse 1]
So take a drive around town in my douchebag car
Like the superstar that I pretend to be
Nothing feels better than buying love
When push comes to shove, I'm lonely
[Pre-Chorus]
With everybody talking 'bout you
You won't remember who you are
Everybody talking 'bout you
Doesn't get you far
[Chorus]
I was supposed to be happy now
There's nothing left for me to laugh about
I was supposed to bе happy now
They're all so happy for me
[Verse 2]
Always such an anxious child
Nеver wild, always worrying
Never any good with surprises, compromises
I wanted everything
[Pre-Chorus]
They'd tell me, "Everything is not about you
It doesn't matter who you are
Everything is not about you
But if you work hard..."
[Chorus]
Aren't we supposed to be happy now?
There's nothing left for me to laugh about
I was supposed to be happy now
They're all so happy for me
[Whistling]
[Chorus]
Happy now
There's nothing left for me to laugh about
I was supposed to be happy now
They're all so happy for me
And if I'm not, I'll never be happy now
There's nothing left for me to laugh about
Maybe I'll never be happy now
They're all so happy for me
Happy Now? was written by FINNEAS.
Happy Now? was produced by FINNEAS.
FINNEAS released Happy Now? on Fri Oct 15 2021.
To be clear, I am basically happy now. But I think about the song this way: I just played a festival for the first time in, like, two years. And, as I walked off stage, my crew asked, “Did you have fun?” Well, it was fun, but I was concentrating and working out how I wanted to put on as good of a sh...