“How Can I” showcases Charli’s remorse for her mistakes in a relationship.
It appears on her second studio album, True Romance. Charli told Pitchfork:
Every corner of my own romantic history is explored on this record, so for me, it’s very raw, it’s very honest, and it’s very true.
The chorus of...
[Verse 1]
My hands are frozen into chains behind my back
So please, don't swallow down the key
Let me out now
Yeah, I'm in trouble
Can't stop what's coming
Can't blame this one on bad luck
[Pre-Chorus]
How can I? How can I?
[Chorus]
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I? How can I?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
[Verse 2]
Iced out, got hot, bit the dust hardcore
But I'm at the same place I was before
Yeah, I'm in trouble
Can't stop what's coming
Can't blame this one on bad love
[Pre-Chorus]
How can I? How can I?
[Chorus]
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I? How can I?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
[Bridge]
It was boys and girls, and girls and boys
The Southern Comfort from your comforter got destroyed
It was shady eyes with the violent noise
We on the graveyard digging where the love is void
We had a meltdown underground
Just a cemetery chick, going solo now
But I still taste your bones when I'm all alone
You're the best I ever had, but now you got to go
And now I'm on my own
I said, "Please, don't go"
Please don't go
[Chorus]
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I? How can I?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
I miss your touch and my skin on yours
I wanna taste of what I adore
How can I? How can I?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How can I? How can I?
How can I fix what I fucked up?
How Can I was written by Ariel Rechtshaid & Charli XCX & Justin Raisen.
How Can I was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid.
Charli XCX released How Can I on Fri Apr 12 2013.