“I Never Stay In Love”, the first single from Stephen’s sophomore album Akrasia, is about Stephen’s “dilemma with the limited, distorted idea of love that we worship”. The single released on May 1, 2020. A snippet of the song was played on an Instagram livestream on March 28, 2019.
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[Verse 1]
Somethin' 'bout us don't
Seem to make sense now
Darlin', it's cold out
I never stay in love
Tear me right open
My heart's like an ocean
So many places
I never stay in love
[Chorus]
I remember when it started
I saw the way you needed me
To go along like I needed you
But I don't need you
No, I don't need you
I wanna hold you closely
I wanna lose myself in ya
I wanna make you feel so good
But I don't need you
No, I don't need you
Already got me
[Verse 2]
What is love? Tell me, baby, is it really love?
Really love? Or just someone that you've been, uh, leanin' on
So you don't ever have to deal with what you really want?
It's a temporary fix called you and I
A distraction from the habits of your thinking mind
An addiction everybody seems to think is fine
Love yourself or you'll be holding on for dear life
[Chorus]
I remember when it started
I saw the way you needed me
To go along like I needed you
But I don't need you
No, I don't need you
I wanna hold you closely
I wanna lose myself in ya
I wanna make you feel so good
But I don't need you
No, I don't need you
[Bridge]
Somethin' 'bout us don't
Seem to make sense now
Darlin', it's cold out
I never stay in love
Tear me right open
My heart's like an ocean
So many places
I never stay in love
[Outro]
Yeah, 'cause I
Loving you was something I was really feeling
The more of me I gave you then the more you needed
Yeah, 'cause I
Loving you was something I was really feeling
The more of me I gave you then the more you needed
I Never Stay In Love was written by Stephen.
I Never Stay In Love was produced by Stephen.
Stephen released I Never Stay In Love on Fri May 01 2020.
Stephen wrote on the YouTube video description
I have a dilemma with love. Well, not love, but this limited, distorted idea of love that we worship. Look, maybe in my limited experience I just haven’t met THE person, but i want to propose an idea (it’s not original, im just passing it along.) What...
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