Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
Tate McRae
The closing track to i used to think i could fly sees McRae detail a time in her relationship where her partner stopped saying goodnight, a seemingly small, yet nonetheless important gesture. McRae reflects on the signs she was once blind to which indicated the relationship would soon end, and sings...
[Verse 1]
You stopped saying goodnight
That was the first sign that you were letting go
Now you don't see me the same way
You're looking at me like I'm only getting old
[Pre-Chorus]
And I-I-I, shoulda known
That you were only scared to be alone
[Chorus]
I couldn't say much, I was distracted
You seemed so anxious like you had something to hide
Tell me it's nothing, I don't believe you
I know that look you get when you're about to lie
I feel so stupid, mm-mm
'Cause I still say goodnight
[Verse 2]
I always tried to impress you
Got so dressed up and you never seemed to care
Your ridiculous expectations, lack of validations
Was nеver fucking fair
[Pre-Chorus]
And I-I-I, shoulda known
That you were only scarеd to be alone
[Chorus]
I couldn't say much, I was distracted
You seemed so anxious like you had something to hide
Tell me it's nothing, I don't believe you
I know that look you get when you're about to lie
I feel so stupid, mm-mm
'Cause I still say goodnight
i still say goodnight was written by FINNEAS & Tate McRae.
i still say goodnight was produced by FINNEAS.
Tate McRae released i still say goodnight on Fri May 27 2022.
In an interview with Seventeen, Tate spoke on FINNEAS and their collaboration for this song:
[FINNEAS and I] wrote a song together and it was so incredible. I was nervous because he’s got so much knowledge and is such an incredible producer and can play any instrument. Obviously, I’ve been a huge f...
Tate touched on the writing process for “i still say goodnight” in an interview, saying,
I’m a very visual person, so when I’m writing a song, I can see it all in my brain. I was watching this one specific person, exactly how they did this thing whenever they lied to me. It was a specific look that...
Obviously, FINNEAS has been a big inspiration of mine for quite some time, and getting to work with him on this song was an honour. He started off playing these beautiful, classic piano chords that, to me, felt like the rolling credits in an old movie. I’m a very visual person—I feel like I can watc...