“Julianna Calm Down” is the 9th track in Gaslighter. Similarly to “Young Man,” this track is an address to younger people in the singers' lives. Integrating names of family members and bandmates' children, the speaker gives young women advice on keeping their head up amidst break-ups and breakdowns.
[Verse 1]
Julianna, calm down
You know he's about to leave, but don't panic
Don't give him the satisfaction that you can't handle it
Breathe, it'll be okay
And Harper, hold on
To the piece you know he's gonna try to take when he's gone
And you know exactly where he'll try to take it from
Breathe, it'll be okay
[Chorus]
Just put on, put on, put on your best shoes
And strut the fuck around like you've got nothin' to lose
Show off, show off, show off your best moves
And do it with a smile so he doesn't know it's
Put on, put on, put on
Put on, put on
[Verse 2]
Don't think about his lips
How every time he'd kiss you, you'd tremble
Try to only think about the bad things you remember
Breathe, it'll be okay
I guess this is the time to remind you
Sometimes, what's going through your head
Is just a temporary situation
And light will soon be shed, oh
[Chorus]
Just put on, put on, put on your best shoes
And strut the fuck around like you've got nothin' to lose
Show off, show off, show off your best moves
And do it with a smile so that no one knows it's
Put on, put on, put on
Put on, put on, put on, yeah
Put on, put on, put on
Put on, put on
[Verse 3]
And Katie, calm down
You know there'll come a time you think you can't handle it
But dig deep and know that you can handle it
Breathe, it'll be okay
And Eva, hold on
To everything you know to be true
Don't let the wolves get the best of you
Breathe, you're gonna make it through
[Chorus]
So just put on, put on, put on your best shoes
And strut the fuck around like you've got nothin' to lose
Show off, show off, show off your best moves
And do it with a smile so that no one knows it's
Put on, put on, put on
Put on, put on, put on, yeah
Put on, put on, put on, oh
Put on, put on
[Bridge]
I guess this is the time to remind you
Sometimes, what's going through your head
Is just a temporary situation
And light will soon be shed, oh
[Chorus]
Just put on, put on, put on, yeah
Put on, put on, put on, yeah
Put on, put on, put on, yeah
Put on, put on
[Outro]
And Violet, calm down
And Juno, calm down
And Yaya, calm down
And Berta, calm down
Hesper, calm down
And Amelia, calm down
Naomi, calm down
Julianna, calm down
Julianna, calm down
Julianna, calm down
Julianna Calm Down was written by Julia Michaels & Jack Antonoff & Natalie Maines.
Julianna Calm Down was produced by The Chicks & Jack Antonoff.
The Chicks released Julianna Calm Down on Fri May 01 2020.
MM: “I’ll just say that that was one that Julia wasn’t sure that she wouldn’t want for herself, but once we heard it, we pounced on it. Unbeknownst to her, Natalie went home and rewrote all the verses to make them about our closest family, our nieces and our cousins. Originally it was called ‘Julia...