On September 28th, Conan first posted a snippet of the song to his alternate TikTok account. He posted more teasers using the snippet in the days since across his social media, before officially announcing the single and release date.
Similar to the rollout of “Never Ending Song” and “Winner”, prom...
[Verse 1]
It's 2 AM, hear the cellular ringin'
Got the curious feelin' you're fiendin' for love
But the thing is, we haven't spoken for weeks
I love you bad, that's the problem occurrin'
Better love I deserve, and I'm hurtin'
But sadly, I worship every moment we meet
[Pre-Chorus]
So you take and you take 'cause you know you can
And I chase as you're chasin' another man
Try to break, see your face and I know that I can't
[Chorus]
Oh
You're killing me
You're not makin' it easy (Ah-ah-ah)
Too busy deceivin' and cheatin' and lyin' and competin'
To know how lucky you are
You're killing me
I just want you to free me (Ah-ah-ah)
And though I am cryin' and bleedin' and barely breathin'
I can't let go of your heart
[Verse 2]
I take your call, you say, "What's the matter?"
Then you lie to me faster and faster, you're such a good actor
I hear your car in the driveway
[Pre-Chorus]
Now you're tossin' a rock at my windowpane
Said, "I don't wanna talk, just go away"
But you claw at the locks 'til I let you invade
[Chorus]
Oh
You're killing me (Killing)
You're not makin' it easy (Ah-ah-ah)
Too busy deceivin' and cheatin' and lyin' and competin'
To know how lucky you are
You're killing me (Killing)
I just want you to free me (Ah-ah-ah)
And though I am cryin' and bleedin' and barely breathin'
I can't let go of your heart
[Bridge]
I wanna die, but you keep me alive
You're killing me, you're killing me
I wanna die, but you keep me alive
You're killing me, you're killing me
I wanna die, but you keep me alive
You're killing me, you're killing me
Fight to survive, oh, love of my life
You're killing me
[Chorus]
Oh-oh
You're killing me (Killing)
You're not makin' it easy (Ah-ah-ah)
Too busy deceivin' and cheatin' and lyin' and competin'
To know how lucky you are (Oh)
You're killing me (Killing)
I just want you to free me (Ah-ah-ah)
And though I am cryin' and bleedin' and barely breathin'
I can't let go of your heart
[Outro]
I wanna die but you keep me alive
You're killing me (Killing), you're killing me (Killing, oh-oh)
I wanna die but you keep me alive
No, I can't let go of your heart
You're killing me (Ha)
Killing Me was written by Conan Gray & Max Martin & Oscar Holter.
Killing Me was produced by Max Martin & Oscar Holter.
Conan Gray released Killing Me on Tue Oct 31 2023.
I wrote “Killing Me” while I was sick with the flu. It was a miserable time where I was both physically sick, but also super heartbroken over somebody. Hence, “you’re KILLING me.” I think we all have those people who don’t treat us nearly well enough, but we just can’t seem to let them go. People wh...