Salem Ilese is rewinding to her childhood where she was just an only child at home with nobody to play with her and just uses herself to keep herself entertained. She’s showing how she wants to be away from her parents and have someone to accompany her at home that is more of her own age.
[Verse 1]
Little too close to my parents
Not that good at sharing
Usually make a mess
Put tolerance to the test
Sorry to all of my roommates
Yeah, I can be useless
Promise it's just a phase
Guess I should give ’em space
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm not gonna blame being a lonely child
On me being an only child
But what is a lonely child
Without the only?
Not gonna blame being a lonely child
On me being an only child
But who blames an only child for being lonely? (Lonely)
[Post-Chorus]
But who blames an only child for being lonely?
[Verse 2]
Damn, I'm too good at complaining
But I’m entertaining
Love how I make me laugh
Like the sister I never had
As you can see I'm a handful
Not easy to handle (Not easy, no)
Made me a pretty hell
But at least I made myself
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm not gonna blame being a lonely child
On me being an only child
But what is a lonely child
Without the only?
Not gonna blame being a lonely child
On me being an only child (Only child)
But who blames an only child for being lonely? (Lonely)
[Post-Chorus]
But at least I made myself
But who blames an only child for being lonely? (I made myself)
But who blames an only child for being (lonely)?
[Bridge]
I could sit all alone in my room for a week and be fine
But if ten years from now I've got no one to speak to I'll die
I'm the happiest person I know at least one day a week
But I'm only that way 'cause I grew up, I grew up with me
[Outro]
Woah, oh-oh, ooh, ooh
But who blames an only child for being lonely? (I made myself)
But who blames an only child for being lonely? (Lonely)
(l)only child was written by Bendik Møller & Eivind Rebnord & salem ilese & lullaboy.
(l)only child was produced by salem ilese & Bendik Møller & Eivind Rebnord.
salem ilese released (l)only child on Fri Mar 19 2021.