[Verse 1]
I don't like the way you sound
When you say that to me
You can't tell me what is and isn't allowed
When your tone's off key
'Cause boy, we've been here before
And I know where it leads
Leads to a place we outta tune with each other
The last things that we wanna hear is one another's voices
[Pre-Chorus]
And then it gets too late to apologize
You're too hard to recognize
And we're too far gone to minimise the damage
We've been 'round and 'round this a thousand times
We're like two ships passin' in the night
Always getting more than we can manage
[Chorus]
I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna have to choose me over you
'Cause baby, that's a lose-lose
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
Here's your opportunity
[Verse 2]
Five hundred sixty-five days together, but who's countin'?
And we've been fighting every other day together
You say, "Who's counting?" I am (Yeah)
I'm tryna find the blessings, yeah
Among the curses, baby I am
Asking now to find a way to make it work
[Pre-Chorus]
When it's too late to apologize
You're too hard to recognize
And we're too far gone to minimise the damage, baby
We've been round and round this a thousand times
We're like two ships passin' in the night
Always getting more than we can manage
[Chorus]
I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna have to choose me over you
'Cause baby, that's a lose-lose
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
Here's your opportunity
[Bridge]
In this phase, my heart is leadin'
And it rules my belief system
As I tried to adjust to the idea of life without you in it
I don't know if that's winnin' or losin', ah
Right now, all I know is
[Chorus]
I don't wanna lose you (Yeah, yeah)
I don't wanna have to choose me over you (No)
'Cause baby, that's a lose-lose
(That's a lose-lose, that's a lose-lose)
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
Here's your opportunity
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah
Well, here it is, baby (Yeah, yeah)
I put my cards on the table, baby (Ooh)
And now, the ball's in your court, baby
Lose Lose was written by Mahalia & Max Pope & Benjamin Hart & JD. Reid.
Lose Lose was produced by JD. Reid.
I just find this song really sad. I’ve always written break-up songs, or sad songs because a situation hasn’t ended in the way I want it to. But going through this process with a partner means different topics and different stories. This track is about questioning if we we’re going to stay together....