“Misread” may have to do with someone who’s down on their self (“today your head is down, your mind somewhere else”) and the sort of dichotomy that exists between really liking someone for their accomplishments (“something you did yourself”) and self-awareness (“as if you’re someone else”) and not l...
[Verse 1]
I like the way you talk about yourself as if you're someone else
I like the way you smile when you're so proud of something you did yourself
Today your head is down, your mind is somewhere else
I hate the way you talk about yourself when you're feeling down
[Verse 2]
I hate the way you talk about me to your friends
They tell me everything; you may as well talk to my face
I love the way we talk to try to fill the space
I hate the way we try to hide the things we really want to say
[Bridge]
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Have I misread the way I feel about you?
Misread was written by Fazerdaze.
Misread was produced by Fazerdaze.
“Misread” is quite influenced by the Pixies, I was listening to them a lot around this time. I wrote and recorded this song in this tiny bedroom in Grey Lynn. It was basically a room off a basement, like it was just at the bottom of the house. I had to go under the house to get into it so it was kin...