[Verse 1]
Who said being sad is not a crime?
'Cause I'm bad so I lock myself inside
(With a coffee and a good book)
Ooh, is it selfish? I'm not sure
Good god, I would do it all again
[Chorus]
What if I recognise, I'm
Recognise I'm alive
(With a coffee and a good book)
Never mind, never mind, I'll
I'll be here for a while
And all this time I've been dreaming
(Is it selfish? I'm not sure)
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise, recognise
[Verse 2]
You said that it's okay for me to cry
And I got so mad at you
'Cause I didn't want you to see me cry
Ooh, I've been so hard on myself
But it don't matter
I know I'd do it all again
[Chorus]
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise I'm alive
Never mind, never mind, I'll
I'll be here for a while
And all this time I've been dreaming
(Is it selfish? I'm not sure)
What if I recognise I'm
Recognise, recognise
Recognise was written by Shura & Paul Hammer.
Recognise was produced by Shura & Luke Smith.
Arthur Russell sang ‘being sad is not a crime’ and yet somehow when I went through a period of despair in January I felt that the best course of action was to hide myself away from the world. I think “Recognise” is a song about coming out the other side of that feeling. Slowly coming to the understa...