A song which “may or may not be about what it’s like existing in the music industry,” “Roller Coasters Make Me Sad” is an upbeat pop track from singer-songwriter Em Beihold. She described the song as her favorite song she’s written, and included it in her “dream setlist” for her to play live.
[Verse 1]
I was never one for theme parks
Forced fun with the kids before dark
Hate the lines but the worst part are the rides
It's a capitalist frenzy
Ten dollars for an ice cream, I
I just wanna make my friends leave, can I?
[Pre-Chorus]
Seems like when I get high up to the top
My brain, it lets me down before the drop
Strapped me in too tight, I can't get off
Hey, is it too late to make it stop?
[Chorus]
First, they take you up the track
Build you up, then take it back
Everybody else will laugh
Roller coasters make me sad
Upside down, the cameras flash
Messin' up my brain real bad
All I know is this can't last
Roller coasters make me sad
[Verse 2]
Maybe I never really said so
Lately, feel like I've got no control
Lost the exit and I don't know how to leave (How to leave, how to leave, how to leave)
Wait a minute, where'd my friends go?
Maybe I was really here all alone
Never thought I could get so low at a hundred feet
[Pre-Chorus]
Seems like when I get high up to the top
My brain, it lets me down before the drop
Strapped me in too tight, I can't get off
Hey, is it too late to make it stop?
[Chorus]
First, they take you up the track
Build you up, then take it back
Everybody else will laugh
Roller coasters make me sad
Upside down, the cameras flash
Messin' up my brain real bad
All I know is this can't last
Roller coasters make me sad
[Bridge]
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
I should be having fun
[Outro]
First, they take you up the track
Build you up, then take it back
Everybody else will laugh
Roller coasters make me—
Sad (I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
(I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
They make me sad (I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
(I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
Sad (I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
(I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
They make me sad (I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
(I should be having fun, I should be having fun)
Roller Coasters Make Me Sad was written by Em Beihold & Dallas Caton & Alexandra Veltri.
Roller Coasters Make Me Sad was produced by Dallas Caton.
Em Beihold released Roller Coasters Make Me Sad on Fri Feb 24 2023.
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