[Verse 1]
Why don't I show myself to myself enough?
Why let all emotions control at all costs
Am I even feelin' what I thought I've felt?
Who I've dreamt of bein' is six feet underground
[Chorus]
Runnin' from who I thought I was
Runnin' from who I thought you'd be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
Forfeit now all my pride and dreams
Runnin' from who I thought that I was
Runnin' from who I thought that you would be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
[Verse 2]
Light the ground before me so my brain won't think
What is now behind me wasn't meant to be
Hide me from the thoughts that hold all I know will sting
Oh, help me see the failure isn't all I'll be
[Chorus]
Runnin' from who I thought I was
Runnin' from who I thought you'd be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
Forfeit now all my pride and dreams
Runnin' from who I thought that I was
Runnin' from who I thought that you would be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
[Bridge]
If I can't be me to myself
Why should I be me at all?
Throw it up on a shelf
Collecting dust 'til it falls
If I can't be me to myself
Why should I be me at all?
Throw it up on a shelf
Collecting dust 'til it falls
If I can't be me to myself
Why should I be me at all?
Throw it up on a shelf
Collecting dust 'til it falls
If I can't be me to myself
Why should I be me at all?
Throw it up on a shelf
[Outro]
Runnin' from who I thought I was
Runnin' from who I thought you'd be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
Forfeit now all my pride and dreams
Runnin' from who I thought I was
Runnin' from who I thought you'd be
Forfeit now all the sanitized things
Sanitized Things was written by Maggie Miles.
Sanitized Things was produced by Liam B. Smith.
Maggie Miles released Sanitized Things on Wed Aug 26 2020.
Yes, she posted the lyrics on her Instagram:
Maggie Miles talked about the song in a track-by-track interview with Atwood Magazine, published on September 21, 2020:
I wrote this song long before I moved to Nashville. It’s a rock ballad of sorts. I wanted it to be last because in the moments leading up to it, the record takes such a dip in ene...