Sidelines was released in April 2022 and included in the show “Conversations with Friends” (adapted from Sally Rooney’s book of the same name).
Phoebe Bridgers is a fan of the author and at the time of release declared it would be her only new music of 2022.
An early version of this song was release...
[Verse 1]
I'm not afraid of anything at all
Not dying in a fire, not being broke again
I'm not afraid of living on a fault line
'Cause nothing ever shakes me, nothing makes me cry
Not a plane going down
In the ocean and drowning
[Chorus]
Watched the world from the sidelines
Had nothing to prove
'Til you came into my life
Gave me something to lose
Now I know what it feels like
To wanna go outside
Like the shape of my outline
[Verse 2]
I'm not afraid of going back to school
I gave it up the first time, but I'll try again
I'm not afraid of getting older
Used to fetishize myself, now I'm talking to my house plants
Not of being alone (Mmm)
In a room full of people
[Chorus]
Watching the world from the sidelines
Had nothing to prove
'Til you came into my life
Gave me something to lose
Now I know what it feels like
To wanna go outside
Like the shape of my outline
[Outro]
And I used to think
You could hear the ocean in a seashell
What a childish thing
Sidelines was written by Ruby Henley & Marshall Vore & Phoebe Bridgers.
Sidelines was produced by Ethan Gruska & Tony Berg & Phoebe Bridgers & Marshall Vore.
Phoebe Bridgers released Sidelines on Fri Apr 15 2022.