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“Tears” discusses an emotional heartbreak—a situation where you’ve fallen in love with someone who doesn’t love you back. Johnson sings about the fact that she has fallen in love with someone who has acted like they love her, but really, they were playing with her emotions.
This song is the lead si...
[Verse 1]
I tried hard to make you want me
But we're not supposed to be
And the truth will always haunt me
Even though it set me free
And my tears flow like the ocean
As they floated in the breeze
They were falling in slow motion
And they brought me to my knees
[Pre-Chorus]
You're haunting me, taunting me all in my brain
Turn off the light and now all that remains
Fills me with doubt
And I'm shouting your name out loud
Why do you wanna put me through the pain?
I get the feeling I'll never escape
I can't hide away from the shame of you
[Chorus]
Tears on the ground, tears on my pillow
You won't bring me down
And I'll get over you
These tears will get me through
And I'll get over you
[Post-Chorus]
I'll, I'll, I'll get over you
I'll, I'll
I'll, I'll, I'll get over you
I'll, I'll, I'll get over you
[Verse 2]
When did you lose your emotion?
When did you become so cruel?
And if you want to cut me open
Says a thousand words 'bout you
And in time I know you'll leave me
Like a distant memory
I know love can be so easy
If I start by loving me, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
You're haunting me, taunting me all in my brain
Turn off the light and now all that remains
Fills me with doubt
And I'm shouting your name out loud
Why do you wanna put me through the pain?
I get the feeling I'll never escape
I can't hide away from the shame of you
Woah-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Tears on the ground, tears on my pillow
You won't bring me down
[Post-Chorus]
I'll get over you
I'll get over you
I'll get over you
I'll get over you
Woah-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Tears on the ground, rain at my window
The pain washes out
And I'll get over you
These tears will get me through
And I'll get over you
[Bridge]
I'll get over you
I'll, I'll, I'll get over you
I'll, I'll
I'll get over you
I don't need you to call me tonight
(I'll get over you)
I don't need you to see if I'm alright
(I'll get over you)
You left me, so leave me, I'm fine
I'll be here getting on with my life
[Chorus]
Tears on the ground, tears on my pillow
You won't bring me down
I'll get over you
Rain at my window, the pain washes out
I'll get over you, I'll get over you
Tears on the ground
I'll get over you
Rain at my window
The pain washes out
And I'll get over you
Oh yeah, I'll get over you
[Outro]
I'll get over
I'll get over you
Tears was written by Jack Patterson & RØMANS.
Tears was produced by Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson & Mark Ralph.
Clean Bandit released Tears on Fri May 27 2016.
This song is an “I’ll get over you!” anthem. It’s about someone facing a traumatic heartbreak, crying it out, and then getting over it so they can move on with their life.
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Tears is an epic trap-2step breakup ballad. I wrote it with Sam Romans at the piano, and over the course of a year, it has transformed from a simple piano tune into a mad beast of changing time signatures and feels. To me, Tears feels like a 1990s vision of a future breakup song.