Encore’s return single, “Tell Me” showed a new side to the band that their listeners have never seen before. Bringing forward alternative, classic rock instrumentation while mixing in modern pop melodies, the group quickly moved away from the defining sound of their previous releases to demonstrate...
[Verse 1]
You got me feeling numb
You told me we were done
You tried to come right to my house
So you could see it for yourself
I never thought we'd end like this
I reminisce about the bliss
You put me in when you stole my heart
Well I remember everyday we'd never be apart, oh yeah
I never thought we'd end like this (And now)
I'm craving just one more kiss from you
[Pre-Chorus]
You got me stuck, stuck, stuck on you
And now I'm drunk, drunk, drunk on you
So tell me what to do (Tell me)
'Cause I'm still in love with you (Tell me)
[Chorus]
Tell me how the feeling went away
How the feeling went away
Tell me why the passion fades to grey
Why the passion fades to grey
You're moving on to someone new
But baby-girl I'm just not over you
So tell me how the feeling went away
[Verse 2]
I thought you were the one
I never thought you'd run
I use to see you in my dreams
Now you're the nightmare on repeat
I never thought we'd end like this (And now)
I'm craving just one more kiss
Sometimes you spend your whole life
Keep tryna figure it out
And then you show some money
So some honeys jump on your couch
Say she don't love you no more
She moving out on the road
And you're forever and ever
Forever and ever alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Since you got me stuck, stuck, stuck on you
And now I'm drunk, drunk, drunk on you
So tell me what to do (Tell me)
'Cause I'm still in love with you (Tell me)
[Chorus]
Tell me how the feeling went away
How the feeling went away
Tell me why the passion fades to grey
Why the passion fades to grey
You're moving on to someone new
But baby-girl I'm just not over you
So tell me how the feeling went away
[Bridge]
Don't you wanna try?
Don't you wanna try to find the light we left behind?
And now I'm on fire
You're leaving me to die
And I don't know
What you're gonna do
I need to hear it from you
[Chorus]
Tell me how the feeling went away
How the feeling went away
Tell me why the passion fades to grey
Why the passion fades to grey
You're moving on to someone new
But baby-girl I'm just not over you
So tell me how the feeling went away
Tell Me was written by Zach Fedorowich & Richard Plant & Donald Plant.
Tell Me was produced by Encore.
“This song is about the curiosity of a dying flame. Looking back at any relationship, you often wonder what went wrong and begin to realize how easily things can slip away from you in such a short amount of time. This song is about the attempt to understand that change and why it happened.”