[Verse 1]
Everyday I wake up and seem
Somewhere in the middle between
Screamin' out in ecstasy
And breakin' down in misery, ha
And even though I'm trying my best
I'm a little out of my depths
Freak out at the smallest things
Scared of fuckin' everything
[Pre-Chorus]
And they say I should enjoy the ride
But I'm terrified
[Chorus]
When I gotta be honest, be honest
I'm terrified
Don't know if I've ever, I've never
Been up this high
And I'm tryin' but I'm lyin', when I say I'm fine
I'm puttin' my hands up, like "Oh fuck"
I'm terrified
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified
[Verse 2]
Now I'm even scared of my bed
Don't wanna be alone in my head
Dreamin' of the tragedy
So alone time is bad for me
So I end up gettin' all drunk
'Til I don't even know what I've done
Pour me up another please
Poison my anxieties
[Pre-Chorus]
And they say I should enjoy the ride
But I'm terrified
[Chorus]
When I gotta be honest, be honest
I'm terrified
Don't know if I've ever, I've never
Been up this high
And I'm tryin' but I'm lyin', when I say I'm fine
I'm puttin' my hands up, like "Oh fuck"
I'm terrified
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified
[Bridge]
I'm puttin' my hands up, like "Oh fuck"
And they say I should enjoy the ride
Losin' my mind and I don't know why
But I'm terrified
[Chorus]
When I gotta be honest, be honest
I'm terrified
Don't know if I've ever, I've never
Been up this high
And I'm tryin' but I'm lyin', when I say I'm fine
I'm puttin' my hands up, like "Oh fuck"
I'm terrified
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified (No, no, no)
Oh, oh-oh, I'm terrified (No, no-no-no, oh)
Oh, oh-oh
[Outro]
I'm puttin' my hands up, like "Oh fuck"
I'm terrified
Terrified was written by Jacob Attwooll & Emily Burns.
Terrified was produced by Suzy Shinn & Jacob Attwooll.
Emily Burns released Terrified on Wed Mar 25 2020.
A March 2020 Clash article quotes Burns saying:
I wrote ‘Terrified’ about not being able to enjoy the good times due to living in fear of what might happen next. It’s about that internal battle between trying to be present, and worrying about the future. I guess it’s one of those ‘sounds happy’ but...