Trauma is Track #11 on Lucid Dreams and is a very personal song to BoyWithUke. It tells a very personal setting about when he was younger and his childhood.
[Verse 1]
Growing up, I never had a lot of money
I never had a phone, always was a little hungry
Used to find it hard to sleep when I could hear my mother sobbing
I was ten back then
I didn't have a room, had to buy used shoes
I hid behind tunes to avoid abuse
And every time I fell I would blame it on myself
Even if it was an accident
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe it's not what I want
Oh, I've seen better days, and the moment fucking sucks
But I'll be damned if I don't stop, and, honestly, why not?
When nobody gives a fuck?
[Chorus]
But sometimes I just can't help myself
I wanna givе up trying and start doing something else
Somеtimes I just get overwhelmed
I know it's in my mind, but I think I need some help
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I just can't help myself, I was an outcast
Thrown out to dry and get laughed at
Too shy to talk about home
I always thought life was supposed to be cold
And, oh, I've been so lost without hope
I got a window in my head, it's a casket
You know I be wishing I was dead, but I mask it
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe it's not what I want
Oh, I've seen better days, and the moment fucking sucks
But I'll be damned if I don't stop, and, honestly, why not?
When nobody gives a fuck?
[Chorus]
But sometimes I just can't help myself
I wanna give up trying and start doing something else
Sometimes I just get overwhelmed
I know it's in my mind, but I think I need some help
[Bridge]
Because it's all I know, my hands around my throat
Pray that I won't let go this time around
But every single time I try to shut my eyes
I see the reason why I'm not alone
[Chorus]
Sometimes I just can't
But sometimes I just can't help myself
I wanna give up trying and start doing something else
Sometimes I just get overwhelmed
I know it's in my mind, but I think I need some help
Sometimes I just can't help myself
[Outro]
(I think we got it)
Trauma was written by BoyWithUke.
Trauma was produced by BoyWithUke.
BoyWithUke released Trauma on Fri Aug 04 2023.
I wrote “Trauma” as a sort of letter to myself. I wanted it to serve as a reminder that I shouldn’t let my past define who I am. And who I want to be.
—via Genius Verified