“When I’m Not Around” is the third song released in Jessie’s career. In an interview with Flaunt, the singer said that the record is about the experience of living in a close-minded small town.
If you listen to it, it sounds like it’s about a boy. But it’s about the town, how fake and close-minded...
[Verse 1]
Can't sleep, I've been up all night, you didn't miss me
Maybe that's the truth or just what I think
Truth is you don't give a fuck what I think
I'm lonely, you're out with your friends drinking Bacardí
Probably with those girls who talk about me
Truth is you don't give a fuck about me
You're not sorry, all you ever wanna do is hurt me
You don't really know how much your words mean, they cut me
[Chorus]
Say I'm the only one you need right now
Say you can't live without me now
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not around, not around
Think it's funny how you tune me out
When I'm cryin', when I need you now
Say you love me and I love the sound
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
[Verse 2]
So insecure, you're the onе whose gotta cheat
Call me a whorе, you should think before you speak
I always knew you had a thing for fire
But I ain't finna let you burn me twice
There's nothing like gasoline
Runnin' down my face like tear stains
Everything I felt goin' down in flames
Can't take back your mistakes
[Chorus]
Say I'm the only one you need right now
Say you can't live without me now
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not around, not around
Think it's funny how you tune me out
When I'm cryin', when I need you now
Say you love me and I love the sound
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
[Outro]
Say I'm the only one you need right now
Say you can't live without me now
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not around, not around
Think it's funny how you tune me out
When I'm cryin', when I need you now
Say you love me and I love the sound
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
Not what you're sayin' when I'm not around
When I’m Not Around was written by Gabe Simon & Jessie Murph.
When I’m Not Around was produced by Gabe Simon.
Jessie Murph released When I’m Not Around on Fri Jul 16 2021.
“When I’m Not Around” is a song I wrote during a really shitty time in my life. My relationship with this boy had just ended, and I was losing touch with a lot of people I had grown up with for so many years. It was a lonely and isolating time in my life, and I felt like I just didn’t fit in with th...