“Why,” [is] a striking, self-aware track that tells the story of someone feeling the need to hide elements of their past relationship rather than confront them.
On “Why,” Bech questions why so many of us hide who we are and what we want to say to significant others, and how far our secrets can be b...
[Verse 1]
I hide, I hide inside of me
I, I child, I sealed it be free (To be free)
I hide it well I can no longer tell
What's hidden deep in me
I sealed, I sealed the well in me
[Pre-Chorus]
Why, why?
Why, why?
[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why I cry?
Why? Why? Please try
[Verse 2]
He said, "I see your well it leaks
I, I see your needs have turned on me"
We do it well, we both have lies to tell
What's hidden in the deep?
Stay there, my past is mine to seek
[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why I cry?
Why? Why? Please try
[Bridge]
Notes on grief and notes on love
Sweetest joy the wildest woe
Now that we two fell apart
You've had a change of heart
[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why I cry?
Why? Why? Please try
Why? Why? Why I cry?
Why? Why? Please try
Why was written by Nils Bech.
Why was produced by Mathias Humlen & Nils Bech & Øyvind Mathisen & Vetle Junker.