“You Wouldn’t Like Me” is one of the catchiest songs on the album, with up-tempo melodies, echoing backup vocals evoking The Pips, and lyrics about depression and self-loathing.
[Verse 1]
I have been a mess of late
And you wouldn't be impressed
But I've got something on my chest
I've been stressed of late
But please don't try to guess what's on my mind
You probably won't like what you'll find
[Chorus]
Oh you, you wouldn't like me
If you saw what was inside me
Yeah you, you wouldn't like me at all
[Verse 2]
And I have been bad before (I've been bad)
But never quite like that
It was always more of a passing fad
I've been had before (I've been had)
But I've never gotten back
And it feels so much like being in love
That I thought you should know
[Chorus]
Oh you, you wouldn't like me
If you saw what was inside me
Yeah you, you wouldn't like me at all
[Chorus]
No you, you wouldn't like me
(You wouldn't like me)
No matter how pleasant I'd be
Yeah you, you wouldn't like me at all
[Bridge]
And nobody knows
Just how far down this goes
Nobody knows
Just how far down this goes
Nobody knows
Just how far down this goes
Nobody knows
That if I pause I'll go down below
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I have been a mess of late
And you wouldn't be impressed
But I've got something on my chest
I've been stressed of late (I've been stressed)
But please don't try to guess
What's on my mind
[Chorus]
Oh 'cause you, you wouldn't like me
If you saw what was inside me
Yeah you, you wouldn't like me at all
[Chorus]
No you, you wouldn't like me
(You wouldn't like me)
No matter how pleasant I'd be
Yeah you, you wouldn't like me at all
At all
You Wouldn’t Like Me was written by Elizabeth Stokes.
You Wouldn’t Like Me was produced by Jonathan Pearce.
The Beths released You Wouldn’t Like Me on Fri Aug 10 2018.