"Hit The Wall" lyrics
"Hit The Wall"
I'm a crack in the pavement, I'm a slipknot
I'm afraid that my fortress is a glass box
I should know what I'm playin', but I forgot
Felt good for a day, but that stopped
And I once saw clearly, but it's bloodshot
And I want you so badly, but I close off
Like I thought we'd get married, but I guess not
Now you can watch me hit the wall
Hit the wall, I just hit the wall
I'm not a problem you can solve
Weighing the cost, impossible
I hit the wall, I hit the wall
I try to be violent, but I get caught
A room full of doctors and an inkblot
I'm drawn into headlights, have a blind spot
Pull over and wait for too long
I wanna be stable, but I do cave
I use when I'm able, I downgrade
I barely deserve it if you do stay
I wish you would anyway
But I hit the wall, I just hit the wall
I'm not a problem you can solve
Weighing the cost, impossible
I hit the wall, I hit the wall
"A Case of You" playing in the hallway
Hallucinations that I downplay
I'm numb 'til I'm aching for the sharp pain
Watch my blade ricochet
Funny, ain't it? Flashbacks of my life
What a waste, oh, what a shame at night
Face to face with every girl that I tried to play, mm
Sooner or later, you'll find out
I live in a pattern of breakdowns
You'll bend to my silence, it's so loud
And then you'll lose me to the crowd
Hit the wall, I just hit the wall (I)
I'm not a problem you can solve (I)
Hit the wall, I just (I-I)
I just, oh
Writer(s): Aaron Brooking Dessner, Gracie Madigan Abrams
"Hit The Wall" is the lead single from Gracie Abrams' third studio album, "Daughter From Hell". The song was premiered on May 14, 2026, accompanied by the
music video.
Speaking about the meaning of this song in an interview with SiriusXM Hits 1's Mikey Piff, Gracie Abrams said, "Sometimes we try to ignore the alarms ringing in our heads, and it just gets louder and louder." She explained that the single was inspired by emotional burnout.
Gracie Abrams collaborated on "Hit The Wall" with Aaron Dessner who wrote the following on Instagram on the 15th of May, 2026, "This was the song @gracieabrams and I wrote one day — when we were literally hitting a wall creatively — that broke through and brought everything else into focus. 'Face to face with every girl that I try to play'... Gracie you're a genius and I'm so grateful for all the trust you put in me to help excavate these songs."
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"Daughter From Hell" (2026)
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