"Original Me" lyrics

"Original Me"
(feat. Dan Reynolds)

Yeah

I'm so sick of me, wake up and hate to breathe
And I pride myself in that, so dramatic, I'll admit
I'm so typical, my life ain't difficult
But I'm so caught up in it, just a lowlife, I'll admit
I'm self-critical, a try-hard original
Oh, I pride myself on that, such a loser, I'll admit

And I ask myself, when my time will come
Will I run away, will I run away?

I'm the original loser
Some days, I wish I's anyone else
I'm the original loser
Some days, I wish I's anyone else

I'm so paranoid, most people I avoid
Not seeking sympathy (Nah), I just want all of this (Hey)
I hide under an umbrella (Yeah)
And try to shelter myself from the rain
Try to stop my head from goin' insane
Counting down all the days
Swear that there's a bright side too
Being alone outside
They cannot suffocate me when they cannot
Fucking chase me out (Ayy)
I anagram all of the letters
That are tellin' me that I'm gonna be fine
I climb the walls inside of my mind
Piece 'em together and jump off the sides
I'ma be alone tonight
If I tried to stay alive and realise
I'm going blind

(Congratulations) I'm the original loser
Some days, I wish I's anyone else
(Congratulations) I'm the original loser
Some days, I wish I's anyone else

Don't let 'em change your mind
Don't let 'em change your mind (Ooh)
And don't let 'em waste your time
Don't let 'em waste your time (Someone save me)
Don't let 'em change your mind
Don't let 'em change your mind (Loser)
Fuck, don't let 'em waste your time
Don't let 'em waste your time
Yeah, don't let 'em waste your time

I'm the original loser
(Congratulations)
Some days, I wish I's anyone else


Thanks to Sarabella for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Daniel Coulter Reynolds, Justin Tranter, Rich Koehler, Mike Crossey, Jorgen Michael Odegard, Tim Randolph, Dominic Richard Harrison
Prior to the release of "Original Me", YUNGBLUD posted some of its lyrics on Twitter on the 8th of October 2019: "im so sick of me wake up and hate to breath ..."
This song was announced by YUNGBLUD on Twitter on 10/08/2019 with a video fragment of him singing/screaming to it and the message "tune into @BBCR1 in ONE HOUR to hear original me first baaaby".
Yungblud explained, "This song is about accepting the parts of yourself that you hate and realising your biggest superpower is to be originally, authentically yourself."
This track premiered on BBC Radio 1 on the 9th of October 2019.