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MERAHPUTIH.COM - GRACIE Abrams bersiap membuka babak baru dalam perjalanan bermusiknya melalui perilisan single Look at My Life. Lagu ini ditulis bersama produser sekaligus kolaborator yang telah lama bekerja dengannya, Aaron Dessner. Dibalut aransemen yang sedikit lebih upbeat jika dibandingkan dengan sejumlah karya sebelumnya, lagu ini tetap mempertahankan ciri khas Gracie dengan lirik yang intim dan sarat akan pergulatan emosi.
Secara keseluruhan, Look at My Life mengangkat tema mengenai perbedaan antara kehidupan yang tampak dari luar dan kenyataan yang dirasakan seseorang di balik layar. Lewat liriknya, Gracie Abrams menggambarkan bagaimana kehidupannya mungkin terlihat ideal, sukses, dan membahagiakan di mata banyak orang.
Namun, di balik citra tersebut, ia menyimpan berbagai keraguan, tekanan, dan luka emosional yang tidak selalu terlihat oleh publik. Lagu ini menjadi refleksi tentang pentingnya memahami bahwa apa yang tampak di permukaan belum tentu mencerminkan kondisi seseorang yang sebenarnya.
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Berikut lirik lengkapnya:
How long have I got in the hot light 'til the shine rusts?
I've been thinking through the hard stuff
Over light drugs like every night
No, you don't need to come over
'Cause I'd crowd please and I'm tired
Slowly morphed into a poser
Barely know her anymore
Do I look high-functioning or
Is my facade crumbling?
Oh god, don't actually answer me, caroline
But, oh well, look at my life
Bet you can't tell, but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualized
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right
I just got to the party with the big shots and the barbies
Empty talk and talk and talk until my ears bleed
He's holding a pill, he thinks that I should take one
But I'll raise him to the whole bunch
I'm kidding, God, he thinks I'm stupid
What a gut punch, but then we go
Downtown, there's no medicine
I'd spit out if it promises
Slowing down voices
Don't want to hear a sound
But, oh well, look at my life
Bet you can't tell, but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualized
Got what I, what I
Mm, maybe if I smile enough
I'll get away with giving up
I'll move across the country
Just to judge myself, like, just as much
As I do when I'm sitting here
I miss my friends that disappear
And haven't seen 'em in a year
Oh god, what am I doing here?
But, oh well, look at my life (look at my life)
Bet you can't tell but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night (every night)
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualized
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right
Ooh-ooh-ooh (right)
I got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right (right, right)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (right)
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right (right, right).(Far)
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