Ego (Explicit) - Halsey
Lyrics by:Halsey/Greg Kurstin/Gregory Aldae Hein
Composed by:Halsey/Greg Kurstin/Gregory Aldae Hein
Produced by:Greg Kurstin/Wyatt Bernard/Michael Uzowuru/Austin Corona
I'm caught up in the everyday trend
Tied up by invisible thread
Walking down a razor-thin edge
And I wake up tired think I'm better off dead
Been a few months since I crossed over state lines
Talk to my mom fake smiles over FaceTime
Drink all night till I can't walk in a straight line
Feel so low but I'm high at the same time
I can't keep my feet on the ground
And I'm nervous what you'll think of me now
I'm hoping that someone comes around
Helps me figure it out
I think that I should try to kill my ego
'Cause if I don't my ego might kill me
I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm acting like a ******* baby
I'm really not as happy as I seem
Still a little kid that can't make friends
Wanna be invited but I won't attend
I've been having bad dreams my career could end
'Cause I slip up when I should've played pretend
Turned eighteen and I left the city
Said "I wanna be cool I don't wanna be pretty"
The voices all came crashing down
And said "You're too nice to run this town"
Nothing's as it seems
And I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm really not that happy being me
I don't like the lie I'm living
I'm way too nice and too forgiving
I wanna go back to the beginning
When it all felt right
A rooftop Lower East Side I'm singing
Didn't give a **** if I was winning
It's all done now who am I kidding
I'm doing way worse than I'm admitting