I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care, by Hannah Georgas (2024)

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LyricsStart from scratchHow do I do thatHow do I make sense of everything I thought I hadAnd wasAnd lostAnd I’ve been looking forI thought I was and I’ve been looking forWords have such an easy way of making me feel so downAnd the mistakes I made know how to speak so loudLiving a dream or a nightmarePerspective has no place hereFrom what I thought I was and I’ve been looking forFrom what I thought I was and I’ve been looking forWords have a such an easy way of making me feel so downAnd the mistakes I’ve made know how to speak so loudHolding backI thought I knew bestHeavy in my chestAll the things I saidAnd what I thought I had and I was looking forI thought I was and I’ve been looking forWords have a such an easy way of making me feel so downAnd the mistakes I made know how to speak so loudWords have a such an easy way of making me feel so downAnd the mistakes I make know how to speak so loud

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LyricsYou and I are talking overTrying to talk over the bandI keep watching your lips trying hard to understandMaybe if I change my hair colour I’d feel more zenYou and I are talkingBut my head is in the sandI just found an excuseOnce you let me say it out loudI am understanding you, but do you hear yourselfYou make me know what I don’t wantI feel like a mannequinTrade in my skin for plastic, pleaseGive up all my nerves settle in this anatomyYou and I are talking but you’re talking in my sleepEverything you say to me I wish I actually believedI just found an excuseOnce you let me say it out loudI am understanding you but do you hear yourselfYou make me know what I don’t want

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LyricsI get scared trying to pass the trucks on the highwayI miss you sometimes and I hate that I doI can’t see me going easy on myself anytime soonAnd I’d be lying if I said I didn’t careMaybe if I say it out loud it will all be better somehowIt will all be betterIt will all be betterI look at pictures of you to see how you're doingJust so I can dig a knife inAnd I feel really cool when I'm listening to Joy DivisionBut I feel like a fool most of the timeMaybe if I say it out loud it will all seem better somehowIt will all be betterIt will all be betterMaybe if I say it to youYou will thank me for telling the truthAnd I can love you betterI can love you betterWhen you insult me so casuallyI laugh so uncomfortablyNow I'm mad at you secretlyMaybe if I say it out loud it will all be better somehowIt will all be betterMaybe if I say it to youYou will thank me for telling the truthAnd I can love you betterI can love you better

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LyricsI don’t know why I’m only noticing nowI’ve been walking around this whole time with my head downMake myself bored on purposeKeep my cool on the surfaceI couldn’t tellI had this beautiful viewI have this beautiful viewI’m the last one you need to be worried aboutFalling in and out of myself just like everyone elseBurn it all down to the groundSomeone’s lossSomething foundSomething’s foundThis beautiful viewI have this beautiful viewI’ve been walking with my head downOnly noticing nowThis beautiful view

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LyricsI’m not in the crowdSticking to a laneNot the one you pickNot the name you sayNo matter what I did or how hard I tryNothing’s worth the cost to change your mindI can be the one you didn’t want rightI don’t have to be what you needI can be a zombie can’t II can be the one who’s weak‘Cause I don’t have to be what you needI don’t have to be what you needYou’re all so vain and you know how to hidePlaying everyone’s game leaving the dust behindWhy you try so hardWhen you know they don’t careWhere you gonna goIf they don’t want you thereI can be the one you didn’t want rightI don’t have to be what you needI can be a zombie can’t II can be the one who’s weak‘Cause I don’t have to be what you needI don’t have to be what you need

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LyricsWe’ve grown out of each other and I’ve slowly watched it happenI know it’s for the betterWe all manage and lose touch, rightBonds aren’t as tightI’ll call you but it feels like a choreWe’ll laugh but it’s not as funny anymoreI’ll be sad and I can’t tell you how I feelCan’t reach outEven if I want to it’s weirdI don’t want to be sad but I can’t be fake happyI get lowIs that a crimeI think it’s something that I’m born withBut I can’t tell you what’s on my mindYou found your cult and I’m not inFriends grow apart, rightSomewhere lost sightI’ll call you but it feels like a choreWe’ll laugh but it’s not as funny anymoreI’ll be sad and I can’t tell you how I feelCan’t reach outEven if I want to it’s weirdI don’t want to be sad but I can’t be fake happy

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LyricsI can’t get my head on straightEverything feels so out of rangeTired of overthinking and feeling insaneFeeling pretty heavy looking for another wayCan anybody help me pleaseSomeone knock some sense into meHomeI think that you lost meHomeWhere’d you goHomeDon’t know what you meanHomeWorking all the timeWill it ever pay offAnd running all over makes me so lostEveryone around me is growing up so fastI’m sitting here thinking how the hell did time passI know it can’t be all that bad but I feel like I’ve lost my pathHomeI think that you lost meHomeWhere’d you goHomeDon’t know what you meanHome

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LyricsMaybe it’s the virgo in mePractical and overthinking everythingI’ve turned into the one you respond to in weeksCasual acquaintanceThat’s fine by meForget what I saidI wish I never sent that textHow can you feel so muchAnd feel so empty

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LyricsIt’s not my place to divulge but I can’t help itAfter you leave I feel guilty, but I know I meant itDon’t think it will change but I can be the one to prevent itThis too shall passThe pain won’t lastTrauma at its bestThis too shall passI’ve got a way of seeing through the things you say and what you doAm I the laziest person I know or am I just tormentedI’ve been walking around with so much god damn resentmentDon’t know but some days feel so low and so f*cking patheticThis too shall passThe pain won’t lastTrauma at its bestThis too shall passI’ve got a way of seeing through the things you say and what you doWhat you doI’ve got a way of seeing through you

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LyricsSomeday they’ll figure you outSee what you’re all aboutAnd feel what I feltAnd you’ll be a blip in my mindA scar I recognizeA moment far behindMoney makes you coolMoney makes you coolEgo makes you do what you doDon’t act like you don’t know meSomewhere down the line you’ll see you’re not so holyAnd it hurts to be rejectedIt hurts to be neglected, but I know you’re not for meMoney makes you coolMoney makes you coolEgo makes you do what you doMoney makes you coolPower makes you cruelEgo makes you do what you doMoney makes you coolEgo makes you do what you doMoney makes you speakMoney makes you cheapMoney makes youMoney makes you moneyMakes you money

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LyricsKeep telling yourself if it helps you sleep at nightBetter to avoid than be clear in your mindI've got a lot to give but something’s rooted insideStop looking around all the timeLately I've been wondering why I keep on fallingWhat's blockingWhat's stopping youI feel like I'm fightingAnd I'm in a ring and everyone’s watchingI wanna liveI wanna loveI wanna singI wanna laughI wanna cryI wanna be everything I desire

Hannah Georgas will release her fifth studio album “I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care” on Aug 25, 2023. The new album sets itself apart as Georgas’ first time producing herself along with partner Sean Sroka (Ten Kills The Pack). The album returns to so much of what makes Georgas’ music special, her singular vocal style and her personal and relatable writing ring throughout this incredible collection of songs. The album features contributions from James McAlister on drums (one of Sufjan Steven’s regular confidantes), Graham Walsh (whose synth and bass regularly peppers records by the likes of Holy f*ck and Metz), and Gabe Wax (Soccer Mommy’s go-to collaborator, but has also worked with War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, and Spoon) who contributed his drum programming skills.

Ultimately though, Georgas sought to take the reins herself, taking back control of her own destiny and cutting out too much outside influence. Recorded in Toronto with atreasure trove of analogue equipment and a work ethic that left no idea unturned, “I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care” is a wonderful record by a songwriter at the real peak of her powers.

“This record is a big step for me from a creative standpoint and it feels like a true representation of where my writing and head is at. This album means a lot to me and I’m really proud of it. It feels like a long time coming but also feels like it wouldn’t have come together without all of the time and experiences I’ve had leading up to this.”