𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ( 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 )

Dead End

Written: January 20th, 2024 ( at 2am lol )

Genre: Pop ( as usual, what else would it be? )

1ST VERSE:

2am and still thinking of you

Life will never be the same

Trying to find the missing pieces to the puzzle

Turns out they don't fit

PRE-CHORUS:

Happiness never decreases when shared,

Why can't we all feel the same?

Yet scars still bleed, and I can't keep count

CHORUS:

Walking down a dead end,

So frightened of the consequences ahead

Love never lasts, at least for me

I knew I shouldn't have been this foolish

Dead ends stop, just like we did

2ND VERSE:

Like a game, love is rigged

You can press 'quit' whenever you want

Yet I'll still be bleeding

Having secret affairs, oh-so fun

PRE-CHORUS:

Happiness never decreases when shared,

Why can't we all feel the same?

Yet scars still bleed, and I can't keep count

CHORUS:

Walking down a dead end,

So frightened of the consequences ahead

Love never lasts, at least for me

I knew I shouldn't have been this foolish

Dead ends stop, just like we did

BRIDGE:

So in love, had no idea

Until it dawned on me, like the color of a summer sky

Blue and bright, yet we were so miserable

Flashbacks hurt my brain

Fake smiles playing on broken records

Your voice repeating in my mind all day long

PRE-CHORUS:

Happiness never decreases when shared,

Why can't we all feel the same?

Yet scars still bleed, and I can't keep count

CHORUS:

Walking down a dead end,

So frightened of the consequences ahead

Love never lasts, at least for me

I knew I shouldn't have been this foolish

Dead ends stop, just like we did

OUTRO:

Life is complicated, but there's nothing we can do

Love is different, but it's on the same level

Each day goes by, your numb presence in the back of my mind

Walked down that dead end, can't walk back

Hey, It's Jacquelyn!! 🫶

I hope you liked my song 'Dead End.' This song is inspired by the lyric off the title track on Taylor's album 'Red,' ofc.

This song is kind of tongue-in-cheek because, of course, I never really ran into a dead end. It's a metaphor, which we love.

Well, in my own songwriter opinion, this song has peak lyricism, so I hope you like my lyrics 🫶

The 2nd verse or bridge is my own favorite part 💓

In the words of my musical mother: "And obviously, I'm not a perfect person by any stretch, but overall, the main thing I always tried to be was, um, like... just a good girl." I've always related to that, and that's basically this song.

To me, it also just gives 'I Wish You Would' vibes for some reason ☁️🩵

Jacquelyn <3