I Don’t Want To Live Like This Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One tear to mourn these moments we had
Wiped off and sealed in a plastic bag

'Cause the sound of me buckling under
Is affording my new overture

But my patience is pressing for closure
And nobody will want me around, I'm sure

[Chorus]
I don't wanna live like this anymore
If I jump too high I'll fall right back through the floor
But the walls are closing in, and
Think this building might just be decaying at the core
And I'm sure
That I don't wanna live like this anymore, anymore

[Verse 2]
So we jump in headfirst
Picking at parts of my body waiting for something to hurt
Ruin new shoes with the same dirt
And you say that I'm crazy
Are you out of your mind?
I'm staring at every reflection
Looking for you all the time
But I struggle to hate me
And I'm starting to find
Nothing's ever been closer than you and
[Chorus]
I don't wanna live like this anymore

If I jump too high I'll fall right back through the floor
But the walls are closing in, and
Think this building might just be decaying at the core
And I'm sure
That I don't wanna live like this anymore, anymore

[Outro]
You wanted more, you got me (I'm sorry)
You wanted more, you got me (I'm sorry)
You wanted more, you got me (I'm sorry)
You wanted more, you got me (I'm sorry)

Let's take this too far, 'til it's all been said (You wanted more, you got me)
Too far, 'til you can't forget (You wanted more, you got me)
Too far, 'til it's all been said (You wanted more, you got me)
'Til you can't forget (You wanted more)
'Til there's nothing left

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“I Don’t Want To Live Like This” is the first single from James Marriott’s upcoming sophomore album Don’t Tell The Dog and was first performed as part of his Australia & New Zealand tour in 2024.

The track describes a person being so in love with someone to a point of near desperation, but not always having said feelings reciprocated. The lyricism could also be interpreted as Marriott addressing his audience on a more meta level, with lines such as “You wanted more, you got me” possibly referring to his audience’s ever-growing want for him and his art.

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January 30, 2025
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