Pulling Away Lyrics
Can't we finish what we started?
'Cause these arms
Are sick of living so guarded
Swimming in debt to you
I maybe made a mistake, one slip, one kiss
Let's bend don't break, baby
I can make it all worth it, but you're pulling away
[Pre-Chorus: Sinéad Harnett]
If I could only listen to my body
I'd pull you closer but she's in my mind
[Chorus: Sinéad Harnett & Gallant]
I'm pulling away, pulling away
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
And as soon as you're gone
I think I can get over
Then I try to hold on
While I'm pulling away, pulling away
[Verse 2: Sinéad Harnett]
You were like a fresh start
A blank canvas, thought I could try again
Paint it with a new brush, a better colour
But you were just the same
If you could only listen to my body
You'd pull me closer, but she's in your mind
[Chorus: Sinéad Harnett & Gallant]
I'm pulling away, pulling away
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
And as soon as you're gone
I think I can get over
Then I try to hold on
When I'm pulling away, pulling away
[Bridge: Sinéad Harnett & Gallant]
You keep sayin' you've been hurt
But I'm tryna make it work
And it only makes it worse
When I'm pulling away, pulling away
You keep sayin' you've been hurt
But I'm tryna make it work
And it only makes it worse
When you're pulling away, pulling away
[Outro: Sinéad Harnett & Gallant]
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
Pulling away, pulling away (But you're)
Pulling away, pulling away
And as soon as you're gone
I think I can get over
Then I try to hold on
When I'm pulling away, pulling away
About
“Pulling Away” is the the fifth single off of Sinéad Harnett’s debut album Lessons In Love. This marks the first collaboration between Harnett and Gallant and one of two collaborations on the debut.
The music video was released a few weeks after the song on July 31st, 2019.
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Speaking with Complex UK in 2019, Harnett said:
I never really learnt the importance of boundaries when I was younger, so it’s been such a learning curve in development as an adult. One thing I’ve had to force myself to understand is that it is okay to cut people out. Though the song was inspired by a specific betrayal, it sort of represented all senses of betrayal I’ve faced. It’s like this song was the birthing of a stronger woman. I had to step away from the drama and the bullshit in order to grow. And I learnt that if you accept being hurt by someone, they will probably do it again. And if you accept it, you are hurting yourself.
- 1.Lessons
- 2.Leo Bear
- 3.Pulling Away
- 5.No Pressure
- 8.By Myself
- 10.Him Too
- 11.Living
- 12.Walking Away
