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Look at My Life Lyrics
Look at My Life Lyrics
How long have I got in the hot light 'til the shine rusts?
I've been thinking through the hard stuff
Over light drugs like every night
No, you don't need to come over
'Cause I'd crowd please and I'm tired
Slowly morphed into a poser
Barely know her anymore
Do I look high-functioning or
Is my façade crumbling?
Oh God, don't actually answer me, Caroline
But, oh well, look at my life
Bet you can't tell, but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualizеd
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right
I just got to the party with thе big shots and the Barbies
Empty talk and talk and talk until my ears bleed
He's holding a pill, he thinks that I should take one
But I'll raise him to the whole bunch
I'm kidding, God, he thinks I'm stupid
What a gut punch, but then we go
Downtown, there's no medicine
I'd spit out if it promises
Slowing down voices
Don't want to hear a sound
But, oh well, look at my life
Bet you can't tell, but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualized
Got what I, what I
Mm, maybe if I smile enough
I'll get away with giving up
I'll move across the country just to judge myself, like, just as much
As I do when I'm sitting here
I miss my friends that disappear
And haven't seen 'em in a year
Oh God, what am I doing here?
[Chorus]
But, oh well, look at my life (Look at my life)
Bet you can't tell but it's kind of a bad time
A new spiral every night (Every night)
Bawling my eyes out
No, but I'm so fine
Yeah, I might just shut up and drive
Hope I don't crash and blow out the headlights
My nightmare actualized
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Right)
I got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right (Right, right)
Ooh-ooh-ooh (Right)
Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right (Right, right)
The song Look at My Life by Gracie Abrams is an extremely introspective song about the price of being successful, lonely, anxious, and having to look fine when inside you feel the opposite. In contrast with the songs that praise being famous or achieving great success, in this piece of lyrics one can trace the story of a person who achieved everything he or she wanted but was left unsatisfied with this success because of the absence of any peace and happiness. The main character sounds exhausted and disconnected because he or she had to live up to others' expectations, pleasing everyone and hiding behind the mask of a happy person in order to survive among shallow people. Lyrics about crying secretly, longing for old friends, and doubts whether the person recognizes him- or herself anymore show how isolated and exhausted the singer feels inside. The main idea of the whole song can be expressed in the repeated line "Got what I wanted, it doesn't sit right".
Credits
Singer(s)
Gracie Abrams
Composer(s)
Aaron Dessner
,
Gracie Abrams
Lyricist(s)
Aaron Dessner
,
Gracie Abrams
Release
Jun 26, 2026
Language
English
Contributors
VM
MK
SC
SS
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