Born To Be Alone

by olive bernard

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more

lyrics

When I first met you dear I didn't understand
Why felt so certain i could place myself into your hands
I couldn't tell if all your warmth was just naiveté
I had some at sixteen but had to give it all away

You wouldn't know
You wouldn't know
You wouldn't know that i was born to be alone

'Cause all you know
Yea all you know
Is just the pieces I've decided I would show

If you want me bad
If you want me so bad
you've lost the chance you thought you had
you've lost the chance you thought you had

The secrets that I keep
The only thing protecting me
I hold them in my knuckles every night just like my keys

Something you said to me, about your ideology
If I felt I deserved you I'd have told you I agreed

You wouldn't know
You wouldn't know
You wouldn't know that i was born to be alone

'Cause all you know
Yea all you know
Is just the pieces I've decided I would show

If you said something cruel I'd probably stay
And when you tell me you love me, I'll run away

I've spent so many years in and out of therapy
trying not to talk about what I know's really wrong with me
I read you wrong to think that you were never hurt
It's just that unlike me you took the time and really put in work

I know for sure
I know for sure
I know for sure that you are so much more than I deserve

credits

released April 22, 2022
Written and Performed by: Olive Bernard
Produced by: Drew Schlingman

license

some rights reserved

about

olive bernard Brooklyn, New York

brooklyn ny

<3333

YouTube

contact / help

Contact olive bernard

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like olive bernard, you may also like:

Sun Damage
by Clairaudience

Transatlantic 5-piece releases sun-kissed indie sounds (on yellow cassette). Currently a Bandcamp exclusive. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 18, 2015
go to album
Kind of Blah
by Frog

Guitar-wielding duo from Queens, New York, drop atmospheric debut LP, recorded in an ex-bowling alley under a cafe. Bandcamp New & Notable May 25, 2015
go to album
I see the lines connecting the stars
by Oliver Divone

A whimsical and carefree home recording project explores the outer fringes of math rock, psych, and alternative pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2019
go to album
deadbeat effervescent
by No Monster Club

Upbeat DIY pop with shades of twee, disco, and alternative from this Irish group. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 1, 2022
go to album
In Silver Halides
by Lowpines

With “In Silver Halides,” Lowpines have created a collection of rich, textured, deeply-felt rock songs abounding in small sonic details. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 26, 2018
go to album
Passenger Peru
by Passenger Peru

Brooklyn-based experimental pop duo deftly mix fuzzy guitars, nifty bass lines and sorta' danceable beats. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 28, 2014
go to album
Significant Weather
by Real Life Buildings

Real life friends, Real Life Buildings' gracefully layered indie rock is sensitive and empathetic. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 2, 2017
go to album