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I wrote this song right before and after a random one night stand I had on Daylight Savings in 2019. I found myself contemplating what I was seeking.
Love and and Attention came from a line in the movie Lady Bird.

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Kind of need to find a middle ground
Cuz my body's less than safe and sound
How can I regain some self control?
Cuz I'm moving on too fast it shows
Finding myself doing it again
Getting lonely so I turn to men
But what do they have to offer me that I don't already have?
I know how I am supposed to feel
But how do I know if my feeling's real?
Never been good at making the rules
Or trying to walk in someone else's shoes
I don't think this type of thing's for me
This is not who I wanted to be
Should've listened to what Amy said
Cut my losses and go back to
Black
I'll go back to black
I'll just go, just go back to being alone
I'll go back to being a
Ah
Ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah ay ay

It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
No

See what is love and what's attention
Are they the same thing through and through?
You look into someone's eyes and realize you want them to only see you
To see your flaws and your mistakes and to tell you that it's okay
To hold you in their loving arms intertwined cuz they're here to stay
But see attention's not the opposite it's really quite the same
All you want is to be acknowledged for someone to say you name
To know that you are not invisible, and you are not alone
To know there's somewhere in this lonely world that you can call home
But loneliness might be the key that makes this whole thing clear
We want attention because we're lonely because love's not here
We want love to rid us of loneliness and right all our wrongs
When it turns out that we were just seeking attention all along
Well there's this cold sinking feeling I get in my chest
Cuz I know my good isn't good enough when I'm trying my best
But every time I choose between the two I never choose right
So I just sit inside my room and play Amy all night

It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
No no no no
It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
It wasn't my intention
Wasn't my intention
Yeah

I cannot walk through that door
And pretend that I don't want more
If you let me get out of this one
I promise I won't do it again
I cannot walk through that door
And pretend that I don't want more
If you let me get out of this one
I promise I won't do it again

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from Time Can Change So Many Things, released August 20, 2022
Music and lyrics: Gabby Henderson
Producer: Gabby Henderson
Bass: Mary Halm
Mixing engineer: Gabby Henderson
Mastering engineer: Ryan MacDonald

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Gabby Henderson Chicago, Illinois

Gabby Henderson is a musician and producer from Chicago. Her diverse sound incorporates a variety of styles from jazz and soul to experimental pop and electronic music.

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