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Mess

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Mess was released on June 14, 2019 by Republic Records as a part of the album Busyhead

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Noah Kahan

Lead Vocals

Joel Little

Programming

Todd Clark

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Noah Kahan

Songwriter

Todd Clark

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Joel Little

Producer

Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Todd Clark

Vocal Producer

Greg Calbi

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If I could give this all back

I would be home in the morning

I'd wake up in a cold sweat

Take a flight back to the city I was born in

And I would wipe myself clean

Of what I knew was unimportant

I'd want typical things

I'd try to fit back into all my old clothing

[PreChorus]

And I would prove myself wrong

That all along, the problem was me

With all my bitterness gone, happy, I'd be

[Chorus]

I'll move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs

And I'll put all my pieces back together

Where they belong, and I'll say

"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh God, I'm a mess"

And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love

And I'll help her set up her new apartment

And we'll get drunk, and she'll say

"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess

Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God"

[Verse 2]

So I paid off my debts, but I found the world boring

So I called my old friends, but they only ever ask me how tour is

And there's still weight on my back, I just try to ignore it

I guess the stage was my mask

I forgot the way I looked before I wore it

[PreChorus]

And I would prove myself wrong

That all along, the problem was me

With all my bitterness gone, happy, I'll be

[Chorus]

I'll move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs

And I'll put all my pieces back together

Where they belong, and I'll say

"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh God, I'm a mess"

And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love

And I'll help her set up her new apartment

And we'll get drunk, and she'll say

"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess

Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess"

[Bridge]

Life's not what I had hoped

Now I'll find comfort in the cold

[Chorus]

I'll move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs

And I'll put all my pieces back together

Where they belong and I'll say

"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh God, I'm a mess"

And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love

And I'll help her set up her new apartment

And we'll get drunk and she'll say

"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess

Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God"

Written by: Noah Kahan, Todd Clark

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