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brutal was released on May 21, 2021 by Olivia Rodrigo PS as a part of the album SOUR

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Olivia Rodrigo

Vocals

Daniel Nigro

Synthesizer

Ryan Linvill

Programming

Erick Serna

Electric Guitar

Paul Cartwright

Paul Cartwright

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Olivia Rodrigo

Songwriter

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Daniel Nigro

Producer

Mitch McCarthy

Mixing Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mastering Engineer

Dustin Richardson

Dustin Richardson

Immersive Mixing Engineer

Dan Viafore

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

I want it to be like, messy

[Verse 1]

I'm so insecure, I think

That I'll die before I drink

And I'm so caught up in the news

Of who likes me and who hates you

[Verse 2]

And I'm so tired that I might

Quit my job, start a new life

And they'd all be so disappointed

'Cause who am I if not exploited?

[Verse 3]

And I'm so sick of seventeen

Where's my fuckin' teenage dream?

If someone tells me one more time

"Enjoy your youth," I'm gonna cry

[Verse 4]

And I don't stick up for myself

I'm anxious, and nothing can help

And I wish I'd done this before

And I wish people liked me more

[Chorus]

All I did was try my best

This the kinda thanks I get?

Unrelentlessly upset

[Chorus]

They say these are the golden years

But I wish I could disappear

Ego crush is so severe

God, it's brutal out here

[Chorus]

Yeah

[Verse 5]

I feel like no one wants me

And I hate the way I'm perceived

I only have two real friends

And lately, I'm a nervous wreck

'Cause I love people I don't like

And I hate every song I write

And I'm not cool, and I'm not smart

And I can't even parallel park

[Chorus]

All I did was try my best

This the kinda thanks I get?

Unrelentlessly upset

[Chorus]

They say these are the golden years

But I wish I could disappear

Ego crush is so severe

God, it's brutal out here

[Chorus]

Yeah

[Outro]

Got a broken ego, broken heart

And God, I don't even know where to start

Written by: Daniel Leonard Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo

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