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Wasted Potential
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Wasted Potential was released on July 3, 2026 by XELO as a part of the album Myself & I
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Release DateJuly 3, 2026
LabelXELO
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM119

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Villegas
Alex Villegas
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Villegas
Alex Villegas
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alex Villegas
Alex Villegas
Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer
Leland Tremblay
Leland Tremblay
Producer

Lyrics

Where is my control?
Swear he won't let go
But if I don't take the role
You can feed me to the crows
Wasted potential
Like a severed soul (I've been neglected before)
Can’t see the unknown
But if I don't take the role (destined since I was born)
I'll be fine, always alone (lying, on my corpse)
Wasted potential
Look in the mirror, I no longer see myself
I know something is different, but it's hard as fuck to tell
I've been stuck in my own bubble, mood is switching when they yell
I can't focus on the present, only on the cards I dealt
He never left my head, lasting impact 'til I'm dead
I'm going off the rails and it hasn't been making any sense (I can't deny)
We're quite the blunderbuss, and taming fire’s dangerous
It won’t go out, it won’t go out (I crossed the line)
Where is my control?
Swear he won't let go
But if I don't take the role
You can feed me to the crows
Wasted potential
Like a severed soul
Can’t see the unknown
But if I don't take the role
I'll be fine, always at home
Wasted potential
Self-sabotage a constant, I’ve been dodging
Every conversation like my life’s on auction
Don’t proceed with caution, so I suffer
Holding all the pain, but I cover it up
Trust is a lost cause, not what I want
One foot in the grave, I’m a lost cause
And a big jigsaw, never figured out
He never left my head, lasting impact 'til I'm dead
I'm going off the rails and it hasn't been making any sense (I can't deny)
We're quite the blunderbuss, and taming fire’s dangerous
It won’t go out, won’t go out (I crossed a line)
Where is my control? (Where is my control?)
Swear he won't let go (Swear he won't let go)
But if I don't take the role
You can feed me to the crows
(Ah, wasted potential)
Like a severed soul
Can't see the unknown (Can't see the unknown)
But if I don't take the role
I'll be fine, always alone (Ah, I)
Wasted potential
I've been stacking my problems like trophies
Got the earth on my back, it ain't showing
But I've felt like a fiend while they control me
There ain’t a single soul that can show me escape
Slave to your strings
I’ve lost everything
All I’ve got is myself and I
Written by: Alex Villegas
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