“The song is about wanting to leave a place and a person behind in order to start a new life,” says Lila. “In the first verse, I wanted to paint an honest picture of how I was feeling in the moment while I was writing the song. In the second verse, I explain the dynamics of being in a relationship with someone who is extremely self-centered. I wanted to write about the frustration of feeling like you know everything about a person but they can’t be bothered to learn anything about you. The upbeat nature of the choruses are meant to depict the imagined freedom I would have if I simply left this person and the place where I was living behind. I used to have a lot of trouble walking away from certain situations, so I loved the process of writing this song because in a way it became a self-realization that I have the freedom to do what I want.”

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