[Brad Blackburn:]
I was like, yo,
I’m - I’m really sorry for like doing all that
And being extra but like you’ve been leading me on
And like you even said we were gonna meet up that night
And then I like go out and you’re with another dude, like
And then all your friends are like
[Evan Knapp:]
Girl, what are you doing?
What is your motive? I can’t see through it
Like, I didn’t go to college ‘cause I knew I wouldn’t use it
But right now you sure got a dude feeling stupid, it’s useless
Like, girl, why do you do this?
You turn me on just to blow out my fuses
Like, I wanted to be young but I’m chucking up the deuces
‘Cause games aren’t fun when I’m the only one who loses
I’m through with it
I’ve never not regretted chasing girls I work with
I can’t think of a time that it’s ever been worth it
And I’d be lying if I said that it wasn’t on purpose
Like I should have known better but you looked so perfect
At a coworker’s house after work, it was new years
I told myself I’d stop for a shot or a few beers
I was thinking it’s a pleasure to see you here
As we watched and we saw the room starting to clear
And we’re talking and we’re talking and then you get on top of me
And we’re making out, making out and you’re pretty hot to me
You stop and say, “Hey, you think we could possibly
Take this back to your place?”
Well babe ain’t that an anomaly
‘Cause I only live one or two miles away
Maybe I can meet you there? And you say okay
And I’m at mine asking if you’re on your way
You say, “I think you got the wrong number“
And then all your friends are like
Girl, what are you doing?
What is your motive? I can’t see through it
Like, I didn’t go to college ‘cause I knew I wouldn’t use it
But right now you sure got a dude feeling stupid, it’s useless
Like, girl, why do you do this?
You turn me on just to blow out my fuses
Like, I wanted to be young but I’m chucking up the deuces
‘Cause games aren’t fun when I’m the only one who loses
I’m through with it
All the scenarios in the back of my mind
When we’re back on the grind are you gon pass me the eyes?
I hope you’ll smile and laugh and say you had a good time
But like the stab of a knife you just pass me by
I guess that’s the vibe, I mean it would have been nice
To confront it so that I don’t have to think of that night
Every time I see you
Man, I felt like an idiot
A couple weeks later playing Kelly’s Olympian
Put my 40 minutes in and then I’m chillin with my friends
And then I see you cross the bar which I didn’t expect
It’s like, you didn’t even show up until after my set
And even then you don’t acknowledge me, like we never met
It’s like you only showed up to take me out of my element
On the only night I get to feel like I’m not irrelevant
All my people in a room, you make me feel like the elephant
Like, is this some kind of joke?
‘Cause if it is it’s not evident
Girl, what are you doing?
What is your motive? I can’t see through it
Like, I didn’t go to college ‘cause I knew I wouldn’t use it
But right now you sure got a dude feeling stupid, it’s useless
Like, girl, why do you do this?
You turn me on just to blow out my fuses
Like, I wanted to be young but I’m chucking up the deuces
‘Cause games aren’t fun when I’m the only one who loses
I’m through with it
Girl, what am I doing?
My intuition is a bit useless
It ain’t the first time it’s been wrong but the truth is
That I don’t really care because I’m moving
I went to visit Danny Vee last month in LA
And I decided that I like it and I’m gonna move states
And now a room just opened up inside my homie’s place
So I’m throwing a going away party with my mates
From the last 5 years, all my friends are coming
We’re all reminiscing when all of a sudden
You show up with our coworker, the one that you’re fucking
Like is that kind of fucked up or am I misjudging?
I don’t really mind him, ‘cause he can read the room
No, I don’t really mind him
I just mind you
Like I’m already done, girl, I made up my mind
But I just gotta stop and ask, just like… why?
Are you here?
With him?
Like, of all the things you could’ve done tonight…
credits
from Color Theory,
track released December 9, 2022
Written by Evan Knapp
Produced by Evan Knapp and John J. Fox
Mixed/mastered by John J. Fox
I'm a singer, songwriter, and bassist from Upstate New York currently making music in Los Angeles,
CA.
It's taken me a while to get to the point where I can release my own music and have a pretty big backlog to get through, so be on the lookout for new tunes.
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