Zayn: Being Single is Freeing

27:22All the good stuff. No glitter though. Glitter's not allowed in my house. That's the only thing. Why? Because I hate it. I hate glitter. So if she came to you and said, Dad. She's not allowed. She won't even ask me. She knows she'll be hiding little vows of glitter to put on her artwork. What bad experience did you have with glitter? I just hear glitter goes everywhere. It gets on everything. It gets stuck on your face and your eyes and your nose. It's weird. So that's where you will not be a pusher. That's where I draw the line. Okay. Good to know. It's glitter. Zane's line is glitter for his daughter.

27:53Got it.

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29:45So I was kind of just expecting a lot of things to happen that didn't and kind of, you know, over-empting or pre-empting what, you know, was going to be the situation and just putting, you know, 80 years of pressure over a lifespan on myself in five minutes, finding out that my girlfriend's pregnant, You know what I mean? So it was a lot. But in reality, it's been completely different. You know, you take it a day at a time. And she's such an amazing human being that I just feel honored, really, without sounding too cheesy to just be her dad and be around her. Yeah. Isn't that so weird, though?

30:21Like when you grow up, you have these ideas of adults and then you become an adult and you're like, wait, being an adult, it's kind of like you're not actually an adult. Nobody has a fucking clue what they're doing. No one ever did. Everyone's just lying to me. It's so crazy. We look at our parents and we're like, oh my God, you're so old. I'm going to be like - You got all figured out. You know everything. But yeah, they don't know anything. They don't know anything. They're just as scared as you. Right? So I do think it's also weird. It's like when you hit these milestones in life, we have a expectation of exactly what we're going to feel.

30:49Like, oh, I'll be changed. I'll be better. I'll be this. And then you get there and it's like, you're still the same person. Your life doesn't just change completely overnight like that. So it is helpful as you go through those big life stages to kind of give yourself grace in those moments to be like, huh. So then everyone must feel this way. It's not just me, right? You would hope so anyway. Okay. We have to talk a little bit about dating, which I already feel like I know your answer. D-day? We have to talk about D-day? What did you just say? Did you just say D-day? No, dating. Dating. I thought you said we have to talk about D-day.

31:22I was like, what is this? I don't even know what this is. D-day? dating which maybe to you feels like me asking about d-day because you're like that's like freudian moment you're like no wait what d-day fuck um are you seeing anyone right now no i knew you were gonna say that not even like texting okay that's fair you're not dating you're just you're talking i've got a few friends yeah but no no i'm not i'm not dating anybody Okay, so a few friends. You went on Tinder once, right? Did you ever make it out of the app? No one ever believed it was me, to be honest with you, so it didn't really work for me.

32:04But yeah. What was your profile picture? Of me. But like, was it from Google? No. No, there's no app, like camera roll pictures. Okay, so like it wasn't online that you could find it? No, no. Well, that's like the tell. They should have known it was you. Yeah, but what they're going to do is search online. Is this photo from online? So dating apps are not for you anymore? Not really. How has being a dad impacted the way that you approach dating right now? I don't know if being a dad's changed the way I approach dating. I guess the only difference with that is the time, you know? Like I said, when I'm not working, I'm with Kai.

32:41So like finding the time to even go on dates and do that kind of stuff is a bit difficult, I'll be honest with you. What would it take for you to introduce someone to your daughter? I think I'd have to be really serious about that woman and like maybe plan on marrying her before she'd be introduced to my daughter but before the woman gets a ring she's going to meet Kai right you're like wedding I'd have to decide maybe like on the third day I'm like yeah I'm going to marry this woman nah you can meet my bird meet my daughter sorry yeah my daughter can meet my bird or you can meet my chickens it's up to you hold on hold on You're saying that bird is a northern...

33:23You call bird... Your female, your bird. Okay, okay. I was like, she's meeting the chickens? No, she's meeting my girlfriend. Maybe the girlfriend first meets the girls. Yeah, the chickens. Then the turtles. And then slowly, if the vibe is right, Kai one day. I just feel like there's a lot of pressure, you know? Like, call me old school when I said this, but like, I wouldn't want to ever put that kind of pressure on somebody else even, you know? Like, meet my daughter, have a relationship with her, then don't work out between me and you, and then you've gone somewhere, and my daughter's got this relationship with you, and she don't get to see you again.

33:56Kind of sucks, you know? Like, I wouldn't want to put her through that. It's kind of on me, so I feel like I have to be smarter about that. And obviously I'm joking. Like, maybe if I was dating a bird for, like, a decent amount of time, five, six months properly, and we'd get serious, then I'd say, oh, yeah, like, do you want to meet my daughter, you know? When I know she's not crazy. Yeah, you need to really make sure you're putting her through tests and finally you're like, okay, you have passed the not crazy test. Now is the next step. You've obviously been in a public relationship before. Would you be open to that again?

34:31Or are we going full private? No. Yeah, I'm not looking for a public relationship again. And just out of experience. No offense to anybody that I have been in public relationships with before. I've just learned from it that it don't work for me, you know? I'm quite a private person. I don't really strive for people's, you know, approval or attention. So the relationship should really be between me and that person. And I think that personality type would, somebody who doesn't want to do that would be more suited to me, you know? Oh, man, maybe you're going to find like a Pennsylvania baddie. Because like girls in Pennsylvania don't expect, you know?

35:13Some bad Amish bud. Yeah. And they're like, oh, I didn't expect this life in the limelight. It's fine if we never leave the farm. Okay, keep me updated. Good to know. All the girls in Pennsylvania are like, I must find him back on the dating apps. For 10 really formative years of your life, from 17 to about 27, you were in serious relationships. This is kind of the longest you've ever publicly been single. What was the scariest part of being alone for the first time? Again? You didn't care. I don't find being alone scary. Like, again, I think it links to the other question you asked me about, like, how are you cool with yourself?

35:59I'm cool with myself. I like my own thoughts. I like to do things myself. I like to be in my own company. I'm not codependent like that at all. Even with my parents, I love them, I respect them. They're always there if I need them, but I'm not codependent on them. I don't need to speak to them every single day and check things with them. So it wasn't really scary for me. Honestly, again, no disrespect to all the past relationships I've been in because people tend to take things out of context. No disrespect at all. It was freeing. Like, I am that type of person who runs on my own clock, answers to myself.

36:40So it was so freeing to me. I could just do things, make plans, sleep into whatever time I want. You know what I mean? Nice. Go to bed whatever time I want, eat what I want, eat in the bed. Like all kinds of shit, you know, that like is not cool when you're in a couple. So yeah, it's just been freeing for me and no pressure, you know, like I can't really get in trouble that way either. You know, I tend to get in trouble in relationships too because I was young and, you know, did certain things, you know, spoke to other females when I shouldn't have been, as most people do. You live and learn from it.

37:16But this way, there's no guilt, you know. I can just be free and speak to whoever I want. And, you know, hopefully if I meet somebody that I want to be serious with, I'll have spent enough time in this place to know that I want to be with that person and be committed to them. It's a great point. It's like you can acknowledge you messed up when you were younger and you're not proud of it. But also like unless you're ready to get into a relationship where you know you can be faithful. I don't want to keep doing the same thing, you know? Yeah. But, okay, I feel like there's a difference between enjoying your own company and then self-isolation.

37:48Have you ever intentionally? Self-isolated? Yes. To a certain degree, I think I did a little bit like after the band, you know, like I took a bit of time to myself. But I wouldn't say it's complete isolation. I always still have people around, you know. My manager's always around that works with me and like my best friends come out and see me from time to time. Not as much as I'd like because it is quite a long flight. But I wouldn't say it's like self-isolation. It's more just like removing myself from the noise for a bit. You said that you're finally in a place now where you don't need another person to identify or find yourself in.

38:26That's what we're talking about. How in the past were you losing yourself in past relationships? I don't know if I was necessarily losing myself. I just felt like there was so many things I had to do in order for this other person to be happy and things that I didn't necessarily find enjoyment in. You know, like I'm not the type of dude that likes to go to five star Michelin restaurants every night and get pictured and, you know, go here and go there. This person's invited you and they're really famous. You should go hang out with them. I'm like, you know, because we've both got the same job. You're just going to put us on a play date.

39:01Yeah, for me, like it doesn't make sense like that. Yeah. So, yeah, I just tend to just stay away from them things. It's actually the best thing you've said today. I don't want to go on a play date with other famous people. Sue me. It's refreshing. But I think it's hard to not get caught up in that because I think there's so many people that can be like, this is how it goes. When you get famous, this is what you do. I think so many people have so much value on that too. The way the world runs is like who you're associated with is a reflection of you. And people use that and social media to put off a false portrayance of whatever their life is.

39:39And everything's hunky-dory and fairies and rainbows. And in reality, it doesn't quite work like that. I'm happy that I feel like enough people now are starting to see through that. Like so many people doing things for social media. And then the minute it happens or it's posted, a lot of times, if you know the person, you're like, wait, that is like not, they're not even that happy. Like that's literally bullshit. Like I just saw them crying at the club the other night, but they're like, they're miserable. So it's like, that is such a sad and isolating life to live. And I have actually empathy for it because it's probably like feels very validating in the moment but it's almost like a quick dopamine hit and then it's over and so and it usually stems from insecurity right yes yes and so you're sitting here being like you've done so much work on yourself you've always felt pretty good alone and so now you need someone that can kind of meet you there instead which is amazing i'd like that yeah i also feel like your 20s are all about making mistakes and figuring yourself out and now in your 30s you're really coming into your own.

40:38I asked you when I first interviewed you to describe yourself in three words. What do you think you said? I have no idea. I probably said that's really difficult. I think you did say that but then I forced you to answer. Okay give me three words that you would describe yourself as now then let's see if it's the same. I think one of the words was definitely chill. I don't know if it was. Correct. Chill is on there. Two more. All right. So right now I would say chill, chill and chill. Zane. I'm joking. It's hard for me. I don't really like to talk about myself in that way, you know, like give myself an adjective.

41:18Well, you did it three years ago. Do you want to know? Yeah, I do. Yeah. Chill, funny, loving guy. Oh, there you go. Yeah, I like that that's my guy you're like hey i like him do you still relate yeah definitely yeah okay i think so love that you said in an interview that you don't know if you've ever truly been in love do you still stand by that yeah yeah because like my understanding of love is always developing you know at that moment in in time i might have thought it was love but as i've got older i realized maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was lust. Maybe it was this. Maybe it was that. I don't feel like it was love.

42:00And to be fair, just to say this on record, I will always love G because she's the reason my child isn't on this earth. And I have the utmost respect for her. I will always love her. I don't know if I was ever in love with her. I mean, I can imagine there's so much pressure. I agree. and even you having to clarify, like everyone's always probably like, what are you thinking? Yeah, and that's why, because before even when I said it, I think people took it a type of way. So I'm just like, yo, I have so much respect for this woman and I do love her a crazy amount, but yeah, no, but I don't think I was in love with her at that point.

42:39Otherwise I would have been a better version of myself. Yeah. I think that's fair to say. Anxiety. We talked about it when you came on the show last time. And how are you managing those feelings today? Again, I think I said this to you before, but like anxiety is a thing that I think, you know, all of us are dealing with. We just now have a word to explain it. And you feel that in, you know, small increments throughout your day. Certain situation might make you feel something. But one thing I've learned since becoming a father is that it's good to overcome them feelings and push through it. because, you know, I'm sat here all the time telling my daughter to do things and, you know, just get over it.

43:20You'll be fine. You'll be cool. And I'm a bit of a hypocrite if I'm not doing that myself. Yeah. You went from disappearing from the public eye, essentially, to now coming back, doing a Vegas residency and a full stadium and arena tour. What shifted for you in that headspace? I think it was around like 2020. I was wanting to go back on tour anyway. Like whenever I drive past the like arena or something, I was like, I don't mind performing there. What's this arena called? And I kept asking the question and it was kind of going to happen. And then COVID came and destroyed the entire world. So, you know, that old saying, if you want to make God laugh, try to come up with your own plan um and then when that happened it just spurred me further um this want and desire to like kind of be back on stage and again i know i always bring it back to kai since she's uh being born but it's kind of just wanting to show her that like i can do it and like this is what your dad does you know this is my job um yeah i don't want it to be watching old videos of me in the band you know like it doesn't even really look like me anymore You're like, I'm way more handsome now, guys.

44:33Come on. Do you think that your vocals have gotten better since then too? I'd like to think so. Yeah. I think so. Appreciate it. When you are feeling overwhelmed or anxious, what does help calm you down? Weed. Okay. Are you growing that on the farm too? I'm joking. Is it legal? No, I aren't growing that on the farm. No, I don't think that's legal actually. But yeah, no, honestly, meditation, mindfulness, you know, being grateful for things. Are you doing meditation apps or are you doing it just alone? Myself, yeah. Just sit and breathe and think about things in a nice, quiet, contemplative place and think about things.

45:17And I think it always is helpful to name like three things you're grateful for and everything else kind of like subsides a little bit. Should we do that right now? Yeah. What are three things you're grateful for? For Kai, first and foremost. I'm grateful for my career. And I'm grateful for my family. Wow, beautiful. Throughout your career, there have been instances, and kind of like what you were just talking about, like so much pressure on you where people are going to take things out of context and looking at you, like there have been a few instances where people are looking for you to respond publicly during an emotional, personal situation.

45:58Like, how do you handle that pressure? Again, it's not really a pressure. Like, I feel like there's a pressure on you if you feel a need to argue a point. Or, you know, you feel so adamant that you, you know, you need to rectify what's being said. Me personally, if it's not true, I don't give a shit. Like, there's so many things that people say that are untrue. And if I was going to sit there and go through all them things, I wouldn't have any time in my day to do anything else. So I just try not to think about it. I'm not really a social media person. I don't have social media on my phone. If there's something that's going on social media, I speak to my manager or my assistant and say, put this up on social media.

46:43I don't scroll, don't do the doom scrolling shit. I just don't see anything. You know, I just kind of live in my own world. And it's nice. There isn't no pressure for me in that sense because I don't allow that pressure to be in my life. That's great. Obviously, you have been on massive tours before, but during those you were on the stage with other people. This time you're out there by yourself. How are you approaching it and how does it feel different than having four people standing next to you? Yeah, the first couple of shows I did on the Stairway to the Sky tour, it was kind of weird, you know.

47:21I'd done a couple of odd songs here and there, like on TV shows and stuff, like one song, but I'd not done like a whole show. So yeah, it was a little bit strange, you know, I took a little bit of adjustment, not being able to look to somebody else singing, but I have my band on stage with me. But yeah, not much conscious decision making, like, oh, I'm going to do this different from the band.

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49:30Because it's just a weird thought. Even if you put me on AI dancing, it looks a bit weird. You're like, that's definitely AI. You're like, if you see me dancing online, that is AI. That's AI. That was never me. You recently are, I know you said you don't have social media, but I'm assuming this has come back to you. You are all over the internet right now because you made a joke the other night on stage about people's high ticket prices. I never specified no names, you know? People have high ticket prices all over the place. Couldn't be talking about anybody. Take it as you want. Fair. Okay, can we talk about your new music?

50:08What themes are you really diving into on this album? Yeah, so the new album, Conoco, is the derivative of a lot of inspiration from my Indian heritage and culture. I've always put little soul things in there, little ad-libs here and there, even on Dust Till Dawn with Sia. And it's something I've always liked to show the world, you know, like I can sing like this too. So we went into that a little bit more. Conoco is, in its definition, is the act of creating percussive sounds with your voice, so like drum sounds. So I made a lot of the production out of my own voice. So I'm singing like layers and layers of different vocals to make the beat.

51:01And once we started doing it, like the first three, four songs, I was like, yeah, the whole record needs to be like this. So just let into that and drew a lot of inspiration from that. So when we're listening to this, we can know that a lot of what we're hearing is actually your own voice. It's my voice, even the drum sounds and stuff on some of them. Yeah, like they've been affected to make them sound like a drum, but I'm singing it. Oh, that's sick.

51:29That's the drum rhythm too. Wait, that makes it even, this is just giving me even more color to what to expect. That's incredible. Can you tell me a little bit about your new single, Die For Me? I've had that song for years. I've had that song for like five, six years, I think. I had it even before Room. Quite a while ago, and it was just a great song, but it didn't feel like it fit on Room, because Room was such a raw, different kind of singer-songwriter project thing. They felt too produced and too clean and crisp, but I didn't write that song. I have no problem professing when I don't write songs either It was just a banger of a song I heard it and they asked if I wanted it So I said yeah and I caught it and it turned out really well Did you relate to any of the themes?

52:19For sure, yeah I'd be silly if I said I didn't relate to the themes I did, definitely But I also felt the power of the song It feels like it's a big radio song And I wanted to come back with that kind of energy When you are personally writing and you're writing about a specific situation or a specific person, have you ever shown people music ahead of time that's going to be about them? Or are you like, no way? If it's about them, never. No. Yeah. Have you had people call you and be like, Zayn, is this one about me? Honestly, I think if anyone knows me, they'd know it was about them. They don't need to call me.

52:57They know me well enough at that point. They're like, this song's definitely about me. They're like, oh shit. What song of yours from this album were you the most nervous to have be released? It's interesting. There's a few songs on there. There's a song on there called Side Effects that I was a bit like, I don't know if I want to put this out. And then the more and more I listened to it, I was like, you know what? It's honest, you know? It lives in reality. And I'm sure so many people have felt this way. So for that reason, I was like, it needs to go on there. Yeah, it's real. The theme of that one, I'm pretty sure, is the one where you kind of talk about the shortcomings.

53:39Is that one of kind of being someone who has... Yeah, like the side effects of loving me, you know, instead of like how you made me feel from loving you. It's like, I understand that I might have made you feel a type of way too, you know what I mean? It's pretty mature. Self-admittance. Yeah, it takes a lot to admit that it does take two to tango. And when there's issues, it's not just one person. We have obviously discussed you're a pretty private person. How do you decide when you want to share parts of your life in music? Because that, again, people can read into things. How much do you put thought into that?

54:15For me, it's like at the end of the day, I could right now after this interview, go on Twitter or I could go on Instagram. I could put something real cheap up on there, you know what I mean? and get a quick reaction. For me, with the music, it has so much more class to it. It's poetry. There's thought going into it. There's production. It's classy, you know? So that's why I'm like, yeah, I'll talk about these things here because it's art and it stays there. It's not just a random fucking text, you know what I mean? It's not a tweet. No, it's not a tweet. You're like, just listen to it in the song, okay?

54:52I said enough. How do you feel when people try to connect the dots of, oh my gosh, speculating about these lyrics must be about this person? People are always going to do that. Even if I bring a song out next week about, I always wanted to be a clown and be in the circus, people would be like, oh shit, they wanted to be a clown in the circus. You know what I mean? I don't really feel the type of way about it. They're always going to say something. And the music that I use and the songs that I write myself usually have some correlation to my reality too. So I'm cool with that. They can connect the dots wherever they want.

55:29They might not always connect them correctly, but that's what makes it interesting. Yeah. Okay, top three favorite songs from the album. Top favorite three. Okay, Used to the Blues is definitely my favorite, I think. It's just different. It feels a bit different. for a Zane song. So it got a bit more of a hip hop production to it. That, I really like side effects. And there's another song called Sideways. Okay. Favorite lyric? I miss looking at you sideways.

56:07When did you come up with that one? A while ago. It's been in your notes app. You were wondering when you should... When do I release this to the world? And when you write something like that, is that you sitting on the farm, daydreaming or meditating, having a thought and being like, that's an interesting line, and then you write it down? Yeah. Yeah. Pretty much, yeah. When do you think you have those revelations of a new lyric the most? Like, are you, is it when you're in the studio? Is it when you're just chilling at home? Usually the best lyrics, yeah, they don't come like when you've planned to be in the studio.

56:47You can plan as much as you want, but my lyrics usually come to me late at night. Like I'm a bit of a night owl. That time just before you go to sleep is a weird one for me because I don't go to sleep. I just stay awake, like writing things, because my mind just going crazy at that time um but in this like studio run i managed to get a lot out in in the studio session so i think it just really depends you know if you've if you've got a bit of information pent up ready to go it'll it'll be there for you um if you're not really living any life doing anything then probably not gonna have shit to talk about you know i mean yeah i just thought about that as you're saying a lot of things come to you at night i'm like okay miss looking at you sideways, I'm assuming is basically you're like laying in bed and you're staring at each other while your heads are both on the pillow and you can't help but think like, yeah, that may have come to you while you were laying there wishing that person was there.

57:44Yeah. Okay. Love that. Okay. What are you most proud of with this album? Honestly, the fact that people still give a shit. I'll be honest with you. Like five solo albums now. I was just buzzing that I got to do a first one. After the band, people seem to care. Some five records deep now. So I guess I'm really proud of the progression and just the development and understanding of myself through my music. What do you want fans to take from this album? I want them to get a bit more insight on, you know, maybe my culture and heritage and maybe even, you know, find a new word. I don't know if too many people are familiar with the word conical.

58:35Yeah. Okay. When you think back to who you were when you first started your career to who you are sitting here today, how would you describe your evolution as an artist? fucking huge arc you know from standing on stage in manchester singing mario let me love you acapella not knowing what production was anything wearing my uncle's clothes uh there's been a bit of progression you know i'd like to say i've developed my own style a little bit i know a bit more about music i know what keys now i know what pitches all these things that i had no clue So there's been a lot of development, but I think, again, just to bring it back there, the most development has been in me as a human being, you know, like just growing.

59:30Yeah. What do you think overall when you look back at that young boy on that stage singing Mario, Let Me Love You to now, like, what do you wish? Big balls. No, literally. Big balls. 17-year-old kid don't have a clue. He's so confident. What is he doing? so cute is there anything at that point you wish you could have told your younger self now yeah all the time yeah i wish i could go back to that 17 year old version of me and say well done like for being that brave like because i don't know if if if somebody asked me in my 30s if i had no experience before would you go standing singing for the sam and carl i would have done it you know i would be like no no way wow and look where it got you yeah it was an honor to sit down with you again.

1:00:15I think back to being in Pennsylvania with you. I remember, well, first of all, that was just so weird because you literally walked through my parents' house and I was like, I'm struggling. Like you're walking through my parents' doors and like I grew up here. It was so nice though. It was so cool. It was such a different environment. Like for me to be in like a house and doing an interview, I think that's why the interview went well. It felt good and relaxed and chill. It didn't feel like an intrusive interview. It felt like we were just chatting as friends. It was really fun and you were so sweet and you brought me a housewarming gift even though that was so good.

1:00:43I brought you some more stuff as well. Zane, you got me so much stuff. My team was like, do you want to come see all this? I was like, you bought me basically everything I could have thought of and more. I heard that you like all the same stuff as me. So I was like, yeah, I'm going to have to send you some stuff. All the snacks, all the merch. I put loads of British stuff in there for you. I saw it. Trust me. I've already gotten into it. I was eating the chips. I was like, you're a real one. Thank you. But no, it's been really cool to get to know you. And I think like my favorite thing about my job is to get to progress with someone where it's like we met at a certain period in time and then to now sit here with you like you feel more relaxed.

1:01:23Like you feel more at ease. And I don't know what you would attribute that to, but like I can feel it in you. And it's really cool to see that. I appreciate you saying that. Yeah. No, obviously that interview that we did was like one of the first interviews I've done in a long time. So again, it's that like anxiety, you know, preempting what the situation is going to be. And then you're there and it's very different, you know. It has been three years since then. I've been working a lot more, been getting into the rhythm of things. And I feel a lot more chill and a lot more confident, you know, in this environment.

1:01:55And I'm enjoying myself. Well, I'm happy you called me. And I think we're going to have to do this again in three years. Let's do it. You guys didn't actually think we were done yet, did you? Zane and I obviously have a little surprise to end the night. So, let's go.

1:02:22You have to stop giving me gifts. Zane. It's just noodles. It's nothing that expensive. It's some crisped noodles. I'm dead at this. Stick the chips in the noodles. And I got you this too. Jane, how much have you spent on La Boo Boo? We won't discuss that on camp. Don't. Welcome. Oh my God, wait, Zane, this is sick. It's like the calm before the storm. I am so happy we got to reunite. Thank you so much for just letting me into the behind the scenes of your world. I'm so happy for you. This has been such a massive success. I can't wait for the album. And more importantly, I can't wait to see you out there tonight.

1:03:01Thank you so much. Love you. You're the best. I hope you have a good time tonight. Oh my God, I will. Hopefully I can put on a good show for you. Dance for us out there. All right, yeah. I'm like, not a chance. Get a little wiggle going. Bye, Zane. See you later, Alex. All right, who wants to air my next single? Die For Me. Here it is.

1:03:40Good times and bad times I gave you my everything I tried and I tried to love you through anything Talk to each other, we'd never be enemies Why the fuck would you say that to me? Ain't nothing worse than somebody who Lies to your face and it says it's the truth Rip it up, let it bleed Cause you said you were dying for me Say you were dying for me Say you were dying for me Don't leave me, mom, I need you the rose Give you my heart, don't you dare let it go Say you would die for me Say you would die for me Don't leave me home when I need you the most Say you would die for me Said you'd never, never let me go You ain't home, call you friends, said you gone I'm a good way to be, but we're here to sleep I'll sleep just fine without you, yeah Ain't nothing worse than somebody who I see you, I'm just here, this is the truth Love you, I love you, you said it out Those of you words you were spitting out You told me you loved me right in line Woo!

1:05:23Love me

1:05:32Love me Give you my heart, till you're telling me to go So love me, love me Love me Don't leave me, mom, I need you the most Said you would die for me Said you'd never, never let me go

1:06:02Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

1:06:24I need you the most Thank you, God, for me So you never, never let me go

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