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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rex Orange County
Rex Orange County
Piano
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie
Synthesizer
Michael Underwood
Michael Underwood
Saxophone
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
String Conductor
Everton Nelson
Everton Nelson
Violin
Steve Morris
Steve Morris
Violin
Oli Langford
Oli Langford
Violin
Ian Humphries
Ian Humphries
Violin
Calina De La Mare
Calina De La Mare
Violin
Richard George
Richard George
Violin
Louisa Fuller
Louisa Fuller
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Natalia Bonner
Natalia Bonner
Violin
John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe
Viola
Nick Barr
Nick Barr
Viola
Reiad Chibah
Reiad Chibah
Viola
Rachel Robson
Rachel Robson
Viola
Ian Burdge
Ian Burdge
Cello
Tony Woollard
Tony Woollard
Cello
Chris Worsey
Chris Worsey
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alexander O'Connor
Alexander O'Connor
Songwriter
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie
Songwriter
Michael Underwood
Michael Underwood
Songwriter
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rex Orange County
Rex Orange County
Producer
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie
Mixing Engineer
Tom Archer
Tom Archer
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Haydn Bendall
Haydn Bendall
Strings Engineer
Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Assistant Engineer
Natasha Canter
Natasha Canter
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'll keep the picture saved in a safe place
Wow, I look so weird here, my face has changed now
It's a big shame
[Verse 2]
So many feelings struggling to leave my mouth
And it's not that rare for me
To let myself down in a big way
[Verse 3]
But I had enough time and
I found enough reason
To accept that
[Verse 4]
It's not the same anymore
I lost the joy in my face
My life was simple before
I should be happy of course
But things just got much harder
Now it's just hard to ignore
It's not the same anymore
It's not the same anymore
It's not the same but
It's not a shame 'cause
[Verse 5]
I spent a long time putting up with people
Putting on my best face
It's only normal when you start things in the wrong way
It's only 4 o'clock and still it's been a long day
I just wanna hit the hay
[Verse 6]
People knocking on me like everyday
I'm tired of taking stress
If only there could be another way
I'm tired of feeling suppressed
And when they want me the most
I'm tired of acting like I care but I do
And I can't wait to hit the bed
But tomorrow makes me scared 'cause
[Verse 7]
It's not the same anymore
I lost the joy in my face
My life was simple before
I should be happy of course
But things just got much harder
Now it's just hard to ignore
It's not the same anymore
It's not the same anymore
Oh
Oh
[Verse 8]
I kept the feeling inside
I open up when shit gets built up this high
She makes it easy to cry
The words fall out of me and there's no more disguise
[Verse 9]
I miss the days when I was someone else
I used to be so hungry
Right now my stomach's full as hell
And I've spent many months
Just hating on myself
I can't keep wishing things would be different
Or leaving problems on the shelf
I wish I didn't need to get help but I do
But I do, oh
[Verse 10]
I been so hard on myself, yeah
Even my family can tell
And they barely saw what I felt
I wouldn't wish this on my enemy or anyone else
[Verse 11]
It's not the same
(It's not the same, it's not the same)
It's not the same as before
It's not the same anymore
And it's fine because
[Verse 12]
I've learned so much from before
Now I'm not short on advice
There's no excuses at all
No point in feeling upset
Won't take my place on the floor
I'll stand up straight like I'm tall
It's up to me, no one else
I'm doing this for myself
[Verse 13]
It's not the same anymore
It's better, it got better
It's not the same anymore
It's better, yeah, yeah
Written by: Alexander O'Connor, Ben Baptie, Michael Underwood
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