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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Halsey

Vocals

Greg Kurstin

Drums

Wyatt Bernard

Keyboards

Michael Uzowuru

Michael Uzowuru

Keyboards

Alex G

Guitar

Austin Corona

Guitar

Dylan Wiggins

Drums

Caleb Laven

Synthesizer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Halsey

Songwriter

Greg Kurstin

Songwriter

Gregory "Aldae" Hein

Gregory "Aldae" Hein

Songwriter

Caleb Laven

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Greg Kurstin

Producer

Wyatt Bernard

Producer

Michael Uzowuru

Michael Uzowuru

Producer

Austin Corona

Producer

Caleb Laven

Vocal Producer

Julian Burg

Engineer

Matt Tuggle

Engineer

Sean Matsukawa

Recording Engineer

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mixing Engineer

Matt Wolach

Assistant Engineer

Kieran Beardmore

Kieran Beardmore

Assistant Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mastering Engineer

Conner McFarland

Conner McFarland

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm caught up in the everyday trend

Tied up by invisible thread

Walking down a razor-thin edge

And I wake up tired, think I'm better off dead

Been a few months since I crossed over state lines

Talk to my mom, fake smiles over FaceTime

Drink all night till I can't walk a straight line

Feel so low, but I'm high at the same time

[PreChorus]

I can't keep my feet on the ground

And I'm nervous what you'll think of me now

I'm hoping that someone comes around

And helps me figure it out

[Chorus]

I think that I should try to kill my ego

'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me

I'm all grown up but somehow, lately

I'm acting like a fucking baby

I'm really not as happy as I seem

[Verse 2]

Still a little kid that can't make friends

Wanna be invited, but I won't attend

I been having bad dreams, my career could end

'Cause I slip up when I should've played pretend

Turned eighteen, and I left the city

I said, "I wanna be cool, I don't wanna be pretty"

Voices all came crashing down

And said, "You're too nice to run this town"

[PreChorus]

I can't keep my feet on the ground

And I'm nervous what you'll think of me now

I'm hoping that someone comes around

And helps me figure it out

[Chorus]

I think that I should try to kill my ego

'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me

I'm all grown up but somehow, lately

I'm acting like a fucking baby

I'm really not as happy as I seem

Nothing's as it seems

Yeah, nothing's as it seems

And I'm all grown up but somehow, lately

I'm acting like a fucking baby

I'm really not that happy being me

[Bridge]

I don't like the lie I'm living

I'm way too nice and too forgiving

I wanna go back to the beginning

When it all felt right

A rooftop, Lower East Side, I'm singing

Didn't give a fuck if I was winning

It's all done now, so who am I kidding?

I'm doing way worse than I'm admitting

[Chorus]

I think that I should try to kill my ego

'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me

I'm all grown up but somehow, lately

I'm acting like a fucking baby

I'm really not as happy as I seem

Nothing's as it seems

Yeah, nothing's as it seems

And I'm all grown up but somehow, lately

I'm acting like a fucking baby

I'm really not that happy being me

Written by: Greg Kurstin, Gregory "Aldae" Hein, Halsey, Stuart Price

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