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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Weeknd
Vocals
Sage Skolfield
Drum Programming
MIKE DEAN
Synthesizer
Tommy Rush
Acoustic Guitar
Sean Solymar
Drum Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
MIKE DEAN
Songwriter
Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville
Songwriter
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Weeknd
Producer
Sage Skolfield
Mixing Engineer
MIKE DEAN
Mixing Engineer
Tommy Rush
Engineer
Sean Solymar
Mixing Engineer
Daheala
Producer
Shin Kamiyama
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take me back to LA
Where the sun would kiss on my face
Now the sunshine tracks my skin
I stayed too long
Take me back to a time
When my blood never tasted like wine
My love could fill a sea
But now I can't even feel the breeze
[PreChorus]
And it hurts when I think about (Think about)
The nights we would always shout
My voice cracking when we scream
You scream, we scream
And I watched while you wiped your eyes (Wiped your eyes)
Then I learned to cover mine
And that's when I realized that
[Chorus]
It's better when I'm by myself, yeah
By myself
Uh, by myself, yeah
Oh, it's better when I'm by myself
[Verse 2]
Take me back to a place
Where the snow would fall on my face
And I miss my city lights
I left too young
Take me back to a time
The trophies that I had would still shine
Now I have nothing real left
I want my soul
[PreChorus]
And it hurts when I think about (Think about)
The days I would tell myself
It's okay for me to scream
To scream, to scream
I put my hand over the fire ('Ver the fire)
And see if I can still cry (Can still cry)
And that's when I realize that
[Bridge]
I hate it when I'm by myself
By myself (Oh-oh-oh)
By myself
[Chorus]
Oh, I hate it when I'm by myself (Oh)
Oh, myself
Oh, by myself (I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be)
I hate it when I'm by myself
[Outro]
By myself
Cold, by myself
By my—, oh-oh
By myself
By myself
By myself
By myself
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville, MIKE DEAN