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9 LIVES by Emei

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Emei

9 LIVES

Release date: 15th November 2024

From RABBITHOLE - EP
Track 3
3:02
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About This Track

'9 LIVES' by Emei is a 2024 pop track from the EP 'RABBITHOLE - EP'. The lyrics are a bruised, apologetic address built around a repeated question of how many second chances there can be, with the speaker insisting they are being kept at arm’s length even when reassurances are offered. One recurring hook, “I’m sorry”, lands less as contrition than as a tally. The vocal tone shifts between pleading and defensive insistence, as if the relationship script keeps flipping without resolving, until the final turn asks for calm, closeness, and honesty.

"9 LIVES" is a single by Emei, from the album RABBITHOLE - EP, released 15th November 2024. The track is 3:02 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Emei.

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Emei

Emei

Lyrics

9 LIVES

How many times can I say, "I'm sorry"?
How many times will you take me back?
'Cause part of me dies when you say, "Don't worry"
'Cause I know inside that you're keeping track

You're not sleeping on my couch, you're not gonna do this now
Come to bed, take a sec, you don't mean what you said
Maybe there's an easy fix, maybe I'm a counterfeit
I will do what you want anytime, any cost

'Cause I know we've been here before
But I think the ending is different

How many times can I say, "I'm sorry"?
How many times will you take me back?
'Cause part of me dies when you say, "Don't worry"
'Cause I know inside that you're keeping track
If I'm what you want and everything I do wrong
Write out the pros and cons, 'til you cross me off
How many times can I play dumb?
You gave me nine lives, now I'm down to one

Somewhere there's a line you draw somewhere in the sand
Know I'm gonna cross it, but I just don't know when
'Cause I can tell you're keeping score
And I don't think that I've been winning

How many times can I say, "I'm sorry"?
How many times will you take me back?
'Cause part of me dies when you say, "Don't worry"
'Cause I know inside that you're keeping track
If I'm what you want and everything I do wrong
Write out the pros and cons, 'til you cross me off
How many times can I play dumb?
You gave me nine lives, now I'm down to one

Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da

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Track details

From RABBITHOLE - EP

3:022024Single
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RABBITHOLE - EP
RABBITHOLE - EP
Emei
15th November 2024
Track number
3
Release year
2024
  1. 1RABBITHOLE
    2:21
  2. 2ALL THESE KIDS
    1:57
  3. 39 LIVES
    3:02
  4. 4SUGARCOAT
    2:30

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  6. SUGARCOATRABBITHOLE - EP
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  7. SUGARCOAT
    2:30
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Emei, LIIV, Matt Kahane
Producer
Matt Kahane
Video Colorist
Ashton Thomas
Video Director
Bryant Hyun, Nick Jandora
Video Director Of Photography
Jared Brown (Camera)
Video Editor
Nicholas Jandora
Video Executive Producer
Interlude Studios
Video Focus Puller
Nick Deverian
Video Gaffer
Beau Torres
Video Hair Stylist
Jenna Lee
Video Makeup Artist
Caitlin Wronski
Video Production Company
Interlude Studios
Video Production Designer
Drip Dome Productions, Laila Burgin
Video Wardrobe Stylist
Mariposa
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Emei has channelled grief and anger into her new single ‘What’s The Point!’

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Reviews

Emei - RABBITHOLE EP

It marks Emei as an artist worth following down whatever warren she chooses next.

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