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Headstart

Release date: 12th August 2021

From Different Kinds of Light
Track 15
2:23
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'Headstart' by Jade Bird is an Alternative track from the album 'Different Kinds of Light' released in 2021. The lyrics find the speaker pushed to account for a changed manner around someone else, insisting they have not simply accepted special treatment, while repeating the frustration of what the other person seems not to understand, with the question voiced as “Why’s it so hard?”. The song leans into stubborn self-justification, puncturing each claim with the sense that small gestures have gone unnoticed.

"Headstart" is a single by Jade Bird, from the album Different Kinds of Light, released 12th August 2021. The track is 2:23 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Jade Bird.

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Lyrics

Headstart

They say I act around you
Different than I usually do
They say that I've even
Given special treatment
I'd deny it, but I can't
What you don't seem to understand
Is I won't just take your hand
I've left signs, but you take no notice

Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
I've given you a headstart
I know us girls aren't easy
But come on
What do you need to see?
I've given you a headstart

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

I've more pride than many
This is kind of rare for me
Everyone knows that it's true
You're the only one in the room
But you don't see me, do you?
Must be blind not to
That's alright, I'll keep on
Putting myself on the line

Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
I've given you a headstart
I know us girls aren't easy
But come on
What do you need to see?
I've given you a headstart

Is there a way to get your attention
Without looking like a fool?
Should I slip it in our conversations?
By the way, I love you

Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
Why's it so hard?
I've given you a headstart
I know us girls aren't easy
But come on
What do you need to see?
I've given you a headstart

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

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From Different Kinds of Light

2:232021Single
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Different Kinds of Light
Jade Bird
13th August 2021
Track number
15
Release year
2021
  1. 1DKOL
    1:33
  2. 2Open up the Heavens
    2:41
  3. 3Honeymoon
    2:50
  4. 4Punchline
    3:14

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