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Maybe by Lewis Capaldi

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Lewis Capaldi

Maybe

Release date: 16th May 2019

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Capaldi examines the weight of self-sabotage on 'Maybe', a late addition to the album that explores loss and disconnection without tethering itself to romantic heartbreak alone. The song turns inward, tracing how expectation and self-doubt become their own obstacles: "everything I touch turns to stone" becomes both confession and prophecy, a posture of resigned defiance against the possibility of hurting someone else by staying close. The track moves between two registers. Verses catalogue the familiar patterns of overthinking and second-guessing, whilst the chorus pivots to something more desperate: the desire for support and stability undercut by the conviction that solitude might be kinder. It's a song about the loneliness of believing you're the problem, and whether stepping away from connection is an act of self-protection or self-punishment.

"Maybe" is a track by Lewis Capaldi, from the album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, released 16th May 2019. The track is 3:30 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Lewis Capaldi.

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Lewis Capaldi

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Lyrics

Maybe

I've said a thousand things before
I've fallen in and out of love
I couldn't walk but tried to run
At night, the weight of expectation seems to keep me up
A thousand times, I said too much
Always second guess before I jump
I gave my all, but not enough
And with the weight of expectation, I'll be sleeping rough

How come I'm the only one who ever seems to get in my way?
Lately, I've been fucking up a good thing any chance I can get

Somebody to lean on, somebody to hold
It's just another to lead, though, before I let go
And I ain't trying to be lonely, solely
But everything I touch turns to stone
Maybe you're better off on my own

A thousand times, I've heard the same
A victim of the voices in my head
Let me assure you that my mind's in check
I just can't put my faith in something we might live to regret

How come I'm the only one who ever seems to get in my way?
Lately, I've been fucking up a good thing any chance I can get

Somebody to lean on, somebody to hold
It's just another to lead, though, before I let go
And I ain't trying to be lonely, solely
But everything I touch turns to stone
Maybe you're better off on my own

Everything that I touch turns to stone
Maybe you're better off on my own
Everything that I touch turns to stone
Maybe you're better off on my own

How come I'm the only one who ever seems to get in my way?
Lately, I've been fucking up a good thing any chance I can get

Somebody to lean on, somebody to hold
It's just another to lead, though, before I let go
And I ain't trying to be lonely, solely
But everything I touch turns to stone
Maybe you're better off on my own

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Track details

From Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent

3:302019
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Album
Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
Lewis Capaldi
17th May 2019
Track number
5
Release year
2019
  1. 1Grace
    3:05
  2. 2Bruises
    3:40
  3. 3Hold Me While You Wait
    3:26
  4. 4Someone You Loved
    3:02

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  • 5Maybe
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Edd Holloway, Lewis Capaldi, Nick Atkinson
    Producer
    Edd Holloway, Nick Atkinson
    Mastering Engineer
    Robert Vosgien
    Mixing Engineer
    Edd Holloway
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