
Ruel - Kicking My Feet & Screaming
These songs rarely look away from heartbreak, regret and self-doubt.
About This Track
A power-ballad built on Ruel's command of his vocal range, 'Say' captures the paralysis of emotional inarticulacy. The song turns on a simple premise: the inability to express what matters most, and the fear that silence will damage what you're trying to protect. Ruel sings of lying awake rehearsing conversations that never happen, of words that won't come, of choosing flight over the vulnerability that honesty demands. The track draws from lived experience. Ruel has explained that 'Say' emerged from personal hurt, a song about problems he was actually going through at the time. That specificity anchors the ballad's ache. The falsetto-laden arrangement sits somewhere between alt-R&B and something more traditionally heartfelt, letting the vocal performance carry the weight of what remains unspoken.
"Say" is a track by Ruel, from the album Ready, released 14th June 2018. The track is 3:47 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Ruel.
About the Artist
Lyrics
Lyrics provided by LRCLIB
View full lyrics page →Track details
More from Ruel
Explore
Credits

These songs rarely look away from heartbreak, regret and self-doubt.

After years of being labelled a pop prodigy, Ruel is rewriting his own narrative. The London-born, Sydney-raised singer first broke through as a teenager, but with 'Kicking My Feet' and the upcoming 'Kicking & Screaming', he's embracing big feelings and unapologetic joy. Growing up might just be his best era yet.

The Australian singer-songwriter previews the second half of his new double-album.

The track previews double-album second instalment 'Kicking My Feet & Screaming'.

There's also Dry Cleaning, Slayyyter, Haute & Freddy, The Itch and more.
Ruel steps further into his own lane one heartfelt chorus at a time.