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Malleable by Tiny Habits

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Tiny Habits

Malleable

Release date: 23rd May 2024

From All for Something
Track 6
4:01
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About This Track

'Malleable' by Tiny Habits is a 2024 song from the album 'All for Something'. Its lyrics stage a bruised, confrontational exchange around accidental cruelty dressed up as honesty, with the singer returning to the emotional arithmetic of being hurt and apparently misread. The vocal turns from disbelief to direct questioning, ending on the admission that they have been pliant and able to be shaped, with the repeated thought that the other person seemed surprised by the tears. One line crystallises the refrain feeling: “You seemed surprised about me crying”.

"Malleable" is a track by Tiny Habits, from the album All for Something, released 23rd May 2024. The track is 4:01 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Tiny Habits.

About the Artist

Tiny Habits

Tiny Habits

Lyrics

Malleable

You didn't mean to hurt me
You were just being honest
Well, honestly, I'm hurting
Yeah, that's the truth, I promise
So why'd you have to say that?
What was it you were wanting?
How did you think I'd take that?
'Cause you seemed surprised about me crying

I've been so malleable
So easily defined by you
Thought it made me valuable
To be exactly what you wanted
It's just impractical
To be a fraction of myself for you
Thought it made me valuable
But this isn't what I wanted

You said my name so gently
And then you dropped the bomb
You never really loved me
And you're still surprised about me crying

I've been so malleable
So easily defined by you
Thought it made me valuable
To be exactly what you wanted
It's just impractical
To be a fraction of myself for you
Thought it made me valuable
But this isn't what I wanted

I was like putty in your hands
Looking back, I understand
I would have done better if I knew how to
You turned me into something, and I allowed you
I was a board to pin your dreams
And this is not a reckoning, but
I walk away with nothing, and it reminds me
If I don't start looking, I'll never find me

I've been so malleable
So easily defined by you
Thought it made me valuable
To be exactly what you wanted, oh
It's just impractical
To be a fraction of myself for you
Thought it made me valuable
But this isn't what I wanted
I'ts just impractical
To be a fraction of myself for you
Thought it made me valuable
But this isn't what I wanted

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Track details

From All for Something

4:012024
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Album
All for Something
All for Something
Tiny Habits
24th May 2024
Track number
6
Release year
2024
  1. 1Circling
    1:45
  2. 2People Always Change
    4:16
  3. 3The Knocker
    3:09
  4. 4Flicker
    3:45

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  6. Flicker
    3:45
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  • 5Mudroom
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  • 6Malleable
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  • 11Wishes
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Cinya Khan, Eli Torgersen
    Writer
    Cinya Khan, Eli Torgersen
    Producer
    Tony Berg, Will Maclellan
    Producer
    Tony Berg, Will Maclellan
    Drums
    Kane Ritchotte
    Guitar
    Mason Stoops
    Vocals
    Cinya Khan, Judah Mayowa, Maya Rae
    Acoustic Guitar
    Cinya Khan
    Bass Guitar
    Gabe Noel
    Electric Guitar
    Dylan Day
    Electric Upright Bass
    Sebastian Steinberg
    Mastering Engineer
    Patricia Sullivan
    Mixing Engineer
    Will Maclellan
    Pedal Steel Guitar
    Greg Leisz
    Percussion
    Will Maclellan
    Piano
    Benny Bock
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