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The Way Out (provisional title) (Original)

Type: Sung online
Writers: Grace Vanderwaal
Times Performed: 2

Notes

The first glimpse of the song was posted by Grace on Instagram in 2019 and was 46 seconds long. The first (almost) full rendition was posted in January 2023 on TikTok.

Grace wrote this about the song in her second posting: "A conversation I had today reminded me of this song I wrote a while back. I was 16, coming off of tour, and it was so jarring coming back to my normal life off of being on this high. I didn’t know where to go from what’s been already handed to me.. this song still resonates with me so deeply going into adulthood. The questioning and second-guessing of one’s self, the harsh acceptance of the uncontrollable fact that the future and it’s a decision that’s beyond your control or knowing completely.



Performances

2019.10.19 At home Fragment
2023.01.23 Venue/place unknown Almost full rendition of the song

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Lyrics

"[Verse 1]
Same town, same house, same street
It's all the same, but I'm a different me
Routine, headspin, dizzy
Lost sleep, with no priorities
And you think that i'm alright but

[Chorus]
I don't know what I'm doing
I could try to run or I could get through it
Forever stuck in my head
Just give me the way out
And I got so good at lying
Cause truth hurts so i just stopped fighting
Forever stuck in my head
Just, just give me the way out

[Verse 2]
So hard, trying to get it right
When I still live at home, when I still ride my bike
But one day I'll be up in New York lights
I just gotta get that one thing right

[Chorus]
But I don't know what I'm doing
I could try to run or I could get through it
Forever stuck in my head, just give me the way out
And I got too good at lying
Cause truth hurts so I just stopped fighting
Forever stuck in my head
Just, just give me a way out

[Outro]
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared"

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