On May 8th 2020 my single ‘Too Late’ was released. A song about love going wrong, running out of chances, letting go and starting over with someone new. The song was recorded in Nashville at Beaird Music Group, where I also recorded ‘Cry With Me’ and ‘Barbie Army’.
Watch the official Lyric Video on YouTube or listen to ‘Too Late’ on your preferred streaming platform.
Behind the song
Most songs I write are very personal and a reflectional of whatever is going on in my life. I write about the things I know and live through. My songs are like diary entries. Usually. With ‘Too Late’ it’s a little bit different. I was inspired by something happening in my own life, but with this song I gave the situation a very dramatic twist.
My life (drama level 5): I’d had two fun dates with a guy. Next thing I know he decides not to respond anymore, in the middle of a conversation. He just went up in smoke while we had a good thing going. He ghosted me. A few months later I ran into him at a party and suddenly he was all interested in me again. Well, he was very much too late. First of all because he screwed up and I don’t need a little boy who’s afraid of commitment. Second, I was already dating my current boyfriend who treats me like a man and makes me happy.
The song (drama level 13): A passionate, intense, long relationship ends because the boy suddenly disappears without any explanation. It keeps me awake aan night. I don’t understand it. I cry, I pray, I scream, but nothing happens. After months of hoping I decide to move on with my life and I find new love. A real man, someone I can count on and build a future with. And just when I’m finally happy again, the ghost from the past shows up at my door. He is sorry and wants me back. And a part of me wishes I could, because this is what I wanted for so long, but I’ve moved on with someone else. Someone who does deserve me. If he had thought of this a little sooner it could’ve been different, he could’ve been the one. But now he’s too late.
The song was recorded in Nashville. Check out the Making Of on YouTube!
Songtekst
You show up here after all this time
After all the damage you left behind
Like I am something you can
Just turn on and off whenever you like
Tell me who do you think you are
You’re pushing it way too far
Used to do everything for you
But when you left out of the blue
I had to get over you
God knows I cried
God knows I screamed
Desperately
Praying you’d come back to me
But time passed by
And I had to find new dreams
And he loves me, he treats me right
He doesn’t disappear and he doesn’t keep me wondering why
So keep it to yourself when you think you’ve changed
Once that was all I wanted but you’re too late
Heard your voice, it stopped me in my tracks
Thought I’d never see you again
And there used to be a time I’d leave everything behind In the blink of an eye
Give you another chance
God knows I cried
And God knows I dreamed of you
Begging for forgiveness on your knees
But you ran out of time
And I got to find someone who deserves me
And he loves me, he treats me right
He doesn’t shut me out and he doesn’t change his mind
So keep it to yourself when you think you’ve changed
Once that was all I wanted but you’re too late
Damn you
You could’ve been the one
But you took me for granted
You messed it up
Damn it
I wish you had thought of this a little sooner
I know he’ll never be you
But he’s good
And he loves me, he treats me right
He doesn’t play games and he doesn’t run and hide
So keep it to yourself when you think you’ve changed
Once that was all I wanted
Yeah you were all I ever wanted
But you’re too late