Legend
Legend can be viewed two ways.
Either its a song written from the perspective of a godess or it’s just an arrogant, delusional song. Either way it was meant to be the intro track for Josephine’s album “Call me crazy” she started planning in 2020.
“I didn’t feel skilled enough yet to make a full album and decided to release the songs as singles instead, hoping to improve my craft with each release.”
So Long (draft)
I’ve been kinda lonely now
I might disappear for a little while
You weren’t ready
Don’t come over, don’t get closer now
Cause I need to get out
Let me down
One more time, I’ll make you drown right under
Don’t you ever dare to wonder
You’re the reason why I doubt
Added more to my reflection
Overshadowed by your clouds
Gave my selfless self direction
That’s where everything went south
Everything I tried to stand for
My voice was drowned out by your mouth
So long, I fought for me
But it’s no use
I gave you all I had to give
(Tell me why I’m still here now)
Why am I here again
Why am I here again
Keep asking myself why I am still here
Cause it’s crowded in my head
Hear voices inside of it
Why am I here again
Why am I here again
Call Me Crazy
This album concept came to be through songs like Legend, Shattered, songs that sound deranged.
Josephine has thought of various concept albums like retrospection (looking back), introspection (looking inwards), extrospection (looking outwards), prospection (looking forward).
“I might do that one day, who knows, but when I was putting tracklists together for each album it didn’t make sense to have really old and really new songs together in an album. I started to put together a tracklist in 2020 for ‘call me crazy’ instead".”
“Call Me Crazy” tracklist
Legend (released)
I Only Trust Myself (released)
Enemy (released)
So Long (draft recording)
Bitch (scrapped)
Uncuffed (scrapped)
Bitter Pill (released)
Scared (draft recording)
Glass Heart (scrapped)
Ain’t Nobody (draft recording)
You Ain’t So Bad (scrapped, not written)
Shattered
Ain’t Nobody (draft)
I’m not making it easy
I’m not pleasant to be around
God, it’s so hard to please me
And that’s why your head’s full of doubts
Cause ain’t nobody gonna love you, like I do honey
Ain’t nobody as cruel
Ain’t nobody who will twist the knife and put it back a million times
Just because it’s fun watching you bleed
I’m marking the days where we have a fight
Cause it’s like we’re counting down the last days that you are alive
Ain’t nobody like me
Who can cut up your heart
Everybody told you to leave
When you still had the chance
But now it’s too late
Cause now there is a price to pay
Go on and fight me
I’m guessing you thought of all the options
Just to find out you’re stuck
Have nowhere to go
But no need to worry
I built towers of your broken walls
Just to keep you safe inside
While I burry you alive
With barbed wire on top
To make sure that you stay by my side
Cause all I really want
Is just a little love
Never had a chance to know what that’s like
I’ve been broken, torn apart
That’s the root of rotting hearts
Find a way to fix it all
Before we all fall
Maybe we still stand a chance
As long as you can lend a hand
Cut it off I keep it in my pocket
Lyrics
I am just a legend with a soft voice
I’ve come down from my pedestal to make some noise
Don’t feel the need to explain myself
Already spit it in my lyrics so you better look closely
For just a reason why I’m tryna bring you down
I make mistakes but I refuse to wear a frown
Maybe next time you should try to believe me
Don’t have much time for those who are needy
Scared (draft)
Baby you are starving
I'm supposed to feed you love
But your stomach's turning
Lips are locked, you're giving up
Flashing back into life
I couldn't treat you the way you deserved
Want to give it a try
But I'll never get to make you feel loved
I see you are scared to come down
You are hiding in the clouds
You keep following me around
Hold a lighter, I'm cold and tired
Guide me through the dark
It's a daydream
And I blame myself for waking up
Some days I see why you let go
And I don't wanna feel this way but I'm so fucking alone
I see you are scared to come down
You are hiding in the clouds
You keep following me around
I gotta learn soon
The world that you’ve turned too
Is too bright for me to take
Burn into ashes
Stumbles and crashes
What more can I take
I see you are scared to come down
You are hiding in the clouds
You keep following me around