By 2017, several of Cutler's songs (including "Your Shirt") garnered numerous streams and led to collaborations that year with acts like Louis The Child ("Slow Down Love"), ayokay ("The Shine"), Kidswaste ("Tonight"), and Kasbo ("Found You"). She signed a record deal with Ultra Records in late 2017 and released her first EP, "Snow In October". After touring with Quinn XCII in early 2018, Cutler released two independent mixtapes, "Sleeping With Roses" and "Sleeping With Roses II." She also went on her first two nationwide headlining tours in support of each mixtape, both of which sold out in advance.
In March 2019, she signed to Republic Records and released a joint EP, "brent", with friend and label-mate Jeremy Zucker shortly after. The EP features the single "you were good to me", which they performed live on The Today Show. It was also pressed on a limited edition white vinyl through the retailer Urban Outfitters. It was limited to a run of 1000 copies pressed. In May 2019, Cutler collaborated with Kygo on the single, "Not OK". It became her third collaboration (after "Slow Down Love" and "The Shine") to appear on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart, peaking at number 9.
In late 2019, Cutler began releasing new singles, including "How To Be Human" and "Lucky" (featuring Alexander 23). Along with "Sad Tonight", the songs served as the primary singles for her debut studio album, How To Be Human, released on January 17, 2020 by Republic Records. On January 23, 2020 she performed the lead single, "Sad Tonight", on Late Night With Seth Meyers. That song became Cutler's first entry on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, peaking at number 32 in March 2020. In April 2020, she was featured alongside Quinn XCII on the Louis The Child track, "Little Things".
Cutler was also slated to perform at Coachella 2020, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, she released a version of her song "Crazier Things" which features Noah Kahan.
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Sleeping With Roses
Chelsea Cutler Lyrics
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I would fix it
That I would tell you that I′m sorry and you'd still be listening
I told myself that
I would make it right, ohh
I promised you that
I wouldn′t let down
Promised you that
We would be alright
I'm sleeping in daylight
I stayed up ′til midnight
Runnin′ the whole town
Just to talk you down
Waiting where we've been
And sleeping with roses
′Cause you got the worst of me
But you got to leave and I have to be me
The lyrics of Chelsea Cutler's song "Sleeping With Roses" revolve around the theme of a broken relationship and the internal struggle of trying to fix it. The singer tells herself that she will make things right and apologize, hoping that the other person will still listen to her. She promises not to let them down and to find a way for them to escape their current situation. However, despite her efforts, she realizes that the relationship is unsustainable and that they both need to move on.
The line "I'm sleeping in daylight, I stayed up 'til midnight" suggests that the singer's mind is consumed by thoughts of the failed relationship, causing her to sleep during the day and stay awake late into the night. She feels restless, constantly running around and trying to find a resolution, but ultimately finding herself in the same place. The mention of "sleeping with roses" implies that she holds onto memories and emotions from the relationship, even though it ended badly. She acknowledges that her partner experienced the worst side of her, but recognizes the need for both of them to separate and find their own individual identities.
Line by Line Meaning
I told myself that
I convinced myself that
I would fix it
I would resolve the problem
That I would tell you that I'm sorry and you'd still be listening
That I would apologize and you would still be willing to hear me out
I told myself that
I convinced myself that
I would make it right, ohh
I would rectify the situation
I promised you that
I made a commitment to you that
I wouldn't let down
I wouldn't disappoint you
I'd figure out the reasons we could never run from this town
I would uncover the obstacles preventing us from leaving this place
Promised you that
I made a commitment to you that
We would be alright
We would be fine
I'm sleeping in daylight
I am pretending to be at peace during the day
I stayed up 'til midnight
I remained awake until midnight
Runnin' the whole town
Navigating through the entire town
Just to talk you down
Only to calm you down
Waiting where we've been
Patiently staying in the same place we have been
And sleeping with roses
And resting with flowers as a symbol of love/affection
'Cause you got the worst of me
Because you experienced the negative side of me
But you got to leave and I have to be me
But you had to depart and I need to be true to myself
Writer(s): Chelsea Cutler
Contributed by Aubrey W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
oncloud9
lyrics :)
I told myself that I would fix it
I would tell u that I'm sorry and you'd still be listening
I told myself that I would make it right
I promised u that I wouldn't let down
I'd figure out the reasons we could never run from this town
Promised u that we would be alright
I'm sleeping in daylight
I stayed up till midnight
Running the whole town
Just to talk u down
Waiting where we've been
And sleeping with roses
Cause u got the worst of me
But u got to leave
And I have to be me
Thibault Chalamet
this deserves a re-release with like 5 more verses
Jasmine !
I can't wait for her to get recognized for her unique style and the hard work she puts into her songs xx
oncloud9
lyrics :)
I told myself that I would fix it
I would tell u that I'm sorry and you'd still be listening
I told myself that I would make it right
I promised u that I wouldn't let down
I'd figure out the reasons we could never run from this town
Promised u that we would be alright
I'm sleeping in daylight
I stayed up till midnight
Running the whole town
Just to talk u down
Waiting where we've been
And sleeping with roses
Cause u got the worst of me
But u got to leave
And I have to be me
ZeroWolfGiven
Why does the best song on the album have to be the interlude? (Not saying it's a bad album, it's just this track is REALLY good)
Katlan
Ikrrrrr
Jayden Marcotte
That last line gave me chills
Makerle The
Que viber boa! 😍✨
Leiyapam Chamroy
The song needs to be longer 😭
Listening to something as magical as this makes life so much better 💕
Transcript
Your songs are so unbelievably good. In love with your voice and your songs
Rachel Stutz
Can't stop listening to this one.. I love it!!