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.
For music, videos, tour dates, & merch head to: https://www.chelseacutler.com/
What Would It Take
Chelsea Cutler Lyrics
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Now I can't shake the feeling that this is all my fault
Staring up at the ceiling like it'll bring you home
But we both know it won't
Losing track of the hours that I spend in my bed
I'm losing the power to get out of my head
When it starts spinning downwards, so I face it alone
Yeah, I wish you'd come home
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
I don't think it's normal
To be on the floor still shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls
Back when you would call me just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh-oh-oh
What would it take to make you come home?
I've been awake for weeks now, I couldn't sleep for days
Everything we could be, how could you just walk away?
When I said, "Please don't leave now", I'm taking all your weight
Yeah, like it would make you stay
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
I don't think it's normal
To be on the floor still shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls
Back when you would call me just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh-oh-oh
What would it take to make you come home?
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm calling from a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you don't want me
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm faded in a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you won't love me
I don't think it's normal
To be on the floor still shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls
Back when you would call me just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh-oh-oh
What would it take to make you come home?
What would it take to make me let go?
The lyrics of Chelsea Cutler's song "What Would It Take" depict the emotions that come with a breakup. The song starts with the singer expressing confusion over the breakup, as she and her partner seemed to have hit a wall without any apparent reason. She blames herself for the breakup and misses her partner terribly, hoping they will come home. As she spends time in bed, unable to get out of her head, she realizes that something doesn't feel right and she can't fix it on her own.
Throughout the song, the singer's heart is beating out of her chest, waiting for what happens next. She reminisces about the times when her partner would call her just to talk for hours and wonders what it would take to make them come home. She can't understand why her partner doesn't want to be with her, even though she's hurting and needs somebody.
The song ends with the singer questioning what it would take to make her partner come home, but also what it would take to make her let go of the relationship. The emotional depth of the song makes it relatable for anyone who has gone through a similar experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Didn't say why you're leaving, yeah, we just hit a wall
I don’t understand why you left without an explanation. We hit a rough patch and stopped moving forward.
Now I can't shake the feeling that this is all my fault
I can't help but feel responsible for what happened between us.
Staring up at the ceiling like it'll bring you home, But we both know it won't
I’ve been staring at the ceiling, hoping that you’d come back. But deep down, I know it’s unlikely that you’ll return.
Losing track of the hours that I spend in my bed, I'm losing the power to get out of my head
I've been in bed for hours, losing track of time. I can't seem to stop thinking about what happened.
When it starts spinning downwards, so I face it alone, Yeah, I wish you'd come home
When things get tough, I’m forced to face them on my own. I wish you were here to help me through it.
My heart beats out of my chest, Waiting for what happens next, yeah
I'm anxious and scared because I don't know what's going to happen next.
I don't think it's normal, To be on the floor still shaking from the shower, Listening to old calls
I don't think it's normal to still be this upset, even when I take a shower or listen to old phone calls between us.
Back when you would call me just to talk for hours, yeah, Something doesn't feel right
I miss the times when we used to talk for hours on the phone. It doesn't feel right without you here.
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh-oh-oh, What would it take to make you come home?
I can't make myself feel better on my own. I want to know what I can do to make you come back.
I've been awake for weeks now, I couldn't sleep for days, Everything we could be, how could you just walk away?
I've been unable to sleep or rest properly for weeks, thinking about all the potential we had as a couple. How could you just leave?
When I said, "Please don't leave now", I'm taking all your weight, Yeah, like it would make you stay
When I begged you not to leave, I was willing to take on all your problems. But I see now that it wouldn't have convinced you to stay.
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body, Because I'm hurting and I need somebody, And now I'm calling from a hotel lobby, And I don't understand why you don't want me
My heart is beating uncontrollably because I'm in pain and I need someone to rely on. I’m calling you from a hotel lobby because I don't know what else to do. I don't understand why you don’t want me anymore.
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body, Because I'm hurting and I need somebody, And now I'm faded in a hotel lobby, And I don't understand why you won't love me
My heart is still pounding in my chest because I’m in so much pain and I need someone to help me through it. I’m feeling lost and hopeless in this hotel room, trying to understand why you don’t love me anymore.
What would it take to make me let go?
I'm struggling to let go of you and move on. What do I need to do to finally move forward?
Writer(s): Chelsea Emily Cutler
Contributed by Adeline D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Didn't say why you're leaving
Yeah, we just hit a wall
Now I can't shake the feeling
That this is all my fault
Staring up at the ceiling
Like it'll bring you home
But we both know it won't
Losing track of the hours
That I've spent in my bed
Now I'm losing the power
To get out my head
When it starts spinning downwards
So I face it alone
Yeah, I wish you'd come home
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
[Verse 2]
I've been awake for weeks now
I couldn't sleep for days
Everything we could be
How could you just walk away?
When I said please don't leave now
I'm taking all your weight, yeah
Like it would make you stay
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart beats out of my chest
Waiting for what happens next, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, hey
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
[Bridge]
Yeah, my heart is beating out my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm calling from a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you don't want me
Yeah, my heart is beating out of my body
Because I'm hurting and I need somebody
And now I'm faded in a hotel lobby
And I don't understand why you won't love me
[Chorus]
I don't think it's normal to be on the floor still
Shaking from the shower
Listening to old calls back when you would call me
Just to talk for hours, yeah
Something doesn't feel right
I can't make it feel right on my own, oh
What would it take to make you come home?
What would it take to make me let go?
Chelsea Cutler
my debut album is out now x http://chelseacutler.lnk.to/htbh-album
Jessica Barco Guerra
That beginning synth/keys are so beautiful I’m not over it. The drums come in and it all begins together. The IMAGERY WITH THE LYRICS. WHEN THE OTHER KEYS COME IN & WOWOWOWO WOWOWOWO I wish I could phrase it better but this album is a whole masterpiece
Cas
This gets better the more you listen to it 🖤
Jessica Barco Guerra
Cas TRUEEE
Alejandro Roldan
we can understand that we can understand how deep this song is? Like when you know you have overcome your feelings for someone but you can't, just a masterpiece
CharlotteAyaya
No idea how you only have 51 other people showing you love on this but god fucking damn
Truely gifted. Your voice. Lyrics.sound design everything you touch turns into a hue of emotion and it creates something so special I could sit here for hours and never describe accurately how much your music means to me and others as well. Thank you for everything 💕
ADRILU ♪
Can we talk about how perfect is 2:20 - 2:53. Thank you Chelsea! 🖤
Matheus Marques
Eu vou fazer de tudo para que você esteja segura e feliz , para que você consiga sentir coisas boas e se sentir feliz ( Parte 03 )
Kevin Lavery
Might be my favorite song on this album, thanks Chelsea
Kim Tatahyung
continue being a great artist Chelsea 💜