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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without you
Chelsea Cutler Lyrics
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Ceilings and feelings that don't change
Twelve months and I still feel lost
You know what you did by leaving
I know that you had your reasons
Twelve months and I can't move on
Don't know how to not miss somebody
How to spend all my nights alone, mm
Life goes on without you and I'm okay with that
Find somebody else, remake all the plans we had
It don't hurt like before, I just don't know what to do
With myself anymore, learning to live without you
My friends all drown me in white wine
I'll talk to myself to waste time
One year and I still feel low, mm
This town knows too much about me
Everyone makes me feel lonely
One year doesn't lie, you know
Don't know how to not miss somebody
How to not want you to still want me
How to spend all my nights alone, yeah
Life goes on without you and I'm okay with that
Find somebody else, remake all the plans we had
It don't hurt like before, I just don't know what to do
With myself anymore, learning to live without you
My nights are drowning in champagne
Ceilings and feelings that don't change
Twelve months and I still feel lost
Life goes on without you and I'm okay with that
Find somebody else, remake all the plans we had
It don't hurt like before, I just don't know what to do
With myself anymore, learning to live without you
In Chelsea Cutler's song "You," the artist reflects on the aftermath of a past relationship. The lyrics convey a sense of loneliness and struggle to move on. Cutler describes feeling lost, drowning in champagne, and talking to herself to waste time. She acknowledges that life goes on without her former partner and that she is okay with that, but still can't help missing them and feeling low.
The chorus of the song highlights the struggle of trying to let go of someone while still wanting them to want you. Cutler expresses an uncertainty of how to spend all her nights alone and learning to live without her former partner. The repetition of the line "twelve months and I still feel lost" emphasizes how difficult the healing process can be.
Overall, "You" conveys the emotional complexity of moving on from a past relationship. The lyrics capture the sense of longing, loneliness, and the struggle to come to terms with the end of a romantic connection.
Line by Line Meaning
My nights are drowning in champagne
My nights are filled with alcohol, but I still feel empty and lost
Ceilings and feelings that don't change
My surroundings and emotions remain stagnant despite the passage of time
Twelve months and I still feel lost
Even after a year, I am still struggling to find direction and purpose
You know what you did by leaving
You are aware of the pain you caused me by ending our relationship
I know that you had your reasons
I acknowledge that you had your own valid reasons for leaving, but it still hurt me deeply
Twelve months and I can't move on
Despite the passage of time, I am still stuck in the same place emotionally and unable to let go of the past
Don't know how to not miss somebody
I am struggling with the feeling of missing someone and not knowing how to make it stop
How to not want you to still want me
I am trying to learn how to let go of the desire for you to still have feelings for me
How to spend all my nights alone, mm
I don't know how to fill the lonely nights without you by my side
Life goes on without you and I'm okay with that
I am coming to terms with the fact that life goes on even without you in it
Find somebody else, remake all the plans we had
I am open to the idea of moving on and finding someone new, even though it means letting go of our past plans
It don't hurt like before, I just don't know what to do
While the pain has lessened, I am still unsure of how to move forward without you
With myself anymore, learning to live without you
I am trying to learn how to be okay on my own and live my life without you by my side
My friends all drown me in white wine
My friends are trying to help me cope by drowning me in alcohol
I'll talk to myself to waste time
I am trying to distract myself by talking to myself to fill the time
One year and I still feel low, mm
Even after a year, I am still feeling down and struggling to find happiness
This town knows too much about me
I feel exposed and vulnerable in this town where everyone knows my business
Everyone makes me feel lonely
Despite being surrounded by people, I still feel lonely and disconnected
One year doesn't lie, you know
The passage of time has not made it any easier to move on or forget the pain you caused me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Chelsea Emily Cutler
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Lautaro De Rosa
"Life goes on without you and I'm ok with that... find somebody else, remake all the plans we had. It don't hurt like before I just don't know what to do with myself anymore" that hits the spot 🥺
rfallen
My favorite song since I heard it on Instagram stories, I literally just heard it and a tear came out😭❤️
Amanda Kay
This has got to be my fav I was screaming the chorus the second I heard it
Sopor Eng
Sameeeee
Rident
No one else's music hits like hers
Florentine Volz
You can still miss a person after a year...life goes on but the heart can be stuck. Her songs really hit hard
Bokaho Sangtam
Her angelic voice gives me goosebumps
ellalaine
Yep. I am ok and it doesn't hurt like before.
Chelsea helps me to express what I want to say ✨
Helene Baca
Probably my favorite off the album because I can relate to it a lot 😍❤️🥰
CY
You brighten up our lives 💕💕💕