Twisted
Johanna Warren Lyrics


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I found you lost in space,
I tried to pull you out
It’s not my job, not my place
To give a damn about it
But I saw them in the shadows,
I tried to warn you
I know it’s not my battle
But I’m a warrior
And I can’t help it

Can’t you see how much I adore you?
I know I could never save you
But I was born to
You could never handle
Half of all that I feel
On the daily the shit up for
Is fucking real
And you got up to it real close
It didn’t appeal, maybe
What’d I try to tell you baby,
I am the real deal
And I will not be afraid
No matter how terrifying
You make yourself
I’ll still be here trying
I will not be displaced
By how much I love you
Can’t let myself take second place
No matter how much I want to
I trusted you because I thought
We had a deal, tell me
What’s your most twisted fantasy?
Let’s make it real, shall we?
You tell lies to save face
It’s not working for you
Put yourself in my place
And try to adore you
I could never deliver
My half of the deal
On the daily I’d drag you through hell
When I lost control of the wheel
But put yourself in my place

What does it do for you
To feel all the pain you blame me for
I’m a warrior
But I give up, I give up
I gave it my all




I give up, I give up
I gave it my all

Overall Meaning

In the opening verse, Johanna Warren is describing how she found someone who was lost and needed help. She tried to pull them out of the bad place they were in but eventually realizes it is not her job nor her place to do so. Despite this, she watched from the shadows and tried to warn them from the dangers ahead. Johanna is a warrior who cannot avoid fighting a battle, even if it is not hers to fight. She loves this person and tries to save them even if it is impossible. She cannot save them from themselves and their twisted fantasies.


In the second verse, Johanna speaks directly to the person she loves, telling them that she adores them and would do anything for them. She admits that they could never handle what she feels on the daily basis as it is too much to bear. But Johanna is determined to stay strong despite the difficulties of loving this person. She says that she trusted them because she thought they had a deal, but now she is unsure what their twisted fantasy is. She is willing to make it real, whatever it may be. The song ends with Johanna admitting defeat, saying that she gave it her all, but she has given up.


Line by Line Meaning

I found you lost in space,
I found you in a difficult situation,


I tried to pull you out
I tried to help you overcome that situation,


It’s not my job, not my place
It's not my responsibility to do it, but I still did it,


To give a damn about it
To care about it,


But I saw them in the shadows,
I saw the dangers that surrounded you,


I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you about those dangers,


I know it’s not my battle
I know it's not my fight,


But I’m a warrior
But I'm courageous and determined,


And I can’t help it
And I can't stop being who I am,


Can’t you see how much I adore you?
Don't you see how much I love you?


I know I could never save you
I know I can't rescue you from everything,


But I was born to
But it's in my nature to try,


You could never handle
You couldn't cope with,


Half of all that I feel
Half of the intense emotions I experience,


On the daily the shit up for
Every day, the intense experiences I go through,


Is fucking real
Is real and not just in my head,


And you got up to it real close
And you got too close to it,


It didn’t appeal, maybe
It didn't attract you, maybe,


What’d I try to tell you baby,
What did I try to tell you, babe,


I am the real deal
I am authentic and genuine,


And I will not be afraid
And I won't be scared,


No matter how terrifying
Even if it's scary,


You make yourself
You make it,


I’ll still be here trying
I'll still be here doing my best to help you,


I will not be displaced
I won't let my feelings be overlooked,


By how much I love you
By the amount of love I have for you,


Can’t let myself take second place
I can't let myself be less important in your life,


No matter how much I want to
Even if I wanted to,


I trusted you because I thought
I believed in you because I thought,


We had a deal, tell me
We had an agreement, let me know,


What’s your most twisted fantasy?
What's your darkest desire,


Let’s make it real, shall we?
Let's bring it to life, shall we?


You tell lies to save face
You lie to avoid embarrassment,


It’s not working for you
It's not helping you,


Put yourself in my place
Imagine being in my situation,


And try to adore you
And try to love you,


I could never deliver
I could never fulfill,


My half of the deal
My part of the agreement,


On the daily I’d drag you through hell
Every day, I'd put you through a lot of pain and suffering,


When I lost control of the wheel
When I lost control of the situation,


What does it do for you
What benefit do you get,


To feel all the pain you blame me for
To feel all the pain that you accuse me of causing,


I’m a warrior
I'm a fighter,


But I give up, I give up
But I surrender, I surrender,


I gave it my all
I did my best,


I give up, I give up
I surrender, I surrender,


I gave it my all
I did my best,




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Realsongs
Written by: DESMOND CHILD, DIANE EVE WARREN, ROBERT WILLIAM ATHIS, Diane Warren, Robert Athis

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Comments from YouTube:

DDiego

This song is like all your emotions are fighting for attention. Masterpiece.

Colt

Speak for yourself.

Lexi Quartz

This song is a masterpiece. Never felt so understood .

Travis Nobles

I have to admit when I first heard this song on the new album I didn't really like it but this video makes it into something mind-blowingly transcendent. absolutely brilliant

Luke

I’ve easily watched this over 100 times in the past month... probably the best song I’ve discovered in 2021, and somehow the video lives up to it

destinyofthenile

Listening to this again after a little break and wow this really is one of the strongest on the album -- excited to learn it was filmed in South Wales!!!

Nathan Hayward

You are brilliant Johanna, thank you thank you!

Victor Thadeu Coelho

I'm so fucking satisfied you gave this song a video. Masterpiece

Faith & Majesty

Gorgeous song!! All the feelings being felt right now! <3

J

such a song, great artist wow

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