Bailey
Julia Michaels Lyrics

Well Bailey, Bailey, spilled the cup
Bailey accidentally spilled her drink.

'Cause her brother Jack was not lookin' up
Jack wasn't paying attention and that's when Bailey spilled her drink.

What do I do?
Bailey is concerned about the situation.

So, I asked him what's wrong as he turned away
The artist asked Jack what's bothering him, but Jack doesn't want to talk about it.

He said "Daniel tried to poison him and leave him a stray"
Jack's friend Daniel allegedly tried to poison him and abandonded him.

But I'm not surprised, I just sat there and rolled my eyes
The singer is unfazed and unimpressed by this news.

But this kid is going through a breakdown
Jack is experiencing a mental breakdown.

A violent fit of rage, but without the sound
Jack's breakdown is internalized, and he's not expressing it externally.

Are they hopin' that
The artist is questioning if anyone cares about Jack's well-being.

I'll never know what it's like to feel that alone?
The artist wonders if they'll ever understand the loneliness and pain Jack is feeling.

Holdin' my breath until someone's home
Jack is waiting anxiously for someone to come home so he can talk to them and feel less alone.

Will we ever be the same?
The artist is worried that Jack's breakdown will change their relationship and their family dynamic forever.

Oh, I'll never know what it's like to feel that alone
The singer admits that they can't really understand what Jack is going through.

Sayin' "24 ounces left to go"
Bailey is trying to downplay the seriousness of the situation by focusing on how much alcohol is left in the cup.

Guess we'll never be the same
The singer thinks that things will never go back to how they were before Jack's breakdown.

Oh Bailey, Bailey calls José
Bailey contacts her friend José about Jack's situation.

Says "the boy is in some trouble and she don't know who to blame"
Bailey is worried about Jack and doesn't know who is responsible for his condition.

But she does
The singer suggests that Bailey might know who's responsible for Jack's situation, despite what she says.

Then she calls her mother Morgan, holdin' back the cry
Bailey contacts her mother but doesn't want to show how upset she is.

But her mother's still at work and pre-occupied
Bailey's mother is too busy to really focus on what's going on with Jack.

But you can tell in her voice she doesn't care that her kid
The artist implies that Bailey's mother doesn't really care about Jack and his situation.

That her kid is going through a breakdown
Jack is experiencing a mental breakdown, and Bailey's mother is not taking it seriously.

Well Jack I know I've done
Bailey is apologizing to Jack for something she's done in the past.

Some things I shouldn't have done
Bailey admits that she's made mistakes.

But don't misunderstand
Bailey is trying to explain herself and her actions to Jack.

Just blame it on the rum
Bailey jokes that her past mistakes were caused by alcohol rather than her own choices.

And not me
Bailey is trying to avoid taking responsibility for her past mistakes.

Signed forever, Bailey
Bailey signs off her note, promising to always be there for Jack.

Nobody knows what it's like to feel that alone
The artist acknowledges that no one can really understand what Jack is going through.

Will we ever? Will we ever? Will we ever
The singer is repeating the question of whether things will ever be the same as they were before Jack's breakdown.

Sayin' "24 ounces left to go"
The idea of how much alcohol is left in the cup contrasts with how serious the situation is, and how much work they have to do to heal from it.

Guess we'll never be the same
The artist concludes that things have been forever changed by Jack's breakdown.