Worst in Me
Julia Michaels Lyrics

Remember when I used to be happy for you?
I remember a time when I was genuinely happy for your happiness, even when you spent time with other female friends

You could go out with your female friends and I'd be totally fine
I never used to feel any jealousy when you spent time with your female friends

Remember when you used to be happy for me?
There was a time when you were supportive and celebrated my successes without any negative emotions

You'd celebrate all my success without crossing a line
You used to celebrate every achievement that I made, respecting our boundaries and keeping everything positive

Now, it's like we're scared of getting good
Lately, we seem to be afraid of becoming too happy and successful

'Cause we know the truth is that we could
We are afraid of succeeding because we know that it's possible

Yeah, we know that we might actually work
We realize that our relationship could actually work out

And the truth is that we could
It's a fact that we are well-matched and could make things work

But maybe it's the worst in me
Possibly, the worst part of me is causing problems in our relationship

That's bringing out the worst in you
Maybe my negative attitudes and actions are causing you to react in a negative way too

I know we can fix these kinks
I believe that we can work through these problems and solve them

But the worst in me doesn't want to work on things
However, the negative aspects of me don't want to cooperate and resolve our issues

But the best of me wants to love you
Despite my flaws, my better self still wants to show you love and affection

But the worst in me doesn't want to
Unfortunately, my negative side still prevails and doesn't want to improve our relationship

It's almost like I've gotten so used to resentment
I feel like I've become accustomed to hating and having negative emotions towards you

That every annoying little thing you say has lost its effect
Now, even the smallest things you say that used to bother me don't have an impact anymore

It's almost like it's made you a little bit bitter
My negative emotions have made you bitter too, even when you don't show it

When I don't always react the way you expect
You've started to become frustrated when I don't respond to things the way you expect me to

I won't hurt you again
I promise not to harm you anymore

If you won't, if you won't
If you agree to work alongside me and try to fix our problems together

Yeah, baby, I won't lose you again
I really don't want to lose you again and I hope you feel the same

Ah-ah-ah (really doesn't want to)
I really don't want to fix our problems or move forward

Ah-ah-ah (the worst in me doesn't want to)
My negative side is winning and doesn't want to cooperate

Ah-ah-ah (oh)
Exclamation of frustration and disappointment

Ah-ah-ah (the worst in me doesn't want to)
My negative emotions are still holding me back from trying to fix things