Justus Bennetts knows what it's like to feel alone. Drawing on the uncertai… Read Full Bio ↴Justus Bennetts knows what it's like to feel alone. Drawing on the uncertainty and insecurity of adolescence, he crafts genre-blurring pop songs mixed with hip-hop and rock that are meant to comfort anyone who’s ever felt out of place or isolated. Across his 2021 singles--see April's slow-burning “Nightstand,” the brash, R&B-influenced ”Bad Day” and November's nostalgic alt-pop cut ”Cool Kids”--Justus has demonstrated a unique knack for reaching people where they're at. That's been his goal since he was a ”confused kid trying to find my way” in Fuquay-Varina, NC. Thrown into a high school where he didn't know another soul after a move across the country, he gravitated toward music to process his new surroundings. After working as a car salesman, he decided to take his songs seriously, converting his laundry room into a studio. In that space, his belief that music could be his future was born. Justus has since focused on writing the most magnetic opening lines possible, catching ears right away with lyrics that cut deep. He caught the attention of his manager with the punky revenge anthem ”Replace You”, and since then Justus racked up over 80 million global streams in just eight months. But Justus isn't interested in fleeting success--he wants his songs to resonate. ”I just hope people 10 years down the line can still think ‘Justus makes the most relatable songs‘”, he says. ”I want to connect with people, and I want people to connect with my music.”

Don't Trip
Justus Bennetts Lyrics

Feels like everybody constantly
Saying that they want something from me
I got nothing to give

I used to want to have a conversation every night
Would always search for someone to fill the hole in my life
Yeah, I used to give a fuck and now I'm sick of trying
And I just don't know why

So I just kick my feet up

Think that I might need a re-up
They wanna know if they can keep up
And now I'm thinkin', "See ya", huh

Feels like everybody constantly
Saying that they want something from me
I got nothing to give

'Cause I got weed smoke in my lungs
Lsd up on my tongue
Think it's funny when I tell 'em, "Don't trip"

Losing my patience
It's frustrating
All my friends keep hitting me up
Their sick of waiting for replies
'Cause it takes me so much time
Just to make up my own mind
On who I do and do not like, oh

Sick of always running away from my loneliness
Sick of always being afraid to give too many shits
Don't glorify my mind I'm jumping rope with my guts inside
My nerves, they leave me tongue-tied but I don't trip

So I just kick my feet up (feet up)
Think that I might need a re-up (re-up)
They wanna know if they can keep up (keep up)
And now I'm thinkin' see ya, huh (see ya)

Feels like everybody constantly
Saying that they want something from me
I got nothing to give

'Cause I got weed smoke in my lungs
Lsd up on my tongue
Think it's funny when I tell 'em 'don't trip'

Think it's funny when I tell 'em, "Don't trip"
When I tell 'em, "Don't trip"

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group

Written by: Amir Rivera-Lieberman, Doc Daniel, Eugene Veltman, Jesse Fink, Justus Bennetts, Remy Samuel Gautreau, Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd

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