Background
Lissie was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, USA - her father is a physician and her mother is an interior designer. She was interested in singing and music from an early age. She played the title role of the musical Annie at the age of nine. "In high school it seems like everyone has more drama than any other time in their life. So that was the time in my life where I really leaned on music as a way to stay sane" she said in an interview.
In her senior year of high school, Lissie was expelled over, what she described, as "something stupid that [she] did, but it was sort of like the culmination of just a lot of negative things that had happened". She got her degree at an alternative outreach center. She spent two years at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, during which time she would open for musicians who visited the city. She collaborated with DJ Harry of SCI Fidelity Records on the song "All My Life", which featured on television shows House, The O.C., Veronica Mars and Wildfire. After spending a semester in Paris, she finished her studies to pursue a career in music. In 2007, she produced a four-song EP that received some airplay on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
In early 2008, Lenny Kravitz invited her to be the opening act for his Love Revolution Tour, after a friend tipped him about her MySpace page. Later that year, "The Longest Road", a song she co-wrote with DJ Morgan Page reached #4 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. "We met under that idea that he was going to remix a song of mine (...) But we decided to work on a new song together", she told the Quad-City Times. The Deadmau5 remix of the track was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" category.
Releases
EP - Lissie (2007 and re-released in 2013)
EP - Why You Runnin' (2009)
Her EP, Why You Runnin', produced by Bill Reynolds of Band of Horses, was released in November 2009 on Fat Possum. One of the songs, Oh Mississippi, was co-written with Ed Harcourt, whom she met through a mutual friend. The EP was listed amongst Paste magazine's "Eight Most Auspicious Musical Debuts of 2009". In early 2010, she toured various venues in the United Kingdom supporting Ohio-born singer-songwriter Joshua Radin.
Catching a Tiger (2010)
Lissie signed with Sony Music UK's Columbia Records. Her debut album, Catching a Tiger, was released on June 21, 2010. The album was recorded in Nashville in 2009 and produced by Jacquire King. The first single from the album, In Sleep, was selected as Track of The Day by Q Magazine on 13 March 2010. A second single, When I’m Alone, was released alongside the album; it would later be chosen by iTunes UK as their song of the year 2010.
Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire (2011)
EP - Covered Up With Flowers (2011)
Back to Forever (2013)
Lissie's sophomore album, Back to Forever, was released on September 8, 2013. It features the singles “Shameless” and “Further Away (Romance Police)”
EP - Love in the City (2013).
EP - Cryin' To You (2014)
In March 2014, Lissie released a critically acclaimed independent EP of cover versions called Cryin' To You. The 5-track EP features an eclectic mix of popular covers - Judas Priest’s Electric Eye, One Direction’s ballad The Story of My Life, Mother by Danzig, Hold On We're Going Home by Drake and Bob Dylan's To Ramona.
My Wild West (2016)
On February 12, 2016 Lissie released her 3rd studio album titled "My Wild West". The album has three singles: the promotional single Hero, the lead single Don't You Give Up On Me, and Daughters. My Wild West has an average grade of 73% on Metacritic.
Live at Union Chapel (2016)
Castles (2018)
On March 23, 2018 Lissie released her 4th studio album Castles. Generally receiving favourable reviews it has a rating of 76% on Metacritic. The album has a slower overall feel and includes prominent piano accompaniments on some tracks. The album has 4 singles; Boyfriend, Blood & Muscle, Best Days and Love Blows.
Compilation - When I'm Alone: The Piano Retrospective (2019)
EP - Thank You to the Flowers (2020)
Carving Canyons (2022)
Released September 16, 2022.
Worried About
Lissie Lyrics
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Are you worried 'bout what I'm doing, too?
What ya doin' to me
Why can't you see?
I'm too worried 'bout what you're doing
Are you worried 'bout what I'm doing, too?
What ya doing to me?
Wanna be free
And who could blame you?
I've made it so complicated
If I just drain you
'Til working it out
It's over rated
But why are we so blind to see
That truth and love
They could overcome?
Come, come, come, come
I'm too worried 'bout what you're doing
You're not worried 'bout what I'm doing, too
What you're doing to me?
Wanna be free
I'm too worried 'bout what you're doin' doin'
No, you're not worried 'bout what I'm doing, too
What you're doing to me, yeah
Why can't you see?
That I can't change you
Nor was that my intention
Please explain
Your earnest words
Are just shucking and jiving
You like to see your thumb on me
Just checking in
Make it begin again
'Gain 'gain 'gain and gain 'gain 'gain and again
'Gain 'gain 'gain and gain 'gain 'gain and again
And for the last four years of my life
I've thought about you
Pretty much every fifteen seconds
Last four years of my life
I've thought about you
Pretty much every fifteen seconds
Last four years of my life I've thought about you
What are you thinkin', what you reckon?
Last four years of my life
I've thought about you
Pretty much every fifteen seconds
Last four years of my life
Last four years of my life
The last four years of my life
Pretty much every fifteen seconds
Oh my heart, my heart's gonna break again
Oh my god, my god won't forsake again
Oh mercy, I want to be taken in
Oh mercy
And, oh my heart, my heart's gonna break again
Oh my god, my god won't forsake again
Oh mercy, I want to be taken in
Oh
I'm too worried 'bout what you're doing
You're not worried about what I'm doing, too
What you're doing to me?
Honey, why can't you see?
I'll stop worrying 'bout what you're doin', doin'
'Cause you're not worried bout what I'm doing, too
And then you will see
What it was like to be me, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh my heart, my heart's gonna break again
Oh my god, my god won't forsake again
Oh mercy, I want to be taken in
Oh mercy
And, oh my heart, my heart's gonna break again
Oh my god, my god won't forsake again
Oh mercy, I want to be taken in
Taken in
The main theme of Lissie's "Worried About" is the obsessive worry that occurs when a relationship is unbalanced. In the first two lines of the chorus, the singer confesses her anxiety about what her partner might be doing, while simultaneously asking if her partner is experiencing the same anxiety. She continues with her concerns about what her partner is doing to her and how she wants to be free from the worry. Lissie then reflects on how complicated she has made the relationship and implies that in some way, she is causing her own anxiety. She depicts the inability to communicate and understand one another, and how they are both responsible for the relationship's failed functioning. The repetition of the line, "last four years of my life, pretty much every fifteen seconds" serves as a reminder of the song's central concept- the overthinking and obsessing that accompanies an unfulfilled, struggling relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm too worried 'bout what you're doing
I am anxious about your actions
Are you worried 'bout what I'm doing, too?
Do you have the same concern about my actions?
What ya doin' to me
How are your actions affecting me?
Why can't you see?
Why don't you understand how I feel?
Wanna be free
I desire to be independent from this situation
And who could blame you?
It's understandable if you feel the same way
I've made it so complicated
I have overcomplicated things
If I just drain you
If I continue to stress you out
'Til working it out
Until we resolve our issues
It's over rated
It's not worth all the stress
But why are we so blind to see
Why can't we understand
That truth and love
Honesty and affection
They could overcome?
They can help us resolve our issues
Come, come, come, come
Let's work together and resolve this
You're not worried 'bout what I'm doing, too
You don't share the same concern for my actions
What you're doing to me?
How are your actions affecting me?
That I can't change you
I can't control your actions
Nor was that my intention
That was not my goal
Please explain
Can you clarify?
Your earnest words
Your sincere words
Are just shucking and jiving
They are insincere and false
You like to see your thumb on me
You enjoy having control over me
Just checking in
I'm just keeping tabs on you
Make it begin again
Let's start fresh and try to make it work
Last four years of my life
For the past four years
What are you thinkin', what you reckon?
What's on your mind?
Oh my heart, my heart's gonna break again
My heart is hurting once more
Oh my god, my god won't forsake again
My faith in God won't let me down again
Oh mercy, I want to be taken in
I need compassion and comfort
I'll stop worrying 'bout what you're doin', doin'
I'll try not to stress about your actions
And then you will see
You will understand
What it was like to be me, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
You will see things from my perspective
Taken in
Accepted and cared for
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elisabeth Maurus
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
yamit77
the lyrics, her voice, the tune - its all comes together to one perfect thing !
Julie Coddington
replay, replay, replay, replay,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOVE IT! I have to be the biggest Lissie fan out there!
tonybeak11
This is the perfect song to send to you ex after you've found out that they've already found someone new.
35353535s
love it!!!
ManUtdForever
Awesome song! Thanks for posting!
Karl Karstens
This song represents the last four years of my life. </3
Campusita1
I love this song
cammie
I love this💓💓
Stanley Polley
check out her live videos... she's got the pipes :)
Pining for the fjords
"For the last four years of my life I've thought about you pretty much every fifteen seconds." I'm no expert, but I'm sure that's called the unhealthy type of obsession.