Overthinking
Orla Gartland Lyrics

I'm on an overcrowded train
Feeling overwhelmed and claustrophobic in a crowded space

fighting an overcrowded brain
Struggling with racing thoughts and excessive worry

and all these bags under my eyes
Physical evidence of exhaustion and stress

hold up my compromise
The toll my anxiety is taking on my mental health and wellbeing

maybe I should change just everything, anything
Desperate for a solution to the constant anxiety

did you not learn anything in school?
Wishing there were clear answers or solutions to life's problems

could have played by the rules
Regretting not following a more conventional path in life

could be happy in a different way
Wondering if there is a better way to live life

struggling with the London rent
Financial stress adding to my anxiety

they said it would be hard now I know what they meant
Realizing that adult life is even harder than anticipated

I lose sleep, head stuck in the cereal bowl
Unable to turn off my racing thoughts even when trying to relax

but I'm here for the music, I know
Reminding myself of my passion and purpose in life

distracted!
Feeling unable to focus on anything due to my anxiety

can I say what I mean, can I mean what I say
Struggling with communicating effectively and authentically

why can't I figure out how I feel when I wake up everyday
Feeling confused and overwhelmed by my own emotions

facing the world with the same old logic
Stuck in my own patterns of thinking and struggling to break free

overanalysing everything is tragic
Realizing that my excessive worrying is detrimental to my mental health

and maybe some things they will never make sense
Accepting that there are some things in life that cannot be explained or understood

and I think my brain is breaking
Feeling like my anxiety is becoming unbearable

and it's just myself I've been blaming
Realizing that I am the source of my own anxiety

it's frustrating
Feeling defeated by my own mental state

I just wanna know why
Longing for an explanation for my anxiety

and I know no good will come of it
Understanding that obsessing over the cause of my anxiety will not make it go away

I wish that I could just be done with it
Hoping to find a way to overcome or escape my anxiety

but I'm sinking
Feeling like my anxiety is taking over my life

I'm an outcast, to be left behind
Feeling like I don't fit in with others or like I'm falling behind in life

I'm an extrovert with an anxious mind
Wishing I could be more carefree and social, but held back by my own anxiety

there's a danger that I'm gonna pour my heart out to a total stranger
Feeling like I need to confide in someone, even if it's a stranger

In a bar
Feeling the urge to drown my anxieties in alcohol or escape through partying

And they're not gonna wanna hear
Feeling like no one will truly understand or care about my struggles

No, they're just there to sip their beer
Realizing that others may be caught up in their own lives and not interested in my problems

not hear about problems to solve
Feeling like my problems are unsolvable and overwhelming

God this girl's so self involved
Worrying that others judge me for my anxiety and self-focus

I play it out my head
Obsessing over potential scenarios and outcomes in my mind

I'm trying to make good choices
Striving to do what is best for my mental health and wellbeing

I hear voices
Hearing my own internal dialogue or negative self-talk

they can't pick one side
Feeling indecisive or conflicted

help! i look so stupid
Feeling embarrassed or awkward in social situations due to my anxiety

sitting there tongue tied
Finding it difficult to speak or express myself due to my anxiety

meltdown! all i can hear
Feeling overwhelmed by my anxiety and struggling to focus on anything else

is code red, code red
Feeling like my anxiety is at a critical level and out of control

got a problem in the control centre
Feeling like my anxiety is taking over my ability to think or make decisions

in my own head
Feeling trapped by my own racing thoughts and excessive worry