I'll Start Believing
Warpaint Lyrics


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Daddy left me once you know
He took off when I was 6 months old
And he said, "Something difficult about this," he said
"Got to do my own thing now"

Daddy left me once you know
He took off when I was 6 months old
And he said, something difficult about this he said
"Got to do my own thing now,
Have to do my own thing now"

I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you now
I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you now

Daddy left me once you know
He took off when I was 6 months old
And he said, "Something difficult about this," he said
"Got to do my own thing now"

I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you
I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you now

Got to do my own thing now
Trying to do my own thing now

You went away and still my heart was breaking
And so I'll try to never it show

I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you now




I'll start believing
I'll start believing in you now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Warpaint’s “I’ll Start Believing” revolve around the singer’s father leaving her when she was only six months old. The song explicitly talks about the difficulty the father faced as he left his young daughter to “do his own thing.” The repeated lyrics, “Daddy left me once you know, he took off when I was six months old and he said something difficult about this he said, ‘got to do my own thing now,’” exemplifies the confusion and longing of the singer as she struggles to understand the motives behind her father’s abandonment.


The chorus, “I’ll start believing in you now” carries a tone of hope and redemption. Despite the singer’s sadness and heartbreak, she is willing to take a leap of faith and believe in the power of a relationship. She acknowledges the pain of her father’s absence but is willing to accept it and move forward, evident in her verses “Trying to do my own thing now, you went away and still my heart was breaking and so I’ll try to never show it.”


Line by Line Meaning

Daddy left me once you know
My father abandoned me at a very young age


He took off when I was 6 months old
He left when I was just an infant


And he said, "Something difficult about this," he said
He offered a vague explanation for his departure


"Got to do my own thing now"
He prioritized his own desires over his responsibilities as a parent


I'll start believing
I'm willing to trust someone again


I'll start believing in you now
I'm ready to give my trust to this specific person


Got to do my own thing now
I understand the importance of pursuing my own goals and identity


Trying to do my own thing now
I'm making an effort to assert my independence and autonomy


You went away and still my heart was breaking
Even though you left, I still loved you and felt sadness over your absence


And so I'll try to never it show
I'll attempt to conceal my emotional pain




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