overthinking - original song | Orla Gartland

a song about anxiety, written to try take back some power over it. join my secret demo club on patreon - http://www.patreon.com/orlagartland & huge love to Fender who were kind enough to gift me this gorgeous acoustic - it's one of their paramount series: https://www.fender.com/pages/paramount :) ............ lyrics & chords (capo 3): Am - (G) - F - Em - F - G (the first G is just a quick passing chord) I'm on an overcrowded train fighting an overcrowded brain and all these bags under my eyes  hold up my compromise  maybe I should change just everything, anything did you not learn anything in school? could have played by the rules  could be happy in a different way struggling with the London rent they said it would be hard now I know what they meant I lose sleep, head stuck in the cereal bowl but I’m here for the music, I know distracted! can I say what I mean, can I mean what I say why can’t I figure out how I feel when I wake up everyday (pre:) Dm - G - (Em) (Em just a quick passing chord) Dm - G facing the world with the same old logic overanalysing everything is tragic and maybe some things they will never make sense so I tackle it all but I'm not making a dent (chorus:) F - C - G F - C - Em and I think my brain is breaking and it’s just myself I’ve been blaming it’s frustrating I just wanna know why and I know no good will come of it I wish that I could just be done with it but I’m sinking I just wanna know why i’m overthinking I'm an outcast, to be left behind  I'm an extrovert with an anxious mind there's a danger that I'm gonna pour my heart out to a total stranger  In a bar And they're not gonna wanna hear  No, they're just there to sip their beer  not hear about problems to solve “God this girl's so self involved” I play it out my head  I'm trying to make good choices  I hear voices  they can't pick one side  help! i look so stupid  sitting there tongue tied  meltdown! all i can hear  is code red, code red got a problem in the control centre in my own head  (pre) (chorus) .......... me on other parts of t'internet: twitaaaa: http://www.twitter.com/orlagartland facey-b: http://www.facebook.com/orlagartland insta: @orlagartland .................. love you and i am too excited for this year xxx