Brandi Carlile – That Wasn't Me lyrics

Brandi Carlile – That Wasn't Me lyrics

That Wasn't Me
Hang on, just hang on for a minute
I've got something to say
I'm not asking you to move on or forget it
But these are better days
To be wrong all along and admit is not amazing grace
But to be loved like a song you remember
Even when you've changed

Tell me did I go on a tangent?
Did I lie through my teeth?
Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?
Did I bring shame on my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
Whatever you see, that wasn't me
That wasn't me, that wasn't me

When you're lost you will toss every lucky coin you'll ever trust
And you will hide from every god like he never turns his back on us
And you will fall all the way to the bottom and fall on your own knife
But you'll learn who you are even if it doesn't take your life

Tell me did I go on a tangent?
Did I lie through my teeth?
Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?
Did I bring shame on my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
Whatever you see, that wasn't me
That wasn't me, that wasn't me

But I want you to know that you'll never alone
I wanna believe do I make myself a blessing to everyone I meet
When you fall I will get you on your feet
Do I spend time with my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
When that's what you see, that will be me
That will be me, that will be me
That will be me

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Songwriters: Brandi M. Carlile, Phillip John Hanseroth, Timothy Jay Hanseroth

That Wasn't Me lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Unregistered 2015-09-16 18:59:03

It's one of my favorites songs. It IS about addiction and forgiveness. She has such a unique voice and a way about her.

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Unregistered 2021-01-14 03:52:05

This song has a great deal of meaning to me. I was an active addict for years. I put my family through hell. BUT, that wasn’t me. It was my disease. I wanted to “be me” again. I went into recovery when I hit bottom...landed on my knife. And, my family knew “that will be me” when I finally became a part of their lives again by regaining my life. I don’t know if this makes sense to anyone, but it has been one of my top songs since me recovery began.

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Unregistered 2012-07-27 13:51:42

My beautiful, loving sister and my best friend took her life in jan 2009 after years of battling addiction and feeling desparate. This song says exactly what she would have said and also what I always thought during the bad times - that wasnt her! I always knew that wasnt her. I love you patti, miss you every day. I was meant to hear this song today on my way to work. Thanks for coming to me today in this song. I feel you with me now. Your loving sister, sharon.

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melaiii1 2016-03-21 06:12:40

For me that wasn't me says "There is a better me" whenever there will be mistakes or failures in our life because of the wrong things done. Well That wasn't the real you which means. You also have better things that you can do and no body realized it yet. It says, look from the deeper side of me. I've got so much beautiful things to show you that you didn't see.

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Unregistered 2012-05-09 16:11:14

I believe the song is written about anyone of us who was young, selfish, immature, green, growing. A parent? Looking back and realizing our own life's mistakes, but looking back now after we've already made our path and it's like a dream, that wasn't me. Because now we can see the truth of our past and how our life has turned out. And now the young, immature, selfish, green child looks at us as a parent will not realize our accomplishment until they become the parent.

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