Witt Lowry - If You Don't Like the Story Write Your Own (Official Music Video)

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Witt Lowry : @wittlowry

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Song produced by Dan Haynes : @danhaynesprod
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Mixed & Mastered by John Will : @iamjohnwill
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LYRICS:
Had to let go of who I thought I should be to find who I am
Don't mean the edited one for the 'Gram
But I mean the one who needs love, has fear and doubt, and only comes out around fam
See, I'm just a man, I bleed and it's red
Been tryin' to quiet the voice in my head
Too weak to repeat all the things that it says
You're destined to slip when you live on the edge
And I'm doing my best, but it's never enough
It's always, "Hey, when you gunna follow this up?"
I give 'em so much of myself, my art, my soul
There isn't much lеft in my cup
Not prayin' enough, don't know who to trust
Don't follow for follow, I follow my gut
There is no morе room for discourse anymore
It's "I'm right and you're wrong, and agree or shut up"
What in the fuck? When will we learn?
Together we grow, and divided we burn
There's over seven billion of us on Earth
And here I am talkin' 'bout puttin' me first
And all of my hurt, like anyone cares
I have a tendency to overshare
Crazy to look at a sea full of people and still feel like there isn't anyone there
As everyone stares, I swear that I'm fine
Tears streamin' outta both of my eyes
They love to see all this raw and real emotion
So they can upload it online
This story is mine, they took and rewrote it
They'll do anything for a click and they post it
But never with credit, my art has been lessened to trends
While people pretend like they own it
Okay, duly noted, things change in due time
Things that I wanted all losin' their shine
Now all I want is to text or to talk to my dad
But know I'll never get a reply
And that weighs on my mind, not tryin' to harp
But I have to live with this hole in my heart
And maybe the only real way that I know how to cope is by losin' myself in the art
I said things that were harsh and I never meant
I let discontent really mess with my head
So many things that I wish I had done and had said
Before I never saw him again
Time that I make amends and pull back the curtain
I barely was there, even when he was hurtin'
And I think of that, and think, "Damn, what a terrible son"
And I question myself as a person
A human still learnin'
Just a human still learnin'
Know I'll never be perfect
That's the only thing certain, yeah
Someone mentioned the music was savin' their life, they relate to it so much it hurts
And I thought to myself, "I'm so glad I could help, but it's you who put in all the work"
So don't give me credit 'cause I'm just a human who loses himself in his words
I wonder if Steve ever thought that one day we'd be treatin' an app like a church
And hold up these content creators and athletes and artists as if they were gods
Until we decide they no longer have value, then they're thrown away and forgot
See, honestly, all that we are is a sum of our vices, our fears, and our flaws
And then at the end, we end up in a box and can't bring anything that we bought
All the things that we're not make us who we are
Nobody thought I would make it this far
Used to shoot for the sky 'til I realized that it had been proven that humans are made out of stars
I spill out my heart, it's all that I know
Never been good at just lettin' shit go
Do you know how it feels to sink all that you have in your craft and still feel like there's nothin' to show?
This here is a poem, a letter, a song
I don't know where in the fuck I belong
There's nothin' more lonely than bein' surrounded by people yet all of your people are wrong
I feel like a pawn, I feel like I'm trapped
There's people I miss I can never get back
But been learnin' that life's not about how much water we have
It's about how we look at the glass, that's a lot to unpack, yeah
Dan said jump on a track, give 'em all that you have, yeah
Ever since, I don't know what it's like to hold back, yeah
When the story's authentic, you don't need to act, yeah
Never needed to act, yeah
There's concepts I need to explore, and feelings I can't just ignore
Who cares what you do, who you doing it for?
Oh my, how the tables have turned since I used to serve food that I couldn't afford
Mom and Dad got divorced, Mom just got remarried
For most of my life, thought commitment was scary
But now I don't know, some places you can't take a road
If you don't like the story, you should write your
Own

[WittLowry]

I can not wait for you all to experience this song and video! Feels so good to be back! I appreciate you all so much! #TEAMWITT

[WittLowry]

Hey everyone, quick Spotify update, the song has been distributed everywhere, it should be on every platform, Apple Music, etc. but it’s still not showing up on Spotify because of a technical issue. To be 100% honest I’m devastated and feeling pretty deflated. Was so excited to share this song with you all and we sunk so much of ourselves into it just for it to not even be on the biggest music streaming platform all release weekend. It will hopefully show up on there soon but even I don’t know when.

[neekieeee]

This has got to be one of the best emotional songs I've heard.

[WillTenadjang]

Last album you dropped I was single and depressed. Used it to crawl my way back to the top.
This one coming out I'm married with a kid on a way. Funny how "Time don't heal only you heal you" makes sense now.
This is what you do for millions around the world. Thanks Mark #TEAMWITT

[WittLowry]

Out now on all platforms, including Spotify!

[mikitayoung]

I was 14 years old when I first found you, I'm now 20, and your music has always cut so deep to my soul and been something I've related too, the first song I ever heard was dreaming with our eyes open! And God I'm grateful fo be apart of your music career!! You're truly talented and have always spat raw emotions and never disappointed us!! We love you witt ❤️

[VuxVux]

I was wondering where you were, now I see you were reinventing fire 🔥

[Fuckingsucks]

You have no idea....how much this song is keeping me going right now. I fought and made excuses to not go to church at a very amazing super humble church. Whose so little but means so much. By only the work of God. Not for profit. Witt you were shown to me by two broken guys and they are still around but recovering from addiction now and so am I. Barely but one day at a time. You are an amazing Talented....messenger so amazing I cant even. Because I'm 38 and at the bottom and I found this song. 38 Witt.... I finally am writing my own and gonna do this for my kids and not follow hate and find support and not hear hate. I'm hanging up on hate. It's all up from here. But I'm humble enough to know I'm still only on the edge of the forest of the mess I made

[AmanMishra-gnrp]

Hey Witt incase you are reading this..
I didn't sleep entire night it's 5:40 a.m here in India..
Last month I lost my best friend. He was a very big fan of yours. We would listen to your songs. We wanted to attend your concerts and wished you toured India. This won't happen ever. But, I know he is going berserk listening to the songs we played of yours. You are his Idol.
You have saved my life and you have no Idea how many lives you have saved...
I just want to say thankyou for making music and please never ever stop making music for us and helping us get through it.
We love you🖤
# TEAMWITTY

[simongysin]

This feels like a kindest regards 2 and I‘m here for it!!!

[andrewemes]

just as a message from the fans: as much as we love your music witt, as much as it helps us, we love you more, and its important for you to have this time off and put yourself before your craft.
Much love,
teamwitt

[KayosMusic]

“But I have to live with this hole in my heart
And maybe the only real way that I know how to cope is by losin' myself in the art” felt that with my whole being 🥺❤️

[sesh]

Never stop creating Witt, we appreciate all you do bro!

[mobileplay]

i need a colab from witt and nf who else agrees with this

[Liphimia]

Here before the comments blow up to say thank you. Truly inspiring and you keep people going through times of doubt. Pick people up when they need help and give me a place to escape reality. Thanks Mark ❤

[EntailedEntity]

Honestly feel like this couldn’t have come at a better day. With a lot of recent events in my life, this song just helped me put a lot of things into perspective. Thank you Witt, I truly am grateful.

[EdgarMelon]

This has a Kindest Regards feel! 🔥🔥

Another hit! Not surprised since it’s someone who works hard, strives to be real, and with Jesus-given talent 🎤 #TEAMWITT

[tony]

i've had this song on repeat since it launched, listening to it over and over again at work, at the gym, and at home. this will go down as a top 3 song of Mark's and there's no doubt in my mind about it. it is amazing how much heart and soul he is able to put into his craft. Thank you for continuing to create for the people that love you #TEAMWITT

[KittyCatalyst]

I know you hear this all the time, but your music literally is one of the things carrying me forward. Two maybe three years ago I was in the darkest of places, and I was ready to go. Still today somtimes I wish I wasn't here, but I found "Dreaming with eyes wide open" first, and then I fell down the Witt rabbit hole on youtube. I've never had an artist that I felt like looked right into me, ripped my chest open and wove words from my soul the way you have. You've carried me through heartbreak, and a mother in-law that nearly destroyed my whole family, Reminded me that I was strong when the trauma from my childhood make me feel worthless, There have been times where I've been intent on unaliving myself and then one of your songs would come on my playlist and just gut me witht he raw emotion. It's about how we look at the glass, that got me. Right now I'm dealing with more than i was prepared to handle, but I made it this far, and if thats not a glass half full... well then I don't know what is. Thank you for being the artist that heals so many of us. Thank you for your music! When it feel like you have nothing to show, just think that its people like me, living a life you seem so familiar with, that have gained the most from you existing. Your father, may he rest in peace, is proud of you from whereever he watches. Thank you so much!

[ThatDamnPlayerMC]

Just dropped already on repeat. This.Man.Never.Misses. #TEAMWITT till we die