#then i’d grab the kitchen scissors and cut myself to slivers

[edwins-fangirl]

Here are some relatable lyrics bc I am bored

[apocalyptic-byler]

i’d grab the kitchen scissors (and cut myself to slivers for you)

Mrs. Wheeler opens her mouth, closes it, then opens it back, then closes it again. Mike can clearly see her struggle to understand why the fuck he cut his hair and when she opens her mouth again he half expects the question to roll off her tongue.

“Do you want me to fix it up for you?” is what comes out instead.

or the one where Mike cuts his hair, Karen and Mike are both at their wits end, and a certain someone makes the whole situation a bit more bearable.

[bored-boring-and-tired]

if changing my clothes would make you like me more

if changing my hair would make you care

then i’d grab the kitchen scissors

and cut myself to slivers

for you.

[starter-library]

CONAN GRAY’S SUPERCACHE LYRIC STARTERS

FEEL FREE TO CHANGE PRONOUNS/NAMES/PHRASING AS YOU SEE FIT

Movies

“I want a love like the movies”

“I look at you like you're perfect for me”

“If you are the diamond, then I am the ring”

“I've been livin' life in fiction”

“In my head, we're dancing in the dark in my head, we kiss under the stars”

“We’re holding hands, but it’s all just for show ‘cause Monday through Friday, we both barely spoke”

“They don’t know, they can't know”

“You say that it's over, but why does she call you

At 3AM and 4AM? That's a funny way of staying friends”

“In my head, we never grow apart, In my head, you never break my heart”

“We lost all the love that we had and I can't pretend it'll ever come back”

People Watching

“She wears a ring, but they tell people that they're not engaged”

“I wanna feel all that love and еmotion- Be that attached to the person I'm holdin’”

“Someday I'll be falling without caution but for now, I'm only people watchin’”

“I've never really been in love, not seriously”

“I cut people out like tags on my clothing”

“I end up all alone, but I still keep hoping I won't be scared to let someone know me”

“Life feels so monotone, but I still keep hoping“

Disaster

“Had the keys to my car in my hand, but I didn't leave 'Cause the potential of us, it was keeping me up all night long”

“This could be a disaster- There's so many factors, like, what if you freak out”

“Is it purely platonic to call me, like, every night?”

“Maybe I'm mistaken- You're not mine for takin’”

Best Friend

“Remember when you broke up with your fucking ex? God, I'm glad you've finally gotten over them”

“Everybody knows I love you so, so, so, so much”

“That's my fucking best friend, that's my fucking right hand”

“I'm gonna marry you If we're both still single by, like, thirty-two”

“Who else is gonna grocery shop with me at 2 A.M.?”

Astronomy

“Socially speaking, we were the same with runaway fathers and mothers who drank”

“As much as it seems like you own my heart- It's astronomy, we're two worlds apart”

“I thought if I wandered, I'd fall back in love”

“You said distance brings fondness, but guess not with us”

“Stop tryna keep us alive, You're pointing at stars in the sky that already died”

Yours

“I'm somebody you call when you're alone I'm somebody you use, but never own”

“I know I'm not the one you really love I guess that's why I've never given up”

“I could give you all you want: the stars and the sun, but still, I'm not enough”

“All I really wanted was that look in your eyes- Like you already know that I'm the love of your life- Like you already know you're nеver saying goodbye”

“So tell me that it's time for me to go ‘cause you know I can't do it on my own”

“I should've known that it was dumb love”

“Fifteen dozen roses all the things that I've done for you not to notice”

“Can't believe I chose you over all my best friends”

“What the fuck did I do in the end? Just to not be yours”

Jigsaw

“If changing my clothes would make you like me more- If changing my hair would make you care Then I'd grab the kitchen scissors And cut myself to slivers”

“I've changed every part of me until the puzzle pieces aren't me, at all”

“You take every part of me, all of thе things you need then the rest you discard”

“All I did just to make you happy still you don't even fuckin' love me”

“If I made you like me, would I even like myself?”

“Why don't you love me?”

Family Line

“My father never talked a lot, he just took a walk around the block”

“My mother never cried a lot, she took the punches, but she never fought”

“I say, "They're just the ones who gave me life" but I truly am my parents' child”

“I'm so good at telling lies, that came from my mother's side, told a million to survive”

“It's hard to put it into words how the holidays will always hurt”

“I can't forget, I can't forgive you ‘cause now I'm scared that everyone I love will leave me”

“All that I did to try to undo it- All of my pain and all your excuses”

“I was a kid, but I wasn't clueless”

“Someone who loves you wouldn't do this”

“All of my past, I tried to erase it but now I see, would I even change it?”

Summer Child

“Your favorite color is green- It reminds you of the summer you turned three runnin' through sprinklers on your street”

“There's darkness behind those eyes even when you smile”

“Oh, summer child. You don't have to act like all you feel is mild”

“Arеn't you way too busy takin' care of everybody to takе care of yourself?”

“When the Sun goes missing, aren't the flowers just as pretty?

Aren't the oceans just as deep?”

Footnote

“I told you I liked you, you said, "Sober up””

“But why would I lie? It's so clear, I'm in love with you”

“I'll stop being pretentious, and loathing our friendship”

“You taught me a lesson, that love isn't precious, It's not like the novels, no Pride and Prejudice at all”

“I'll just take a footnote in your life and you could take my body”

“They think we're a couple, they bought us some booze”

“I'd be embarrassed if I weren't so pleased that everyone else sees what you never see we're perfect together but I'll never be the one”

“You taught me a lesson, that feelings are reckless- It's just like the novels, side characters end up alone”

Memories

“It's been a couple months- That's just about enough time for me to stop crying when I look at all the pictures”

“I open up that door, see your brown eyes at the entrance You just wanna talk, and I can't turn away a wet dog”

“Please, don't ruin this for me. Please, don't make it harder than it already is I'm trying to get over this”

“I wish that you would stay in my memories but you show up today, just to ruin things”

“I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized but you're not lettin' me do that”

“Now I can't say "Goodbye" if you stay here the whole night”

“You see, it's hard to find an end to somethin' that you keep beginning over and over again, I promise that the ending always stays the same”

“There's no good reason in make believin' that we could ever exist again”

The Exit

“It's crazy how fast you tilted The world that we were busy buildin’”

“Feels like we had matching wounds but mine's still black and bruised and yours is perfectly fine now”

“God, it hurt when I found out you love her”

“You love her, it's over. Do you even doubt it on your lips?”

“I can't hate you for getting everything we wanted I just thought that I would be a part of it”

Overdrive

“Only met on the weekend said I'm not catchin' feelings, I guess I lied”

“All or nothin' Let's just trust the night”

“Yeah, I know you're a stranger but I'm likin' the danger of the "I don't know””

Telepath

“Don't even finish that sentence, babe Already know how this ends”

“It's just so you, you're just so predictable. Won't you try something original?”

“I Got a feelin' you're comin' back just like you have in the past”

“I got a feelin' you'll be sendin' me trash you shoulda left in the drafts”

“I got a feelin' you'll see me moving on and hate that I'm gone”

“When yesterday you said that you hate my guts, Now you're back in love?”

“I bet you'll return in perfect timing and I won't stop you from tryin’”

[rpmusingsforthesoul]

Conan Gray Sentence Starters pt.2

Wish You Were Sober

“This party’s shit. Wish we could dip. Go anywhere but here.”

“Don’t take a hit, don’t kiss my lips, and please don’t drink more beer.”

“This is definitely not my crowd.”

“Real sweet, but I wish you were sober.”

“Honestly you always let me down and I know we’re not just hanging out.”

Fight or Flight

“Something’s gotten into you. You don’t really look at me the way you used to.”

“Every single rumor that I’ve heard of you say you were off with someone that I don’t know, calling other people on your telephone.”

“I’d rather die than have to cry in front of you.”

“I’d rather lie than tell you I’m in love with you.”

“You smell like perfume out a magazine.”

“I’m throwing all your shit out of my window.”

Comfort Crowd

“Someone come and help me.”

“By the time they’re there, I’ve already hid the body.”

“This hurt that I’m holding’s getting heavy. But imma keep a smile on my shoulders till I’m sweaty.”

“My breath’s getting short and I’m unsteady.”

“I don’t really need nobody.”

“I just needed company now. Yeah. I just needed someone around.”

“I like your shirt soggy.”

Jigsaw

“If changing my clothes my clothes would make you like me more, if changing my hair would make you care, then I’d grab the kitchen scissors and cut myself to slivers for you.”

“I’ve changed every part of me until the puzzle pieces aren’t me at all. I look in the mirror. Now I’m just a jigsaw.”

“You take every part of me, all of the things you need. Then the rest, you discard.

All I did just to make you happy. Still you don’t even fucking love me.”

“Killing parts of myself to fit you. Clear as shit I was not the issue.”

“If I made you like me, would i even like myself?”

“Pointing out my flaws doesn’t help.”

Astronomy

“Young love don’t last for life.”

“It’s time to go.”

“We’ve traveled the seas, we’ve ridden the stars, we’ve seen everything from Saturn to Mars.”

“As much as it seems like you own my heart, it’s astronomy; we’re two worlds apart.”

“I wish I’d stayed with you.”

“I thought if I wanted, I’d fall back in love.”

“Stop trying to keep us alive.”

“You’re pointing at stars in the sky that already died.”

“You can’t force the stars to align when they’ve already died.”

The Cut That Always Bleeds

“I don’t love you anymore.”

“If you’re gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast. Can’t live a longer sitting on your lap.”

“I can’t be you lover on a leash.”

“I can’t be the kiss that you don’t need, the lie between your teeth, the cut that always bleeds.”

“Can’t live another minute bleeding from my back. ‘Cause I don’t have another one for you to stab.”

“But even though you’re killing me, I need you like the air i breathe. I need, I need you more than me. I need you more than anything. Please please!”

“I could be your lover on a leash.”

“I could be anything you need as long as you don’t leave.”

[onestowatch]

Conan Gray’s “Jigsaw” Is an Honest and Heartbreaking Diary Entry

Photo: Brian Ziff

Love is nothing short of a wild thing. Sometimes, it can feel like the best thing in the entire world. Other times, it can cause you to change for someone else; so much so that you don’t even recognize who you are anymore. We’re all puzzle pieces, but we cannot force our pieces to connect if they aren’t meant to. Conan Gray’s latest release, “Jigsaw,” comes to this harsh realization, and honestly, it’s kind of heartbreaking.

“Jigsaw” starts out soft, but not necessarily sweet. A barely-there acoustic guitar accompanies Gray as he sings about changing bits and pieces of himself in the hopes that his special someone will return his feelings. In the first verse, he sings, “If changing my clothes would make you like me more / If changing my hair would make you care / Then I'd grab the kitchen scissors / And cut myself to slivers / For you.” “Jigsaw” carries a similar theme to Kid Krow’s “Heather;” the desire of wanting to be someone else in order to be with someone else. Only this time around, Gray trades soft pop for alternative rock.

During the chorus, Gray eventually admits he would go as far as changing everything about himself for this person, comparing himself to a puzzle made of a million pieces that no longer fit one another. The emotional intensity of the storytelling is directly reflected in its production; electric guitars, echoing harmonies, and angsty vocals are stacked upon one another. For the lack of a better phrase: Conan went off – as he should. Sometimes, we just need to get everything off of our chest, and “Jigsaw” does this in a way that is palatable, relatable, and insanely catchy.

“I wrote ‘jigsaw’ originally as a bit of a diary entry rant for myself. I’d spent my entire life contorting myself and changing everything I used to be in order to make everybody happy. I was so used to trying to please everyone that, when it came to love, I started to do the same. I thought maybe if I dress a certain way, act a certain way, do my hair the way you’ll like, then maybe you’ll finally love me. It didn’t work, obviously. By the end of it all it I ended up looking in the mirror and barely recognizing my rearranged and twisted reflection. I hope that 'jigsaw' is a bit of a warning to people. That destroying yourself to win somebody’s love will only leave you empty on the other side. Because in the end, that person won’t love you, just the version of you that you made for them. Instead choose to become somebody that you love,” shares Gray. 

I started listening to Conan during his “Sunset Season” era and it has been incredible to witness his development as an artist. Especially with “Jigsaw” and his prior single “Telepath,” he’s been experimenting with his indie-pop sound and it is most certainly paying off. “Jigsaw” is the fourth pre-release of Conan’s sophomore album CG2, set to release in 2022.

Listen to “Jigsaw” below:

[thatwasthenightthingschanged]

if changing my hair would make you care then I’d grab the kitchen scissors and cut myself to slivers for you

[kotilyrics]

Conan Gray - Jigsaw Lyrics

Conan Gray – Jigsaw Lyrics

Conan Gray – Jigsaw Lyrics Conan Gray – Jigsaw Lyrics. If changing my clothes would make you like me more If changing my hair would make you care Then I’d grab the kitchen scissors and Cut myself to slivers, for you If being more polite would keep you satisfied If being less insane would make you stay Then I’d be more like my sister Say, “Thank you ma’am and Mr.” to you For you [Chorus] I’ve…

[jeremy-lockhart]

If changing my clothes would make you like me more If changing my hair would make you care Then I'd grab the kitchen scissors And cut myself to slivers For you If being more polite would keep you satisfied If being less insane would make you stay Then I'd be more like my sister Say, "Thank you, Ma'am and Mister" To you, for you

I've changed every part of me Until the puzzle pieces aren't me, at all I look in the mirror, now I'm just a jigsaw Ah-ah You take every part of me, all of the things you need Then the rest you discard I look in the mirror, now I'm just a jigsaw

All I did just to make you happy