Was I Cruel
from Enough by Office Culture
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lyrics
You ask me: have I been cruel?
Where were my feelings when I needed them?
Was I cruel?
It’s too fresh to know who
should have set their thoughts aside
and their body too
I shouldn’t have gone in so hard
I can’t believe destructiveness felt that much like truth
I thought I’d been honest
Or was I being honest with you?
The hardest thing in life is knowing when to speak up or when not to
I asked you why were you cruel?
You said: what kind of reason could I ever have
To answer you?
Was I once in your shoes
At another age?
Well, yes
It’s an awkward stage, I guess
But I’m not pretending I know the rules
Sure I was cruel ‘cause sometimes I am
Was there a crevasse that grew
Was I speaking for you
Or just speaking up for myself?
Was I cruel?
But sometimes words fail me too
No conversation feels new
When you mix up what you feel with what you’ve thought through
I know you’re a product
of the past
your parents put on you
But that’s everyone
Do I have to excuse everyone
For every shitty thing that they do?
The hardest part in life is knowing if you want to or if you’ve got to
Well it always beats me
Was I cruel?
Well, what does that mean?
Was that all that was in you?
Do I believe what you’ve been through?
It’s far beyond me
Were you cruel?
And I’m looking away, looking away
Telling you no
But ask me again
Was I cruel?
I can only stick around for a minute
Only stick around for a minute
Come on baby you know
Tell me again
Was I cruel?
And I’m looking away, looking away
Telling you no
Ask me again
Was I cruel?
Where were my feelings when I needed them?
Was I cruel?
It’s too fresh to know who
should have set their thoughts aside
and their body too
I shouldn’t have gone in so hard
I can’t believe destructiveness felt that much like truth
I thought I’d been honest
Or was I being honest with you?
The hardest thing in life is knowing when to speak up or when not to
I asked you why were you cruel?
You said: what kind of reason could I ever have
To answer you?
Was I once in your shoes
At another age?
Well, yes
It’s an awkward stage, I guess
But I’m not pretending I know the rules
Sure I was cruel ‘cause sometimes I am
Was there a crevasse that grew
Was I speaking for you
Or just speaking up for myself?
Was I cruel?
But sometimes words fail me too
No conversation feels new
When you mix up what you feel with what you’ve thought through
I know you’re a product
of the past
your parents put on you
But that’s everyone
Do I have to excuse everyone
For every shitty thing that they do?
The hardest part in life is knowing if you want to or if you’ve got to
Well it always beats me
Was I cruel?
Well, what does that mean?
Was that all that was in you?
Do I believe what you’ve been through?
It’s far beyond me
Were you cruel?
And I’m looking away, looking away
Telling you no
But ask me again
Was I cruel?
I can only stick around for a minute
Only stick around for a minute
Come on baby you know
Tell me again
Was I cruel?
And I’m looking away, looking away
Telling you no
Ask me again
Was I cruel?
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from Enough,
released October 18, 2024
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