Don't Wanna Think

"Don't Wanna Think" is a song released by Julia Michaels. It is one of the seven songs included on her third EP, "Nervous System".

The song is a ballad based only on a piano played by Julia herself, it is described as a "drinking song", and she recorded it crying and drinking tequila. It talks about not being able to get over the break of a toxic relationship.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Now I'm not really one for drinking songs but

I guess that I should probably write one 'cause

I'm feeling pretty lonely

He's the only thing that holds me right now

Now I'm not really one for drinking songs but

I guess if I'm not wrapped here in your arms then

I can't talk about love

And who wants to talk about love?

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

I don't want us

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Chorus]

Well, I don't wanna think about you right now

Don't wanna think about you right now

'Cause if I did, it would be damn bad

And I'd show up at your house

I was screaming at your door

Saying "what the fuck is wrong with you?"

I thought that we were good enough

I thought that you needed love

No, I don't wanna think about you right now

Don't wanna think about you right now

[Verse 2]

Now I'm not really one for drinking songs but

Fuck it, here it comes, uh

Heartbreak is annoying

And I feel it in the morning

Swallow it down like a bitter pill

At least it'll taste better than this feeling will

And I don't like myself when I'm just standing still

[Chorus]

Well, I don't wanna think about you right now

Don't wanna think about you right now

'Cause if I did, it would be damn bad

And I'd show up at your house

I was screaming at your door

Saying "what the fuck is wrong with you?"

I thought that we were good enough

I thought that you needed love

[Outro]

I know that when I wake up

There's gonna be seven texts and three calls to you

And I'm not gonna know what to do

I will make up some excuse about

How that was meant for someone else

When the truth is I'm not over you

## Background

Julia Michaels' official site brings information about the song: "Nervous System concludes with "Don't Wanna Think". Performed on piano and written solely by Julia, it stands out as a shining finale, conveying raw and real emotion over each chord between sips of tequila. “I wrote that one alone,” she recalls. “As you can see, my ex and I had a very toxic relationship. I was at the piano drinking tequila at Henson Studios in Hollywood. It’s going to sound crazy, but sometimes I feel like I write my future. I write about things as if they’re going to happen. When they happen, it’s a completely different perspective. What you hear is just me at the piano singing and crying. It’s the most special song I’ve written. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”"

## Critical reception

Chris Willman of Variety opined that when Michaels goes solo-acoustic for a self-produced closing ballad, "you immediately miss the big beats and slicker arrangements of the material that preceded it."

## Personnel

* **Composer** - Julia Michaels
* **Vocals** - Julia Michaels
* **Producer** - Julia Michaels
* **Mixing** - Mark "Spike" Tent
* **Recording engineer** - Benjamin Rice
* **Piano** - Julia Michaels

## Trivia

* "Don't Wanna Think" is the only song from "Nervous System" that Julia has never sung live.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 About Julia Michaels.
2. ↑ Album Review: Julia Michaels' 'Nervous System'. Variety.