Regret Me

**Regret Me** is an original song performed by the group Daisy Jones & The Six in the book and its TV series adaptation.

On January 25, 2023, a full version of the song was released for the TV series. It's the first single released for the series, and it will be included on the real-life album *Aurora*.

## Plot summary

### Book plot

Daisy Jones writes the song "Regret Me" after Billy Dunne rejects her and he goes back to Camila and his family. Billy doesn't want to perform the song so Daisy puts it to a vote with the rest of the band, and they vote in favor. Billy describes the song as "hard and fast and raw." It was on Side B of *Aurora*.

### TV series plot

Daisy and Billy get into a fight at the Aurora album cover shoot the day after he kisses her so she'll sing his song More Fun to Miss. She storms off the photoshoot set and drives in her car when she's inspired to write. She dumps out her purse and pulls out a road map, but hits the car in front of her because she's not paying attention. She ignores the accident and starts writing on the map as the other driver shouts at her through the car window. She heads to Sound City where she sings the song, titled Regret Me, for the rest of the band. Billy comes in late and is upset when she hands him a song she wrote for him this time. He refuses to put it on the album because they're supposed to write all the song together, but she reminds them that he wrote More Fun to Miss without her. He storms out of the studio so Daisy, Karen, Graham, Warren, Eddie, and Teddy spend the day recording the song without him. She and Teddy sit down at the end of the day to hear the track through for the first time, and he merely gives her a golf clap and smile.

## Lyrics

### Lyrics from the book version

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> When you look in the mirror
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> Take stock of your soul
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> And when you hear my voice, remember
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> You ruined me whole
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> Don’t you dare sleep easy
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> And leave the sleepless nights to me
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> Let the world weigh you down
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> And, baby, when you think of me
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> I hope it ruins rock ’n’ roll
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> Regret me
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> Regretfully
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> When you look at her
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> Take stock of what you took from me
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> And when you see a ghost in the distance
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> Know I’m hanging over everything
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> Don’t you dare sleep easy
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> And leave the sleepless nights to me
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> Let the world weigh you down
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> And, baby, when you think of me
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> I hope it ruins rock ’n’ roll
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> Regret me
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> Regretfully
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> Regret me
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> Regretfully
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> Don’t you dare rest easy
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> And leave the rest of it to me
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> I want you to feel heavy
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> Regret me
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> Regret setting my free
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> Regret me
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> I won’t go easily
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> Regret it
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> Regret saying no
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> Regret it
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> Regret letting me go
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> One day, you’ll regret it
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> I’ll make sure of it before I go
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### Lyrics from the TV series version

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> You regret me and I'll regret you
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> Except I don't care what you feel
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> And I totally already do
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> I'm the slippage in the system
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> With a natural gift, how I move
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> So go ahead and regret me
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> But I'm beating you to it, dude
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> Oh, you regret me
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> And I'll regret you
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> You couldn't handle your liquor
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> And you can't seem to handle the truth
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> I'm the slippage in the system
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> And I'm perfectly ready to strike
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> So go ahead and regret me
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> But I'm not easing up on this mic
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> Seven fallen angels in a tumbler
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> Meet me in the parlor with your keys
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> Meet me in the corner where you keep me
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> I'll do anything you please
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> I'll do anything you please
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> You regret me and I'll regret you
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> I find it perfectly natural
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> Here in my car to be doing
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> Off the PCH Highway
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> With the typical, wonderful view
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> Go ahead and regret me
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> But I'm beating you to it, dude
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> Go ahead and regret me
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> But I'm beating I always will too regret you
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> Go ahead and regret me
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> But I always will too, regret you
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> Go ahead and regret me
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> But I always will too, regret you
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## Quotes

On writing the song, from the book:

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> Daisy: My car was parked along the PCH and I heard this line in my head. Regret me.
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> All I had in my car to use as paper was the back of my registration and a gas station napkin. And I searched high and low for something to write with. There was nothing in the door compartment. Nothing in the glove box. I got out of the car and I searched under the seats and under the passenger’s seat was a stick of eyeliner.
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> I started writing. Lightning fast, maybe ten minutes. Beginning to end I had a song.
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## Trivia

* The song was used in the Prime Video series teaser trailer, and it was the first original song revealed for the TV series.

## References

1. ↑ "Track 6: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night"