Stressed

## Track Listing

**Stressed** is the second track from Hindsight 20/20. The track was released alongside the EP on March 8, 2019.

## Background & Composition

In an interview with Substream Magazine UPSAHL was asked about the "unique composition" of this song to which she replied: *"The day I wrote that, I wrote it with a really good friend of mine, Pete Nappi. He’s one of my favorite producers. It was the day before I was supposed to leave for a writing trip to Europe. I had never been out of the U.S., let alone by myself, so I was losing my shit. I rolled into the session and started venting to Pete about that. Then we just kind of wrote the song about that.*

*He kind of had this little horn sample he was messing around with in the session. Then, he sent me back the demo a couple weeks later with this crazy composition. That was the moment I talked about in the beginning where I said, “ok, we have to release this. This sounds insane.” The horns kind of being all over the place and the highs being very high and the lows being very low feels like being stressed out. I credit all of the composition to Pete. He’s one of the best producers."*

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I can't sleep, stare at my phone until it dies

I overthink like it's my job to lose my mind

So cliche, drown in my problems late at night

And no, I don't need your advice

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Don't call me up late

Askin' for favors or tryin' to

Fix all your mistakes

'Cause I'm tired, I'm drained, I can't even see straight and I'm...

**[Chorus]**

Stressed, a lot goin' on in my head right now

I'm stressed, tired like I'm already dead by now

No, you won't break me, whatever you say

Put on a face and pretend I'm okay

But I'm stressed, I don't have time for your mess right now

**[Post-Chorus]**

Stressed, yeah, yeah

Stressed, yeah, yeah

**[Verse 2]**

Lost control, not wakin' up to my alarms

Anymore, I maxed out all my credit cards

But I'm still fine, adrenaline's my only vice

Sometimes I cry to pass the time

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Don't call me up late

Askin' for favors or tryin' to

Fix all your mistakes

'Cause I'm tired, I'm drained, I can't even see straight and I'm...

**[Chorus]**

Stressed, a lot goin' on in my head right now

I'm stressed, tired like I'm already dead by now

No, you won't break me, whatever you say

Put on a face and pretend I'm okay

But I'm stressed, I don't have time for your mess right now

**[Post-Chorus]**

Stressed, yeah, yeah

Stressed, woah, woah

**[Bridge]**

Oh, what a feeling

Feeling so low, yet so high

Oh, what a feeling

In love with the thrill of a fight

**[Chorus]**

Stressed, a lot goin' on in my head right now

I'm stressed, tired like I'm already dead by now

No, you won't break me, whatever you say

Put on a face and pretend I'm okay

But I'm stressed, I don't have time for your mess right now

**[Post-Chorus]**

Stressed, woah, woah

Stressed, woah, woah

Stressed, woah, woah

Stressed, woah, woah

## Music Video

The vignette video of this song was recorded mid 2019 and was released on August 29, 2019. It was produced and directed by Ian Midgley. This is part 2/5 of the story that the vignette videos tell.

UPSAHL - Stressed (Vignette Video)