Worse
“Worse” is a raw, emotional track about the fear of a seemingly inevitable loss. Rooted in insecurity, it’s a desperate plea—a hope that someone will sabotage something beautiful before it inevitably falls apart. The song dives deeply into self-doubt and how fear can overshadow the longing for connection.
This track holds a special intimacy for me. It was the last song I recorded for Lemonboy, just me and my baritone ukulele, alone in the studio after everyone else had left. My voice was tired. My hands were tired. My brain felt like it was running on fumes as I tried to push past what was left to do. And, somehow, the result feels like something all the more honest, personal, and entirelystripped back to its emotional core.
CREDITS
Music & Lyrics: Adam Greczkowski
Engineer: Charlie Pilzer
Vocals: Adam Greczkowski
Ukulele: Adam Greczkowski
Producers: Adam Greczkowski, Emily Zornado, Jack Zornado
worse
Read my favorite book
Tell me that you hate it
Play my favorite song
Say it’s overrated
Give me an excuse to run
I need you to be worse
I need you to be worse
All you are is good
All you are is good
So I need you to be worse
Call me late at night
Criticize what I’ve created
Empty out my eyes
And give me an excuse to run
I need you to be worse
I need you to be worse
All you are is good
All you are is good
So I need you to be worse
So I’ve put you on a pedestal
And I’m its lonely sentinel
Gentle by design
Barbed wire around my mind
Break this reverie
Tell me all my fears
Are founded ‘cause they’re true
Break me down by any means
‘Til my heart is black and bruised
I’m a walking curse
So I need you to be worse
I need you to be worse
All you are is good
All you are is good
All you are is good
All you are is good