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LYRICS

PictureHere I am at 18 with my first guitar. My cousin Jessica and I are having some fun co-writing some lyrics.

I started writing music when I received my first guitar for my 18th birthday. I remember locking myself in my room for hours, marveling at the works of other singer-songwriters I had so dearly looked up to. Some of my favorites were Jewel, Michelle Branch, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple and Lisa Loeb. The list is actually pretty endless, but these were the poetic women who really shaped my love for writing in the lyrical style. Most of my songs, I played around the NJ Acoustic Open Mic circuit, and I was even fortunate enough to have been able to record a few songs  or “excerpts” of this life of mine. I hope you enjoy reading through these, as much as I did creating them.

The Way You Were Before

5/24/2018

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ABOUT THE SONG 
This was the second song I ever wrote (2002) and it's about dwelling on a friend who has changed as a result of a romantic relationship. It's about reminiscing back to when things were more friendly with that person before the romance, and how romantic feelings and emotions can make things so complicated, and sometimes very awkward. Oh teen romance, how I don't miss you at all! 

Words and Music
by Justina Carubia
Self Titled EP ©2003


Verse 1:
Time’s been passin’ so slow
But you have changed
I try not to think of you
But memories still remain

Pre Chorus:
I even ripped your picture off my wall
I tell myself not to wait for you to call
​
Chorus:
I know you don’t want me no more
It’s driving me insane
I liked you
The way you were before
Why’d you have to change?
I liked you
The way you were before

Verse 2:
My heart still trembles at
The thought of you
But it’s only a matter of time
Till I’m through with you

Pre Chorus:
Don’t wanna hide in the shadows of love anymore
I just want you
The way you were before
​
Chorus:
I know you don’t want me no more
It’s driving me insane
I liked you
The way you were before
Why’d you have to change?
I liked you
The way you were before
​
Bridge:
There was something there
But now you just don’t care

Chorus:
I know you don’t want me no more
It’s driving me insane
I liked you
The way you were before
Why’d you have to change?
I liked you
The way you were before

I liked you

The way you were before
I liked you

The way you were before

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    LYRICS LIST

    All
    All Downhill From Here
    Am I The Only One?
    Anger Management
    Another Way
    Anymore
    Believe
    Break Of Day
    Distantly Loving You
    Don't Call Me Beautiful
    Dreamchasin'
    Dreamworld
    Emerald
    Formula
    Game For Two
    Goodbye
    Green Eyed Boy Blues
    Helping Hand
    I Get So Lonely
    Indian Giver
    I Wanna Get To Know You
    Jersey Devil Jam
    Jersey Girls
    Ladder To The Moon
    Lonely Summer
    Lucid Dream
    Mine For A Week
    My Last Goodbye
    Never Better
    Never Gonna Let You Go
    Oblivion Boy
    Oxygen
    Perfect World
    Strawberry Incense
    The Frenzy
    The Way You Were Before
    The Winner Can Lose The Prize
    Timekiller
    Timeless
    Too Much Is Not Enough
    Trainwreck
    Ungrateful
    When It's Time
    Worst Case Scenario
    Write Me A Song
    Young And Pretty
    You're So Full Of Shit

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