THINK BEFORE I TALK
ASTRID S
SONGWRITER: ANDREW CEDAR; MADISON LOVE; SCOTT HARRIS &
THOMAS ERIKSEN
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: THINK BEFORE I TALK
LABEL: UNIVERSAL RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2017
Astrid Smeplass(born 29 October 1996) is a
Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian
version of Pop Idol,
entitled Idol – Jakten
på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut
studio album, Leave It Beautiful,
through Universal.
"Think Before I Talk" is a song by
Norwegian singer Astrid S,
released on 25 August 2017 through Island Records and Universal
Music. It was written by Andrew Cedar, Madison Love and Scott Harris.
It reached number
one in Norway, as well as the top 10 in Denmark and the top 20 in Sweden. The
song was later included on the complete edition of her debut studio álbum Leave It Beautiful.
Astrid
S explained that the song is about "saying things you don't mean because
you are hurt, frustrated or maybe angry" and the "ensuing
regret".
I said I hate you, I
was angry
I got so mad, I slammed your door
You know I really love you, baby
I didn't mean to start a war
And I know there's a
line, but I crossed it
And I pray that it won't leave a scar
I said I hate you, but I'm sorry
Sometimes I wish you'd cut me off
Maybe I should think
before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk
I try my best to make
it better (better)
I'm all out of apologies (apologies)
You know I'm not good under pressure (pressure)
Guess hurting you is hurting me
I took all that we
built and I broke it
And I pray it won't tear us apart
So let me piece it back together
I know I cut you pretty deep (know I cut you pretty deep)
Maybe I should think
before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before
I know that I should think before I speak
'Cause I'm saying things that I don't even mean
Maybe I'm more honest than I wanna be
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I
Say something I might
regret
And I might get too far under your skin
I can't lie, I wish we could try it again
Oh I, I wish we could try it again
Maybe I should think
before I talk
I get emotional and words come out all wrong
Sometimes I'm more honest than I want
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before
I know that I should think before I speak
'Cause I'm saying things that I don't even mean
Maybe I'm more honest than I wanna be
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So maybe I should think before, maybe next time I'll think before I talk.