Jacob Bellens: Want What I Can’t Have (lyrics video)

Following on from • Jacob Bellens: Everybo... here is the brandnew song by Danish singer, songwriter and producer Jacob Bellens - Want What I Can’t Have.
At first glance, it’s a relaxed pop song with a chilled groove that only reveals its profound meaning at second glance.
“The chorus that became Want What I Can’t Have originated in the swimming pool opposite where we live.” says Jacob Bellens. “It’s round and while swimming in circles I was thinking about why I so often hold on to destructive patterns of behaviour just because they are safe, even though they don’t serve me very well. Why I so often want something other than what is in front of me, why I always think there is something better somewhere else, and about how I often dream of something unrealistic because its easier to place my ambitions in a distant, blurry future than choosing the more vulnerable and costly option of aiming for something thats actually achievable, and thereby risky and scary.
I made a quick demo on my phone and went into the studio shortly afterwards with Mads Brinch who produced it.
Why does it hurt so bad
Baby you’re the best thing I ever had
Why do I keep on running away
Why do I hang on to things that make me sad and make me blue
I do it almost everyday
How long can I keep on pretending, lying to myself
I somehow always end up acting like a fool
Wanting to be special, wanting to be somebody else
It resonates in every little thing I do
Cause I want what I can’t have
And the things that really hurt me
Are the same things I cant seem to let go
Yea I want what I can’t have
And it’s making me lonely
Why it is I don't I don't know I don't know
Why is it so damn hard
Being real and speaking what is in my heart
To control the way I react
Why does it feel so good
Blaming you and being misunderstood
Instead of simply facing the facts
How long can I keep on pretending, lying to myself
I somehow always end up Acting like a fool
Wanting to be special, wanting to be somebody else
It resonates in every little thing I do
Cause I want what I can’t have
And the things that really hurt me
Are the same things I can't
seem to let go
yea I want what I can’t have
And it’s making me lonely
Why it is i don't I don't know I don't know
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