Clark, Dodie - Guiltless Lyrics






There is a wall in my life built by you (Mmm)
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through
Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
Ignorant trauma in one afternoon

And I could never let you know (Ooh you'd never get it)
And now I'm the one who can't let go (Ooh don't say it's genetic)

Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless
But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes
I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(Mmm)

I'll never know why you favour that tone (Mmm)
Not one shred of hope so I built up my own
Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
A dark politician will end up alone

And I could never let you know (Ooh you'd never get it)
And now I'm the one who can't let go (Ooh don't say it's genetic)

Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless
But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes
I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(Mmm)

I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
I could never let you know (Ooh)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Ooh ooh
'Til the day that you die
I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
'Til the day that you die
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
'Til the day that you die
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)





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  1. M.... ....

    ⚠*WARNING*⚠

    THIS SONG CAN BE ADDICTIVE !!

  2. C.... L....

    This one's for you G

    (:

  3. T.... B....

    This song deserves air time - like, it should have been big. Thanks, music industry, for picking Lewis Capaldi over this, you stupid idiots!

  4. L.... L....

    Does anyone know the meaning of the line ‘A dark politician will end up alone’

  5. M.... ....

    99% of *You* won't read this but...
    ⬇️⬇️
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    You are the 1%, *Have a good day* ❤❤❤

  6. y.... ....

    this song is a bop but all i could think of is my sharpie that i never got back

  7. s.... n....

    parents don't get how much they effect their children. just because they created us doesn't give them a pass to say whatever they want.
    my parents called me a cry baby and a spoilt brat whenever I would get upset about something minor. they taught me not to trust them. I didn't tell them I had dark thoughts until i literally had no other option.
    I tried to but they dismissed me saying everyone feels bad. I attempted suicide and they still don't know about it.
    I may have asd which would explain me "giving up" or "being a cry baby" I was literally over loading.
    they had my teachers give a thumbs up or down every day after class. no one else in my class had that pressure.
    I get panicked when the school nurse suggests calling home bc they always call me a hypochondriac.
    this constant devalidating of my emotional and physical health has made me not trust myself. I could be throwing up and I still question whether I'm puting it on


    parents need to become more accepting and stop emotionally abusing their kids

  8. P.... 0....

    Fuckkkkk man. This hits me hard. Most people are saying that it reminds them of their parents but this reminds me of my ex. He sexually assaulted me and had no clue. You might even say he believes he’s guiltless. He still texts me to this day and has given me a lot of ptsd but this song describes it so well I can’t
    Xx

  9. U.... ....

    Oh wow me and sister relationship in a nutshell

  10. S.... H....

    this reminds me of that one poem, the whipping
    "the fear
    worse than blows that hateful


    Words could bring, the face that I
    no longer knew or loved..."

  11. W.... A....

    *Silently understands*
    *hugs Dodie and all those who understand through time and space*

  12. M.... W....

    It honestly scares me how much I relate to this

  13. G.... T....

    SO GOOOOD!

  14. A.... D....

    I get it

  15. B.... R....

    Beautiful, x.

  16. A.... R....

    listening to this song for the first time right now 9despite having to wake up at 5am tomorrow for a 6am shift...), and I'm just wondering and coming up with idea for the meaning/backstory of this songs with the lyrics.

  17. e.... b....

    i was gonna comment on how much this song finally makes me feel understood regarding the relationship with my mother & the trauma she has caused me when i was a child. then I look through the comments & I get hit with more stories & more validation for how my childhood was. <3 thank you dodie for bringing us together, yet again.

  18. I.... C....

    Everyone with a childhood trauma, this is your song

  19. H.... C....

    not gonna cry, not gonna fucking cry

  20. J.... B....

    It’s always exactly what I need to hear

  21. A.... Z....

    Amazing lyrics, amazing melody and can we talk about the editing please??

  22. S.... C....

    This song kind of applies to me, only, I am moderately bitter, a lot tired, and i don’t care if you think you’re guiltless, I’d be happy any time to tell you how shit you are

  23. L.... S....

    Hi Dodie, I love you so much!💕 I know this is a long shot, but I posted my first song on YouTube and I don’t know how to make it known to people! But if anyone would be so kind to listen, I’ll leave the link here!

    https://youtu.be/xWBYGmd3u-w

  24. S.... T....

    The song makes me think of my sister....

    I love her so freaking much, but goodness, when she's angry she can say words that'll stick with you forever. I've heard things that you should never hear from someone, especially not from your own sister. Still love her but she can be so ignorant to how her words affect people. She's the reason I try my best to not cry in front of people (and do and don't do many other things , and I don't think she even realizes that

  25. p.... ....

    I listened to this song a few times without really listening to the lyrics but when I listened and heard "you opened a door a kid shouldn't walk through " that hit me like a punch to the gut

  26. P.... P....

    This one hit me really hard. My dad was very mentally abusive and even physically abusive (not with me, but my little brothers), but he believes he's a good parent and thinks my mental problems aren't his fault. He's the entire reason I have traumas, no self esteem and trouble getting attached to people.

  27. T.... L....

    All the words I can't speak but have needed to say, in one perfect song. Thank you for this song. Thank you so much.

  28. w.... ....

    could someone please clear up the lines for me? im not a native speaker and while i was able to understand that this is about a negative relationship with a family member, id be really glad if someone explained the song to me a little bit more. i obviously know you cant entirely explain the way dodie wrote it but pls just try skdskdk

  29. G.... C....

    Oh my freaking goodness I relate to this song way to much than I should

  30. N.... e....

    Trying so hard not to tear up right now, that hit me hard!

  31. F.... ....

    No hate, but dodie's songs have sounded really similar lately. Again no hate.

  32. P.... i....

    Dodie is actually amazing

  33. M.... B....

    If you know you know

  34. c.... s....

    there goes my forceful ex lMao-

  35. m.... m....

    First time hearing you're lyrics I think I get why you wrote this song.
    "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired" definitely my mood rn.

    Thank you for this wonderful music.

  36. t.... ....

    thank you so much for writing what my heart cant even understand

  37. H.... R....

    Fuck. I feel this so hard

  38. h.... w....

    dodie x ingrid

  39. t.... s....

    Your songs are incredible! They’re amazing and almost like talking to a therapist, weirdly enough.
    *nervous chuckle realizing that I’m going through with this next sentence*
    So, a lot of these actually fit really well with some Sanders Sides characters! (E.g. Would You Be So Kind- Patton Monster- Deceit Burned Out- Virgil) and now I can’t stop thinking about these songs when I see the characters. I love it.

  40. B.... B....

    All I can think about is my mom.

    B.... B....

    Bridget Bondsteel me too.

  41. D.... ....

    There is a wall in my life built by you..

    D.... ....

    I felt that shit hard lol

    D.... ....

    And I'm not bitter, I'm just tired. Damn

  42. E.... t....

    wish i could listen to this with headphones

  43. T.... N....

    Dodie: Makes an amazing lyric video
    Me: How is the sharpie not bleeding through the paper?

    T.... N....

    Totally Not Obsessed what if it’s meta and it’s all backwards

  44. p.... ....

    I GOT AN AD FOR THIS AND I AM SO HAPPY

  45. l.... f....

    i’m assuming someone said something homophobic as you were a child? i know it’s your privacy tho love!!

  46. H.... R....

    I usually dont get asmr through songs .. but T H I S 😍👌🏻

  47. M.... F....

    Oh my.. The song is so upbeat as if it's trying to relax you even though the lyrics are so understanding of the feeling of not being heard, understood and blamed. The song knows how many headaches and tears you may have shed. Dodie is so amazing. I'm trying my hardest to not let myself cry because I'm living with the one person who reminds me of this and he's slowly changing but he's not there yet and it's hard to be patient. The line after the chorus where she says she probably won't feel better after opening their eyes shook my entire spine. The one thing you want is for them to understand and for them to change, but putting yourself through the effort and pain to get there is most likely going to wreck your mental health and ultimately not be worth it. Wow, just wow.

  48. K.... ....

    @ my mom currently rn. It really is just so...draining...and exhausting. There really is no way to explain other than I'm just...tired.

  49. j.... j....

    another way I've just felt this song is that it is so similar to what a victim says to themselves, convincingly. "I'm not bitter; I'm just tired. no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" is so achingly familiar to the constant reminding that they're "over it" that they're not bitter anymore, that the abuser is just "wired that way" even though the bottled up anger and resentment and hatred continues to build up inside. to numb themselves from the pain, they try to make it seem less real, less tragic.

  50. M.... ....

    Is it real?
    You believe
    You’re guiltless.

  51. h.... ....

    This song is my new favorite song. I feel like you found the words to say that I have struggled for over 10 years to find.

  52. K.... Z....

    im so glad that even after she's blown up and now gets her own vevo music videos she still makes these quirky little videos because this is what we subbed for even though the music videos are great and all

  53. M.... W....

    "I'll carry your burden til the day that you die." fuck

  54. D.... W....

    which bari uke is she using? brand? model? anyone know?

  55. C.... J....

    Haha.. Happy Fathers Day...

  56. s.... m....

    Great song
    Unique lyric video
    Great music video
    Love you dodie!

  57. *.... v....

    I always read it guttless lol

  58. J.... C....

    Love this song, i am not bitter i am just tired,no use getting angry at the way your wired,words to live your life by (would look great on a t shirt).

  59. B.... S....

    The lyrics hit me so hard

  60. L.... ....

    This song gives me a strange Coraline-like feel.

  61. I.... C....

    Props to Dodie for having a page with 0 dislikes. That is a statement in it's self

  62. V.... M....

    Who else played this song over and over again
    Who ever disliked this video has they're screen up side down lol

  63. C.... W....

    My sister is a cruel person when she can justify it in her mind. And my mom is blind, and hurts me everyday for it. I’ve been through a lot of silence. It doesn’t quite seem I can rely on anybody to get through this. This song hits on that condition. Thanks, Dodie :-)

  64. L.... P....

    Ok so can't stop crying, this is my relationship with my dad to a tee

  65. x.... l....

    Youtube recommend this song to me and it's the most timely and relatable thing. I have been playing this non-stop now, it's soooo good

  66. s.... ....

    how is it that someone ive never met can put my thoughts into words so perfectly?

  67. s.... k....

    Is this song about parents wjo unknowingly traumatized their children???

  68. A.... M....

    I hate to be that person but I just posted a music video of an original and I don’t know if it’s good or not can u check it out?

  69. m.... j....

    “i’ll carry your burden till the day that you die” ... wow holy shit dodie. ill bet you’re a 2 on the enneagram, you should definitely take the test i’m interested in knowing

    m.... j....

    i'm pretty sure that she's a 4 actually!

  70. s.... a....

    Dodie just took all of my bottled up feeling about my mom that have been kept in for so long and put it in a song.
    *what the fuck*

  71. r.... ....

    parental trauma or that induced by an older family member is so fucking heavy and hard to deal with and every lyric in this song resonated with me so much, I love everything about this song and I can relate to it completely, this shit is genius

  72. T.... H....

    This song reminds me of the PTSD I have from a sexually abusive boyfriend. I don’t want to tell him he is the reason that I cannot love romantically, or trust others, and that I went to the hospital. But I’ll never tell him.

  73. j.... ....

    you want to know how relevant this song is to my life? I'm attempting to cover this and every time I hit record, my family pokes fun at my singing and makes me feel like I should just quit dreaming.

  74. P.... ....

    *the first verse gives me the secret of platform 13 vibes*

  75. A.... ....

    This song really hits me. My mom is an Alcoholic and often snaps and yells at me for unjust reasons. She'll lie to me about being drunk and smokes full packs of cigarettes. She'll deny being drunk and she'll act like I cant notice. So many happy moments, totally runined. She's givens me so many panic attacks when shes like that. This song perfectly shows how i feel about her. When she calls my anxiety "genetic" and "caused by puberty". Im only 12 and ive been exposed to behavior like this for my hole life. And now i have to deal with it. Thank you dodie for your beautiful music keeping me alive. Love you.

  76. W.... W....

    I didn’t like this at first. But then I got the meaning behind it. And I’m obsessed. I’ve learnt it on the guitar. It’s such a gorgeous sweet tune with such a powerful meaning and I love you for always writing like that. It always takes me a while to get into some of ur songs, but then I get hooked and god, this is it right here. Thank you ❤️ (and happy pride month ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗)

  77. c.... x....

    Dodie, you AMAZING HUMAN BEING why are you so great 💖💞





    *wait why am i crying*

  78. G.... ....

    been listening to this for so long!! it's so perfect because it really hits and has been my mood and thoughts for so long (esp recently)!!

    you really put my feelings into words when i need it and i love it! you did good, dodie <3 hope u're not tired and/or bitter HAHAHA

  79. P.... 6....

    Anyone know where the other music video went? I swear I watched it and idk where it's gone.

  80. E.... V....

    wut i watched the official mv that was premiered 20 minutes ago but now it's gone I LOVED IT SO MUCH THOO <3

    E.... V....

    Same, i sent it to my friend and he says its been deleted and im like WHAAAT NOOOO

  81. h.... ....

    why has the music video been deleted

  82. a.... ....

    The chorus lowkey gives me knower vibes

  83. c.... ....

    time 1000 listening to this song: its still a bop i cant stop please everyone around me has to me to shut up but i cant its so good DODIE WHY

  84. s.... 5....

    this sounds like something out of Coraline and i love it

  85. G.... ....

    I wish I wasn’t still bitter but if I said I wasn’t I would be lying :/ not giving up tho

  86. J.... ....

    I look forward to hearing people singing this in a round while waiting in line for your shows :)

  87. i.... m....

    i've had no time to listen to this, but i finally got a moment and i ADORE it. thank you dodie, i love you and your art❤️ so excited for her tour! i'm going to the seattle show :)

  88. A.... L....

    the fact that a song that’s obviously so personal can resonate with listeners in a thousand different ways.. i’m living for it, and i’m so impressed with how far her songwriting has come since i started watching years ago❤️

  89. e.... b....

    I know that this song isn’t written for people like me; and it’s written for a completely different situation, but I just came out of a difficult situation and got DAMN does this not fit it so well

  90. l.... ....

    im not bitter im just tired

    glad she can put my feelings into words bc damn I can’t

  91. k.... V....

    "You opened a door a kid shouldn't walk through."

    "I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes. I'll carry your burden till the day that you die."

    This song hits so close to home. Honestly I needed this song right now.

    Can I share my story? For the few who will read it, thank you.

    I was 18. I was starting college and excited for life. I went into psychology. Not because I necessarily liked psychology, but he did. I went to the local college. Not because I wanted to, but because he was. I had spent all of my high school years pursuing him and falling head over heels over and over again. Getting my heart hurt over and over again. But that didn't matter because we were 18 and we were "grown". We were "adults". I know now that being legal doesn't mean you're emotionally equipped for the real world. We had been dating for seven months. The boy of my dreams. He was bringing up marriage and starting conversations about becoming...serious...to put it innocently. I compromised everything. And was then left with nothing. Not an explanation. Not an apology. Just an hour of silence on his end while I cried my eyes out and a whole next semester of us having the same classes.

    But that was seven months ago. Almost to the day. I haven't heard from him since the time he texted me asking what was on my wrist. Not that it was his business anyway. I now realize that love isn't just a feeling. It's a choice. It's a promise that you won't break. And I'm okay with being alone. I'm okay with doing things on my own now and not needed him as a security blanket anymore. I'm okay with saying no to sexual suggestions. And after therapy and medication and cutting connections with many people, I'm okay with....well, being okay again. And I promise you will too.

  92. k.... V....

    y-you're coming to Houston? im not crying....no....not at all....

    I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN HERE IN THE SOUTH LOVE YOUUUU

  93. B.... R....

    I'm not the only one who cried on my first listening, am I?

  94. b.... ....

    god, every time dodie comes out with a sad song i just wanna kill whoever hurt her

  95. K.... G....

    This is the most my beautiful piece of art I have ever heard 🌻✨❤️