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"It Was In Me" is the sixth track from Avril Lavigne's sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019). It was written by Lavigne with her former co-writer of The Matrix, Lauren Christy,[1] and produced by Johan Carlsson.

Background[]

According to Lavigne, the song "talks about how we search everywhere for the answers in life, but they're actually buried within us." She also added: "Don't look elsewhere for happiness with possessions or people, you just have to look inside yourself and find it there."[2]

On February 7, Lavigne wrote about the song:

It was so beautiful to sit down with Lauren Christy and reconnect. We talked. We reminisced. We laughed. We created. We wrote again. We prayed together. We spoke about all things. Spirituality. God. "It Was In Me" talks about how we search everywhere for the answers in life, but they’re actually buried within us... listen to yourself. Don’t be afraid to speak out. Go with your gut. Don’t look elsewhere for happiness with possessions or people.. In the end, you just have to look inside yourself and find it there.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
Ahh
I've been to all the parties and it wasn't there
I followed where my heart leads, it wasn't there
Screamed at the top of my lungs and no one cared
Oh, oh, oh
I've searched up on the mountaintops, it wasn't there
I drove a Maserati, no fulfillment there
I've run around the whole damn world to get back here
Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Now let me feel high when I'm sober
Let me feel young when I'm older
Let me feel proud when it's over
I finally realized, all of this time
It was in me
All along, it was in me

[Verse 2]
I took the time to listen and I found it here (Ahh)
I stopped to see the vision and it was clear (Ahh)
Everyone's got an opinion but I don't care
Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Now let me feel high when I'm sober
Let me feel young when I'm older
Let me feel proud when it's over
I finally realized, all of this time
It was in me
All along, it was in me

[Bridge]
Oh, and I
All I needed was a little faith in my life
All I needed was a little trust in myself
All I needed was to find the truth in my heart
Ah, ah, ah

[Chorus]
So let me feel high when I'm sober
Let me feel young when I'm older
Let me feel proud when it's over
Yeah, it was in me (Let me feel high when I'm sober)
It was in me (Let me feel young when I'm older)
Let me feel proud when it's over
I finally realized, all of this time
It was in me
All along, it was in me

References[]

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