Want What I Can’t Have

by Jacob Bellens

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1.	Want What I Can’t Have 04:03	lyrics	buy track
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 every day 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 dont I dont know I dont 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 cant seem to let go yea I want what I can’t have And it’s making me lonely Why it is i dont I dont know I dont know
2.	Doing Fine feat. M.I.L.K. 03:28		buy track

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Following on from Everybody Needs Some Loving 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.”

Doing Fine, a song featuring Danish artist M.I.L.K., is included on the B-side.

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released June 27, 2023

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Jacob Bellens Copenhagen, Denmark

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Oct 9

Hotel Cecil

Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 10

Train

Aarhus, Denmark
Nov 28

Nygadehuset

Aabenraa, Denmark

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