Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: October 30, 2009

Featuring: Josh Ramsay

Songwriter: Josh Ramsay Carly Rae Jepsen

Producer: Josh Ramsay

[Verse 1: Carly Rae Jepsen]
Sour candy endings
Coffee stained but aware
Oh, I'm so tangled up in my big sunglasses
And bed hungry, second-day fare

[Chorus: Both]
No, we went under
The weight was too much to carry and
I felt the thunder
Mister, don't look so scared
I never knew, I never knew that I could be so sad
We went under

[Verse 2: Josh Ramsay]
And I've been very cautious
Trying numbness instead of pain
All your humor makes me, makes me nauseous
What a twisted, twisted, twisted game

[Chorus: Both]
No, we went under
The weight was too much to carry and
I felt the thunder
Mister, don't look so scared
I never knew, I never knew that I could be so sad
We went under

[Bridge: Carly Rae Jepsen]
Oh, get yourself home
You leave him alone
On second thought, I regret the pink stiletto
Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Interlude: Carly Rae Jepsen]
Sour candy endings
And I was barely even there

[Chorus: Both]
No, we went under
The weight was too much to carry and
I felt the thunder
Mister, don't look so scared
I never knew, I never knew that I could be so sad (we went under)
So sad (we went under)
So sad (we went under)
So sad (we went under)
So sad we went under

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

more tracks from the album

Tug of War (Japan CD)

From the albums

Tug of War (2008)
Tug of War (Japan CD) (2010)

Carly Rae Jepsen popular songs

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Tug of War (Japan CD)