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Lower My Expectations

by Nari

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I feel like in dating we're always told to have high standards and to not lower them for anyone, but also told to not have expectations or you'll just be let down. I had gone on a couple of dates with a guy who I thought was a pretty great guy and one day he asked me out and was 40 minutes late, and any sane person would've left after like 15 minutes but I sat there and waited on him for that time. I felt extremely stupid and every time after that, he let me down. He was really nice and was seemingly a great guy but he just kept letting me down and I was telling my friend about it and she said to not expect anything out of people who have already shown me they can't show up in the way I need them to. No matter what I do, they can only show up for me as much as they want to. Since then I've been pretty self-aware when I was expecting too much out of someone too early or if I was lowering my standards and expectations just to have someone who will stick around because I am afraid I'll never find someone. Super dramatic.

I made the song on Garageband while talking to my best friend, Julia, on Facetime about how much that guy sucked. After I wrote down some lyrics I immediately went to a studio with my band to record it. That's usually the process, I'll produce a little demo with all the parts and then my bandmates will reproduce what I did with their own little spice. Speaking of spice, there is a Little Ceasar Zap Pak (the little seasoning they give you with the pizza) that I recorded as the shaker sound that you can hear in the chorus of the song because I thought it'd be funny. I've always been a fan of making and experimenting with my own sounds for songs since going to Nashville to record with Okey Dokey in 2019.

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We had made plans for yesterday
But you didn’t keep them
You kept me waiting
You’re forty minutes late
You said you lost track of time
What a stupid lie
Maybe I’ll lower my expectations
At least I can’t get hurt
Maybe I’ll lower my expectations
At least I’ll find someone
I think I’ve played it cool
You make me act like a fool
What the hell is wrong with me
I’m trying my very best
My heart’s overgrown
I feel it heavy in my chest
Maybe I’ll lower my expectations
At least I can’t get hurt
Maybe I’ll lower my expectations
At least I’ll find someone

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released February 14, 2021

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Nari Lexington, Kentucky

Narisa Khamvanthong (Nari) was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, and always enjoyed the music scene there but never thought she’d be getting into music herself. As she started getting more familiar with the bands and artists in her community, she finally decided to pick up the guitar and write her own songs. ... more

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