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When Am I Gonna Lose You Lyrics

[Verse 1]Wait, when am I gonna lose you?How will I let you slip through?Careless or unkind?Trace the curving of the coastlineThe Santa Lucia cliffsideWe'll stay here for the night[Pre-Chorus 1]I remember you saidEverything has its placeNow I lie in our bedWondering how to explain[Chorus]YouWhen am I gonna lose you?When am I gonna lose you?When am I gonna lose you?When am I gonna lose[Verse 2]Take another one if you need itOr do you already feel it?I felt it from the startEngrave the silhouette of you dancingA shadow play that we're cast inOn the cabin wallsYou might also like[Pre-Chorus 2]You were floating to meIn a slow-motion fadeCould I finally seeBetween belief and faith?[Chorus]YouWhen am I gonna lose you?When am I gonna lose you?When am I gonna lose you, you?When am I gonna lose[Bridge]I remember you closing the shuttersAnd laying down by my sideAnd the light that was still slipping throughIt was painting your body in stripesI remember the trees tumbling downLike an archangel choirAnd the ocean was all we could seeAnd I knew that I wanted youI remember you closing the shuttersAnd laying down by my sideAnd the light that was still slipping throughIt was painting your body in stripesI remember the trees tumbling downLike an archangel choirAnd the ocean was all we could seeAnd I knew that I wanted you[Chorus]When am I gonna loseWhen am I gonna lose youWhen am I gonna lose you, youWhen am I gonna lose2EmbedCancel

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Ask a questionWhat did Local Natives say about "When Am I Gonna Lose You"?Genius Answer1 contributor

I got married last year. I found myself in an incredible relationship that was great on so many levels, but I always felt like it was going to go away, fall apart, and crumble. This song is me diving into murky emotions of anxiety and doubt in the middle of love and joy.

–Taylor Rice, press release

+16What have the artists said about the song?Genius Answer1 contributor

Although the title sounds like a relationship near its end, that’s not really the case. The song is about the feeling of being in an amazing relationship but feeling the fear and anxiety that it can’t possibly last, whether just by twist of fate or because of your own self sabotage. It was inspired by a trip Taylor took to Big Sur with his, at the time, new girlfriend. He kept telling us how even when you’re at your happiest it can be difficult not to put up those self-protective barriers. Full disclosure, the story has a happy ending; they got married right after we finished recording the record, in Big Sur. Musically the song initially came together in our rehearsal space as the 5 of us jammed together. We wanted it to have a dark Fleetwood Mac vibe, something that could soundtrack driving up PCH. Also, I feel like I owe it to our engineer Ivan to mention the freak out during the last seven seconds of the song. I know it sound like it could’ve been a quick ProTools edit, but it was actually Ivan (and Matt) splicing up the instrumental on tape and scotch taping the tracks back together in random order on the wall of the studio. It took four days to do! Haha.

–Ryan Hahn, Consequence of Sound

+10Who produced “When Am I Gonna Lose You” by Local Natives?When did Local Natives release “When Am I Gonna Lose You”?Who wrote “When Am I Gonna Lose You” by Local Natives?Violet Street (2019)Local Natives

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CreditsProducerShawn EverettWritersMatt Frazier, Nik Ewing, Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer & Ryan HahnVideo DirectorVan AlpertMixing EngineerShawn EverettMastering EngineerBob LudwigLabelLoma Vista RecordingsReleased onMarch 8, 2019When Am I Gonna Lose You CoversWhen Am I Gonna Lose You (Overcoats Version) by Local Natives (Ft. Overcoats)When Am I Gonna Lose You RemixesWhen Am I Gonna Lose You (Nick Waterhouse Rock Steady Remix) by Local Natives (Ft. Nick Waterhouse), When Am I Gonna Lose You (Nick Waterhouse Dub Remix) by Local Natives, When Am I Gonna Lose You (DJDS Remix) by Local Natives, When Am I Gonna Lose You (Acoustic) by Local Natives, When Am I Gonna Lose You (Medasin Remix) by Local Natives & When Am I Gonna Lose You (Joey Pecoraro Remix) by Local NativesView When Am I Gonna Lose You samplesTagsRockAlternative RockAdult AlternativeIndie RockExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up