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Alyssa Grace - Bloodstream Lyrics



Alyssa Grace - Bloodstream Lyrics
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Maybe I was too young
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To fully understand
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That's why I never healed from it healthy
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Why I never trusted a man
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You gotta love the way you have and I'll
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Take that to my grave
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Soon you'll open up your eyes and it'll all be gone one day
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And I'm sitting here convincing you
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To pick up the phone and call
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I am my father's daughter but I'm
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Nothing like him at all
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I hear him in the way I speak
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When I look in the mirror
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The anger's grown in me and shows
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Can it be any clearer?
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That I'm like him 'cause he made me
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The way I am when we're fighting
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And all I need is somebody
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And I'm crying on my mama's floor
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Why don't you want this anymore?
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And I'm craving you to change for me
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You're saying, "I hear you and I love you
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My heart it hurts for you
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And I just cannot give you what you need"
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Am I too much? Am I enough?
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'Cause you said you wouldn't give up
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Now I'm numb on my knees
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Praying to God you talk to me
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Wondering what it takes for you to stay
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Off my mind and far out of my bloodstream
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You never laid your hands on me
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And that's something that I'm grateful for
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But I should've known that you'd gone mad
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When I saw the way you punched your doors
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And I don't regret loving you
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'Cause I know that you needed it
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But the way you treated me
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Made me feel like a little kid
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Something deep inside of me tells
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Me that you're not better now
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And I'm sorry that I couldn't help
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But I'm so glad I made it out
+
And I'm crying on my mama's floor
+
Why don't you want this anymore?
+
And I'm craving you to change for me
+
You're saying, "I hear you and I love you
+
My heart it hurts for you
+
And I just cannot give you what you need"
+
Am I too much? Am I enough?
+
'Cause you said you wouldn't give up
+
Now I'm numb on my knees
+
Praying to God you talk to me
+
Wondering what it is for you to stay
+
Off my mind and far out of my bloodstream
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Maybe I was too young
+
To fully understand
+
That's why I never healed from it healthy
+
Why I never trusted a man
+
You gotta love the way you have and I'll
+
Take that to my grave
+
Soon you'll open up your eyes and it'll all be gone one day
+
And I'm sitting here convincing you
+
To pick up the phone and call
+
I am my father's daughter but I'm
+
Nothing like him at all
+
I hear him in the way I speak
+
When I look in the mirror
+
The anger's grown in me and shows
+
Can it be any clearer?
+
That I'm like him 'cause he made me
+
The way I am when we're fighting
+
And all I need is somebody
+
And I'm crying on my mama's floor
+
Why don't you want this anymore?
+
And I'm craving you to change for me
+
You're saying, "I hear you and I love you
+
My heart it hurts for you
+
And I just cannot give you what you need"
+
Am I too much? Am I enough?
+
'Cause you said you wouldn't give up
+
Now I'm numb on my knees
+
Praying to God you talk to me
+
Wondering what it takes for you to stay
+
Off my mind and far out of my bloodstream
+
You never laid your hands on me
+
And that's something that I'm grateful for
+
But I should've known that you'd gone mad
+
When I saw the way you punched your doors
+
And I don't regret loving you
+
'Cause I know that you needed it
+
But the way you treated me
+
Made me feel like a little kid
+
Something deep inside of me tells
+
Me that you're not better now
+
And I'm sorry that I couldn't help
+
But I'm so glad I made it out
+
And I'm crying on my mama's floor
+
Why don't you want this anymore?
+
And I'm craving you to change for me
+
You're saying, "I hear you and I love you
+
My heart it hurts for you
+
And I just cannot give you what you need"
+
Am I too much? Am I enough?
+
'Cause you said you wouldn't give up
+
Now I'm numb on my knees
+
Praying to God you talk to me
+
Wondering what it is for you to stay
+
Off my mind and far out of my bloodstream
+
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Writer: Alyssa Grace, Steven Martinez
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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"Bloodstream" finds Alyssa Grace revisiting one of the darkest moments of a toxic relationship: a night when her mother found her crying on the bathroom floor and urged her to leave. Looking back, Grace admitted she wasn't ready to hear the advice. "When I was in my lowest in my last relationship, my mom tried to help me realize I needed to get out, but I just didn't listen," she explained on TikTok. Grace later described "Bloodstream" as "a song about begging for help from someone that's listening but refuses to be there for you."

The title draws on the image of trying to purge someone from your system the way a body clears a drug from the bloodstream - Grace describes wanting her ex "off my mind and far out of my bloodstream," likening his hold over her to that of an addict returning to their drug. The metaphor acknowledges her feelings are not a choice but a chemical reality, something that has to be physically worked out of her system rather than simply decided away. It's an uncomfortable image, but heartbreak has never been especially interested in behaving like a sensible houseguest.

The song's opening verse reveals the deeper roots of the story as Grace reflects on the ways her father's behavior shaped her understanding of relationships:

I am my father's daughter but I'm nothing like him at all
I hear him in the way I speak when I look in the mirror
The anger's grown in me

The lyric captures the contradiction of recognizing traits you've inherited while desperately hoping not to repeat the damage that came with them. Grace emphasizes her partner "never laid his hands on me," but she recalls ignoring warning signs, including moments of uncontrolled anger. In doing so, "Bloodstream" traces a painful connection between her father's example and the patterns she later accepted in her own romantic life.

"Bloodstream" is the third in Grace's trilogy of songs inspired by the same relationship. While "Picking Petals" explores the uncertainty of whether to leave, and "Dog With a Bone" chronicles the inability to let go, "Bloodstream" represents acceptance. The relationship is over, the lesson has been learned, and the fog has finally started to clear.
-songfacts.com
Performed by: Alyssa Grace
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative Rock
Language: English
Length: 2:57
Written by: Alyssa Grace, Steven Martinez
Released: June 5th, 2026
Year: 2026
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