“Someone in This Room” by Jessie Murph & Bailey Zimmerman – Lyrics and Meaning

“Someone in This Room” is filled with the anguish of the two lovers driving the plot forward, as Jessie Murph and Bailey Zimmerman sing desperately against an atmospheric, hazy backdrop. A surging acoustic guitar riff collides with the dominating, ambient, synth-based instrumental that enters the fray for the chorus.

Jessie and Bailey's vocal parts complement each other beautifully, with Jessie taking the helm for most of the song before Bailey offers a second perspective in his verse.

“You cut first

And I reduced it, that's not me

This is how it starts

I go too deep

It just comes out, I like the way

It's killing you”

The most heartbreaking aspect of “Someone in This Room” is that both lovers hurt the other before questioning why they bring out that side of the other. Jessie describes how her partner first attacks her before hitting back with just as much vitriol – even though that's not her style. She then openly muses about how part of her actually enjoys tearing him down, highlighting again how irreparable this relationship has become.

“It’s you and me and broken dishes

Ups and downs, too far to fix

You are not who you were and neither am I.”

The broken dishes seem to indicate that some of the fights are getting physical, as plates are scattered around the kitchen. Jessie reflects on how they have both changed for the worse as a result of all the tension and resentment that seems to have built up.

“Someone in this room is someone’s bad decision

Someone is too tired to leave the kitchen

Someone is the martyr of a bad religion

Someone pulls someone down with them

I knew who was who

Now I’m just someone in this room”

The hook revolves around the idea that the lines between good and evil are blurred in this relationship, with Jessie vividly depicting how one of the lovers is “the martyr of a bad religion.” This suggests that during their squabbles, one of them must sacrifice their own pride in favor of the other's misguided ideas about what is right in the relationship.

Jessie suggests that some of these descriptions apply to her as she closes the chorus with the powerful lines, “I used to know who was who / Now I’m just somebody in this room.”

“I have lost my mind

Was that your plan? How does it feel

To break a man?

I'm on my knees, I'm begging, baby

A little love, a little grace

I will do anything, I will take the blame

There must be another way”

Bailey Zimmerman takes on the role of the other lover and confesses that he feels broken by his partner's harsh words and constant arguments.

He asks if that was her intention all along, before begging for “a little love, a little mercy.” Bailey continues the spiritually-tinged language as he moves from asking for “mercy” to emphasizing that he's willing to sacrifice himself – harking back to the “martyr” line in the chorus – and take the blame.

“Because it’s just you and me and our addictions

Pain in different definitions

You are not who you were and neither am I.”

Jessie and Bailey emphasize that they both have flaws and weaknesses, and point to their respective “addictions” that cause each of the lovers to feel a number of different types of pain. They conclude by reiterating how much they have changed since they were first together, and it feels like the relationship is beyond saving.

Jessie Murph and Bailey Zimmerman have been hinting at this high-profile collaboration several times in the lead-up to its release, with both artists repeatedly stressing how excited they were about the collaboration. When it was released as part of Jessie's debut album, This is not a human, this is the devilthe aspiring singer-songwriter took to social media to express her immense gratitude to her fanbase: “My debut album is out now, I love you all with all my heart and soul, thank you for listening, for caring about me and for giving me a goal, I hope this album makes you feel, I put absolutely everything of me into it and will be proud of it forever, I'm going to finish my sushi and cry about it now, okay bye, go listen to it.”

“You cut first

And I reduced it, that's not me

This is how it starts

I go too deep

It just comes out, I like the way

It's killing you

–

It's you and me and broken dishes

Ups and downs, too far to fix

You are no longer who you were, and neither am I

–

Someone in this room is someone's bad decision

Someone is too tired to leave the kitchen

Someone is the martyr of a bad religion

Someone pulls someone down with them

I knew who was who

Now I am just someone in this room

–

I have lost my mind

Was that your plan? How does it feel

To break a man?

I'm on my knees, I'm begging, baby

A little love, a little grace

I will do anything, I will take the blame

There must be another way

–

Because it's just you and me and our addictions

Pain in different definitions

You are no longer who you were, and neither am I

–

Someone in this room is someone's bad decision

Someone is too tired to leave the kitchen

Someone is the martyr of a bad religion

Someone pulls someone down with them

I knew who was who

Now I am just someone in this room

–

Mm, someone in this room

–

You are not who you were and neither am I.”

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