Pass Me By - Gemtones (Live at Starr Bar in Brooklyn, NY 6/11/25)

Performed by Gemtones

Music and lyrics by Nicole Gemmiti

Filmed by Grayson Gemmiti

Official site: https://nicolegemmiti.com/
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Lyrics:

Every night I dread the day
Cause it starts and ends the same
I see you, I smile, I regret it
You don’t deserve it from me
My hate for myself
Should be aimed at you
But my arrow’s bowed backwards
And I’m not scared to shoot

Wish I could crawl inside your psyche
Then I would know what’s really wrong with me
You say I’m good
But I know I could be better
Then I’d be her
I’d be front and center
Don’t get me wrong
Count me lucky to be next in line
Just tell me why
After I caught your eye
You just wanna pass me by

You don’t know me now like you knew me then
That girl, she’d bend for you
Like wind on the beach you never came to see
Just a cold winter breeze
I was afraid I’d fade away
On the platform before the train
In that unforgiving morning air
I wished I was never there

Why can’t I shake this feeling
That my fingers aren’t meant to fit a ring?
And it’s fucking embarrassing
Laughing along while reality’s calling
Don’t get me wrong
Count me lucky to be next in line
Just tell me why
After I caught your eye
You just wanna pass me by

I spilled my guts just to pique your interest
When frankly it’s none of your business
I tried my best to be mysterious
While I just came off delirious
I justify and say it’s to stay alive
While I’m forced to watch you thrive
It’s all different starts with identical ends
Can’t read the same story again

Don’t get me wrong
I’m so lucky, yeah I’m next in line
Just tell me why
After I caught your eye
You just wanna pass me by