Kaelynn Hayes Opens Up on rethink us, a Dreamy Indie-Pop Spiral of Self-Doubt
Kaelynn Hayes leans into the vulnerability on rethink us, a delicate yet emotionally taut track built on soft synths and a melody that flickers between melancholy and quiet optimism.
Her voice is steady but exposed, carrying the weight of overthinking without turning it into spectacle.
“I wrote this song about how I overthink even the littlest things too much,” Hayes shares. “It makes me think that people will abandon me… but the issues I see as problematic are usually not seen that way by others.”
That tension anchors the track. The production starts stripped-back—gentle piano chords and heartfelt vocals—but subtly picks up tempo as the chorus lands.
There’s a bittersweet warmth in how she sings, “And it makes you rethink us,” echoing the quiet panic of waiting for someone to see the parts of you you’ve been trying to hide.
But there’s comfort too. “You always know what to say / to make me feel okay again,” she sings near the end, like someone finding their footing mid-spiral.
rethink us is a gentle unraveling. It’s messy, earnest, and entirely human.
A reminder that even self-sabotage can sound soft when scored like this.
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Kaelynn Hayes rethink us Lyrics
Over complicate overthink all the small things
Make a story up in my head over nothing
I, do it all the time
Try to turn it off oh I hate how it haunts me
wish I could but My Mind’s always up to something
I, i do it all the time
I’m scared to be too much
Scared that one day you’ll wake up
And See everything I see
see all the the worst in me
And it makes you rethink us
And that you’ll fall out of love
And you’ll say you’ve had enough
When You See everything I see
see all the worst in me
And it makes you rethink us
Sabotaging us cause we could be a good thing
Always wanna run if I think I’ll be happy
Why, do I do it all the time
Pull me close
Say don’t say sorry
Talk me down
With your arms on me
I, Wanna see me through your eyes
I’m scared to be too much
Scared that one day you’ll wake up
And See everything I see
see all the the worst in me
And it makes you rethink us
And that you’ll fall out of love
And you’ll say you’ve had enough
When You See everything I see
see all the worst in me
And it makes you rethink us
you always know what to say
To make me feel okay again
Reassuring me
When i’m living in my Head
And I’m scared to be too much
Scared that one day you’ll wake up
And See everything I see
see all the the worst in me
And it makes you rethink us
