Imagine stumbling across a crumpled love letter tucked inside an old library book.

That’s the feeling Lila Holler’s Not Mad evokes—a private moment of vulnerability accidentally made public.

This dreamy folk-pop tale of first love unfolds like a secret whispered between best friends at a sleepover.

Holler’s vocals floats above a gentle guitar and the faintest whisper of harmonica.

The simplicity of the arrangement only amplifies the raw emotion in her lyrics.

“I recognised him the moment I saw him,” she confesses, capturing that heart-stopping instant when you realise your life is about to change.

The song paints snapshots of new love with vivid detail. Dropped wallets and discarded Levi’s on the floor speak volumes about the rush of intimacy.

Holler doesn’t shy away from the messier aspects, either. 

“Kissing him tastes like beer and cigarettes,” she muses, somehow making it sound both romantic and slightly dangerous.

As “Not Mad” progresses, Holler’s vocals layer and intertwine, mirroring the growing complexity of the relationship she describes.

The repeated refrain of “Not mad, not mad” in the outro feels less like reassurance and more like a mantra, as if Holler is trying to convince herself as much as her listener.

This track offers a glimpse into Holler’s upcoming EP. If “Not Mad” is any indication, we can expect more unfiltered storytelling that feels lifted straight from the pages of a dog-eared journal.

Lisa Holler has created a song worth seeking out, one that captures the bittersweet complexity of young love with honesty and charm.

It’s a promising sign of things to come from this emerging artist, leaving listeners eager to hear what other stories she has to tell.

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Lila Holler Not Mad Lyrics

Stood in my apartment 
Just got through the door 
Dropped his wallet on the counter 
His Levi’s on the floor 
He’s making this city start to feel like home 

He makes fun of me for all the little cute things that I love 
I get bitter fast and try to bite back twice as hard 
We laugh and talk in circles, till we turn the big light off 

I recognized him the moment I saw him 
Told my mom, and we went months without talking 
The past doesn’t matter we’re here for each other 
There’s no better feeling than being with my lover

Kissing him tastes like beer and cigarettes 
He’s a stone cold true force to be reckoned with 
Touching my legs can’t get enough of this 
I don’t remember falling this hard 
But I’m not mad at it 
No i’m not mad at it 

He opens up his heart when it’s dark outside 
But when the sun comes up I learned to read his mind 
We’re glancing at each other when somebody says something out of line 

And he knows all about all the things I hate 
Yeah he can calm me down he can keep me sane 
I don’t think that I’ll ever be the same 
Cause when he touches me it takes away my pain

I recognized him the moment I saw him 
But I’m a hard person to keep in your pocket 
I didn’t know if he could block out their talking 
But there’s nothing better than laughing at the gossip

Kissing him tastes like beer and cigarettes 
He’s a stone cold true force to be reckoned with 
Touching my legs can’t get enough of this 
But where in the world is my better judgement 

The loss of my minds in full affect 
Its his eyes, his freckles, his clothes, and his accent 
Hands in my hair, can’t get enough of it 
Don’t remember falling this hard 
But I’m not mad at it 

No i’m not mad 
(Not mad, not mad) 
Not mad at all 
(Not mad, not mad, not mad) 
Didn’t expect to fall 
(Not mad, not mad, not mad) 
I’m not mad at all 

Kissing him tastes like beer and cigarettes 
He’s a stone cold true force to be reckoned with 
I don’t know if I’ll ever get enough it 
I don’t know i’ll ever get enough of it 

Kissing him tastes like beer and cigarettes 
He’s kissing my lips and he’s kissing my neck 
Hands in his hair can’t get enough of it 
Don’t remember falling this hard, but I’m not mad at it 
No i’m not mad at it