Casual
Submitted: May 20, 2025 at 1:39 pm Composed/performed by: Doug Milklaway, virgil.trucker@gmail.com Copyright: ©2025
Casual 2025 Doug Millaway/Monica Saylor (pka Monica Young)
V1:
Don"t make me lie to you
Don"t make me lie to you
I can't take the chance of losing you tonight.
If I told the truth, If I told the truth
You’d be long gone and out of sight
CH:
You don't want to hear me say
I really want you to stay
So I'll just say it's casual
And I’ll be on my way.
I'll just say it's casual
I'll just say it's casual
V2:
I don’t wanna lie to you
I don’t wanna lie to you
I know you don’t see things the way I do
I try to do my best, I try to do my best
It’s hard to live with the truth
CH:
You don't want to hear me say
I really want you to stay
So I'll just say it's casual
And I’ll be on my way
I'll just say it's casual
I'll just say it's casual
Instrumental break
Bridge:
I need feeling to go with touch
One-sided love hurts too much
Been down that road and I’ve had enough
V3:
Don’t make me cry for you, don’t make me cry for you
It’s not the first time I have felt this way
I’ve loved too fast before
I held what wasn’t sure
And lost myself along the way
CH:
You can’t stand to hear me say
I really need you to stay
So I'll just say it's casual
And I’ll be on my way.
I'll just say it's casual
This is a co-write with Monica Young from LA. (She is the vocalist.)
"Casual" explores the emotional struggle of someone who deeply cares for another person but hides their true feelings out of fear of rejection or loss. Despite wanting a deeper connection, the singer downplays their emotions, pretending the relationship is casual because they believe the other person isn't ready for something more.
