It's shaping up to be a busy year for London-born singer-songwriter Cat Burns. Last year, she rose to No. 2 on the UK singles chart after her 2020 single Go, featuring Sam Smith, went viral on TikTok and has since toured with Olly Alexander and Ed Sheeran. Burns will soon embark on her own series of live concerts, first touring the UK in April, then touring European cities such as Berlin, Stockholm, Paris and Vienna before heading to the US to perform in New York and support Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) show. North American tour.
Following the success of the Emotionally Unavailable EP, Burns released the single "People Pleaser" in October 2022, a catchy song with a warm melody, uplifting guitar chords and a lot of people can relate to Resonant lyrics. With an Instagram bio that reads "Helping you through one song at a time," it's clear Burns is more than happy to help her listeners get their stuff done, too. As for the song, Burns, 22, said it's "just what the lyrics say: I try to be a people pleaser and why I'm a people pleaser."
The song details her troubles with communication and confrontation ("When I'm vulnerable, my brain gets fuzzy, intense") and how she grew up knowing that her "needs and wants didn't matter. ". Burns revealed that in addition to putting other people's comfort before her own, she also has an unfortunate habit of wanting to fix others, crooning in the song: "When you say there's something wrong When/I just wanted to make things better/Oh, but I’ve realized you just wanted me to listen.”
Although "People Pleaser" is an upbeat song with humorous lyrics, it may echo the thoughts of many listeners who may also find it difficult to stay confident and stand up for their needs. Burns does offer some sort of solution to the problem—“Communicating (only makes it worse) / I wish I could just say it”—but without committing to stopping her people-pleasing habit. If you're also a people-pleaser who's not likely to stop anytime soon, you might enjoy this kind of bebop music.
Listen to the song and read the full lyrics to "People Pleaser" below:
I hate confrontation
this makes me uncomfortable
My brain gets fuzzy and crazy
when i become vulnerable
It’s a lose-lose situation (procrastination)
Communicate (only makes things worse)
I wish I could say it right away
oh i hate this
Learned it since childhood
My needs and wants don't matter anyway
when you say something is wrong
I just want to make it better
Oh, but I realize you just want me to listen
But listen, when I see you cry
I can't stand what I feel inside
Oh, I just wanna fix you (fix you)
I guess I'm what they call a people, people, people pleaser
pleaser, pleaser
I guess I'm what they call the people, the people, the people
I've spent my whole life leaving my own comfort behind others.
it's hard to describe
Unless you do the same (I know)
It’s a lose-lose situation (procrastination)
Communicate (only makes things worse)
I wish I could say it right away
oh i hate this
Learned it since childhood
My needs and wants don't matter anyway
when you say something is wrong
I just want to make it better
Oh, but I realize you just want me to listen
But listen, when I see you cry
I can't stand what I feel inside
Oh, I just wanna fix you (fix you)
I guess I'm what they call a people, people, people pleaser
pleaser, pleaser
I guess I'm what they call the people, the people, the people
pleaser, pleaser, pleaser
I guess I'm what they call a people, people, people pleaser
pleaser, pleaser
I guess I'm what they call a people, people, people pleaser
