I Can’t Complain But I Usually Do
Alt R&B and dark R&B over cinematic synthwave textures: muted 808 kick, snapped clap, sub-bass, and half-time drum programming under detuned analog pads, pulsing arps, and wide chorus-drenched synth leads. Breathy stacked vocals, tape saturation, granular delay, and spoken rhythmic word percussive phrasing.
I Can’t Complain But I Usually Do
Alt R&B and dark R&B over cinematic synthwave textures: muted 808 kick, snapped clap, sub-bass, and half-time drum programming under detuned analog pads, pulsing arps, and wide chorus-drenched synth leads. Breathy stacked vocals, tape saturation, granular delay, and spoken rhythmic word percussive phrasing.
Lyrics
Intro
I’m hard to please, baby
I could make an exception
And ignore the little things
Forget about perfection
But I probably won’t
Verse 1
I can’t complain, but I usually do.
Got a blissful scene with some cracks in the view
You hand me the gold, I disparage the gleam
Acting like the sun needs fixing by me
Pre-Chorus
Maybe I’m too hard on myself .
Maybe if my standards would bend,
They wouldn’t all say,
“Stay illogical, my friend “
(They can’t do you like that)
Chorus
What you think is perfect
I say there’s room to improve.
(Nobody’s perfect)
When the plans are in place
I’m gonna need one more move
A finished product it’s not,
So I’ll make it new
I can’t complain, but I usually do
Verse 2
If the table is set, I’ll look for the flaw
Leave me still wanting more
When you gave me it all
If it’s too good to be true
I know it’s a tease
You could give me a mile
I’ll take a few more inches, please
Pre-Chorus
It feels good at first
(It always does, yes it does)
But a change will surely come
The question’s not if.
It’s, “will it be three or two…or just one “
Chorus
What you think is perfect
I say there’s room to improve
(Nobody’s perfect)
When the plans are in place
I’m gonna need one more move
A finished product it’s not,
So I’ll make it new
I can’t complain, but I usually do
(Yes you do. Yes you do)
Bridge
If I stay quiet
(Don’t stay quiet. No, no, no)
And just let it be.
I’ll pretend not to notice
The lack of quality
Final Chorus
You say it’s perfect
I know there’s room to improve
(It’s already perfect)
You have the plans in place
I still want a move
It’s not a finished product
I’ll make it new.
I can’t complain, but I usually do
(Yes you do. Yes you do)