Released: 2024
Dasha’s ‘Didn’t I’ is all about the struggle of a toxic, on-again, off-again relationship. The lyrics tell a story of two people who constantly break up and get back together despite swearing each time that it’s the end.
The song opens with a series of questions that set the tone. Lines like Didn’t I swear you were dead to me? and Didn’t you scream that I had to leave? highlight the tumultuous nature of their relationship.
The chorus is filled with strong emotions and actions. Didn’t I slam your damn front door and Didn’t you drag my name through town? show the intense drama and pain between the two. Despite all this, they keep coming back to each other.
In the second verse, Dasha sings about waking up and realizing they are back in the same cycle. Good mornin’ to me, those are my jeans on a floor I know so well captures the regret and confusion of finding themselves together again.
The bridge questions their repeated actions. When we gonna really mean it, Honey, when we say goodbye? suggests that they both know their relationship is bad for them, but they can’t seem to end it for good. It’s a cycle of breaking up and making up, and the song captures that perfectly.
