You Grew On Me is out today!
Following the releases of ‘Ruby’, ‘The Song of The Masochist’ and ‘I Wouldn’t Like You’, this is the fourth single from Tim’s upcoming new album Tim Minchin Time Machine, which will be out July 25th 2025. (Pre-order details below).
You can listen to/download or watch the official video for ‘You Grew On Me‘ here.
Tim: “I’ve performed this tune in various forms for years, and it has always been one of my faves. It’s sort of discombobulating because it constantly shifts: between funny and heartfelt, between two different time signatures, and between different key centers. This version, with its bonkers choral backing vocals and awesome Jak Housden guitar, is deeply satisfying to me.”
YouGrew On Me Lyrics
You grew on me like a tumour
And you spread through me like malignant melanoma
And now you’re in my heart
Should’ve cut you out back at the start
Now I’m afraid there’s no cure for me
No dose of emotional chemotherapy
Can halt my pathetic decline
Should’ve had you removed back when you were benign
I picked you up like a virus
Like meningococcal meningitis
Now I can’t feel my legs
When you’re around I can’t get out of bed
And I left it too late to risk an operation
I know there’s no hope of a clean amputation
The successful removal of you
Would probably kill me too
You grew on me like carcinoma
Crept up on me like untreated glaucoma
Now I find it hard to see
This untreated dose of you has blinded me
And I should’ve consulted my local physician
I’m stuck now forever with this tunnel vision
My periphery is screwed
Wherever I look now all I see is you
You
When we first met you seemed fickle and shallow
But my armour was no match for your poison arrow
You are wedged inside my breast
If I tried to pull you out now I think I’d bleed to death
I’m feeling short of breath
You grew on me like a tumour
And you spread through me like malignant melanoma
I guess I never knew
How fast a little mole can grow on you
You can pre-order Tim Minchin Time Machine here, including a limited number of signed options.
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