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Stuck Inside My Head
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Jul 15, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Riley Clemmons' song 'Stuck Inside My Head' is about struggling to move on from a painful past relationship or experience. The lyrics describe feeling trapped by memories that keep resurfacing, like a song or movie that won't stop playing. She acknowledges that this person or situation held her back, but she is determined to break free and leave it behind. The song captures the internal battle of wanting to think about anything else while still being haunted by the past. It's a personal, emotional reflection on healing and letting go, though it does not explicitly reference faith or God.
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Like a song I've heard one too many times
Like the same old movie, you're always gonna make me cry
Just pain and trouble with a good disguise
Tryna start a fire, tryna steal my light
All you ever did was hold me back
So now I'm never ever coming back
But why?
Tell me why (Hey)
You're stuck inside my head
And I just can't get you out
You're in my head (You're in my head)
I would rather think of anything instead
I try to fight it, but it's you
It's always you
You're stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
Why?
Like an old bad habit that I've finally beat
Used to have to have it but now I'm finally free
Like a lesson learned, another memory
Yeah, you left a burn, but it's reminding me
All you ever did was hold me back (A-ha)
So now I'm never ever coming back (A-ha)
But why?
Tell me why (Hey)
You're stuck inside my head (Hey-hey)
And I just can't get you out
You're in my head (You're in my head)
I would rather think of anything instead
I try to fight it, but it's you
It's always you (It's always you)
You're stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
Why?
Maybe it'll just take time
For me to leave the past behind
But I'mma get you off of my mind
Cause I know that I got
Better things to think about
Than all the ways you dragged me down
But right here in this moment all I know is that I gotta know why
You're stuck inside my head (Ooh, ooh)
And I just can't get you out
You're in my head (You're in my head)
I would rather think of anything instead
I try to fight it, but it's you
It's always you (Hey)
You're stuck inside my head (Inside my head)
And I just can't get you out
You're in my head (You're in my head)
I would rather think of anything instead
I try to fight it, but it's you (It's you)
It's always you (It's always you!)
You're stuck inside my head
Stuck inside my head
You're stuck inside my head (Stuck inside my, stuck inside my)
Stuck inside my head (Tell me, tell me why?)
You're stuck inside my head, my head
You're stuck inside my head
You're stuck inside my head, my head
Oh, why?