Unfurl the crumpled edges of your inner inventory with “The List,” the poignant eighth track from dodie‘s sophomore album Not For Lack Of Trying, arriving tomorrow on October 3, 2025, via Decca Records—her first full-length since the 2021 breakthrough Build a Problem. The Bradford-born YouTube sensation turned indie pop poet, Dorothy Miranda Clark, whose ukulele-tinged confessions have chronicled queer love, anxiety, and growth since her 2016 EP Intertwined, dives deeper here into the chaos of mental mapping. Self-produced in her signature lo-fi warmth, “The List” is a tender reckoning with unresolved fragments—those bite-sized burdens of therapy notes, half-forgotten regrets, and quiet victories—wrapped in shimmering acoustics and her breathy, emotive delivery. It’s dodie at her rawest, blending the sarcastic bite of early viral hits like “Sixteen” with the orchestral swells of Build a Problem’s “Monster,” a sonic diary entry for anyone who’s ever bullet-pointed their way through existential fog.
At the heart of Not For Lack Of Trying’s 12-track tapestry of pain, confusion, and hard-won clarity, exploring a decade of mental health in digestible doses, as dodie shared in announcement teases—this song threads the needle of incremental healing, echoing the hollow bravado of opener “I’M FINE!” (a panic-relief tumble) and the ego-skewering wit of “I Feel Bad For You, Dave.” Fans who’ve looped her TikTok-fueled tour announcements will find solace in its gentle unraveling, a reminder that progress isn’t linear but listed, checked, and revisited. Dive into the The List lyrics below and check off your own revelations. Don’t miss other Not For Lack Of Trying tracks like “I’M FINE!” for more of her unflinchingly honest heart.
Lyrics of The List by dodie
Isla Recommended Cole To Me
He Sounded Sweet
So I Hung Him Up On The Door
And Seeing As Our Homes Are Pretty Far
And You Broke My Heart
I Think Of Cole More And More
Angel Told Me Rather Two Than None
“Honestly,” She Said, “You’re Owed Some Fun”
Maybe Best That We Don’t Try Again
Such A Shame That A Start Means An End
Last October I Got Mad
You Ignored Our Plans
So I Drank With Joe All Night
And Two Weeks On, I Still Felt His Heat
So I Turned My Cheek
He Mustn’t Think Me Very Nice
And Weekends Have My Hands In Molly’s Hair
Edging Closer In The Open Air
Older Feelings Coming Flooding Back
No, I Don’t Want To Have To Look At That
Brag And Boast, As I Might
I Still Sleep Alone Every Night
Take A Hint, Let Me Go
Hold On Harder, I Don’t Know
Do You Cast A Net As Wide As I?
Do You Keep A List For A Lonely Mind?
And Does It Feel Even Colder To Hold Her
When You Miss Me?
Thomas Calls Me When It’s Still Outside
And My Face Looks Tired
But I Only Care A Bit
I Truly See Him In A Softer Light
Still Wonder If We Might
But Christ, I Cannot Count On It
A Flirt With Katie Down The Lens
And I Pretend
To Want Her More Than You
A Stick And Poke And Then An Awkward Kiss
In A Moment Missed
I’d Have Her If I Could Have You Too
And Eddie Told Me After Isla’d Gone
“Honestly,” He Said, “You’re All I Want”
Laid Out On My Bed, I Must Admit
While He Shook Like A Leaf, I Had To Think Of It
Brag And Boast, As I Might
I Still Sleep Alone Every Night
Take A Hint, Let Me Go
Hold On Harder, I Don’t Know
Do You Cast A Net As Wide As I?
Do You Keep A List For A Lonely Mind?
Does It Feel Even Colder To Hold Her
When You Miss Me?
