Laughing
by @lsorese
Liner Notes
A song about haunting someone into remembering you. #sadbastardmusic
Lyrics
Hey darlin' it's me, and I know this is bad, but I couldn't get it right Wish you were still here, please still look for signs, so you know that I’m fine I’ll come back as a bird, or maybe a breeze, the rain against your window Something you can hold, a penny on the ground, heads up just for you
And I bet I’d be laughing if any of this were funny I texted goodnight, considered saying “Honey, I'd rather look crazy than look away from you.”
I’ll be in the junk mail addressed to me that will always show up The song that you try to skip, keeps coming back, like you can’t get enough The hangnails and the hiccups and mosquito bites on the kids in the fall Rug burn and splinters, sunburn, scraped knees, and broken collarbones
And I bet I’d be laughing if any of this were funny I ordered extra like you were still coming I'd rather look desperate than look away from you
And maybe one day you'll stop seeing me in everything, the birds fly south, and the rain’s just rain But not today
And I bet I’d be laughing if any of this were funny Standing in the kitchen, forget what I was doing I'd rather look pathetic than look away from you
Comments
Aww. So sweet. Lovely delivery too...
I love the way that you move smoothly from conversational to imagistic to aphoristic language in the lyric. Nifty changes in the chorus to suggest your narrator's malleable mindset. A triumphant take on #sadbastardmusic for sure.
well, shit dude. i mean, you probably know this is directly up my alley but shit. there are so many excellent lyrics here. all of the choruses are gut punches, of course, but my mouth dropped at the second line,
"I’ll come back as a bird, or maybe a breeze, the rain against your window Something you can hold, a penny on the ground, heads up just for you"
great use of the sacred hashtag.
“I’ll be in the junk mail addressed to me that will always show up” gahhhhh my heart. Great sad bastard song. Love the change from “crazy” to “desperate” to “pathetic” in the chorus
Wow man, this is so good. You've been on fire all month, and I truly can't wait to see what you do with all these songs. This one is definitely a keeper