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I FINALLY got around to uploading this song to Bandcamp. Over the year this song has been out, I've lost the file for the single cover shown on streaming services. Good riddance, that cover sucked! Here's a better photo instead.
I wrote this song when I was 16 and going through hell. I give that season of life a 0/10. You could not pay me any amount of money to live through that again. I was extremely depressed and stressed out, and I knew I needed help. I was frustrated with statements like "toughen up and white knuckle it like the rest of us," so I wrote this song in hopes of maybe convincing folks I needed some help.
Fear not. I eventually got that help when I was 18. I'm still figuring a lot out, but boy, is it better than it was.
Thanks for listening; I hope you enjoy this song.
lyrics
You know I got fed up
With always feeling blue
I got fed up
Ready for something new
That was years ago
And nothings changed
And nobody knows why I feel so strange
Maybe not everybody was meant to be happy
Maybe all of that, all of that just wasn’t meant for me
Cause I’ve tried everything I can think to do
Maybe I should be content it’s not this way for you
There’s a million ways
To a cure-all pill
But you’ll come to find
None of them are real
So you suck it up
And move on through
Cause nobody wants
To worry about you
Maybe not everybody was meant to be happy
Maybe all of that, all of that just wasn’t meant for me
Cause I’ve tried everything I can think to do
Maybe I should be content it’s not this way for you
I tried loving, tried crying
Tried living, tried dying
Tried running, tried sunning
And nothings working
I tried breathing, tried cheating
Tried grieving, tried leaving
And nothing ever works
Nothing ever works
I won’t give up
Though it seems the best
I’ll fight my fight
And I’ll pass the test
But it’s been hell
Just getting here
Maybe it won’t be such
A devastating year
credits
released April 5, 2024
Recorded at Kessler Sound Studios (aka Sonic Dropper Studios)
Lyrics and music by Caitlin King
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jim King (I love you, Dad)
Piano and vocals by Caitlin King
Guitar by Jamie Weed
Drums by Andrew Pederson
Bass by Dave Shafer
Cover art by Caitlin King
Caitlin King is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who uses her experience with treatment-resistant depression to
empathize through music.
Caitlin is meticulous with her choice of words, and strives to craft music to support each line. She hopes to empower listeners to take ownership of their lives by providing them with proof that change is possible and that they are not alone....more
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