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Too Sad to Write This Song

from If​.​.​. by David Heatley

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I’m too sad to write this song
Melodies and the words are wrong
And before I reach the end
I may already be gone

I feel too bad to write this down
Worried sick and I’m wracked with doubt
And before it’s done
I may no longer be around

A song is a box
That you can put a feeling inside
Keep it there for a while
For when you need to remind yourself of
Where you’ve been
And what you’ve seen
Otherwise you might start to think your whole life’s been a dream

I’m too sad to try to write
I can’t sing my throat is tight
And the tears that fill my eyes
Are blocking my sight

I can’t find the strength it takes
To sit up straight and stay awake
And I think to myself
What if this is all a mistake?

What if there’s no box
Big enough to contain what I’m feeling inside
The vastness, the emptiness
The beauty, the heartbreak
The words they just slide off the page
Onto the floor
Where they break
Like waves on a shore
And I ask myself
What is any of this for?

Now I’m too sad to sing this song
I’m too sad to continue on
And now that we’ve reached the end
I’m gone

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from If​.​.​., released March 24, 2023
David Heatley - lead vocals
Bryan Webre - bass, electric guitar
Sam Kuslan - piano
Sarah Quintana - BG vox
Jimbo Walsh - string and woodwind arrangements
Rex Gregory - clarinet, bass clarinet
Dragos Filip - cello
Lilli Lewis - BG vox

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David Heatley New York, New York

DAVID HEATLEY is a musician, cartoonist and animation director living in Queens, NY. Over several decades, he has recorded 5 albums and 7 EPs as a solo artist and as part of the bands Velvet Cactus Society and The Bischoffs. His animation production company Dream Puppy, Inc was launched in 2021. A TV show based on his 2019 graphic memoir "Qualification" is currently in production. ... more

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