You saw it all fall apart
You saw the person I was before and after the illness started
Pulling out my teeth
And draining the colour from my cheeks
And I can't blame you for leaving me here
But I wish that you'd told me how it upset my mother
Seeing her son's condition fading daily
It must have been so hard
She's been through hell with me so far
Between depression and colitis, I lost half of my weight
She'd find me bleeding in the bathroom too exhausted to shake
I was embarrassed to speak up because a "man" should be able to care for himself
Shouldn't need medication to make it through the day
Making Weight was written by Tom Weaver.
Making Weight was produced by Brad Wood.
Casey released Making Weight on Fri Mar 16 2018.
Vocalist Tom Weaver spoke about the meaning behind the song in the track-by-track of Where I Go When I Am Sleeping for Louder:
The album opens with ‘'Making Weight’‘, which gives a general overview of my medical condition over the last 10 years and briefly touches on the support I’ve received from...