Richard Rogers: “This subject is very difficult for me to think about, and even harder for me to write about, but I believe it is important that I explain the full story.
This is the hardest song I’ve ever had to write, but also the most therapeutic. On my birthday, March 17th 2016, we were on our...
[Intro: Richard Rogers]
I need some assistance
But you're a graveyard
Away so you can't help me fix this
[Verse 1: Richard Rogers]
Dealing with loss again
Your means to an end
Leave me on my own to begin again
I need some assistance
God help me fix this
It takes one shot to change your whole life
It took one shot to fuck up mine
Happy birthday kid, unwrap your gift
But your dismissal wasn't on my list
[Chorus: Richard Rogers & Wade Walters]
Remembering your past
You left this life too fast
I never said goodbye
Now I'm stuck with your ghost, ghost
All that's left, all I have
All that's left is your ghost
Can you hear me yet?
[Verse 2: Richard Rogers]
What happened when you left?
Did you get your wings
Or just sink into nothing?
I've been searching, but I can't find a sign
And I keep screaming, but I get no reply
[Breakdown: Wade Walters]
Separate me from pain
I can't live like this, take it away
I can't believe you're asleep forever
And I can't wake you up
[Bridge: Richard Rogers]
Wish I could tell you how much I miss you
But I think God's receptionist lost my messages
Wish I could hear you, wish I could feel you
But I think all my prayers just go unanswered
Can you hear me yet, can you hear me yet?
(Hello? Can you hear me?)
[Chorus: Richard Rogers & Wade Walters]
Remembering your past
You left this life too fast
I never said goodbye
Now I'm stuck with your ghost, ghost
All that's left, all I have
All that's left is your ghost
Remembering your past
You left this life too fast
I never said goodbye
Now I'm stuck with your ghost, ghost
All that's left, all I have
All that's left is your ghost
[Outro: Richard Rogers]
(Can you hear me yet, can you hear me yet?)
Can you hear me yet, can you hear me yet?
3.17.16 was written by Richard Rogers.
3.17.16 was produced by Kris Crummett.