[Verse 1]
I thought it was normal to watch your parents fight
It taught me dysfunction was just part of life
That love's just a word that we use to excuse our mistakes
Now I can't tell if I'm afraid or just jaded
I guess I'm just scared to end up the way they did
How do I unlearn the ways I deal with pain when that was all they taught me?
[Pre-Chorus]
To everyone I've loved who's let me down
Let this letter hold what I can't say out loud
[Chorus]
What do I owe you for who I became?
Should I say "thank you" or curse your name?
Do I give you credit or all of the blame?
'Cause growth and pain always feel thе same
Feel the same, feel thе same
[Verse 2]
I try to avoid it when I meet somebody new
I fall for the same shit that I did with you
'Cause there's comfort in chaos and that's why I kept you around
It's insane to me that this could be the medicine and the disease
A cigarette that's killin' me, yet I still wanna breathe in
I keep tryin' to wash off the smell, but it's stuck on my skin
[Chorus]
What do I owe you for who I became?
Should I say "thank you" or curse your name?
Do I give you credit or all of the blame?
'Cause growth and pain always feel the same
I wanted to fix this, I thought we could change
But when will I learn that's a damn mistake?
And I'll keep on givin' 'til my body breaks
'Cause growth and pain always feel the same
Feel the same, feel the same, feel the same, oh
[Bridge]
I know it's not your fault
But I don't know who to blame, oh (Oh)
(Love and hate, growth and pain, love and hate)
(They feel the same, feel the same, feel the same)
[Outro]
Still don't know the difference, I hope that can change
'Cause love and hate, they still feel the same, feel the same
A Letter to Everyone Who’s Hurt Me was written by Brennan Loney & Jaymes Young & Mike Robinson & Chandler Leighton.
A Letter to Everyone Who’s Hurt Me was produced by Brennan Loney & Jaymes Young.
Chandler Leighton released A Letter to Everyone Who’s Hurt Me on Fri Jan 20 2023.
What was going to be the last song on my EP, is now my first single of 2023. We’ve spent half a year re-writing, tweaking, and perfecting this song, recording live strings and piano, and it’s been a scary, vulnerable, and daunting thing to show you, but I’m excited to now as this song has healed me....
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Six months ago, we wrote a song about being a child of divorce. As I grew up, I started to question the role my parents had in affecting my relationships in life and with that triggering thought, led to what is now “A Letter To Everyone Who’s Hurt Me” written by me, Mike Robinson, Brennan Loney, and...