How did the song come together?
This song is about the end of a really great friendship I shared with someone when I was really little.
What inspired it?
The soft end of a long friendship. But this is not a song of anger. This is almost like what I want to say to the person now. “This is done, we’r...
[Verse 1]
Your feelings they arrest you
The tragic, they will bless you
You don’t respect the past
You think the world’s unsafe
And think that you gotta act
Like you’re at peace with all of the facts
But I know that there’s much more to you than that
I know that there’s much more to you than that
[Chorus]
I wish that you were happy in your skin
I wish that I could show you where the center is
But I believe the sleights are in your head
'Cause I will love you long after I’m dead
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
[Verse 2]
You’re reeling, then he wrecks you
Thrown out like the refuse
Bleach your hair, live in the sun
Make believe you’re just like everyone
A little man with a big gun
A little man with a big gun
[Chorus]
I wish that you were happy in your skin
I wish that I could show you where the center is
But I believe the sleights are in your head
'Cause I will love you long after I’m dead
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up
Chin up, chin up, chin up