“Father” is a song from Demi Lovato’s fifth album, Confident.
It’s an homage to her late father, Patrick, whom she rarely contacted after her parents' divorce. He died of cancer at the age of 53. After his death, she revealed that her dad had suffered from mental illness and she started the Lovato...
[Verse 1]
Father, I'm gonna say thank you even if I'm still hurt
Oh, I'm gonna say bless you
I wanna mean those words
[Pre-Chorus]
Always wished you the best
I, I prayed for your peace
Even if you started this, this whole war in me
[Chorus]
You did your best, or did you?
Sometimes I think I hate you
I'm sorry, dad, for feelin' this
I can't believe I'm sayin' it
I know you were a troubled man
I know you never got the chance to be yourself
To be your best
I hope that Heaven's given you a second chance
[Verse 2]
Father, I'm gonna say thank you even if I don't understand
Oh, you left us alone
I guess that made me who I am
[Pre-Chorus]
Always wished you the best
I, I, I pray for your peace
Even if you started this, this whole war in me
[Chorus]
You did your best, or did you?
Sometimes I think I hate you
I'm sorry, dad, for feelin' this
I can't believe I'm sayin' it
I know you were a troubled man
I know you never got the chance to be yourself
To be your best
I hope that Heaven's given you
Ooh, yeah
[Outro]
You did your best, or did you?
Sometimes I think I hate you
I'm sorry, dad, for feelin' this
I can't believe I'm sayin' it
I know you were a troubled man
I know you never got the chance to be yourself
To be your best
I hope that Heaven's given you a second chance
Father was written by Laleh & Demi Lovato.
Father was produced by Laleh.
Demi Lovato released Father on Fri Oct 16 2015.
The following is from the “Father Intro (Commentary) – Live from Spotify NYC” track in Demi Lovato’s Spotify Sessions.
“I have never performed this next song in person. And um.. yeah it’s ver- it was an extremely difficult song for me to write, and i put it off and i put it off. My biological fathe...