“Jude” is Didirri’s second single, a song touching on mental illness, his brother’s autism and a dog called Jude.
Some people don’t have it in them to just beat away defeatist feelings through determination. Some people fall victim to their own minds. “Jude” is an exploration of that feeling. Of no...
[Verse 1]
Jude's still chasing shadows on the wall
She can't tell that we got taller
Will I be here after all my thoughts are done?
Will I be here in the morning?
And I'm so scared of getting cold
You can't hold me up taller
Will I be here after all my thoughts are done?
Will I be here in the morning?
[Chorus]
My apologies for the delay
My head don't work in the usual ways
'Cause I'm a fool, I'm a fool
I'm a fool for pain
Yeah, ah-ah-ah
Yeah, for pain
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
[Verse 2]
My brother is wise as a child, you see
All he sees, he loves the same
And I wonder if I should act like him
But there's so much I'd have to change
[Chorus]
My apologies for the delay
My head don't work in the usual ways
My apologies for the delay
My head don't work in the usual ways
'Cause I'm a fool, I'm a fool
I'm a fool for pain
Yeah, ah-ah-ah
Yeah, for pain
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
[Outro]
Now I'm still chasing shadows on the wall
And soon you'll see, I'll be taller
And I'll hold off 'til all my thoughts are done
And I'll be here in the morning
Jude was written by Didirri.
Jude was produced by Hayden Calnin.
My song Jude is about dealing with mental illness, trying to help people through it and knowing whatever feeling you’re having is temporary and will pass. It’s also a metaphorical story about a dog that I’m really good friends with that is obsessed with shadows and I thought it was a very apt metaph...