The song “tetherball” is an ode to the complicated relationship between siblings and accepting that you cannot control or change the past. It is about letting go of residual guilt and grieving the things you wish you did differently from a birdseye point of view.
[Intro]
"You have to teach her how big girls play"
[Verse I]
Tetherball on the playground turned full mental breakdown
You would've thought someone was dead
Parents getting divorced from a third-party source
Not something you should learn from a friend
I think it really fucked with my head
[Pre I]
But even though that's sincerely true
I should've been looking out for you
I had a head start on the grieving part
But for you it was out of the blue, so
[Chorus]
Sister, I'm sorry
That I let you down, oh
It was too much weight to carry
So we hit the ground, oh
I know I can't help if you resent mе
Just know that I'm here whenеver you're ready
Cause sister, I'm sorry
Mmm-mm
Mmm-mm
[Verse II]
When I look through old tapes from our camcorder days
We don't hug and it just makes me sad
Were so young and so sweet, except for when we were mean
Somedays I wish that I could go back
But I know I can't think like that
[Pre II]
Cause I've got a hindsight point of view
But that doesn't change how little I knew
So I'd never hit restart cause we're who we are
Because of what we went through, but
[Chorus]
Sister, I'm sorry
That I let you down, oh
(That I let you down)
It was too much weight to carry
So we hit the ground, oh
(So we hit the ground)
I know I can't help if you resent me
Just know that I'm here whenever you're ready
Cause sister, I'm sorry
Mmm-mm
Mmm-mm
(I'm sorry)
Tetherball was written by Ella Boh.
Tetherball was produced by Ella Boh.
Ella Boh released Tetherball on Fri Sep 15 2023.