“The Wedding Song” is about a song that Rapp wrote for someone that she never released, and she tries to remember it. Rapp sings about playing it for her friends, and how it was perfect for a wedding. In the bridge, Rapp confirms that the relationship ended, and that she’s upset the relationship was...
[Verse 1]
There's an old song I wrote for you
It was everything you'd want it to be
A melody lift, a minor chord fall
It was timeless like you and me
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the chorus hit it felt like flyin'
It would've played at every wedding night, and
It went like
[Chorus]
You are my one, you set my world on fire
I know there's Heaven, but we must be higher
I'm gonna love you 'til my heart retires
Forever we'll last
I think it went something like that
[Verse 2]
There's an old song I wrote for you
I would play it for all of our friends
It would make 'em all dance, it'd make 'em all cry
When it's over they said, "Play it again"
[Pre-Chorus]
I would have sang it to you soft and sweet
You'd want it every anniversary
And it went like
[Chorus]
You are my one, you set my world on fire
I know there's Heaven but we must be higher (We must be higher)
I'm gonna love you 'til my heart retires
Forever we'll last
I think it went something like that
[Bridge]
Why'd you have to mess it all up?
Why'd you have to burn it all down?
The words were so perfect, the world should've heard it
And sang every line out loud
Why'd you have to mess it all up?
Why'd you have to burn it all down?
Should've played on the radio, day after day
'Til they say that it's all played out
Now, now
And it went like
[Chorus]
You are my one, you set my world on fire
I know there's Heaven, but we must be higher
I'm gonna love you 'til my heart retires
Forever we'll last
I think it went something like that
[Outro]
Forever we'll last
I think it went something like that
The Wedding Song was written by Reneé Rapp & Alexander 23 & Amy Allen & Jon Bellion & Tenroc.
The Wedding Song was produced by Alexander 23 & Jon Bellion & Tenroc.
Reneé Rapp released The Wedding Song on Fri Aug 18 2023.
I was living in New Jersey for work for a few months when I wrote this. I was in a relationship at one point with someone who I thought I was going to marry, and that was the first time that had ever happened to me. And I thought that it would be so just gut-wrenching to be like, ‘I wrote you a wedd...