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Backstory:

This one is about my relationship with my dad, who I lost in March 2022. In that first year of grief, I had been thinking about all the ways I knew him and all the ways I never did. I had wished I had seen the signs of his disease and ultimately I wished I could have saved his life. But throughout all of the crazy thoughts and emotions of grieving, I always know that he loved me. So that was the theme I kept coming back to- the theme that was grounding to me. I hope that this song resonates with someone else that is feeling a loss whether by death or a breakup or something else. Human loss and grief are universal.

Lyrics:

                                                  
I know how you took your coffee 
And I know you never drank tea
I know you liked to read the sports page 
In front of the TV 
And I know you loved me

I know that you worked harder than anyone I’d seen
Show up on time, finish the job
Nothin’ in this life comes free
And I know you loved me

I wish you could have seen what I saw
The strong, the brave and the kind
I wish I knew what I know now
Oh I wish I could have seen the signs

I’d know that smile anywhere
You charmed everyone you met
But I know underneath that smile
Was something more complex 
And I know you loved me

You built some walls I could never break through
Even though I tried
You held your past so close 
Underneath those layers of pride
And I know you loved me

I wish you could have seen what I saw
The strong, the brave and the kind
I wish I knew what I know now
Oh I wish I could have saved your life


I know how you took your coffee
And I know you never drank tea
I know you liked to read the sports page 
In front of the TV  
And I know you loved me
And I know you loved me