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Sadcore Sundays: “Happy” by Synthetic Colours

Posted by strange on April 26, 2015
Sadcore Sundays: "Happy" by Synthetic Colours


I was so scared after I wrote the lyrics to this song that I was going to throw it away but before I did, I sent it to Austin Kowalczyk. He wrote the happiest music to go with these terribly depressing lyrics. If the music was written any other way, I wouldn’t be able to perform it. The audio is of Austin’s recorded version from his solo project “Synthetic Colours” and this video is of me and my friend Gabi Garcia performing it at a record store called Rock Candy that closed down a few years ago.

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Sadcore Sundays: “Between the Bars” by Elliot Smith

Posted by strange on March 22, 2015
Sadcore Sundays: "Between the Bars" by Elliot Smith
Lyrics: Drink up baby, stay up all night With the things you could do You won’t but you might The potential you’ll be That you’ll never see The promises you’ll only make Drink up with me now And forget all about The pressure of days Do what I say And I’ll make you okay And drive them away The images stuck in your headPeople you’ve been before That you don’t want around anymore That push and shove and won’t bend to your will I’ll keep them still

Drink up baby, look at the stars
I’ll kiss you again between the bars
Where I’m seeing you there
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught

Posted in: Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features | Tagged: anorexia, anxiety, cryin, depression, eating disorders, elliot smith, mental health, mental illness, panic attacks, sad, sad boy, sad core, sad girl, sadcore sundays, so sad today, suicidal, suicidal kids, tearz

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