A Song for You

by Waverer

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the singer guy wrote you a song
you cried for him all summer long
you said ‘I’m sure it’s about me’
a radio station evergreen
conceited words he didn’t mean
well I’d write you a whole LP
and hide between the liner notes
just like they do those inside jokes
my subtle hint, my masterstroke
to make you forget about that bloke

you strained the tapes all through side A
yet failed to recognize your name
and that last track you never even play
it’s got a sappy melody
accompanying this tragedy
concealed beneath melancholy clichés
and never on a lonely evening
have you even read the sleeve
so how on earth could I believe
to gain your sympathy

I tried to write a song for you
but it’s not coming through
I tried to write a song for you
a song for you

I seek your smile within this crowd
they all look down, your friends talk loud
still I sense that this four chord clue
might just have lit some spark in you
and then backstage a sweet embrace
the singer turns his drowsy face
his smugness with regret replaced
for giving up his place
so let the spotlight brightly shine
and blind me for a little while
so I can’t catch your eye
realize the meaning in these lines

I tried to write a song for you
but it’s not coming through
I tried to write a song for you
now it’s through

credits

released April 30, 2021
Featuring Epa Schmid (guitars), Lucien Badoux (bass), Sersha Rafferty (vocals). Engineered by Brian Lee at SAE Zürich, mixed and mastered by Cyril Hegner. Released on Lauter Kollektiv.

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Waverer Zürich, Switzerland

I write songs about dreams and stuff.

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