Sadness As a Gift

By Adrianne Lenker

On Bright Future

Released on January 17, 2024

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[Intro]

Two

And one, two, three, four


[Verse 1]

You and I both know

There is nothing more to say

Chance has shut her shining eyes

And turned her face away


[Chorus]

Leaning on the windowsill

You could write me someday, and I think you will

We could see the sadness as a gift and still

Feel too heavy to hold


[Verse 2]

Snow fallin'

I try to keep from callin'

Watch the spring turn to winter

Fireflies all frozen


[Chorus]

The seasons go so fast

Thinking that this one was gonna last

Maybe the question was too much to ask


[Verse 3]

Been searching for your eyes

All I see is blue skies

And that old man beats his crooked cane

It's time to let go


[Chorus]

Leaning on the windowsill

You could write me someday, and I bet you will

We could see the sadness as a gift and still

The seasons go so fast

Thinking that this one was gonna last

Maybe the question was too much to ask


[Verse 4]

You and I could see into the same eternity

Every second brimming with a majesty


[Chorus]

Oh, kiss so sweet, so fine

You could hear the music inside my mind

And you showed me a place

I'll find even when I'm old

Just leaning on the windowsill

You could write me someday, and I hope you will

We could see the sadness as a gift and still

The seasons go so fast

Thinking that this one was gonna last

Maybe the question was too much to ask