Sorry

from Martian by Oatmeal Queen

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I'm a sorry excuse for a human
My heart doesn't work like it should
I'm sorry for not holding you right
My hands they are made out of wood
I'm sorry for making you feel bad
I didn't mean to complain
I'm sorry I'm not the right mixture
Of kindness and grace and restraint

I try, do you see?

I want to be someone who you would believe
If I told you I was sorry
I want to be lovers who know how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry
I want to be someone who you want to see
And listen to my stories
I want to be part of something bigger than me
To give more and think less and say what I need

I'm nothing if not a big thinker
My mind is a working machine
I'm sorry I'm not like the liquor
That makes you forget I'm a Queen
And I'm nothing if I can't be bigger
Than anything you say to me
If only my head could be thicker
I could have learned to agree

I try, do you see?

I want to be someone who you would believe
If I told you I was sorry
I want to be lovers who know how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry
I want to be someone who you want to see
And listen to my stories
I want to be part of something bigger than me
To give more and think less and say

I try, do you see?
I cry frequently
But I'm stronger than anyone would ever believe
And in the end
In the end, I'm gonna do what's right for me

I want to be someone who you would believe if I told you I was sorry
I want to be someone who knows how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry, baby
Oh I'm sorry, baby
Oh I'm sorry baby, sorry baby, sorry baby

credits

from Martian, released November 27, 2020
Guitar - Thomas Hoeller

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Oatmeal Queen Vancouver, British Columbia

Oatmeal Queen is a solo artist unconfined by genre based on unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh nations. The new EP, Martian, explores the struggle to find one's place in a community of humans.

Teeming with celestial synths and heartfelt proclamations, the unpredictable yet playful Martian is led by Pendharkar’s eclectic, layered vocals and reflective lyrics. ... more

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