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Love, Loss, and the Woes of Humanity

by Rosendale

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kat_the_fire You know it's a great EP when you have a good cry after a long time.

I usually use this EP to calm down and feel like I am a lil less alone or not the only one feeling this way. It resonates so much with me, how Rosendale describes the ups and downs which come after you loose someone. May it be your best friend, ex, a family member or some1 else. In my case I lost my best friend because he fell for me.
But I will never fall for him. Nearly 7 years of friendship aren't erased easily. <3 7days. Favorite track: Seven Days.
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1.
Sympathy 02:24
Even after you hurt me After all that you’ve done I still fucking miss you And the taste of you on my tongue And the worst thing about this is You’re with somebody new You’re so much happier than When I was with you But it’s been rough for me you know ‘Cause I haven’t let you go Can I get a little sympathy Or is it too much for you to show? ‘Cause every day is a reminder That you’re not here anymore Can I get a little sympathy Or am I going through this alone? You burned like a fire Like a moth to a flame I got caught in your embers You crept inside my veins But after all that I gave you You left smoke inside my lungs Guess I should’ve known I couldn’t be the one But it’s been rough for me you know ‘Cause I haven’t let you go Can I get a little sympathy Or is it too much for you to show? Every day is a reminder That you’re not here anymore Can I get a little sympathy Or am I going through this alone? It’s been rough for me you know ‘Cause I haven’t let you go Can I get a little sympathy Or is it too much for you to show? Every day is a reminder That you’re not here anymore Can I get a little sympathy Oh Can I get a little sympathy?
2.
Thinking 03:14
You were somebody I trusted Now you’re nothing but a scar You’ve been tearing up some parties While I tear myself apart And I feel empty every day and night From dark to light I wake up in my bed alone Every nook of this apartment Reminds me that you’re gone And I’ve been thinking ‘bout me drinking alone ’til I’m numb I’ve been thinking ‘bout the times that we had now they’re done I’ve been wondering if I I was ever enough I’ve been thinking ‘bout me losing my will to love And I’ve been thinking ‘bout me drinking alone ’til I’m numb I’ve been thinking ‘bout the times that we had now they’re done I’ve been wondering if I I was ever enough I’ve been thinking ‘bout me losing my will to love Is it okay that I’m still angry? Is it okay that I feel lost? ‘Cause you were my only compass Now I wander in the dark I’ve been through the highest highs and lows And God only knows I fell as far as I can go Now I wish I could be happy Knowing that you’re not And I’ve been thinking ‘bout me drinking alone ’til I’m numb I’ve been thinking ‘bout the times that we had now they’re done I’ve been wondering if I I was ever enough I’ve been thinking ‘bout me losing my will to love And I’ve been thinking ‘bout me drinking alone ’til I’m numb I’ve been thinking ‘bout the times that we had now they’re done I’ve been wondering if I I was ever enough I’ve been thinking ‘bout me losing my will to love Yeah I’ve been thinking ‘bout me Oh
3.
Oh Mm Do you ever get this feeling Like something isn’t right When you’re stuck in line at the checkout counter Waiting for your time It’s like everything stops moving But veggies milk and bread The beeping at the register Reminds me I’m not dead We spend our whole lives waiting For our moment to arrive We’re stuck inside this endless loop The world passing us by I scratch my head and wonder Why the hell am I alive That’s right What’s the point of this I’m trying to decide Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah The cashier starts to mutter The bagger hides a grin Your world unveiled for all to see Conveyor belt of sin Cash or card it doesn’t matter I got paper plastic blues Most people here are zombies walking Don’t care enough to choose We spend our whole lives waiting For our moment to arrive But when we finally get there Oh it’s never worth the hype I scratch my head and wonder Why can’t god give me a sign That’s right What’s the point of this Living to survive Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Driving home a lonely road It’s all the same routine I cook and eat then go to bed Wake up to the same thing Am I any closer to heaven Or am I condemned to hell What judgment will they pass on me When they know the thoughts I’ve felt We spend our whole lives waiting Like we’re cattle in a line It’s not what you imagined When you finally see the light I scratch my head and wonder Why the hell am I alive That’s right That’s right
4.
Doubt 03:39
I wish I didn’t doubt myself ‘Cause everyone else Seems to carry themselves around confidently I get too deep inside my head Always second guessing Guess I never had anyone to console me My friends say I got issues with my self esteem But something tells me it goes deeper ‘Cause mirrors always show the worst inside me So apologies I’m shaking in my boots ‘Cause I’m always nervous I’m working up a sweat Just feeling worthless And if I never look you in the eye it’s ‘cause I hate own my reflection My heart is always racing Like a whirlwind If it jumped right out my chest I’d never know it And maybe there’s somebody beautiful inside me But I could never show him No Ooh I doubt myself Ooh I wish I knew how to be proud (Of me, of me) ‘Cause everyone else Seemed to figure out A long time before me I laugh it off Self deprecate But people say There’s truth in jest So far I guess They haven’t been proven wrong yet ‘Cause I’m shaking in my boots And I’m always nervous I’m working up a sweat Just feeling worthless And if I never look you in the eye it’s ‘cause I hate own my reflection My heart is always racing Like a whirlwind If it jumped right out my chest I’d never know it And maybe there’s somebody beautiful inside me But I could never show him No Ooh I doubt myself Ooh I’m shaking in my boots ‘Cause I’m always nervous I’m working up a sweat Just feeling worthless And if I never look you in the eye it’s ‘cause I hate own my reflection My heart is always racing Like a whirlwind If it jumped right out my chest I’d never know it And maybe there’s somebody beautiful inside me But I could never show him No Ooh I doubt myself Ooh
5.
Rewrite 03:22
I knew that this would be hard I wish you were here not somewhere far I know that this bridge was burned But I see your face everywhere I turn And I know that it’s wrong but you feel so right Only one touch and you numb my senses And I still can’t pretend that you’re off my mind So I’ll cover up my eyes And take this pill and let it rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the flames and rewrite the burns just Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the pain and rewrite the hurt yeah Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the flames and rewrite the burns just Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the pain and rewrite the hurt yeah Trying to relive the past And all of the memories I’ve burned to ash The only ones I can’t get back Are happy smiles from our photographs ‘Cause you can light me up like a fire inside Only one touch just to get it started And I still can’t pretend that you’re off my mind So I’ll cover up my eyes And take this pill and let it rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the flames and rewrite the burns just Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the pain and rewrite the hurt yeah Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the flames and rewrite the burns just Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the pain and rewrite the hurt yeah One dose gets me into bed Two doses puts me back to sleep But three doses messes with my head And then I see your ghosts inside my dreams Even though I’ve broken my bones and I’ve mangled my body I’m out here alone with the tears dripping down me I can’t stop myself from thinking ‘bout you and wondering So when you’re in mind that’s when I Take this pill and let it rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the flames and rewrite the burns just Rewrite Rewrite our love Rewrite the pain and rewrite the hurt yeah
6.
I send you little texts to gauge your interest But when we talk I can tell there’s nothing left here It’s crazy how different it’s been for you and me I’m still chained to you but you’ve been set free I think they call it maladaptive daydreaming But it’s better than a drink and overthinking I lie in bed and act like nothing ever had to end I trace my pillow as if it was your skin So tell me How do I get by ‘Cause now I wander in the night I’m like a little lost child Without you near I’m crying rivers running miles I hide a cloud in every smile If this was for the best How come it doesn’t feel like it You’d be proud to know I’ve been getting out the house more To see the sights we missed when I was still yours But sometimes it’ll hit me like a crashing aero plane I’m all alone and everything has changed So tell me How do I get by ‘Cause now I wander in the night I’m like a little lost child Without you near I’m crying rivers running miles I hide a cloud in every smile If this was for the best How come it doesn’t feel like it I spend the better half of the day sleeping Maybe then I’ll see you in my dreams yeah Even though I know it’s just a matter of time ’Til I wake up to the nightmare I call life It’s crazy how different it’s been for you and me I’m still chained to you but you’ve been set free
7.
Seven Days 03:51
I met her on the internet A tender mom of two Sent emails back and forth A couple photos too And she could tell that I was hurt She saw my frozen smile Asked what was going wrong So I wrote with teary eyes I lie here in my bed So no one else can see The monster that I have become A sad anomaly I think my mind is broken I don’t doubt I’m unhinged I fell deep into darkness now My weeks are looking grim The first day cuts me to the bone The second leaves a bruise The third day I wish I was dead The fourth day I’m confused And when the fifth and sixth day come I’ve got no damn to give But the seventh day still comes around And I go through it all again I thought I might have scared her off Went days with no reply Weeks later she responded To my own surprise She said it’s okay I’ve been there too It’s just a part of life I fell deep into darkness but Somehow I still survived She said The first year cut me to the bone The second left a bruise And dark thoughts clouded up my mind The third and fourth years too But when the fifth and sixth years came I saw a little light In seven years you’ll realize Sometimes it just takes time To be honest since we talked I’m not much better yet But maybe that’s all just because I’m only a few years in But her words reside deep in my mind Like echoes in the well So when the week gets difficult I try to tell myself The first day cuts me to the bone The second leaves a bruise The third day I’m so over it The fourth day I’m confused But when the fifth and sixth day pass I might see sparks of hope I strive to keep on living Seven days a week so I’ll know
8.
I’ve been craving touch, craving connection Been talking to strangers so I can feel something But after a cup of tea and pleasantries I’m all alone again Yeah I’ve been trying to find something familiar in every face But when love is lost it’s hard to be replaced Mm Guess I’m going home with me again It’s a lonely road that never ends Just want somebody to hold me Is that so much to ask? Just want somebody to love me And all the dirt from my past Just want somebody to tell me it’ll be alright When there’s smoke and fire in the skies Oh Just want somebody to hold Me I’ve been taking a stroll at every park Hoping that I meet someone and it’s more than a spark But after a couple hours I throw in the towel Don’t know why I thought today’d be different And back at home I eat alone Another TV dinner gone Now I get why it’s serving size for one Mm Another wish to God that failed to send Wonder when he’ll get my messages Just want somebody to hold me Is that so much to ask? Just want somebody to love me And all the dirt from my past Just want somebody to tell me it’ll be alright When the mountains fall before my eyes Oh Just want somebody to hold Me Hold me Hold me Hold me Someone to hold me Hold me Hold me Hold me Someone to hold me Hold me Hold me Hold me Someone to hold me Hold me Hold me Hold me Someone to hold me Just want somebody to tell me it’ll be alright When the sun and stars and earth collide Oh Just want somebody to hold Me
9.
Better Off 02:33
You were never good for me You propped me up just like a trophy For your friends to see Did you enjoy the fame and glory Should’ve known that we weren’t meant to last when You tossed me out just like a dirty bath mat And I was lost for so long when I shouldn’t have Been at all It was my fault I thought I needed you like a drug And I couldn’t live without your love But it was you who wasn’t good enough for me I see it clearly now You had me wrapped around your thumb So tight that everything went numb How could I ever have been so dumb ‘Cause now I’m better off without You were all that I could see I was stuck behind a glass so rosy You burned me to the third degree I was caught in your flames there was no escaping You threw me out just like a dirty trash can Left me wondering what the hell just happened Went from the only one to just a has-been I should’ve known I was worth gold I thought I needed you like a drug And I couldn’t live without your love But it was you who wasn’t good enough for me I see it clearly now You had me wrapped around your thumb So tight that everything went numb How could I ever have been so dumb ‘Cause now I’m better off without I don’t need you anymore I’m better off on my own I don’t need you anymore I’m better off on my own
10.
Still Young 03:15
I’m a baby on the inside I won’t even try to hide it Can’t color in the lines Or sleep without a light Won’t let the monsters bite me I’m emotionally stunted And I’ll never confront it I’m happy as can be So childish and free It’s everything I wanted I still stumble I get nervous I know people Can see my flaws but Since I only got one life to live today There is something I just gotta say I’m still young still dumb I don’t care And I’ll forever stay this way Don’t you say that I’m naive No ‘Cause that’s just how I be Yeah Confidence is just all an act And I don’t ever wanna grow up I’m fine with the way I am No You’ll just need to understand Yeah I’m still a baby on the inside You might not see it from my outline My skin has worn with time Got wrinkles near my eyes But I feel so alive yeah Don’t know how I’ll find a lover ‘Cause I never hit my growth spurt But that’s okay with me Got everything I need Hiding under the covers I’m still young still dumb I don’t care And I’ll forever stay this way Don’t you say that I’m naive No ‘Cause that’s just how I be Yeah Confidence is just all an act And I don’t ever wanna grow up I’m fine with the way I am No You’ll just need to understand Yeah I get flustered I’m imperfect But my happiness is worth it And if I end up dying in my bed alone At least I had the chance in life to know that I’m so young so dumb I don’t care And I’ll forever stay this way Don’t you say that I’m naive No ‘Cause that’s just how I be Yeah Confidence is just all an act And I don’t ever wanna grow up I’m fine with the way I am No You’ll just need to understand Yeah
11.
My boss says that he needs me to stay late again But I don’t get paid enough to do this shit He didn’t ask me if it’s fine To take my time for his own benefit But it’s okay today I’m quitting Too bad I don’t need your permission Won’t give no notice I’ll be dipping Goodbye, good luck hope you ain’t tripping Oh ‘Cause I’m so done with this damn 9 to 5 I know that you already saw it in my eyes I thought I’d try to overlook the shitty pay And endless days But now you’ve made a big mistake (And pissed me off) I guess you don’t know how much that you’ll need me All the secrets that I learned I’ll leave with You can be employee of the month yeah I’ll have a Bellini with my lunch yeah My boss says that he needs me to stay late again But I don’t get paid enough to do this shit He didn’t ask me if it’s fine To take my time for his own benefit But it’s okay today I’m quitting Too bad I don’t need your permission Won’t give no notice I’ll be dipping Goodbye, good luck hope you ain’t tripping Oh This day job turned into a graveyard shift My friends say I look like a zombie in a ditch Put in my hours put in overtime to learn Just to get burned So now I’m getting what I’m worth (And it’s not here) This dead end work won’t do me any favors So sick of dishing out all my free labor I know I can make it on my own yeah Sorry you can go and lick the floor yeah My boss says that he needs me to stay late again But I don’t get paid enough to do this shit He didn’t ask me if it’s fine To take my time for his own benefit But it’s okay today I’m quitting Too bad I don’t need your permission Won’t give no notice I’ll be dipping Goodbye, good luck hope you ain’t tripping Oh No no no no not today No no no no not today No no no no not today Not today But it’s okay today I’m quitting
12.
Nervous 03:26
Boy I know I like you So why do I still Play pretend You You make me nervous Trip over my words then Fall down again Yeah Cheeks so rosy red My heart palpitating When did you get so cute I just gotta know Don’t walk away yet There’s things I haven’t said
You’re stuck on my mind and I can’t just let you go Oh I know I like you But you get close and I get so crazy Wonder how I’ll get him to date me Writing spells and love incantations Falling deep into my temptations Every night I’m haunted by your lips Is it so wrong to lean in for a kiss Pull it back it’s getting dangerous I’m a mess yeah I already know it And I I’m starting to mumble I’m stumbling can’t get my thoughts straight
My foot’s in my mouth I don’t doubt I be looking insane
Can someone go turn on the AC I’m melting away
Hey Walking on cold feet
Guess I need a drink
Every time I talk to you I just start to choke Fight the urge to make
Another quick escape Tonight will be the night I let all my feelings show But you get close and I get so crazy Wonder how I’ll get him to date me Writing spells and love incantations Falling deep into my temptations Every night I’m haunted by your lips Is it so wrong to lean in for a kiss Pull it back it’s getting dangerous I’m a mess yeah I already know it You get close and I get so crazy Wonder how I’ll get him to date me Writing spells and love incantations Falling deep into my temptations Every night I’m haunted by your lips Is it so wrong to lean in for a kiss Pull it back it’s getting dangerous I’m a mess yeah I already know it I’m a mess I’m a mess I’m a nervous wreck But I know I like you I’m a mess I’m a mess I’m a nervous wreck But I know I like you I’m a mess I’m a mess I’m a nervous wreck But I know I like you I’m a mess I’m a mess I’m a nervous wreck But I know I like you
13.
At first I thought I hated you ‘Cause you took him away
 At some point I realized
 You weren’t the one to blame ‘Cause every night I saw his face A sea of ocean blue 
Two years later I can’t deny
 He looks happier with you You and I are like the same
 With him we both fell hard in love The only difference is that
 To him you always were enough Your pretty hair your pretty face
 Your smile so bright it lights the sky 
His last name joined up with your first Would sound so much better than mine So I’ll do my best to let him go
 The life we used to live
 Even though I know that you’re spending All my time with him Don’t hate me if I miss him
 I’m just trying my best to cope ‘Cause every day that passes by I’m learning not to hope Ooh
 Take care of him, ok? I scroll through photos that he’s sent Your hands intertwined
 It don’t take no genius to see They’re both the perfect size I know the way he pulls you close And runs his fingers across your lips But when he kisses you goodnight I’m more than jealous I’ll admit So I’ll do my best to let him go The life we used to live
 Even if it’ll mean I’ll have to Smile and play pretend Don’t hate me if I miss him 
I’m just trying my best to cope ‘Cause every day that passes by I’m learning not to hope Ooh
Take care of him, ok? Ooh
Take care of him, ok? My turn has passed
 Your time has come
 The rules are rules and you have won And if you ever hear this song So I’ll do my best to let him go The life we used to live
 Even if it’ll mean I’ll have to Smile and play pretend Don’t hate me if I miss him 
I’m just trying my best to cope ‘Cause every day that passes by I’m learning not to hope Ooh 
Take care of him, ok? Ooh
 Take care of him, ok?
14.
Every night you’re on my mind I’m up until 4 am I spend the day waiting for it to end I wish my friends they wouldn’t call ‘Cause I don’t wanna talk They can’t relate, I know they’re just pretending ‘Cause how would they know you like I did When every day was bliss Before I knew that this was over So I don’t need no sympathy It won’t help with my regret And these questions I keep asking over and over again How do I go on living when inside I’m dead How do I say goodbye to all the things we had How do I move on knowing that what lies ahead Doesn’t have you in it Doesn’t have you in it Sun or rain it doesn’t matter Everything is gray Since you left the colors start to fade They don’t even know you like I did The way you read my lips And knew my words before I spoke them So I don’t need no sympathy It won’t help with my regret And the urge to scream your name I can’t get off my chest How do I go on living when inside I’m dead How do I say goodbye to all the things we had How do I move on knowing that what lies ahead Doesn’t have you in it Doesn’t have you in it How do I go on living when inside I’m dead How do I say goodbye to all the things we had How do I move on knowing that what lies ahead Doesn’t have you in it Doesn’t have you in it Doesn’t have you in it Doesn’t have you in it When what lies ahead Doesn’t have you in it
15.
Yes I got your invitation But I hoped you wouldn’t ask I guess it’s really happening Maybe this is for the best I know it’s been years Should’ve dried all my tears But I’m still feeling hurt It was me now it’s her Well Guess I’m fool to hope we’d get back together So don’t hate me I’m not trying to hurt you baby yeah I’m just trying to protect myself ‘Cause I can’t bear to see you lately yeah Least of all with someone else Even if there’s nothing left between us At least I still can pretend So I’m not coming to your wedding yeah Don’t be mad I wish you well Ooh Ooh Yes I want you to be happy You don’t even need to ask But you seem to be forgetting That we still share a past Is it so insane That you’re still on my brain I’ve been healing my heart But this wound hasn’t scarred Well Maybe it’s ‘cause I haven’t replaced you yet So don’t berate me I’m not trying to hurt you baby yeah I’m just trying to protect myself ‘Cause I can’t bear to see you lately yeah Least of all with someone else Even if there’s nothing left between us At least I still can pretend So I’m not coming to your wedding yeah Don’t be mad I wish you well Ooh Ooh Just imagine how I’ll be Watching you get married To someone else And trying not to wish that it was me I’m not trying to hurt you baby yeah I’m just trying to protect myself ‘Cause I can’t bear to see you lately yeah Least of all with someone else Even if there’s nothing left between us At least I still can pretend So I’m not coming to your wedding yeah Don’t be mad I wish you well Ooh Ooh
16.
Mama went out to the supermarket To buy her son some new shoes for kindergarten Stray bullets to her head and to her heart then Now her son’s all alone in a shopping cart yeah He’s been searching up And down And all around Mama don’t play hide and seek Mama is all that he needs But now The story Never ends Mama is all that he needs But we’ve been counting one two threes like One two Check the news Three four Lock the doors Five six Propose a fix But who has got the heart to tell him Seven eight Thoughts and prayers from Nine ten Congressmen By eleven twelve We’re back in hell Who has got the heart to tell him Mama ain’t coming home Mama ain’t coming home Mama walked among the saints devoted For her son she’d do anything she could have But love was never enough to fight off bullets Her life cut short from a cruel and crazy world yeah Now he’s been searching up And down And all around Mama don’t play hide and seek Mama is all that he needs But now The story Never ends Mama is all that he needs But we’ve been counting one two threes like One two Check the news Three four Lock the doors Five six Propose a fix But who has got the heart to tell him Seven eight Thoughts and prayers from Nine ten Congressmen By eleven twelve We’re back in hell Who has got the heart to tell him Mama ain’t coming home Mama ain’t coming home Mama
 Mm Mama ain’t coming home No no
 No no no
 No no
 No no no

 Mama ain’t coming home Mama ain’t coming home
17.
Running nowhere killing time Nothing but you on my mind Are you really gone All our memories trapped in glass Always living in the past ‘Cause I can’t move on We used to lie awake and count the stars we know It’s almost funny Now I lie awake in bed alone Why does love have to hurt So much more than you planned I know I tried my very hardest But you’re stuck inside my head Why does everything good Always come to an end I guess you lied you said forever Forever was just pretend Mm Mirrored smiles Simon says Hide your tears in front of friends ‘Cause they can’t relate (Grab my mirror and practice smiles) Tainted tired twisted pain Every day I feel the same Since you went away I used to think that we’d grow old we’d make it through Oh but darling Never thought you’d be the one I’d lose Why does love have to hurt So much more than you planned I know I tried my very hardest But you’re stuck inside my head Why does everything good Always come to an end I guess you lied you said forever Forever was just pretend Watching my world crumble Into ash There’s no return there’s no going back Just let it burn ‘til it’s all collapsed All collapsed Forever was just pretend Im a train wreck and I know it shows So much regret baby there’s no hope You can call off all the sirens I’m already flatlining Why does love have to hurt So much more than you planned Without the lies or ultimatums Could we have made it ’til the end Why did everything good Slip right out from our hands I guess you lied you said forever Forever was just pretend Forever was just pretend Forever was just pretend

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In his third album, Love, Loss, and the Woes of Humanity, Rosendale embarks on a journey of self-discovery through hurt and healing. He explores themes of heartbreak, mental health, and current events that have shaped his understanding of life. With introspective lyrics and soul-soothing vocals, Rosendale offers listeners a path to emotional catharsis in spite of the woes that bring humanity its greatest pains.

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released July 21, 2023

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