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The Stages of Grief

by Rosendale

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kat_the_fire A collection of masterpieces. Thoughts of many are reflected within his lyrics although all are very personal. A soft voice which leads to comfort while talking about hard and sometimes terrifying themes for those within the closet. Indulge on a trip. Experience the stages of grieve for yourself.

You won't regret it. (Psst, follow him on YT!) Favorite track: Goodbye, San Francisco.
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1.
I Guess It's Not You 03:58
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Missing you Empty rooms I still can’t believe it’s true It’s the end for me and you Feeling blue Since I flew A thousand miles away from you Why couldn’t we make it through? ‘Cause I still feel like We had a chance You drew the map and I made the plans So when did this road unwind I thought I saw the signs I thought you’d be the one by my side The one who’d put my name up in lights The one I could paint in pictures all across the room I thought you’d be my wish upon a star The one who’d fall asleep inside my arms The one who would have and hold and love me through and through But I guess it’s not you Fancy bars Fancy cars Driving down the boulevard Empty seat inside my heart Tried it all Crystal ball Looking glass right on my wall Couldn’t tell me where you are ‘Cause I still feel like I’m missing the days I was the ember to your blaze So how did this trail derail When we never crossed through hell I thought you’d be the one by my side The one who’d put my name up in lights The one I could paint in pictures all across the room I thought you’d be my wish upon a star The one who’d fall asleep inside my arms The one who would have and hold and love me through and through But I guess it’s not you I know that I shouldn’t but I keep missing you Never thought that I’d have to let you go so soon I thought you’d be the one by my side The one who’d put my name up in lights The one I could paint in pictures all across the room I thought you’d be my wish upon a star The one who’d fall asleep inside my arms The one I would have and hold I’d love you through and through But I guess it’s not you But I guess it’s not you But I guess it’s not you
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Did I Love You Too Much 03:03
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Did I love you too much Did I scare you away Did I give all of me at once and make you suffocate Can you tell me how love works So I don’t ever make the same mistake Did I love you too much Did I love you too much I left New York in the dead of night Didn’t tell you I was leaving I packed all my bags and took a flight While you were sleeping ’Cause you said it was over But I gave you the world for you to take There was no point in talking Oh what could I say I spent four and a half years still believing That you were someone I could believe in But no matter how or what I tried We had to say goodbye Now I’ve been obsessing Can you answer this question Did I love you too much Did I scare you away ‘Cause when you didn’t give enough I overcompensated Can you tell me how love works So I don’t ever make the same mistake Did I love you too much Did I love you too much I spend my days living in rewind What could I have done different Through my phony laughs and crooked smiles It’s you I’m missing Whenever it hurt You always seemed to numb the pain so well Now I can’t find a bandage And I’m hurting like hell I thought four and a half years was the reason That you needed to work out your feelings But I should’ve known you’d never find An answer same as mine So now that it’s over I can’t help but wonder Did I love you too much Did I scare you away I must have given you too much and made you suffocate Can you tell me how love works So I don’t ever make the same mistake Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much Did I love you too much
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Boys Feel Sad Too 03:31
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Hey brother what do I do I fell off my bike now I’m cut and bruised It stings like hell and it hurts to move So hey brother what do I do He said bite your tongue now and hold your breath Close your eyes now and count to ten ‘Cause boys don’t cry And you won’t too Only tough guys make it through So what do I do now when I feel real bad I hold it in ‘til I get real mad I start a fight with my closest friends Broken noses and promises So brother I wish you spoke the truth Brother I wish you taught me how to love myself I wish you knew that boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Hey brother what do I do There’s bullies there at my new high school They took my money and stole my shoes So hey brother what do I do He said put your fists up and fight them back Don’t show weakness when they attack ‘cause Boys don’t cry And you won’t too Only tough guys make it through So what do I do now when I feel real low I scream and hurt everyone I know I started fights with my closest friends Too far gone now to make amends So brother I wish you spoke the truth Brother I wish you taught me how to love myself I wish you knew that boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Hey brother how do you do It’s been a few years since I last saw you We’re all grown up now but I’m confused We didn’t turn out the way we wanted to He said my wife is gone now she took the kids Couldn’t handle my temper tantrums But boys don’t cry And I won’t too Only tough guys make it through Brother I’m here to tell the truth Brother I wish someone had taught us to love ourselves ’Cause I’m sure they knew that boys Boys feel sad too Oh yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Oh yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too Boys feel sad Boys feel sad Boys Boys feel sad too
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Tears Don't Lie 03:36
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Hey I’m sending you all my regards Just wondering where you are It feels like forever since we’ve been apart And I’ve been learning to live on my own But when I’m in bed all alone I’m tossing and turning ‘cause now that you’re gone I’m not doing too well As you probably can tell I know I told myself that I wouldn’t reach out I think I need help ‘Cause I’ve been listening to all these love songs Wondering where did we go wrong Trying to find all the pieces you took from my heart I thought that we could’ve been something But now you left me here broken All I can do is keep hoping that I will move on I say I’m doing fine But tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya I still can fake a smile But can’t dry my eyes Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Hey Hope you don’t mind that I’m checking in Just wondering where you’ve been Are you sleeping alone or in somebody’s bed And I’ve been trying to clean up this mess But still reading all your old texts Didn’t you get the one where I said That I’ve been listening to all these love songs Wondering where did we go wrong Trying to find all the reasons I’m left in the dark I thought that we could’ve been something But now you left me here broken All I can do is keep hoping that I will move on I say I’m doing fine But tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya I still can fake a smile But can’t dry my eyes Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya Tears don’t lie Mama said Remember to keep some of your heart for yourself ‘Cause only you can guard it nobody else Now he took it all away Mama what should I say? I’ll just say I’m doing fine But my tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya I’ve been listening to all these love songs Wondering where did we go wrong Trying to find all the pieces you took from my heart I thought that we could’ve been something But now you left me here broken All I can do is keep hoping that I will move on I say I’m doing fine But tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya I still can fake a smile But tears don’t lie I say I’m doing fine But tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie ya ya I still can fake a smile But tears don’t lie Tears don’t lie
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This Is What It's Like To Be Gay 03:48
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When I was young I felt lonely I thought I’d never find somebody else like me In a playground full of big bullies “You should go and hang out with the girls” they teased Little jokes and silly names It’s all fun and games But now I’m at the bar with all of my good mates And one of them asks what it’s like to be gay So I say People stare when you’re holding hands And make you feel like you’re only half a man Strangers flash you crooked smiles That’s why I don’t get out for more than just a while People mock and people shame ’Cause they think I’m strange But I pick the pieces up and just move on Somehow I find the patience to keep me strong Now when I turn on the TV It’s rainbow clouds and and rainbow crowds across the screen But I have never found my peace My hidden scars and troubled heart took over me You don’t know what it feels like To cry out your eyes At 4 in the morning when nobody’s around And you can finally scream out loud and proud ‘Cause people stare when you’re holding hands And make you feel like you’re only half a man Strangers flash you judgy eyes (ಠ_ಠ) That’s why I don’t get out for more than just a while When you were young you made big plans But they think you’re damned So you let the tough guys troll, the haters hate ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay What it’s like This is what it’s like ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay What it’s like This is what it’s like ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay You might have clicked this song ‘Cause you thought it’d be happy Thought you’d get a laugh Thought it’d be amusing Well I’m here to tell it like it is But I still hope and I still pray Someday things will change That little boy all alone on the playground Could really cheer up if he heard this song ‘Cause one day People won’t stare when you’re holding hands They’ll love you even if you love another man You’ll put on your own big smile And spread it across the world for a million miles You’ll hold on to your big plans And you’ll understand You have all the power you need To make a change And show the whole world what it’s like to be gay This is what it’s like ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay Oh oh ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay What it’s like This is what it’s like ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay What it’s like This is what it’s like ‘Cause this is what it’s like What it’s like to be gay
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Weird Kid 03:03
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Sometimes I lie awake and I scream just to hear myself Sometimes I check my mirror to make sure that there’s no one else All I hear are voices in my head I’m a little bit crazy I don’t mind at all it’s who I am ‘Cause I’m so strange I’m so weird I’ll never fit in anywhere And I don’t care I’m peculiar It’s not something major I’m gonna scream and shout in colors louder Than the world can hear So come and be a weird kid just like me Strangers that pass me by all think that I’m going to hell I’m fine with that ‘cause my friends below say they’re doing well People wish that roses had no thorns But I’d rather be prickly Hiding all my secrets in my core ‘Cause I’m so strange I’m so weird I’ll never fit in anywhere And I don’t care I’m abnormal Don’t need your approval I’m gonna scream and shout in colors louder Than the world can hear So come and be a weird kid just like me I see that look in your eyes There’s something inside You just don’t want to admit Oh no oh no But I’m freak just like you Let’s get freaky like we do And show the whole world what they’re missing ‘Cause I’m so strange and you’re so weird We’d never fit in anywhere And I don’t care you’re peculiar It’s not a dealbreaker We’re gonna scream and shout in colors louder Than the world can hear So come and be a weird kid just like me Oh no oh no So come and be a weird kid just like me Oh no oh no So come and be a weird kid just like me
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Two Hearts 03:54
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Two hearts too charmed to see it All roads led straight to a stop sign So young so dumb what did we know We blazed right through the red lights Two hearts right there in the moment But one left here beating by the wayside Woke up to an empty bedroom ‘Cause that heart was mine I don’t resent you I just want to know that you’re sad Even though this had to end Tell me that you love me even though we never made it through Say you didn’t mean to hurt me even if you wanted to Pretend that forever was ours from the start ‘Cause I miss our two hearts and now I have only one Star crossed but lost in the moment Your eyes said you were losing interest Slow burn took a turn for the worse yeah Somehow we never could admit it Dead weight my mistake should’ve known that This ride can’t fit the both of us no Too late I went the wrong direction And now you’re gone But I can’t stop thinking ‘bout all of the years we could have Even though this had to end Tell me that you love me even though we never made it through Say you didn’t mean to hurt me even if you wanted to Pretend that forever was ours from the start ‘Cause I miss our two hearts and now I have only one Tell me that you love me even though we never made it through Say you didn’t mean to hurt me even if you wanted to Pretend that forever was ours from the start ‘Cause I miss our two hearts and now Now Tell me that you love me even though we never made it through Say you didn’t mean to hurt me even if you wanted to Pretend that forever was ours from the start ‘Cause I miss our two hearts and now I have only one
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Goodbye, San Francisco 03:33
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You were my king Our twenties were gold But now that you said you don’t want me no more I guess that I should take back all these words You took the pots I took the pans They were a set I don’t understand Why you had to ruin something good But I still see you everywhere I go Out for coffee at the store All the places that we called ours You’re the street where stone and ocean meet Rolling waves across the sea It hurts too much to be here all alone So I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco I’m saying goodbye to all the things I used to know I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco I know that it’s time to let you go Ooh Ooh I’m saying goodbye to all the things I used to know Ooh Ooh I know that it’s time to let you go I tried to meet All your demands Thought we were set but you had other plans Now I’m left here hanging by a rope My friends are all married Their money keeps growing While I’m counting pennies My furniture sold ‘Cause losing you I knew I never could afford So I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco I’m moving away to somewhere nobody will know I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco Sometimes that’s just how the story goes Ooh Ooh I’m saying goodbye to all the things I used to know Ooh Ooh I know that it’s time to let you go So I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco I’m saying goodbye to all the things I used to know I’m saying goodbye goodbye goodbye to San Francisco I know that it’s time to let you go
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Last Song 03:40
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Mm mm Mm mm Oh look I wrote another sad love song Gonna add this one to the list It’s pages and pages of memories But I know you don’t give a shhhh I thought that writing ‘bout our breakup Would help me get over it But now I know it only hurts I thought you’d be the one for me But I guess it was make believe We went from perfect to so estranged So I sit here and medicate I’m so tired of feeling sad Every time I pick up my pen To write something about you So this will be the last song I won’t make it too long Time to fix the pain yeah Get you out my brain yeah See you at the skyline In another lifetime Hoping that you’ll savor Everything I gave ya Mm mm Mm yeah Oh look I wrote another sad love song Gonna throw this one on the pile And set it on set it on fire Won’t be needing it for awhile My friends keep telling me to stay strong But I just wanna move on So I’ll make sure that I forget ya Movie’s over the crowd is gone Time to leave say goodbye so long This story’s done let the credits roll I don’t care what we were before I’m so tired of feeling sad When I remember that it’s the end Of you and me so baby This will be the last song Then I’m gonna move on Doesn’t mean I hate ya It’s just my mind is made up See you at the skyline In another lifetime Hoping that you’ll savor Everything I gave ya Mm mm Mm mm Movie’s over the crowd is gone Time to leave say goodbye so long Goodbye so long Maybe This will be the last song I won’t make it too long I know I don’t I hate ya Won’t try to replace ya See you at the skyline In another lifetime I know I will savor Everything you gave me Mm mm Mm yeah
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The Neighbors 03:29
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Papa 03:28
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Two Faced 03:37
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Opposite Sides 03:11
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Shampoo 04:17
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Tell Myself 02:55
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New Normal 03:27
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Six feet Jumped off the deep end Now we’ve really done it Too far from the surface Can’t breathe We’re going crazy Trapped inside our cages Feels so suffocating Everyone hiding behind their masks Sir are you smiling or are you sad? Don’t get too close to me it’s not safe You’re better off just staying away ‘cause This is the new normal Nothing’s going back to what it was before This is the new normal Forget all the things that you used to know Gloves on No human contact All the soap and bubbles Can’t wash away our troubles Stay strong ‘Cause nights can get lonely My life used to be simple But lately all my texts go Hey how are you a long time no see I’m doing just as fine as can be Why don’t we grab a coffee or two? Oh wait we’re stuck inside of our rooms ‘cause This is the new normal Nothing’s going back to what it was before This is the new normal Forget all the things that you used to know Ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh oooh Ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh oooh Hold tight the tide is rising Brace yourself for the next wave And while the world is hiding All these little questions remain Like Is this for here or is this to go? What will be open what will be closed? How do we pick and how do we choose? Who will we save and who will we lose? This is the new normal Nothing’s going back to what it was before This is the new normal Forget all of the things that you used to know Ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh This is the new normal Nothing’s going back to what it was before This is the new normal Forget all the things that you used to know
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Happy 03:34
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The Stages of Grief is Rosendale’s first full length pop and electronic album. Inspired by the aftermath of a breakup magnified by the isolation and uncertainty of a pandemic, the album recounts his grueling process of jumping back and forth between denial and acceptance. In his lyrics, Rosendale details his experiences dealing with heartbreak, depression, and social stigmas that have shaped the person he is today.

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released June 25, 2021

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Rosendale Los Angeles, California

Singer. Songwriter. Order my new album "The Stages of Grief" here! biglink.to/rosendale

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