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Odessa Chen writes beautiful, poetic, minor key songs that I like to describe as “wintery.” With this in mind, I wrote this tune. Somehow, it’s “Christmas-y” but without the cheer.
Lyrics
The Weight of the Worldkeeps your feet on the ground
oh the weight of the world
the weight of the world
One day you're a butterfly
and the next you're pinned down
by the weight of the world
oh the weight of the world
Yesterday
light as a cloud
the weight of the world surely
brings you down
'cause the world doesn't wait
for a saint or a clown
it's the way of the world
it's the way of the world
Me, oh my
when sadder days come
won't you lend me a hand
to help hold up the sun?
'cause the weight of the world
is too much for anyone
oh the weight of the world
oh the weight of the world
