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City and Colour's "The Grand Optimist" from Little Hell.

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I fear I'm dying of complications

complications due to things that I've left undone

that all my debts will be left unpaid

feel like a cripple without a cane

I'm like a jack of all trades

who's a master of none

then there's my father

he's always looking on the bright side

saying things like "son, life just ain't that hard"

he is the grand optimist

I am the world's poor pessimist

you give him burdensome times

and he will escape unscarred

I guess I take after my mother

I used to be quite resilient

gain no strength from counting the beads on a rosary

now the wound has begun to turn

another lesson that has gone unlearned

but this is not a cry for pity or for sympathy

I guess I take after my mother

Comments

8 years ago

Matthew Britzius

Its scary how applicable this is to my life.

8 years ago

I dont love you , Anymore.

wow this is so beautiful , i love Dallas <3 . i could listen to all his music and die happy.

9 years ago

Matteo Martire

Mr. Green? Your son Dallas? had a great impact on my life, in a good way. After he won the 2012 best songwriter of the year. A week later playing my own guitar and thinking about Dallas day and night? I came up with my own little melody of Dallas Green? He's my Caffiene, his this, he's that, and all the other love I was feeling for him at the time. I never meant for it to get out of hand, but I believe I aloud it to happen, and for that I feel the need to apologize to you and your wife. Both my parents are still together and well. Dallas is a very special person with great talents and good decision making. I understand that I am over 10yrs older than your son. For a while there in my life? I don't know how? Or where? The thought of writing a song named after your son came from, but when it did? I was never so happy! Until I started my stupidity on twitter, like the twit I can be. Nobody's talking or speaking! Just doing the norm while I had my head up my ass, excuse my French. It's true though! What the hell was I thinking? and what kind of message and vibes were people getting from me? I'm probably better off not knowing. I can just imagine trying to put both my feet in a pair of his shoes for a day? Sorry to all the Greens for all the unnecessary and negative shit I've said. I wasn't myself for a while due to some other personal problems, so I'd like to acknowledge this to all of you, and wish you all the best for today and forever. Peace to you all!

9 years ago

jaydendaoust

This song means so much to me! I can't imagine how Dallas comes up with these truly touching lyrics of his.

9 years ago

Alexander Hajtko

i'm the grand optimist...

9 years ago

mje19D

This song changed my life. It's a shame people would rather listen to someone rap with zero talent than this. Music is about depth. Not money. Rant complete :)_

9 years ago

Marcelo N. Marques

Confira este vídeo no YouTube: boa noite!

9 years ago

fretrunner99

One of my favorite city and colour songs this one 

9 years ago

James Kleinjans

This song perfectly explains my life.

9 years ago

Chase Quinney

My Mom hates it when I sing this song xD 

9 years ago

Rick Daigle

awesome song i love it 

9 years ago

Tumbling Dice

Hey! If a couple of you guys could check out my cover of this amazing song I would be really grateful. Its difficult to really get my stuff out there when I don't usually do whats in the charts or whats on the radio.Anyway... thank you

9 years ago

Eric Clemente

#nowlistening 

9 years ago

Joshua Burbage

Gaw~Damn D; ...had too send this to my Mother☻

9 years ago

mateus arakaki

i used to be quite Brazilian?

9 years ago

Sophy Parent

Love this song ♡

9 years ago

Leesa Mackey

Great track from a brilliant Canadian!

9 years ago

LHAthletics

holy fucking shit

9 years ago

Marc Fortin

Très bon 

9 years ago

wrecs

makes me feel how much I despise my father

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