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This is a song about growing older. Every time I hit my birthday, I always wonder (existentially) how I've managed to live this long. Growing up with a (albeit minor) heart condition has always given me this feeling like I'd never see adulthood, so growing older than 21 is always a surprise. This year has also been pretty rough to me emotionally, and losing my apartment to high rental costs and moving back in with my parents didn't help - it only made me feel worse. So we have this song, written the week of my birthday and composed two days before it: a reflection about growing older and beating one's expectations.

Colton Young says this is the best thing I've recorded yet. Is he right? Download it and find out~

lyrics

27 years?
Feels like I've lived longer than that
I've felt and seen so many different things
And I outdid all of my expectations
Cuz part of me says I shoulda bit it long ago

But I've lived longer than I thought I would
And I've loved more than I thought I could

27 years
Gives me so much to think about...
Where am I going next? What could I be doing now?
And why aren't I moving forward like I know I should be
Life can be seen as tougher if you're an old soul like me

Still I've lived longer than I thought I would
And I've loved more than I thought I could

27 years
Oh, it fills me with such an anxiety
Trying to fit the right pieces
On to life's chessboard
Without going into check versus my own mind

And I've lived longer than I thought I would
And I've loved more than I thought I could
And I've done more than I thought I'd do
And I've learned more than I thought I'd ever knew

And I will not give up the fight
And I will not give up the fight
And I will not give up the fight...

credits

from 27 Years​/​Everything is Gonna Be OK!, released July 15, 2017
All lyrics, instrumentation and arrangements by Dan Vallerand.

Instruments used: Montana acoustic guitar, Ibanez and Fender Modern Player Jaguar electric guitars, Yamaha electronic drumset for conga magic, water bottle, snaps, and a shaker

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