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1. |
Regret
03:42
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Funny seeing you here
How have you been?
Life’s been pretty crazy
How ‘bout you?
I’m sorry for not calling
In a while
I guess we’re not who we were
‘Cause you told me that you didn’t want to stay
And I knew that I couldn’t have my way
Your face brings back so much
All the times we laughed and cried
And talked all night
But I promise that I’ll never forget
Everything that I said I’d regret
I don’t wanna think about
How we left
Crying in the rain
Alone and sad
I’m sorry for not calling
In a while
I’ve just been hurt pretty bad
And when you told me that you didn’t want to stay
I knew that I had to break away
Your face brings back so much
All the times we laughed and cried
And talked all night
But I promise that I’ll never forget
Everything that I said I’d regret
‘Cause people come
And then they go
I’ve made mistakes
I hope you know
But I promise that I’ll never forget
Everything that I said I‘d regret
When we were dancing in the moonlight
Having the time of our lives
It’s all gone
But seeing you makes me believe that
I was so wrong
Your face brings back so much
All the times we laughed and cried
And talked all night
But I promise that I’ll never forget
Everything that I said I’d regret
‘Cause people come
And then they go
I’ve made mistakes
I hope you know
But I promise that I’ll never forget
Everything that I said I‘d regret
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I found a picture of us when we were 8 years old
That seems like a lifetime ago
We’ve changed so much
Got lost in our lives
Didn’t keep in touch
And I know that it’s stupid
Know that I’m hopeless
But I know I should try
And I know that it’s useless
It’s all confusing
But I need to give it a shot
Do I ever cross your mind?
Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?
Do your parents ever mention my name?
Do you wish that I stayed?
Do I cross your mind?
Well you've been gone and we haven't talked about this
That's something I really miss
We've changed so much
Got caught up in time
Didn't work for us
And I know that it’s stupid
Know that I’m hopeless
But I know I should try
And I know that it’s useless
It’s all confusing
But I need to give it a shot
Do I ever cross your mind?
Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?
Do your parents ever mention my name?
Do you wish that I stayed?
Do I cross your mind?
We might’ve had something real
But it sucks ‘cause this distance is real
And I know that this is not what you wanna hear
But I miss you
Do I ever cross your mind?
Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?
Do your parents ever mention my name? (Do they mention my name?)
Do you wish that I stayed?
Do I cross your mind?
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3. |
Rebound
03:24
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I got this feeling that you liked me
Guess I wasn't thinking straight
'Cause I jumped too fast
Yeah I fell real bad
I’m not proud of my decision
But I needed an escape
I was feeling sad
Made me not so mad
I'm sorry there's no easy way to say it
I hope that you can understand
You’re a rebound
I picked you up so that I wouldn’t fall down
'Cause I was so alone
I needed someone to make feel good
When I was feeling low
You’re a rebound
I knew it from the start that we would run out
But I had to get away
I lost the best thing that happened to me
And I was hurt inside
Everything started off so great
But it started going south
Knew you were in love
Made it all so tough
I'm not proud of my decision
But I'm better off alone
Put myself above
Said, "I've had enough"
I'm sorry there's no easy way to say it
I hope that you can understand
You’re a rebound
I picked you up so that I wouldn’t fall down
'Cause I was so alone
I needed someone to make feel good
When I was feeling low
You’re a rebound
I knew it from the start that we would run out
But I had to get away
I lost the best thing that happened to me
And I was hurt inside
I hope that this explains things from
My point of view
Someone else would be so lucky to have you
I know it's a stupid excuse
But I can't say I love you no
You’re a rebound
I picked you up so that I wouldn’t fall down
'Cause I was so alone
I needed someone to make feel good
When I was feeling low
You’re a rebound
I knew it from the start that we would run out
But I had to get away
I lost the best thing that happened to me
And I was hurt inside
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4. |
My Worth
03:32
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Another day
Another chase
For something I
Might never taste
I yell out
To everybody
But my echo
Is saying sorry
I ignore texts and calls
To me, they're not special at all
But then I get sad when no one hits me up
In my mind I'm 10 feet tall
And no one watches when I fall
And I can cry and I don't even give a fuck
'Cause I took shit for years
So I could get to where I am
I worked blood and tears
Rewrote my life just yet again
'Cause they had no faith in me
When I was at my worst
But I knew they'd wait and see
That I could prove my worth
A helping hand
They're gone again
It feels like I
Can't make amends
I cry out
I'm feeling sorry
And they come back
But just to taunt me
I ignore texts and calls
To me, they're not special at all
But then I get sad when no one hits me up
In my mind I'm 10 feet tall
And no one watches when I fall
And I can cry and I don't even give a fuck
'Cause I took shit for years
So I could get to where I am
I worked blood and tears
Rewrote my life just yet again
'Cause they had no faith in me
When I was at my worst
But I knew they'd wait and see
That I could prove my worth
I'd build a world
Where no one cared at all, no
'Cause I took shit for years
So I could get to where I am
I worked blood and tears
Rewrote my life just yet again
'Cause they had no faith in me
When I was at my worst
But I knew they'd wait and see
That I could prove my worth
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5. |
What You Did (Interlude)
01:24
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You stick out if you’re different
Trust me I’ve lived it
Don't know I have feelings
They laugh while I’m bleeding
They're gone out of their minds
I sit on the sideline
I work on my craft
I'm still not into that
I did it first
They said I was weird
I set a trend
They copied and sneered
And they'll tell a story
That they were all for me
But no one checks up
Or asks if I'm up
'Cause we both know I
Sat all alone
They didn't care
Till I let them know
I made my own crown
And said, "Screw this whole town"
But I'm the bigger person
In all of this
So don't let them ruin
What you did
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6. |
Happy Birthday
03:36
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The one time a year we keep in touch
A quick text back
Don't talk much
Our once golden love has gone so blue
From secrets shared
To, "I knew you"
'Cause we had closed the chapter
Crossed out happy ever after
And I wish that I would've made the call
Today's your special day
But there's something still so grey
And I don't know if time could slow itself enough
To tell you I miss you
How I wish that I could pull through
But you're a thousand laughs we never got to make
Happy birthday
These moments in time are in my head
In 7th grade
Right when you said,
"I promise that I'll stick by your side"
Know you meant it
Know you tried
'Cause we had closed the chapter
Crossed out happy ever after
And I wish that I would've made the call
Today's your special day
But there's something still so grey
And I don't know if time could slow itself enough
To tell you I miss you
How I wish that I could pull through
But you're a thousand laughs we never got to make
Happy birthday
I don't wanna be someone that you can barely recognize
I don't wanna be someone who you see once more this lifetime
'Cause I was your number one
I was where you would run
Today's your special day
But you know that I have to say
Oh I wish that we didn't slowly drift apart
Today's your special day
But there's something still so grey
And I don't know if time could slow itself enough
To tell you I miss you
How I wish that I could pull through
But you're just someone who I still pretend to know
I wish I had the guts to say
More than, "happy birthday"
More than, "happy birthday"
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7. |
You Wouldn't
04:14
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Hey babe
Can we talk?
I just have some thoughts
That I‘d like to say to you
I know
That you’re calling his phone
Late at night when I fall asleep
It’s not right
And it’s hard to breathe
I’m sorry that I haven’t had time to see you
I’m gone every other weekend
Telling me you miss me
But you won’t return my calls
I’ve just had enough
Babe
I see the way you look at him
I see you have your eyes on him
But if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of him
Babe
I hear the way you talk to me
I wish that I could make you see
That if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of how to leave me
Hey babe
Can we talk?
I just have some thoughts
That you really need to hear
I’m sorry that I haven’t had time to see you
I’m gone every other weekend
Telling me you miss me
But you won’t return my calls
I’ve just had enough, oh
Babe
I see the way you look at him
I see you have your eyes on him
But if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of him
Babe
I hear the way you talk to me
I wish that I could make you see
That if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of how to leave me
If you wanna go
Then go
Don’t leave me here to question everything, no
Babe
I see the way you look at him
I see you have your eyes on him
But if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of him
Babe
I hear the way you talk to me
I wish that I could make you see
That if you were mine
Then you wouldn’t think of how to leave me
No, no
You wouldn’t, you wouldn’t, you wouldn’t
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8. |
Better Off
03:54
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Tried to make it work
But you had some other ideas
Wanna talk it out
But you just wanna disappear
Had enough now
Better off just leaving all my fear
('Cause you're gone)
You and I know I’ve got
Better things to do right now
All alone I know
This silence has a different sound
Tried to call me once
But I had never got around
(I've moved on)
You knew you hurt me, yet
You had nothing left to say
I moved on
You call me crying the very next day
I'm sick and tired of this
Stupid game you love to play
I'm moving on babe
And it starts today
Onto better things
And you have none at all
It’s clear to me now
Babe I’m better off
The time has come
No more on and off
Without you here
I know I'm better off
You know that I have learned to
Move on when you cause a mess
All this back and forth
But damn it's all so meaningless
Try to tell me it meant nothing
But I can’t buy it
(It's all wrong)
So typical you know
Just take off, go and run and hide
I'm not the first to say
They all can see right through your lies
Nothing changes this
You blew it, your very last try
(It’s all gone)
You knew you hurt me, yet
You had nothing left to say
I moved on
You call me crying the very next day
I'm sick and tired of this
Stupid game you love to play
I'm moving on babe
And it starts today
Onto better things
And you have none at all
It’s clear to me now
Babe I’m better off
The time has come
No more on and off
Without you here
I know I'm better off
In a moment it all ended
I am faking, I pretended
That I'm ok but I'm so far from that no
Late at night when I'm awake
I think I still see your face
But I can't go back no I can't go back
Onto better things
And you have none at all
It’s clear to me now
Babe I’m better off
The time has come
No more on and off
Without you here
I know I'm better off
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9. |
Retrospect
04:44
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She doesn't know what's going on right now
And in her mind, she thinks I'm someone else
And when I text her back, I don't know what she knows
She just judges, like I'm used to blows
I'm trying to just get it right
I gotta hold onto my light
I walk down the halls, I can hear my name
I look at myself and I'm not the same
'Cause in retrospect, I'm stronger than I was
I walk down the halls, I still see that flame
They said I couldn't, I did anyway
'Cause in retrospect, I had it all along
She doesn’t see what’s behind closed doors
And she can’t tell how I'm trying so hard
And when she takes a shot, she takes a piece of me
'Cause I'm just pushing, and she can't see beneath
I'm trying to just get it right
I gotta hold onto my light
I walk down the halls, I can hear my name
I look at myself and I'm not the same
'Cause in retrospect, I'm stronger than I was (I knew I could)
I walk down the halls, I still see that flame
They said I couldn't, I did anyway
'Cause in retrospect, I had it all along
I've carved my path
Tried to leave my mark
In my life
I hope I'll go far
When the comments
And buzz get too loud
I have people
Who love me now
I walk down the halls, I can hear my name
I look at myself and I'm not the same
'Cause in retrospect, I'm stronger than I was (I knew I could)
I walk down the halls, I still see that flame
They said I couldn't, I did anyway
'Cause in retrospect, I had it all along
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10. |
This Moment
03:04
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I think I caught your eye
For a second, I saw you smile
You're on my mind
Can't let you go
I've been working on me
Haven't talked to anyone lately
You seem different
From all the rest
I don't wanna scare you
But I couldn't help but think what we could be
If only you could see
You and I, we ran away
Didn't care what they had to say
And babe I want you just to know it
I can see us in this moment
Left it all, and it's ok
We're only guaranteed today
But I can picture where we're going
I can see us in this moment
In this moment
Daydreaming from afar
But I wanna know who you are
And what you like
I hope it's me
'Cause I've got it really bad
And I will end up mad
If I don't get
To talk to you
I don't wanna scare you
But I couldn't help but think what we could be
If only you could see
You and I, we ran away
Didn't care what they had to say
And babe I want you just to know it
I can see us in this moment
Left it all, and it's ok
We're only guaranteed today
But I can picture where we're going
I can see us in this moment
So be the light in my darkened times
Tell me it'll be alright
'Cause I can see it, I can see
You and I, we ran away
Didn't care what they had to say
And babe I want you just to know it
I can see us in this moment
Left it all, and it's ok
We're only guaranteed today
But I can picture where we're going
I can see us in this moment
In this moment
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11. |
Have You
03:27
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I don't wanna go to bed
All these thoughts in my head
'Cause we laughed straight down the interstate
Never had this much fun
Getting burned in the sun
And I'm glad to have you here with me
Another day where I forget
All of the past that hurt me and
I have a smile that's brighter than before
Think I had lost my mind
You got me up just in time, yeah
You're the first one to pull through
I'm so lucky that I have you
Didn't draw the line
But now you're here, and you're mine, yeah
Wanted to make sure you knew
I'm so lucky that I have you
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I'm so lucky that I have you
Running through the memories
Crying pics and selfies
And we're laughing in a CVS
Singing you a brand new song
Telling me to go move on
And I'm glad to have you here with me
Another day where I forget
All of the past that hurt me and
I have a smile that's brighter than before
Think I had lost my mind
You got me up just in time, yeah
You're the first one to pull through
I'm so lucky that I have you
Didn't draw the line
But now you're here, and you're mine, yeah
Wanted to make sure you knew
I'm so lucky that I have you
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I'm so lucky that I have you
Another day where I forget
The times that took so long to mend
There's no more screaming through a slamming door
None of the past can come again
None of the fake fair weathered friends
I have a smile that's brighter than before
Think I had lost my mind
You got me up just in time, yeah
You're the first one to pull through
I'm so lucky that I have you
Didn't draw the line
But now you're here, and you're mine, yeah
Wanted to make sure you knew
I'm so lucky that I have you
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I have, I have, I have
I'm so lucky that I have you
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12. |
First
03:28
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I know there's someone there
This baggage isn't fair
I think about what I might've said
If I wasn't scared to lose a friend
I try to please them all
But I'm not who to call, no
'Cause baby I don't have it all
Done waiting around
Go make a choice
I'm not back up
Please hear my voice
No second option
This is the worst
Done with this love
Must put myself first
I want to drive away
They're a game I don't play
Feel like they want drown me out
And I can't help feeling all this doubt
I try to please them all
But I'm not who to call, no
'Cause baby I don't have it all
Done waiting around
Go make a choice
I'm not back up
Please hear my voice
No second option
This is the worst
Done with this love
Must put myself first
I'm not gonna be there for someone who partially wants me
I'm not gonna wait around only when they need help
I'm not gonna stay here just when it's beneficial
'Cause I've learned I need to put myself first
Done waiting around
Go make a choice
I'm not back up
Please hear my voice
No second option
This is the worst
Done with this love
Must put myself first
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Sean Kennedy New York, New York
Sean Kennedy is a bedroom pop artist from New York who discovered music as a tapestry to portray the different stages of his
life.
Kennedy entered the musical world in 2018 with his debut single, Anyone. This would proceed a string of 4 albums, "Tell Me" (2019), "The One" (2020), "What’s Left Unsaid" (2021), and "Forever Us" (2023).
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