Story Behind The Song
I was in a songwriters workshop and the leader was talking about the saddest song he had ever written. So, I set out to write the saddest song I have ever written.
Song Description
This is a mournful song about a man who has just lost the love of his life. He returns to the church where the funeral was held and breaks down. It reveals some of the stages of grief; bargaining, anger, and depression.
| Song Length |
4:40 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Sadness, Sorrow |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Do you see me all alone inside this empty church?
Crying tears of why you had to go first
Do you see that my world is now total black
As I pray to God and beg to bring you back.
What do you see, when you look at me
From heaven? heaven
What do you see, when you look at me
From heaven? mmm
Do you see me complain how this isn't right?
As I go insane from another sleepless night
Did you see me when I threw that fit of rage
And screamed into the void until I can't feel a thing?
What do you see, when you look at me
From heaven? heaven
What do you see, when you look at me
From heaven? mmm
Do you see me when I can't see another day
Lost without you, in the darkest dark place
Do you see me hanging on with no way to tie it in
I break down and get up, just to break down again.
What do you see, when you look at me
from heaven? heaven
What do you see, when you look at me
from heaven?
Heaven, heaven, sweet heaven, heaven, heaven, oh, oh, oh, oh