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music has a way of showing us ourselves. one of my north stars with songwriting is making a piece of music that a listener can connect with and take into themselves, that they can find a part of themselves in
this summer, "sorrow" by the national was a comfort for me. i listened to it several times a day most days, it became a part of me, an anthem, a balm when my nervous system was crawling. it gave me a voice when i felt unheard, it kept me company at my loneliest, imparted some small measure of peace
"sorrow" was an important part of a difficult chapter of my life, and that chapter has come to an end. with this, i'm ready to put the song and feelings i've entangled with it to rest with love and gratitude for all it gave me
i hope this cover brings you some comfort when you need it
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lyrics
Sorrow found me when I was young
Sorrow waited, sorrow won
Sorrow, they put me on the pill
It's in my honey, it's in my milk
Don't leave my hyper heart alone on the water
Cover me in rag and bone sympathy
'Cause I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you
Sorrow's my body on the waves
Sorrow's a girl inside my cake
I live in a city sorrow built
It's in my honey, it's in my milk
Don't leave my hyper heart alone on the water
Cover me in rag and bone sympathy
'Cause I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you
credits
released September 3, 2025
written by aaron dessner and matt berninger
performed by mel stone
mix+mastered by aki mccullough @ nu house studios
supported by 10 fans who also own “Sorrow [cover]”
After I came out to myself as trans in 2017 I went looking for music by other trans people and I couldn't find anything. So it meant so so much to me when this EP was released. At the time I was coping with music, and finally I had music by another trans person. It's nostalgic of a terrifying and sad time in my life, but I still come back to it. It brought me a lot of comfort, representation really matters. Plus Revolution Lover is such an amazing song, how could you ever get tired of it? Leah Hayworth