ODE TO MY REGRET

**ODE TO MY REGRET** is the 2nd track on S. Reidy's 4th full-length, SECRET ALBUM. It was released as a single on 05/19/23 along with HOT DOG!.

## Lyrics

```
I think I never been scared
I ain’t broke, I ain’t need to be repaired
I think I never been afraid
And yet I still keep feeling things

This is the ode to your regret
Inside yourself an ivory tower leaking out cement
It was a valiant effort, so pat your back you should proud
But when you list off all the things you’ve done I wouldn’t say this out loud
I wouldn’t let it slide
I wouldn’t make a peep
And if you have to go outside I would maybe take the backstreets
It ain’t personal, you just have ruined all our lives
And if you find it hard to sleep at night, and toss and turn from side to side that’s fine
That’s just the onus of your actions
You should thought before you walked into me on the bathroom
What is wrong with you?
Nobody taught you how to knock?
If you do that junk again I’ll drop kick you down three blocks
Concuss you with a seesaw, in front of your meemaw
You don’t deserve to share this space, or even show your face
(But I do)
That’s right I’ve never been afraid
I fought two lions and won
And I don’t carry a gun
And I don’t have any flaws
I met Obama in college
I’m never rapping off beat
You see what I mean?
But that’s just the difference
Perceiving what you see inside as life a vain existence
And I mean that’s definition
And I mean you literally are vain but that’s still your decision
And to change your mind or save your life is simply not my business
I’ve met a thousand people with the spirit that you keep inside
And if you you think you found the light by never letting go, I guess that can suffice
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I think I never been scared
I ain’t broke, I ain’t need to be repaired
I think I never been afraid
And yet I still keep feeling things

```

## References

* According to Merriam-Webster an Ode is "a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms".
* Being in an ivory tower means heaving a mindset of being happily separated from the world in favor of intellectual or profound pursuits.
* Cambridge Dictionary says that Onus means "the responsibility or duty to do something".
* Meemaw is a word used to refer to one's grandmother in the southern United States.
* "I fought two lions and won" may be reference to the bible story of Daniel and the Lions' Den.
* Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States.
* Light is a motif in the S. Reidy Discography.

## Live Performances

* 06/03/2023 - Mt. Reidy (Live Debut)
* 07/19/2023 - Mt. Reidy
* 07/28/2023 - Gray Owl Coffee

## Sources

1. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/3K1FUlT7V0auXJq4VW6u5r
2. ↑ https://genius.com/S-reidy-ode-to-my-regret-lyrics
3. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ode
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory\_tower
5. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ivory%20tower#:~:text=%3A%20an%20impractical%20often%20escapist%20attitude,ivory%2Dtower
6. ↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/onus#google\_vignette
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparent
8. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meemaw
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel\_in\_the\_lions%27\_den
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack\_Obama
11. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/s-reidy/2023/mt-reidy-norman-ok-23a134fb.html
12. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/s-reidy/2023/mt-reidy-norman-ok-4ba17fda.html
13. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/s-reidy/2023/gray-owl-coffee-norman-ok-1ba43da0.html