Jim Adams: Song Lyric Sunday
Last week we had Queen of the Gods where the theme was to find a song that was written or performed by someone who was born in the month of June. This week for Jim Adams Song Lyric Sunday the theme is to find a song that includes the act of depending, leaning, relying, or trusting another. Well let’s go deep let’s go for Co-D ependence? Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where one person excessively sacrifices their own well-being to care for or control another. The “giver” builds their self-worth around rescuing or enabling the “taker”, often stemming from childhood trauma or a need for external validation.
This young lady got into music at about 5years old… playing traditional Irish fiddle and then at 12years her parents bought her a guitar…. by 13yrs she was singing and playing on YouTube! The list of the people who influence her reads like the soundtrack of my life?
The song I have chosen is called Co -Dependency and it on her first Album Woman on the Internet. Which was released 2021.
Orla Joan Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician. Gartland released her debut studio album, Woman on the Internet, in 2021, which reached number 3 on the Irish album chart, number 1 on the UK Indie Chart, and number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.Her second studio album Everybody Needs a Hero came out in October 2024.
Gartland has recalled listening to the likes of Avril Lavigne, Brandi Carlile, Katie Melua, Van Morrison, and the English band Busted, as she was growing up. In 2013–14, she described her music as folk pop, and was most heavily influenced by Joni Mitchell,[58] Regina Spektor, and Imogen Heap.[4][6] She had also cited Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, Cyndi Lauper, and Greg Holden as influences. The Irish Times called Gartland a “pop rock purveyor.”
Gartland has stated that the main themes of her 2021 debut studio album were about growing up, feeling lost, comparison and identity issues. The album’s musical influences included Laurie Anderson, Fiona Apple, and the Cranberries. Read more about this legend here.
Codependency”
I’m not happy, if you’re not happy
And I swear that you’re always sad
You’re pathetic, I resent it
When you’re down it hurts so bad
It’s like I’m half alive
But it’s not your fault
Your life it isn’t mine
But I hate it, I
Think I’m the problem with you
And I don’t know what to do
And I see
That’s why they call it codependency
If I go running, you’ve got nothing
I tackled you to the ground and made you say that
I’m good at singing I keep digging
Tell me I’m worth it, tell me I’m perfect
It’s like I’m half alive
And it’s all my fault
Sometimes I wanna die
And I realise
That I’m the problem with you
And I don’t know what to do
And I see
That’s why they call it codependency
And I’m crying out to be more
Than some little dog
That just sits around at your feet
That’s not me
Oh it isn’t black and white
‘Cause you’re fucked up too
You know it only hurts cause it’s true
That I’m the problem with you
And I don’t know what to do
And I see
That’s why they call it codependency
That’s why they call it codependency
That’s why they call it codependency
I’m not happy, if you’re not happy
And I swear that you’re always sad
You’re not happy, if I’m not happy
And I swear that I’m always sad
Writer(s): Martin Brown, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac
Next up Sia with The Co Dependent.From her 2010 Album We Are Born. Again the song is about Co-Dependency.
Happy Sunday Everyone 💜💜💜
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