Story Behind The Song

'I Didn't Realise' is a reflective song based on a significant relationship breakup in my own life.

Song Description

The heartbreak ballad talks on the struggle of an earth shatteringly painful breakup in a way so intimate it feels like we're right there with her. It's a reflective song that navigates us through every raw emotion during the healing process; from processing the pain to finally coming to terms with what's happened. Truly a breath-taking journey that will leave you with a deep sense of wonder. The song was passionately penned in the peak of Covid-19 on a piano she played growing up. Like much of her music it came to her very organically. She had the chords already laid out and the words just flowed out of her soul naturally. It wasn't created with the intention of being turned into a record. Rather it was a simple moment of self-expression based on the way she currently felt. The result is something deeply authentic that's oozing in originality. She worked with acclaimed producer Josh Hennessy of Pivotal Music to bring the project to life. He helped add the magic to this simplistic yet innovative piano and vocal track.

Lyrics

Verse 1:
I didn't realise
That I had to say the right words
I always thought that
I had all the answers
And it was a cold night
That you opened my eyes
And it was a dark light
That captured my cries

Verse2:
I didn't realise
You'd reject the words I said
I never thought that
Our life was gonna end
And I was barefoot
On the cold muddy ground
When I saw you with
Your face turned around

Chorus:
Is it too late to take the pain away?
You ran through the gate so fast I thought you'd fall
Now you're gone, I'm moving on
Is it too late to take the pain away?

Verse 3:
I didn't realise
That I'd have the strength to be
I never thought that
This life would be for me
But here I am standing on my own two feet
And here I am living just the way it's meant to be

Chorus:
Is it too late to take the pain away?
You ran through the gate so fast I thought you'd fall
Now you're gone, I'm moving on
Is it too late? It's just too late