Broken Crayons
I hope you will discover, broken crayons they still color
〰️
I hope you will discover, broken crayons they still color 〰️
“I remember as a kid hearing about people committing suicide and thinking it was so awful. And feeling so bad for everyone who lost someone who took their own life. You definitely will never understand or fully realize how tragic something is until it happens to your own family.
My uncle Brian committed suicide a few years ago, he was the most incredible person. He was that uncle that you have inside jokes with and do super weird dorky voices with. He gave me my first 12-string Martin guitar. Also, he was one of my biggest fans, always asking about my songwriting and performing.
He always showed such a genuine interest in all of his nieces and nephews and would always send handwritten cards on our birthdays.”
“I wrote ‘Broken Crayons’ a few months after his funeral. I was sitting alone in my living room with my keyboard and I just felt a lot of emotions. So I began to play some different chords and within about 30 minutes, I almost had the whole song completely written.
I’m not sure what angels are or if they even exist, but I have to believe that my uncle was sitting in the room somewhere with me because I’d never had quite an experience like that before.
I hope this song brings hope to other people who are either experiencing severe depression and anxiety and can’t seem to find a reason to hang on or anyone who has lost someone to suicide. There really are no words to describe the void it leaves, and I hope this song can help a little with that.”
– Ellee Duke
I swear the rain's not gonna stay, The sun will shine the storm away
〰️
I swear the rain's not gonna stay, The sun will shine the storm away 〰️
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mmmh, mmmh, mmmh
The birds all sing, the kids all play
My uncle took his life today
Too damn special to go like that
Keep telling God to send him back
[Pre-Chorus]
I felt some pain, had some really dark days
In my atmosphere, twenty-three years
So bittersweet, wear your heart on your sleeve
I've cried some tears, but I'm still here
[Chorus]
I hope you will discover broken crayons, they still color
I learned it from my mother, broken crayons, they still color
When you're sadder than a shade of blue
And only pieces arе what's left of you
Don't lose your hope, wеar all your scars
Soon enough all of your pain will be a work of art
[Verse 2]
Feeling sane, numb the pain
Tip the bottle to feel okay
I swear the rain's not gonna stay
The sun will shine the storm away
[Pre-Chorus]
I felt some pain, had some really dark days
In my atmosphere, twenty-three years
So bittersweet, wear your heart on your sleeve
I've cried some tears, but I'm still here
[Chorus]
I hope you will discover broken crayons, they still color
I learned it from my mother, broken crayons, they still color
When you're sadder than a shade of blue
And only pieces are what's left of you
Don't lose your hope, wear all your scars
Soon enough all of your pain will be a work of art
Mmmh, mmmh, mmmh, mmmh
[Chorus]
I hope you will discover broken crayons, they still color
I learned it from my mother, broken crayons, they still color
When you're sadder than a shade of blue
And only pieces are what's left of you
Don't lose your hope, wear all your scars
Mmmh, mmmh, mmmh, mmmh