Story Behind The Song

"Happy Endings (Aren't for Us)" is a song about commiseration, recognizing the togetherness in losing hope. It's a declaration of reluctant optimism for the end of the world. It was written for a friend at risk of self harm, in hopes that they might understand we're all in this together.

Song Description

The song starts with a tom fill and builds through a thematic double verse to the hook, "Happy endings aren't for us." A violin feature enters in the intro to verse 2, and plays with flowery electric guitar and swells throughout the song. The bridge recal

Lyrics

I know it's dark out early
And you've got somewhere you gotta be
But boy, I know you better
And you know I ain't gonna call you on lyin' to me

It might get colder while we're waiting
While we get older, while we're greying
But we got more to give than we got life to live
And it don't come easy when you're fadin'

I remember being that lonesome
You know you brought me back at least once

Those were the days when we were raised
On fairy tales and such
But happy endings aren't for us

I might get by now if you're leavin'
But I won't live the same no more
See I wrote so many eulogies I got no words left in me
I ain't no poet, I'm just poor

And I remember having hope, you know
But it was a damn long, long time ago

Those were the days when we were raised
On fairy tales and such
But happy endings aren't for us
No, happy endings, they aren't for us

I don't recall a time of peace
But I remember feeling more at ease
Was it all just make believe
Or were we really that naive
In the days when we were raised
On fairy tales and such
'Cause happy endings aren't for us