Miss You
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Coming to Streaming Services on my Album "Stories" in early 2026!
Lyrics: Your photo hangs on my bedroom wall I'm one year old, safe in your arms You're reading me a picture book It's the last picture of you they took Everyone tells me the stories Sounds like you were the life of the party You loved to laugh, you loved to dance Played practical jokes on all my aunts I wish I got to know you I wish I got to know you When your birthday rolls around, everybody cries Reminiscing about the good old times Memories they made with you I have nothing to contribute Some say not remembering makes it easier, but that's not right You're still missing from my life And I don't get to miss you Not like they do But I still miss you I still miss you I still miss you I miss you I miss you I grew up happily enough Surrounded by family, laughter and love But sometimes I wondered what it would be like You teaching me to read or ride a bike Everyone else's stories I cherish, but they don't belong to me You loved to cook, you loved the beach You loved music, and you loved me I'd give anything to have known you Oh, I wish I got to know you When your birthday rolls around, everybody cries Reminiscing about the good old times Memories they made with you I have nothing to contribute Some say I was spared the pain of losing you, but that's not right You're still missing from my life And I don't get to miss you Not like they do But I still miss you I still miss you I still miss you I miss you I miss you You should've been a mainframe in my life Instead you're just a figment in my mind I can only imagine what you might've been like And it's true that I feel like an outsider to all their heartbreak But that doesn't mean I don't feel your absence every day When your birthday rolls around, everybody cries Reminiscing about the good old times Memories they made with you I have nothing to contribute Some say not remembering makes it easier, but that's not right You're still missing from my life And I don't get to miss you Not like they do But I still miss you I still miss you I still miss you I miss you I miss you I miss you I miss you I miss you |
Copyright 2025
Lyrics by Kelsey Gallant (2023; concept 2021) Melody by Kelsey Gallant (2024) Music by Merci (2024) Produced by Kelsey Gallant and Cam Gallant Mixed by Kelsey Gallant and Cam Gallant Tuned by Brandon Nitta Lyric Video by Kelsey Gallant The Story Behind The Song:
This song was inspired by a conversation with a friend whose father had passed away a few years back. From what she told me, her dad had been the life of the party at every family gathering, and everyone missed him immensely. One detail that struck me was about my friend's little cousin (3 or 4 years old) picking up a picture of him and walking around with it. My friend said that her little cousin and her dad had had a very close relationship before he passed, and that she liked to pretend she was talking to him when she was holding the picture. I started thinking about how sad it was that this little girl had once had had such a great relationship with her uncle, but would grow up barely remembering him at all. I imagined that the rest of the family would tell her all about him, but the memories wouldn't be her own. IAs I was thinking about this, the lines "I don't get to miss you, not like they do, but I still miss you" popped into my head. They came with a tune, and I wanted to record it, but I was busy, and by the time I had a chance to access my phone, I remembered the words but not the tune. In 2023, I stumbled across those lyrics on my phone and started writing the rest of the song. I think I just wrote it from beginning to end all in one day. It didn't have a tune, but I really liked the lyrics. In 2024, I was hiring freelancers to come up with music for several of the songs on my PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT project. My brother Cam and I hired Merci to come up with music for my song "Take Time", but Cam and I had vastly different ideas of how the song should sound, and it was Cam's idea that got communicated to Merci. When we received the track, I realized that while I liked it in general, I did not like it for "Take Time." So I decided to see if it would be a good fit for any of my songs that didn't yet have tunes, and voila! I think "Miss You" was the first song I tried pairing with it, and I loved what I came up with, so I kept it. This song is dedicated to anyone who missed out on getting to know a beloved family member--mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousin, sibling, etc. I hope this song makes you feel seen and heard. 
album cover design: Kelsey Gallant |
