Name: Weight of the World
Duration: P00H05M02S
Description: I wrote this song at the beginning of the pandemic as a sort of meditation on my own anxieties and depression. With an ethereal atmosphere and a comforting drone, this is a piece for calming anxiety and healing the inner pain. For letting go.

Weight of the World

by Jacob Shipley

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I wrote this song at the beginning of the pandemic as a sort of meditation on my own anxieties and depression. With an ethereal atmosphere and a comforting drone, this is a piece for calming anxiety and healing the inner pain. For letting go.

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I’m here on my phone
I feel so alone
I’m sitting at home
Feeling so alone

Quarantined here with my thoughts
Left without all that I sought
only truth I can think of
Is what I read you can’t read enough

 The weight of the world
I’ve got the weight of the world
And I feel like I’m gonna let you down
And I feel I might let you down

I intake facts they alternate
I turn to post delete, replace
deep inside I feel I’m being crushed
I’m on my knees too weak to stand up

The weight of the world
I’ve got the weight of the world
And I feel like I’m gonna let you down
And I feel I might let you down

What is truth I wish I knew
What I give I’ll give to you

The weight of the world
I’ve got the weight of the world
But I’m gonna let it down.
Yeah I need to set it down

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released November 13, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Jacob Shipley
Produced by Jacob Shipley
Mixed by Jacob Shipley

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Jacob Shipley New York, New York

Jacob Shipley writes, sings, and tells stories about the moments in life we’d rather not repeat. Some of his music is sorrowful, some sardonic and humorous, but all of it comes from a deeply personal place that is easy to connect with because we’ve all been there. Listening to Jacob is like reminiscing with an old friend: not everything was easy, but at least we made it through. ... more

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