Heartbreak Residue

from Heartbreak Residue by Briget Boyle

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Each time my heart has been broken over my 40 years on this planet, it leaves me with a layer of Heartbreak Residue. This song was inspired by the feeling of moving through life after the ending of a toxic relationship and still seeing and feeling that person in each and every moment. I co-wrote this pop bop with Adri Walker, one of my vocal students at ModernTone studios. The concept of Heartbreak Residue was written into a song that I wrote earlier in my career. In the fall of 2021, it became clear that I was going to write a body of work about loss and heartache and it was going to be called Heartbreak Residue. We used the title to inspire this fun and emotional song.

lyrics

Weighing me down, shiny things weighing down my hands
Chaining me up, Chaining me to a broken man
Weighing me down, love was simple then bittersweet
Chaining me up, I’m still digging through the memories
Oooh you left behind Oooooooooooooh

Heartbreak residue
Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
sends me spiraling
we were broken lovers doing what humans do
makin’ heartbreak residue
Losing the weight, choking up on the aftertaste
starving for touch, still feelin’ the rush of what once was
Losing my mind, lost the rest in your bed sheets, your bed frame
Bitter as time, you see honey you were never really mine
Oooh what could have been? Oooooooooooooh

Heartbreak residue
Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
sends me spiraling
we were broken lovers doing what humans do
makin’ heartbreak residue

I stood at your throne, I should have known you’d adorn me in jewelry
And call me your beauty but I was no more than a fool
Now I’m stuck seeing you in everything I do

Heartbreak residue - oooh

Heartbreak residue, Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
Sends me spiraling broken human lovers doing what humans do
Heartbreak residue, when I close my eyes I’m seein’ pieces of you
Sends me spiraling we were broken lovers doing what humans do

credits

from Heartbreak Residue, track released April 14, 2023
Co-written by Briget Boyle and Adri Walker

Briget Boyle: vocals
Tim Silva: vocals
Karen Tobin: vocals
Genesis Fermin: drums
David Wellerstein: bass
Jacob Light: electric guitars, synth
Jan Fidelis: hand claps

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Briget Boyle Oakland, California

Briget's songs are compelling reminders that healing and redemption are coming. With gritty, vulnerable lyrics, pristine vocals, and driving playing on her antique Gibson J45, Briget’s songs center the truth-telling power of the human voice. Sincerity is magnetic and Briget's songs inspire listeners to put pen to paper, clear their throats, and dust off their old guitars. ... more

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The Lost Church

San Francisco, CA

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