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The Grand Optimist
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The Grand Optimist was released on June 7, 2011 by Dine Alone Music Inc. as a part of the album Little Hell
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Release DateJune 7, 2011
LabelDine Alone Music Inc.
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dallas Green
Dallas Green
Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Piano, Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
City and Colour
City and Colour
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alex Newport
Alex Newport
Producer, Mixing Engineer
Jeff Lipton
Jeff Lipton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I fear I'll die from complications
Complications due to things that I've left undone
That all my debts will be left unpaid
Feel like a cripple without a cane
I'm like a jack of all trades
Who's a master of none
[Verse 2]
Then there's my father
He's always looking on the bright side
Saying things like "Son life just ain't that hard"
He is the grand optimist
I am the world's poor pessimist
You give him burdens sometimes and he will escape unscarred
[Verse 3]
I guess I take after my mother
I guess I take after my mother
[Verse 4]
But I used to be quite resilient
Gained no strength from counting the beads on a rosary
And now the wound has begun to turn
Another lesson that has gone unlearned
But this is not a cry for pity or for sympathy
[Verse 5]
I guess I take after my mother
I guess I take after my mother
I guess I take after my mother
I guess I take after my mother
Written by: City and Colour
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