Ian McConnell - Season 1 - EP. 2: Friends

i swear I was trying my best



Shot and Edited by Adam Dobkin.

Lyrics:
I wish coffee made your teeth whiter
I wish porn was good for your brain
I wish artists didn’t need money
I wish billionaires were less vain
I wish cheese were not so expensive
I wish doing taxes was fun
I wish one night stands were romantic
I wish guys could cum more than once
I wish ice cream made you more healthy
I wish weed was good for your heart
I wish exercise were less sweaty
I wish drinks were cheaper in bars
I wish we could all be less racist
And I wish the Bible made sense
I wish phones were not so addictive

And I wish we coulda stayed friends
When our never-meant-to-be relationship ended
All the life we lived and now we’re strangers again
All the time we put in
All the things that we’ve been

I wish I had known what I wanted
I wish you had never got mean
I wish we had started off honest
I wish I had made you feel seen
I wish you were less narcissistic
I wish I had known how to help
Wish you coulda seen what I loved in you
Instead of hating yourself
I wish I had met you when Covid
Wasn’t fucking up our whole lives
I wish both of us were less lonely
From our months of staying inside
I wish I were more understanding
I wish you were way less intense
Maybe then you could still stand me

‘Cause I wish we coulda stayed friends
When our never-meant-to-be relationship ended
All the life we lived and now we’re strangers again
All the time we put in
All the things that we’ve been

And it isn’t all your fault
But some of it is
And some of it’s mine
And some of it’s just
Bad timing
And shitty circumstances

I wish Amazon were less evil
I wish climate change were a hoax
Wish I didn’t have to be sad as fuck
To write my funniest jokes
I wish you would someday forgive me
I swear I was trying my best
And I know it wasn’t an option

But I wish we coulda stayed friends
When our never-meant-to-be relationship ended
All the life we lived and now we’re strangers again
All the time we put in
All the things that we’ve been

I just wish we coulda stayed friends
When our never-meant-to-be relationship ended
All the life we lived and now we’re strangers again
All the time we put in
All the things that we’ve been
I just wish we coulda stayed

Just wish we coulda stayed

Chords:
Verse:
F C Dm Bb

Chorus:
Bb F C Dm C
Bb F C

[RVMinasi]

Ah yes, My favourite musical genre: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE.

[lexxiehrtbubbles]

Have never had a "funny song" hit the heart strings like this one. Your an amazing song writer!

[moodypie]

The longer u listen the more it hurts

WHICH IS GREAT love when art makes u feel things

[nomadniko]

You’re like Ed Sheeran and Bo Burnham had a love child, and I love you

[anuraghalder]

Ended my 10 year old relationship during Covid and this is just too fucking real. I was just enjoying the music and tears just started rolling. You've got a life long fan. Keep doing what you're doing!

[faceslap]

Writing is unreal. Beat is catchy. This song actually hit pretty deep. Teared up listening to it. Love when people write stuff that I feel but can't really put into words myself. So thank you!

[mastord]

When he said “ I wish I didn’t have to be sad as fuck to write my funniest jokes” I felt that!

[collinreece]

At the beginning you're like "wow this is catchy"
Then your like "wow this guy has a long list"
Then BOOM that soul crushing and I wish we could stayed friends" line hits and fucks up your entire world.

[tylergrady]

Anybody else find this dude and after 2 songs he’s got you hooked?

[ozziepowell]

Dude you're walking a beautiful tightrope between straight up pop and Midwestern emo, I fucking love this I can't believe you're only at 6.500, people are sleeping. You've got a fucking beautiful voice and great lyricism, keep it the fuck up bro. ☺️

[iCanBeHeroic]

“All the life we lived and now we’re strangers again
All the time we put in”

Man why are you doing this to my heart so early in the morning

[toxic_cowZ]

this song hits me a lot harder when i think of it not being about a romantic relationship but instead talking to all of the lost friendships for all the reasons of life just being like that. i wish we could have stayed friends when our never meant to be relationship ended is a brilliant line you can feel.

[TheWalkeringFreak]

This song and I are going to spend the next few hours together, until I finally uncover just the right emotion.

[IcyHot]

Dunno why but the slight pause between the first verse and chorus kicking in just hits really hard, like going the from general irreverent stuff to the tell thoughts about the relationship. This is art

[elizabethallred]

39 years old and married with 6 kids, but this just managed to make me feel 20 again! You are absolutely a dangerous balance hilarious and sincere. Thanks for being honest!

[JoshCarter]

I started out vibing to this in the office, and ended holding back all my tears. Having just broken up with the love of my life, where we were toxic to each other, and now we’ve both started therapy and working on ourselves… I don’t know if we can get back together. I don’t know if we can be friends. This hit hard.

Thank you.

[charleemcneil]

Who knew the gamit of emotions could be covered so perfectly and beautifully in under 3 minutes?

[devilbrawler]

I found him on tiktok . Now i am head over hills for his voice and lyrics . Man love it. Hope this song gets views as it deserve .

[ionutbalu]

This must be the most genuine song about how it feels to lose that person. Thank you

[JetLagRecords]

Ian McConnell, This is great! Let's be friends and have fun together!