Orla Gartland - Heavy (lyric video)

video by Ryan O' Connor & Gareth Rowntree

lyrics:

do you think about me at night?
when the sky is losing light
I swear my head fills up with memories every time

are you moving on with your life?
did you find a job you like?
I always thought you could do anything

and I've been running over all the things that I will never say to you
like how I just wanna hang with you
and watch grand designs

I’ve been trying to train my mind to put you in another category
but it’s still not coming naturally
after all this time

tell me
why this has to be
so heavy
‘cause I really thought that we’d be cool
some exception to the rule
but honestly
I think it has to be this heavy

I wish your mum and I could be friends
I think about her now and then
how we drove up to her house
I'll never see that dog again

guess I needed a minute
to live a life without you in it
but you’re in every stripy t-shirt that I own

oh I've been running over all the things that I will never say to you
like how I just wanna sing with you
as we’re walking home

and I’ve been kissing different faces just to make it a reality
I did it for the therapy
but I felt alone

tell me
why this has to be
so heavy
‘cause I really thought that we’d be cool
some exception to the rule
but honestly
I think it has to be this heavy

do you think about
do you think about, think about
do you think about
do you think about it too?

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[juliettyrer-bragg]

my favourite thing about your lyrics is lines like "i'll never see that dog again" and "i just wanna hang with you and watch grand designs", beautifully capturing how, when you abruptly lose someone from your life through a breakup, you realise how much you miss the everyday aspects of a relationship and the everyday comforts. this feeling of absence from your life can be the most painful and difficult thing to get through after a breakup.

[strawberrycrisis]

"I'll never see that dog again" crushed my heart.

[whatkindofblue]

not a single dislike in sight, just pure sad vibes.

[peacefulteacup]

“I wish your mom and I could be friends, I think about her now and then”. This. No one talks about how sometimes when you lose a relationship, you may be losing more than just one. It’s hard when you can no longer associate with someone, because of their relation with who you broke off with. Thanks for acknowledging the hurt

[sjespiritu]

I’m dating my long distance best friend, and honestly it’s very unlikely that we’ll end up together in the end even though we love each other so much. We always talked about how we would still be friends if we had to break up, but I’m terrified that if we do, we’ll have gone too far into this relationship to ever be close friends again. It hurts to think about when listening to this beautiful song 💜

[silentwhispr]

A lot of singers put out songs to get famous and get money. I feel like every song from Orla is a poem from her heart to the world trying to express herself.

I hope in the process she gets famous and money because the world needs more artist like her in it.

[cephi]

this is so sad in the prettiest ways. orla's art is a blessing and her lyric videos are so creative, i wish more people know about her 🖤

[TenshiEnti]

I was just sitting here and thinking of a friend I lost contact with.. and felt really heavy and was about to cry and then the notification came up. Coincidence?
Beautiful song <3

[SoniaDoubleG]

Locked myself in a meeting room at work so I could listen to this in peace. And now I'm crying in a meeting room.... You've done it again Orla. You are so freaking awesome 💛✨

[ofric.]

4 years ago i had a best friend. I think it was one of those falling in loves that you don't realize till it's too late. i live so far away now, so so far away. and today i suddenly remembered her and i just couldn't get out of bed because it hurts how much I miss her. I feel like this song gets me, like each line hints to my story, too. like how I'll never see her dog again or each striped tee shirt I own reminds me of her ;). it's so comforting that others have gone through something similar to me too 💔 i don't know how to thank you enough orla. keep doing what you're doing xx

[samstern]

I see... So this is part of your devious plan to quality raise the bar for all other lyric videos...

[sarakousha]

Just finished watching all 12 episodes of Normal People... too many emotions❤️ hadn’t cried over a film series this much for a long timeee... #normalpeople

[stephanielynette]

This song is beautiful. Been supporting you since the yellow wall, but i can't get over how underrated you are. Your songs are always so wonderfully written and relatable, how have you not blown up more?

[Gailsla]

This has such a familiar vibe. I feel like this song is an old friend that I haven't talked to in a while.

[meganchalmers]

Omg. Orla no one has been able to say this in a song in this way before. I know this exact feeling. Honestly this hits a place no song has been able to hit before. ❤️

[firewordsparkler]

This lyricism. It doesn't get better than this.

[AnaArantesnoYouTube]

Omg Orla, It’s like you know my story!!!

[dariahuber]

hi orla, just wanted to tell you how much i love this song. apart from the fact that it is so relatable, i really love how the lyrics and the music match perfectly. i don't know how to explain this, but when i listened to this song for the first time, it felt like i was watching a movie; i literally could "see" the situations you were describing which i think is due to your incredible songwriting skills. an amazing song. thank you, orla.

[AliceRoseFish]

I've been so lucky and have rebuilt an amazing friendship with an ex. There has always been this feeling that we'll always be in each other's lives. We had to have space apart and there were so many moments where I thought we'd never be able to be friends. Also I missed her dog so much, he is a very good boy.

[ratboygirl]

orla :( this is so beautiful you had no right to break my heart like this