Adrianne Lenker - Sadness As A Gift (Live from Greenwich Village with Nick Hakim)

’Sadness As A Gift’ is taken from ’Bright Future’ out now, via 4AD. Filmed at Electric Lady Studios - January 31, 2024 Adrianne Lenker - Vocals, guitar, piano Nick Hakim - Vocals, piano Production Company: Anima Works - Directors of Photography: Hil Steadman and Jake DeNicola Additional cameras: Tiff Pritchett and Jayla Smith Editors: Tiff Pritchett and Jayla Smith Color: Michael Speed Audio recording and mix: Philip Weinrobe Audio engineering assistance: Lauren Marquez for Electric Lady Studios Lyrics: You and I both know There is nothing more to say Chance has shut her shining eyes And turned her face away Leaning on the windowsill You could write me someday and I think you will We could see the sadness as a gift and still Feel too heavy to hold Snow fallin’ I try to keep from callin’ Watch the spring turn to winter Fireflies all frozen The seasons go so fast Thinking that this one was gonna last Maybe the question was too much to ask Been searching for your eyes All I see is blue sky And that old man beats his crooked cane It’s time to let go Leaning on the windowsill You could write me someday and I bet you will We could see the sadness as a gift and still The seasons go so fast Thinking that this one was gonna last Maybe the question was too much to ask You and I could see into the same eternity Every second brimming with a majesty Kiss so sweet so fine You could hear the music inside my mind And you showed me a place I’ll find even when I’m old Just leaning on the windowsill You could write me someday and I hope you will We could see the sadness as a gift and still The seasons go so fast Thinking that this one was gonna last Maybe the question was too much to ask