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Madeleine
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Alternative Folk
Madeleine was released on September 26, 2025 by Brendan Abernathy as a part of the album the kid who got it all wrong
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Release DateSeptember 26, 2025
LabelBrendan Abernathy
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM128

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brendan Abernathy
Brendan Abernathy
Acoustic Guitar
Nicole Sander
Nicole Sander
Background Vocals
naebird
naebird
Bass Guitar
Eric Jackowitz
Eric Jackowitz
Drums
Gabe Valle
Gabe Valle
Banjo, First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brendan Lee Abernathy
Brendan Lee Abernathy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
naebird
naebird
Producer
Steve Berlin
Steve Berlin
Mastering Engineer
Raul Lopez
Raul Lopez
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

tailgates and bonfires on cold autumn nights
i was falling for you
at the halloween party with the dressed up cool kids
and me, the invisible fool
if only you saw me like one of them
i could have talked to you
what if you saw me too
and i just couldn't see through
my own inexperience
my insecurity
in my looks
and in my inability to be anything good
take me back to then madeleine
i'll tell you the way that i feel
ooh ooh
i've always come on too passionate
or not spoken up out of fear
ooh ooh
well even your mom told my mom
she thought that we'd end up together
one day
and apparently for two years you loved me
as quiet as ever
why'd you never say
oh i've
never known, never known love
i'll never know, never know love
mmm i'll never know, never know what
could've been if I would've been a little less afraid
of no
my father said, "don't fear it
at worst it's a season
it's only a word after all"
of course i did not believe him
so i walked through that season
and never got the guts up to call
oh now i ponder and ponder
if i was the problem
the kid who didn't listen
do i have to forgive him
take me back to then madeleine
i'll tell you the way that i feel
ooh ooh
i've always come on too passionate
or not spoken up out of fear
ooh ooh
but even your mom told my mom
she thought that we'd end up together
one day
and apparently for two years you loved me
as quiet as ever
oh i've
never known, never known love
i'll never know, never know love
i guess i'll never know, never know what
could've been if I would've been a little less afraid
of no
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh no
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
afraid of being
too much
too shy
not hot enough
or left out to dry
now it's
too late
to try
take me back to then, madeleine
i'll tell you the way that i feel
i'll try not to come on too passionate
or be overwhelmed by my fear
of no.
Written by: Brendan Lee Abernathy
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