I Compose Myself
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Classical
I Compose Myself was released on December 12, 2025 by Masterworks as a part of the album Sad Zaddy
Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Matt Gould
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matt Gould
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matt Gould
Producer
Keir Schmidt
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was thirty-four years old
I had to go back to being a waiter
Because the show that I wrote
That was supposed to go to Broadway
Didn't go to Broadway
[PreChorus]
Well, that's how life works
You make a lot of plans that don't work out
Think you're hot, but without a doubt
You're not
[Chorus]
I'm on a road blocked by a sand dune
I shovel the sand off to the shoulder
And the wind blows, and the sand goes
Back to the start, I'm falling apart
I compose myself
I compose, I compose myself
So I don't bulldoze myself
I compose, I compose myself
[PostChorus]
Shovel back in my hand
Move some more sand
[Verse 2]
I went and married my best friend
Because it seemed like the next thing to do
I knew that marriage was hard
But I heard that things get better
Things don't all get better
[PreChorus]
Well, that's how love works
You make a lot of plans that don't work out
Think it's hot, but without a doubt
It's not
But you must make it work
Because work didn't work
And art didn't work
So love has to work
Bitch, don't be a jerk
Just work, make it work
Make it work, make it work
Make it work, make it work
[Chorus]
I'm on a road blocked by a sand dune
I shovel the sand off to the shoulder
And the wind blows, and the sand goes
Back to the start, I'm falling apart
I compose myself (I'm falling apart)
I compose, I compose myself
So I don't bulldoze myself (Falling apart)
I compose, I compose myself
[Bridge]
Work is
Breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
Art is
Breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
Life is
Breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
Sex is
Breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
Love is (Breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart)
Time is (It's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart)
The stress is (It's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart)
And the wind blows, and the sand goes
Back to the start, now I wanna start
[Chorus]
I compose myself
I compose, I compose myself
So I don't bulldoze myself
I compose, I compose myself
[Outro]
Shovel back in my hand
Move some more sand
Written by: Matt Gould
