2025 Competition Entry:
Dear ADHD by Heidi Vincent
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Genre
Pop
Artist
Website
Co-writer(s)
no
Performer(s)
Heidi Vincent – VOX, BeeGee’s, Guitar, Song
R. Hauschild – Guitars, Bass, Organ, Piano, Production
Drums – Flavio Cirillo
R. Hauschild – Guitars, Bass, Organ, Piano, Production
Drums – Flavio Cirillo
Description
This is a personal song about my perspective living with ADHD in a neurotypical world.
Bio
“🎙️Because I love to sing & write songs 🎶”
Vancouver singer-songwriter Heidi Vincent launched her music career in the early ’90s when K97.5 FM picked up her first song, inspired by personal tragedy. This pivotal moment propelled her to global recognition, leading to numerous songs featured in film, TV, and nearly 30 network showcases. Recently, the National Campus and Community Radio Association spotlighted her work.
Heidi’s music combines reflective lyrics with catchy melodies, connecting with a broad audience. Her debut album, “Happy Now,” received critical acclaim, while “Something Borrowed, Something Blue” solidified her rising status. Singles like “Dear ADHD” and “What Love Can Do” have garnered praise from fans and industry insiders alike.
In 2022, Dear ADHD broke stereotypes with a pop-country anthem celebrating self-acceptance. Her latest single, What Love Can Do (May 2024), dives into love, heartbreak, and resilience with a soulful, genre-blending sound.
With a vocal range spanning mezzo-soprano to contralto, harmonies that hook, and a style that blends country with indie, rock, and folk, Heidi Vincent brings a unique, powerful sound to the music scene, not so dissimilar to Elle King, Serena Ryder, Indigo Girls.
Fans can listen to her latest single, “Criminal” (Nov 1, 2024). Following themes of denial and betrayal from “What Love Can Do,” “Criminal” offers an ironic twist with a darkly playful & energetic journey of cathartic healing through rage-driven murder reverie.🧨
All “3 singles, “Criminal,” “What Love Can Do” & “Dear ADHD” were produced by Winston Hauschild (Hannah Georgas, Wanting), feature guitarist/producer Jerry Wong (Loverboy, Damn The Diva) along with drummer Flavio Cirillo (Mother Mother, Corb Lund).
Vancouver singer-songwriter Heidi Vincent launched her music career in the early ’90s when K97.5 FM picked up her first song, inspired by personal tragedy. This pivotal moment propelled her to global recognition, leading to numerous songs featured in film, TV, and nearly 30 network showcases. Recently, the National Campus and Community Radio Association spotlighted her work.
Heidi’s music combines reflective lyrics with catchy melodies, connecting with a broad audience. Her debut album, “Happy Now,” received critical acclaim, while “Something Borrowed, Something Blue” solidified her rising status. Singles like “Dear ADHD” and “What Love Can Do” have garnered praise from fans and industry insiders alike.
In 2022, Dear ADHD broke stereotypes with a pop-country anthem celebrating self-acceptance. Her latest single, What Love Can Do (May 2024), dives into love, heartbreak, and resilience with a soulful, genre-blending sound.
With a vocal range spanning mezzo-soprano to contralto, harmonies that hook, and a style that blends country with indie, rock, and folk, Heidi Vincent brings a unique, powerful sound to the music scene, not so dissimilar to Elle King, Serena Ryder, Indigo Girls.
Fans can listen to her latest single, “Criminal” (Nov 1, 2024). Following themes of denial and betrayal from “What Love Can Do,” “Criminal” offers an ironic twist with a darkly playful & energetic journey of cathartic healing through rage-driven murder reverie.🧨
All “3 singles, “Criminal,” “What Love Can Do” & “Dear ADHD” were produced by Winston Hauschild (Hannah Georgas, Wanting), feature guitarist/producer Jerry Wong (Loverboy, Damn The Diva) along with drummer Flavio Cirillo (Mother Mother, Corb Lund).
Lyrics
Telling you, how I feel inside
Can be a frightening thought
To me
Rejection sensitivity
Makes it hard to say
What’s real
And in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
The mask I wear
Keeps me hidden well
I rarely take it off
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
My motivation
Is Dopamine
The drugs are bad
For me
Anxiety
Builds up every day
Pressures being trapped
Inside of me
And in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
The constant stream
Of intrusive thoughts
Won’t let me go
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
Walking on
Eggshells everyday
Pleasing wears me out
On who to be
Captive to
The worlds demands
For it to let me in
Accepting me
And, in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
Inner judgement
Overwhelms my soul
It won’t let me go
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
Telling you, how I feel inside
Can be a frightening thought
To me
Rejection sensitivity
Makes it hard to say
What’s real
Can be a frightening thought
To me
Rejection sensitivity
Makes it hard to say
What’s real
And in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
The mask I wear
Keeps me hidden well
I rarely take it off
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
My motivation
Is Dopamine
The drugs are bad
For me
Anxiety
Builds up every day
Pressures being trapped
Inside of me
And in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
The constant stream
Of intrusive thoughts
Won’t let me go
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
Walking on
Eggshells everyday
Pleasing wears me out
On who to be
Captive to
The worlds demands
For it to let me in
Accepting me
And, in my heart
I know I’m brighter than
The version of
Me that you see
Inner judgement
Overwhelms my soul
It won’t let me go
I’m never free
And I lose sight
Of who I am
Wanted to write you
A love song
But I forgot
How to sing
I wanted to write you
A love song
A hundred words
For just one thing
Telling you, how I feel inside
Can be a frightening thought
To me
Rejection sensitivity
Makes it hard to say
What’s real
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