2026 Competition Entry:
Damn by Toni Vere
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Lyrics
Damn
I wake up early,
Feeling older than I am,
Drinking coffee like the answer
Is at the bottom of a can.
every day feels borrowed,
Time is running out of sand
I’m looking for a reason
To give a damn.
what are we missing,
And what have we lost,
Are Silver linings
Always worth the cost.
somewhere inside us
We’re all looking for a plan
A purpose, or a reason
To just give a damn.
A better place
A better reason
To try and understand
Another time
Maybe a season
To give a damn.
I spent yesterday
Making sense of now,
Seems the world is
spinning faster,
Than physics should allow
Only shadows
Are doing better than I am
How am I gonna learn how
To give a damn.
A better place
A better reason
To try and understand
Another time
Maybe a season
To give a better damn.
The Ghosts that haunt me
rattle through my mind,
All the things that might have been
And what I left behind.
Always trying,
For a perfect polished plan
Tryin to lean how
to give a damn.
Its time to breathe
Its time to live
Time to heal
It’s time to give
Time to bend
Time to lend a helping hand
Time to give
a damn
I wake up early,
Feeling older than I am,
Drinking coffee like the answer
Is at the bottom of a can.
every day feels borrowed,
Time is running out of sand
I’m looking for a reason
To give a damn.
what are we missing,
And what have we lost,
Are Silver linings
Always worth the cost.
somewhere inside us
We’re all looking for a plan
A purpose, or a reason
To just give a damn.
A better place
A better reason
To try and understand
Another time
Maybe a season
To give a damn.
I spent yesterday
Making sense of now,
Seems the world is
spinning faster,
Than physics should allow
Only shadows
Are doing better than I am
How am I gonna learn how
To give a damn.
A better place
A better reason
To try and understand
Another time
Maybe a season
To give a better damn.
The Ghosts that haunt me
rattle through my mind,
All the things that might have been
And what I left behind.
Always trying,
For a perfect polished plan
Tryin to lean how
to give a damn.
Its time to breathe
Its time to live
Time to heal
It’s time to give
Time to bend
Time to lend a helping hand
Time to give
a damn
Author
Bio
Bio
Toni Vere is a Canadian singer-songwriter who turns life’s lessons into songs that hit home. Blending folk, traditional, and a splash of satire, her music tells stories rooted in real emotion, sharp wit, and a deep love of place. With a voice that carries both tenderness and strength, and a pen that doesn’t shy away from truth, Toni Vere is an artist for anyone who’s ever felt broken, brave, or both at the same time.
Toni Vere is a Canadian singer-songwriter who turns life’s lessons into songs that hit home. Blending folk, traditional, and a splash of satire, her music tells stories rooted in real emotion, sharp wit, and a deep love of place. With a voice that carries both tenderness and strength, and a pen that doesn’t shy away from truth, Toni Vere is an artist for anyone who’s ever felt broken, brave, or both at the same time.
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