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David Living His Dreams

Okay, but it's a dance song, right? Yeah, obviously, whatever. So, so he goes, he goes, hey, what's that song about, Edge of Glory? She goes, oh, it's, uh, well, it's a dance song, but it's actually about my grandfather dying. She was— I was in the hospital and he was dying, and I would go see him every day, and we only had a couple days left. And he's like, what? She's like, it's a dance song, what are you talking about? She goes, oh yeah, yeah, let me show you. And she plays Edge of Glory but just on piano, really fucking slow. And when, when you listen to the lyrics, you're like, oh my God, it's about a guy that's about to die and he's on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you. And it blew my mind. I was like, what the fuck? This is a song I've done Molly to.

March 1, 202013:45Jason
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David13:41
You want me to sing the whole thing right now? I—
Jason13:43
yeah, do it.
David13:44
No, okay, go.
Jason13:45
Okay, but it's a dance song, right? Yeah, obviously, whatever. So, so he goes, he goes, hey, what's that song about, Edge of Glory? She goes, oh, it's, uh, well, it's a dance song, but it's actually about my grandfather dying. She was— I was in the hospital and he was dying, and I would go see him every day, and we only had a couple days left. And he's like, what? She's like, it's a dance song, w…
David14:30
Next time I hear it at the club, I'm gonna make sure everyone stops. I'm gonna make sure it's really sad. I'm gonna let everybody know.
Jason14:38
You don't like sad things, do you?
David14:40
No, I love sad things.