Watsky - Dedicated To Christina Li Lyrics






[Verse 1:]
The first time I went back to homeroom from the hospital
I thought that being more embarrassed was impossible
But God, the second time it really turned my stomach
Now I’m the kid who collapses and then spazzes out in public
This time was a bowling alley, the first was in the yard
And kids in middle school just watched me trip and kicked me hard
Except this girl named Crissie Li, who flips around at her desk
And gives me the world’s biggest Disney card
Wrote “best wishes,” and “kisses” where she signed it
3 feet by 2 feet, I coulda hid behind it
I didn’t like the pity from Christina Li though
I’m thinking “Crissie, can’t you see I’m busy being emo?”
‘Cause I think I mighta heard she maybe sorta liked me
And since she wasn’t cool enough I guess I took it lightly
Had braces and glasses and wasn’t Ms. Popular
And so I didn’t really give a thought to her

[Hook:]
A heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping
It’s the notes of the song that’ll never happen
And the wind in the leaves is the sound of ghosts clapping
But a heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping

[Verse 2:]
There’s holes in my memory - it isn’t photographic
There’s holes in my yearbook but the cut-out folks were plastic
Ten years pass, I don’t cross paths
With half the people from my class again 'til we meet at Crissie’s open casket
Those who chose to ask it probably knew
I could have dug in deeper if I’d wanted to
But you couldn’t tell a thing was off on the surface
And I didn’t know she was sick until I heard about her service
She was born with a heart defect, used to the cold knife
She’d been in and out of hospitals her whole life
She knew the whole time, and never said why
She felt my pain herself and helped me hold my head high
The nicest folks are those who know the throes of crisis
Though I know it’s crime to twist her life to fit my own devices
Why’s it so hard to mourn, and then try to learn by this
But lights that burn shortest
Are the lights that burn brightest

[Hook]

[Verse 3:]
Our 8th grade yearbook page for dedicating songs wasn’t long
Even in a school eleven hundred strong
The yearbook advertised for months, but when it’s said and done
Crissie bought six, the third most of anyone
Alvin got “Your Faith in Me” by Jessica Simpson
Pebbles got Richard Marx’s ballad “At the Beginning”
It feels like sloppy poetry the way her life would end
After sending Mariah Carrey’s “Any Time You Need a Friend"
But corniness is honesty that’s wrapped in cliché
And most slow jam lyrics aren’t shit I’m brave enough to say without a smirk
But before she went to dirt she left us finally
"I Will Remember You” to Geoff, Mike, Bry and me
You can plot if you must
Say it’s obviously fate, or explain that God is just
But all I know is that until my body’s dust
I will try to think of her as much as Crissie thought of us

[Outro:]
This one goes out to Christina





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  1. S.... ....

    noo this isn’t on apple music anymore:(

    S.... ....

    Saryn it’s not on any platforms other then people who reuploaded it on YouTube

  2. M.... ....

    Find it pretty hard to not tear up with this. Good reminder of feelings and such. Maybe said this before. Can't see. 🌻

  3. M.... W....

    To cheer up I listen to peach scone

  4. B.... H....

    https://statehornet.com/2010/09/remembering-a-friend-journalist/ I may be wrong but I believe this is her. May this song immortalize her in all of our hearts.

  5. T.... _....

    Am I the only one who's looking for this instrumental?

  6. I.... f....

    that solo at the end feels in the soul

  7. l.... m....

    Hey watsky I heard this song 5 years later you published and I just wanted to say Christiana will always live in my heart and so will this song.

  8. M.... M....

    A month ago a school friend, Cadmos took his own life. He was the nicest person but he was dorky and awkward, so I avoided him when I could. Even so, he always made sure I was okay and cheered me up when I was down. In creative writing class, he was so encouraging to everyone-- always the first to stand up and clap after someone shared-- so enthusiastic it was embarrassing but it always made you happy. He was incredibly socially unaware and was teased a lot for it. Even still, he always cared about and supported even those who would tease him. He's left a huge mark on me and taught me so much. "The lights that burn shortest are the lights that burn brightest." I'll miss you Cadmos. I'm sorry I never noticed that you were struggling. I'll try to think of you as much as you thought of us.

    M.... M....

    I lost a friend, four years ago tomorrow, who had been part of my life for twenty years. We grew up together, went to the same school, had the same tastes in music... He actually introduced me to Sum 41, Blink 182, Green Day, and then on to the sort of music that would come to define us both.

    We were very different people. I was always a distant kind of person, the guy who shows up once in a blue moon. I was quiet, and pensive, and hesitant to act. He was the life of the party and made friends of everybody. He was enthusiastic, full of live and vigour. He'd scream out his favourite songs, revelling in the melodrama of emo (We weren't emo, you never called us emo, that was A Thing) as well as roaring through hard-hitting rock and metal with more heart than anyone.

    He was a keen artist, a talented photographer, a skilled musician, but most importantly a thoroughly decent human being. He did charity work on weekends. He'd give you his time if you needed help, and if there was something happening he'd try to get everyone he could involved. He'd understand if you couldn't, or didn't want to, and never held it against you. He understood that I didn't drink, and never once asked why or tempted me to try. I never thanked him for that, small a thing as it is, it seems important now.

    Maybe I wasn't the best friend, maybe I could have seen it... it was so sudden. He went out to a party one night, had a riot of a time, came home, and then put up an ambiguous Facebook post about not remembering the night before. Then he was gone. When we had his funeral, we packed that small crematorium hall, every seat, standing room, wall to wall... He was missed by so many people.

    It's hard to not beat myself up about it. Maybe if I'd ignored my inhibitions, just once, and spent a little more time with him, maybe I could have changed things somehow. I didn't realise he was so messed up, so alone. Maybe if he could have seen what I saw that day... It's hard to say that he's stopped me from doing what he did, so many times now, and I don't know what to think about that. It's hard. It's still hard four years later. So right now, this song is hitting me hard, and your comment even more so.

    Remember the joy your friend brought you. Hold that thought with you wherever you go, and let his spirit live on in you. Sometimes we don't realise how important people are, how much we value people, how much pressure they are under and how little more they can take.

    All I know is that until my body's dust, I will try to think of him as much as Daniel though of us.

  9. J.... D....

    Was not ready for this today.... Damn man

  10. T.... ....

    Best song off cardboard castles

  11. T.... ....

    This just makes me think keep up the work great song

  12. D.... C....

    Dang, I was sad when I heard paul walker died, i was a big fan of him but I never cried, but this christina, never heard of her, And i cried hearing this song, You are amazing at putting a song together, watsky.

  13. J.... ....

    Anyone looking for the lyrics to this beautiful song

    The first time I went back to homeroom from the hospital
    I thought that being more embarrassed was impossible
    But God, the second time it really turned my stomach
    Now I’m the kid who collapses and then spazzes out in public
    This time was a bowling alley, the first was in the yard
    And kids in middle school just watched me trip and kicked me hard
    Except this girl named Crissie Li, who flips around at her desk
    And gives me the world’s biggest Disney card
    Wrote “best wishes, ” and “kisses” where she signed it
    3 feet by 2 feet, I coulda hid behind it
    I didn’t like the pity from Christina Li though
    I’m thinking “Crissie, can’t you see I’m busy being emo?”
    ‘Cause I think I mighta heard she maybe sorta liked me
    And since she wasn’t cool enough I guess I took it lightly
    Had braces and glasses and wasn’t Ms. Popular
    And so I didn’t really give a thought to her

    A heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping
    It’s the notes of the song that’ll never happen
    And the wind in the leaves is the sound of ghosts clapping
    But a heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping

    There’s holes in my memory- it isn’t photographic
    There’s holes in my yearbook but the cut-out folks were plastic
    Ten years pass, I don’t cross paths
    With half the people from my class again 'til we meet at Crissie’s open casket
    Those who chose to ask it probably knew
    I could have dug in deeper if I’d wanted to
    But you couldn’t tell a thing was off on the surface
    And I didn’t know she was sick until I heard about her service
    She was born with a heart defect, used to the cold knife
    She’d been in and out of hospitals her whole life
    She knew the whole time, and never said why
    She felt my pain herself and helped me hold my head high
    The nicest folks are those who know the throes of crisis
    Though I know it’s crime to twist her life to fit my own devices
    Why’s it so hard to mourn, and then try to learn by this
    But lights that burn shortest
    Are the lights that burn brightest

    A heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping
    It’s the notes of the song that’ll never happen
    And the wind in the leaves is the sound of ghosts clapping
    But a heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping

    Our 8th grade yearbook page for dedicating songs wasn’t long
    Even in a school eleven hundred strong
    The yearbook advertised for months, but when it’s said and done
    Crissie bought six, the third most of anyone
    Alvin got “Your Faith in Me” by Jessica Simpson
    Pebbles got Richard Marx’s ballad “At the Beginning”
    It feels like sloppy poetry the way her life would end
    After sending Mariah Carrey’s “Any Time You Need a Friend"
    But corniness is honesty that’s wrapped in cliché
    And most slow jam lyrics aren’t shit I’m brave enough to say without a smirk
    But before she went to dirt she left us finally
    "I Will Remember You” to Geoff, Mike, Bry and me
    You can plot if you must
    Say it’s obviously fate, or explain that God is just
    But all I know is that until my body’s dust
    I will try to think of her as much as Crissie thought of us

    This one goes out to Christina

  14. A.... T....

    A heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping.
    Arianna would have liked this song. I like to believe she can hear it still. I miss her. I miss Corey Knoll. I coulda shoulda woulda been a better girlfriend. Maybe if I was he wouldn't have died. Each day I hear guitar strings snapping but I also see their smiles...warm - a place that was home when I was lost in the war in my own head

  15. w.... l....

    This hits me, I was born with dysgraphia and during my middle school years I met a girl named Riley, she cared about me, but No one ever talked to her because she was weirdly awkward and nerdy. During 8th grade there was a rumor that went around that she liked me but I was moving out of state just a month after that rumor went out. I slowdanced with her at a school dance just to see her happy. One day after a moved I got news that she died of brain cancer.

  16. s.... a....

    very very very well put together story. shoot made me cry cause it's true that the brightest star lives the shortest.

  17. H.... G....

    my best friend passed almost 4 years ago from an enlarged heart. he was my only support system and all i had. i miss him dearly and hate that i didnt get to say goodbye. im lucky enough he shows hes around all the time. id be lost without his spirit.

  18. B.... T....

    "The light that burn shortest are the ones that burn brightest". That one got me hard

  19. I.... C....

    Christi would love this George, I know it.

  20. I.... C....

    God damn dude, so fucking deep, love it watsky. Much love.

  21. S.... S....

    this song makes me cry every damn time. such a great song.

  22. M.... ....

    "The Light that burn shortest are the one who burn brightest"

  23. V.... 4....

    Heard this song when it first came out. I still get the same chills ...

  24. C.... M....

    Military Vet here and Step Father to a 2 year old with a CHD love him I've lost buddies to war and suicide and this song hits me just as deep as losing my military brothers and sisters

    C.... M....

    CHRIS REDCON1 thank you for your service to our country. it is appreciated. also, you have great taste in music!

  25. R.... B....

    the first time i listened to the song i stopped at 20 seconds then i came back and well it is amazing im gonna stop now before i gush

  26. L.... ....

    when I was depressed and was being bullied. my friend sent me this song.

  27. p.... ....

    23 heartless people disliked WHY

    p.... ....

    27, they can't handle shit this deep

    p.... ....

    34 *shakes head*

  28. C.... ....

    RIP Christina : '-(

  29. n.... ....

    I can't listen to this without tearing up at least a little.

  30. B.... ....

    This song hits really close to home for me... My cousin was born with a defective heart and was very lucky to get a transplant at a few years old. This heart was from an organ donor girl who had perished in an accident. He lived with medicine for organ rejection and a foreign heart that pumped his blood, and he lived to shine. He was a vibrant little boy who spread his personality wherever he went. He was very bright and loved films, directing, and eventually went to Full Sail to make movies. When he was 18, he started having complications with his heart and went in for routine checkup to see what the issue was. He ended up needing a new heart for whatever reason and was again, fortunate. He got a second donor heart, but he never recovered... There was an issue with the heart and before my cousin turned 19, it finally gave out and he passed away. I dont know if Watsky will ever see this comment, but please know that your song has touched me and made me feel those feelings I had back when he passed. I am not a religious man, nor do I believe in god, but I do hope that some day, if possible, I will be able to see him again, however impossible that seems to me. Thanks Watsky, keep up the flow!

    B.... ....

    BagelBytes I know it sounds cheesy, but Watsky said it best: "The lights that burn shortest are the ones that burn brightest". I really hope you'll get to be with him again.

    B.... ....

    @12D3 Thanks for the feelz man :-P

    B.... ....

    12D3 Ture

    B.... ....

    Sorry man. That sounds rough.

    B.... ....

    BagelBytes the

  31. B.... P....

    I need to watch some explosions and monster trucks to mend my masculinity I cried in public hearing this

  32. S.... O....

    who the living fuck disliked this, fuck you pieces of shit for hating on something straight from the heart

  33. X.... H....

    I am a 340lb man and this song just made a single tears run down my cheek, as it did the first time I listened to it, two years ago.

    X.... H....

    me too man. it just hits you in a way that messes with you

  34. A.... L....

    Wow this is so profoundly deep...you've earned my respect Watsky...keep up the good music even if the general public doesn't hear. The underground will always be listening...

  35. J.... F....

    Every time I hear this I cry a little

  36. J.... a....

    Whoarethe13whodisliked???

  37. G.... ....

    I cry every time. <3

    G.... ....

    +Unholyentity17 Me too

  38. H.... ....

    Song hit me at a rough time and sent me in a spiral I found an article about Christina on the Sacramento bee website, real heavy stuff :(

  39. L.... S....

    Fuck... my heart. ;_;

  40. T.... ....

    Fuck dude tell everyone in your life that you love them. You never know what they're going through and how long they'll be with you!

  41. k.... ....

    i understand...

  42. T.... T....

    Damn i love this song, it's so sad but beautiful. It makes me feel my regrets though, but still. Definitely my favorite song by him, and one of my favorite songs period.

  43. E.... C....

    Same experience here. Several people within the Burnsville Community have died and nobody cares anymore. They even decided to give us SHIRTS with the #burnsvillestrong  logo on them ? Are you kidding me? No. Not how it works.

  44. M.... S....

    This song made me for the first time in awhile.. feel.

    - via YtPak(.com)

  45. M.... M....

    A heart breaking sounds like guitar strings snapping it's the notes of a song that will never happen..

  46. b.... ....

    corniness is honesty wrapped in cliche

  47. k.... n....

    When I was in the fifth grade, There was a girl in my class named Christina. She was the nicest girl you could meet, but she had a lot of heart problems. Sadly, one day our guidance counselor talked to us before class...Cristina died the night before in her home. I'm a Senior now and am about to graduate, but nobody in my class remembers her. She will always live on in my memories.

    k.... n....

    that's fucked up. glad you still remember her

    k.... n....

    I'm really sorry to hear that, but I'm sure they remember, somewhere in their head, and even if they don't, it's not exactly something a kid wants to carry with them through their childhood

    k.... n....

    @Master Pope Yoda sometimes it better to faxe the darkness when your young

  48. C.... E....

    She had a heart disease.
    Yet she gave it out to anybody who needed it.

    C.... E....

    Sorry for the criticism, but your statement makes it sound as if she gave out disease not the heart...

  49. M.... p....

    i bet she would have been at least a 9/10 when she grew up with a perfect 11/10 heart and personality :_( i really feel this song man, HELL OF a good song.

  50. N.... A....

    Sad....Good though.

  51. A.... S....

    This song in comparison to his others shocked me to tears. Holy hell. My heart is broken. :c

    A.... S....

    Listen to sloppy seconds. Not as tear jerking but sweet!

    A.... S....

    @Jeshan Ayesh Coonghe
    I've been listening to it on repeat for a month and a half. It's probably my favorite song by him. :D

    A.... S....

    Wounded healer is another one. Just be careful you don't get sick of listening too much

    A.... S....

    I listen to it wounded healer almost all the time for months now havent nearly gotten tired of it

    A.... S....

    Cri evrytime the feels

  52. B.... R....

    *sobs uncontrollably*

    B.... R....

    So true

  53. C.... B....

    i love this song and want to learn how to play the melody on the guitar, any help?

  54. M.... N....

    I fucking love smoking to this

    M.... N....

    Really?  You have a song this beautiful and you decide to get high to it?

    M.... N....

    I get high to everything beautiful you schmug

    M.... N....

    @Kzori Really? You have a song this beautiful and you DON'T get high to it?

    M.... N....

    @Jake Woodard Hmmm....
    I never thought of it like that....

  55. H.... ....

    @Hogwit You can't blame yourself for that...

  56. S.... ....

    Watsky should've made a music video for this song

    S.... ....

    @SportzLuvr I'm sure he meant video :)

    S.... ....

    @Logan Witt Yeah I thought so, I was just making sure.

    S.... ....

    I know right forreal

    S.... ....

    SportsLuvr maybe he still will

  57. A.... B....

    Proper rap

  58. B.... L....

    I know a girl just like this. I'm gonna give her a big hug tomorrow.

    B.... L....

    @JimRaynorism Yeah I did, and we still talk :)

    B.... L....

    @Cab You were supposed to wait a year before adding another comment, dude.

    B.... L....

    @nomnomnomey Damn...I didn't get the memo.

    B.... L....

    @Cab It's okay. I forgive you.

    B.... L....

    Do you still talk to her in 2019?

  59. M.... H....

    Whoever disliked this has no fucking heart.

    M.... H....

    were you the ass  who disliked it i get were you coming from but still.......you cant just dislike such great music

    M.... H....

    Or they didn't like the music.

    M.... H....

    @T'Jeem Evans You can very easily dislike great music, by the way.

    M.... H....

    ginger too

    M.... H....

    Matt Hessing t

  60. C.... H....

    Damn it watsky :(

  61. D.... ....

    When i heard this song for the first time i cried..

    D.... ....

    Just the first? Bruh, I can't make it through half the song before I start bawling.

  62. A.... D....

    i came to listen to music, not cry

  63. M.... ....

    Ouch, RIGHT IN MY FEELS :(

  64. D.... K....

    Wow I have a new all time YouTube favorite, This ranks up with all-stars such as Oddmusic, Greydon Square, and Lindsey Stirling! My day has been made!

  65. H.... ....

    right in the feels. right in there

  66. t.... ....

    Dam..I wish somebody liked me

    t.... ....

    ttylbodydark I like you for liking this music :) what's your name?

    t.... ....

    ttylbodydark yeah

  67. S.... J....

    Hhnng, these feels. They hurt.

  68. I.... ....

    Damnit Watksy I'm trying to do homework. Stop hitting me in the feels :(

  69. D.... O....

    I know how he feels I've had epilepsy since 3rd grade

  70. C.... B....

    So sad and sweet

  71. H.... ....

    This is very similar to someone I know...she always liked me...no one else did...she always asked for a hug, and I gave her one, but never more...she wasn't popular or anything...but she cared about me...she was killed in a hit and run and I wish I had done more with her...because I actually liked her...and maybe...just maybe...if I had, she wouldn't have been there, then, and would still be living. :'(

    H.... ....

    Hogwit don't blame yourself bro

    H.... ....

    That's deep but there isn't much you can do about it. I bet she was a great person

  72. m.... ....

    braces red hair glasses freckles = pretty as fuck!

  73. C.... M....

    My friend just showed this to me, my name is Christina:)

    C.... M....

    Christina Motes poetry girls <3 :)

  74. m.... ....

    Cannot wait for you're Dublin Date man :)

  75. d.... ....

    I didn't even notice

  76. n.... ....

    Incredible song!! I can visualize the story every time I hear this song. The lyrics get a hold of emotions. WELL DONE Watsky!!

  77. C.... B....

    Should make a film of this

  78. O.... V....

    Thats the most beautiful and saddest song I heard

  79. S.... ....

    So sad :(

  80. C.... ....

    Man Watsky, you might need a rope cause you go deep.

  81. J.... C....

    man i cant imagine eminem and watsky on a song together..and if it did happen it'd probably be my least favorite song unless watsky saved it with his genius ..eminem is way passed his prime and i dont even care what he has to say anymore..i know i know im a hater lol but I'm ok with it

  82. E.... ....

    the feels

  83. B.... A....

    That verse about her open casket... chokes me up ae. Makes me think that we all really need to make the most of our lives, and the people in them. This is why I want Watsky to come to NZ.

  84. 9.... S....

    My god you're cliche. rap is bigger than a handful of names,man. Watsky is proof of that.

    Gimmie a SLUG collab. Gimmie one with brother ali. Gimmie one with grieves. Gimmie one with eligh. Gimmie one with r.a.... Gimmie one with rittz. the list goes on.

  85. O.... T....

    Già,ho provato a far sentire qualche sua canzone ai miei amici,ma hanno detto che gli fanno schifo. Beh,d'altronde da gente che ascolta commercialate cos'altro potevo aspettarmi xD

  86. O.... T....

    A quanto pare non sono l'unico italiano che ascolta Watsky ahahaaha

  87. O.... T....

    Imagine Eminem and Watsky on a song! It would be the best song ever,even better than some 2Pac songs

  88. N.... ....

    i cried

  89. S.... D....

    dont we all

  90. V.... C....

    Damn watsky, you are my inspiration in life and in music! you are too real for most people
    and so im glad i know about you

  91. V.... C....

    Kinda different style, but hey :p

  92. M.... W....

    Watsky's lyrics and voice are always so appealing that you almost forget just how "next-level" his instrumentals are. I love that they are real instruments and he tours with a band. Genuine.

  93. j.... f....

    I dont cry much to music but i did to this one beacause a close freind of mine died of cancer and everybody made fun of me for careing about it so this song has alot of meaning to me

  94. T.... R....

    The seizures could be from the medication he was taking

  95. C.... R....

    thanks for clearing that up for me

  96. t.... ....

    so sad :cc

  97. R.... ....

    Please, Drake says he started the bottom? Watsky is the only one that truly came back from ROCK bottom, and then grew from it. Watsky, if you read this, you sir are a fucking inspiration, and we all love you :)

    R.... ....

    Hobo Johnson also started from the bottom. Legit when he got his fame he was homeless.

  98. A.... ....

    yeah, he would have seizures and one day they just stopped.