suburban by DON MAPLE
This song came from a place of exhaustion — not the dramatic kind, but the quiet, persistent kind that builds over years. "I suffer, but I don't suffer enough" isn't about wanting more pain — it's about that weird guilt we feel when we're struggling, but we know others have it worse. It's about the daily grind, the routine that both anchors and wears us down.
From black coffee to walking the dog, kissing my wife, cleaning the fish tank — these are the little things that make up a life. But even within them, there’s this nagging pressure to keep going, keep providing, keep being okay. The song wrestles with that tension: gratitude and burnout living side by side.
The bridge shifts into something more symbolic — a cow awaiting slaughter, suburban vows passed down — that’s me questioning the systems we live in, the roles we inherit, the quiet ways we teach ourselves to endure.
This one’s personal. And if you’ve ever felt like you’re falling apart while telling yourself “others have it worse,” then maybe it’s personal for you too.
Tracklist
| 1. | suburban | 4:44 |
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
Cold black coffee to start me off
The caffeine connects while the wheels fall off
I break my back every other day, I
Walk my dog and I kiss my wife
I count all the blessings within this life
I break my back every other day, I
Clean the tank and I watch them swim
I try to remember everywhere I've been
I break my back every other day
[PRE-CHORUS]
And every time
I fall down
You tell me that
There is much worse going around
[CHORUS]
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
[VERSE 2]
I'm losing hair and I'm losing time
I lost my way almost lost my mind
I break my back every single day, I
Partake in the simple pleasures
I've tried to refine my measures
But I break my back every single day
[PRE-CHORUS]
And every time
I fall down
You tell me that
There is much worse going around
[CHORUS]
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
[BRIDGE]
Observant cow
Laid out on the ground
Awaiting the slaughter
Suburban vows
Instilling virtues in
Their Sons and their Daughters
[CHORUS/OUTRO]
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
I suffer
But I don't suffer enough
Credits
Don Maple
