Story Behind The Song

"Makes Me Smile" was born out of one of those seasons where life feels heavier than it should. The kind where the coffee goes cold before you even take a sip, where the days blur together, and where even the bright months feel strangely wintry. It came from noticing how easy it is to get tangled in anxiety, self-doubt, and the quiet disappointments that stack up over the years. But the heart of the song isn't the struggle--it's the moment of rescue. It's about that one person who can cut through all the noise with something as simple as a touch, a whisper, or a reminder that you're loved. The song grew out of realizing how powerful that is: how someone's presence can shift the whole emotional weather inside you.

Song Description

"Makes Me Smile" is a reflective, soul-worn journey through the everyday battles of doubt, aging, and the quiet storms we carry inside. The verses paint a picture of someone moving through life's contradictions--cold mornings in July, upside-down logic, and the weight of anxiety, futility, and humility. Yet at the center of all that struggle is a simple, grounding truth: the healing power of love. Each chorus lifts the song out of the darkness as a partner's touch, words, and presence become the light that cuts through fear and frustration. It's a tender reminder that even when the world feels smaller and colder, the right person can make everything warmer, softer, and worth holding onto.

Lyrics

Makes Me Smile

verse 1
The coffee is cold and my morning shot cus I've been dreamin bout what I ain't got in
this long hard journey through reality.
It feels like winter in this month of July, how can it be raining with no clouds in the sky on
this long hard journey through anxiety.

chorus
And the mirror on the wall tells me I'm not getting younger and even though it seems my
world is smaller and much colder, you say you love me rubbin' my
shoulders, makes me smile, makes me smile.

verse
Like an old movie with a twist in the plot I've come to terms with all the heros I'm not in
this long hard journey through futility.
I eat my words when I speak my mind. I get what I can from the back of the line on this
long hard journey through humility.

chorus
When the bad news is blinding and I can't see the light and the devil is laughing cus I'm
wrong when I'm right, you say you love me holding me tight, makes me smile, makes me smile

verse
White is black and sometimes black is white, night is day and sometimes day is night on
this long hard journey through rationality.

chorus
When my heart is still aching for the path to be clear and my soul is so shaken by the
weight of all my fears, you say you love me whispered in my ear, makes me smile.

When the bad news is blinding and I can't sleep at night, you hold me and hug me and it feels so right, you say you love me and turn out the light, makes me smile, makes me smile, makes me smile.