Dandelions

Dandelions is a song from singer-songwriter Wesley Evans. The song was released on September 21st, 2018. The song is not featured on any album, but serves as the B-Side to Evans' single I'm in Heaven.

Background
Evans began writing his songs for his second album in early 2017. He originally had no clear idea what he wanted his second album to be about, so he wrote songs on all different topics. One of the songs he wrote was Dandelions. However, once he started to find direction for his second album, he scrapped the majority of those tracks. Dandelions was originally meant to be a scrapped song, but Evans chose to record and release it, shortly before the release of I'm in Heaven.

Composition
Dandelions is a mid-tempo, electropop song that deals with having feelings for someone that just keep coming back, no matter how hard you try. The song is written in the key of G# minor, at a tempo of 112 beats per minute, and lasts for 4 minutes and 47 seconds. The song follows the chord progression: c#m7-d#m-B-F#. The song consists of a low, echoing piano; bells; strings; and distorted drums. The second half of the song (after ~2:40) drops the piano and drums, and just consists of the bells and strings.

Lyrics
I don’t know how it started

It just came up so fast

These feelings sprung up on me

Seems like they’re here to last

No matter what i do

I can’t control my feelings for you

These feelings are like dandelions

I can’t get rid of them

And Believe me, I am still trying

To pull out by the stem

I don’t even stand a chance

This is not even fair

But since we had our first glance

I thought we’d be a pair

No matter what i do

I can’t control my feelings for you

These feelings are like dandelions

I can’t get rid of them

And Believe me, I am still trying

To pull out by the stem

But they grow right back

right back

Now there’s only one thing I can do

Wish on these dandelions

Wishing that I can get over you

I’d wish that I could be with you

But I know that’d never come true

So there’s only one thing I can do

Wish on these dandelions

Wishing that I can get over you

No matter what i do

I can’t control my feelings for you

These feelings are like dandelions

I can’t get rid of them

And Believe me, I am still trying

To pull out by the stem

But they grow right back

right back

Discography

Trivia

 * Dandelions is Evans' first B-Side to not appear on an album as well