Dax – Depression

October 21, 2022

After being anointed as Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Canada Artist for the month of September, Dax is back with a thought-provoking new single titled “Depression,” in partnership with RECORDS.

This track arrives on the heels of releasing his highly-anticipated music video for the “Dear Alcohol” remix featuring Grammy-nominated recording artist Elle King, which has now achieved RIAA Gold-certified status for the song’s original score, and garnered over 2.5 million views on YouTube – all independently.

With “Depression,” Dax leans heavily on his storytelling ability to inspire a larger conversation about mental illness. Through a no-holds-barred approach, and a tangled mix of vulnerability and self-reflection, he delivers some of his most honest lyrics to date, letting his subconscious flow as a means to find peace of mind.

Taking to social media, Dax explains: “Screaming on the inside but no words come out. You learn early on that expressing how you feel makes you look weak so you bottle up your emotions and figure out ways to drown the thoughts. You live in pure silence but your mind and soul are screaming…”

As an independent artist, Dax has amassed over half a billion streams (and counting) for the undeniably groundbreaking success of his catalog. From “i don’t want another sorry” feat. Trippie Redd to the spiritual-leaning “Dear God,” everything that he does branches beyond the boundaries of playing it safe.

In support of his topic-driven approach to music, Dax has revealed details for his upcoming Canadian tour, PAIN PAINTS PAINTINGS.

Tour dates will see Dax play across Canada throughout November and December, including shows at Toronto’s legendary Lee’s Palace and Imperial Vancouver in British Columbia. Tickets are now on sale.

Download/Stream:

All Platforms: https://thatsdax.lnk.to/Depression
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/1648984740
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6O8efloF476sH5FzVzLYSw

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Instagram: @thatsdax
Twitter: @thatsdax

I’ve been hoping for change but don’t know how to restart
they say you ain’t a man when you exposing your heart
Then they say you’re insane until it tears you apart
And then it cuts you so deep and they can tell by the scars

Lyrics:

I can’t find myself
I get lost inside my brain
I think I might need help
But I pushed all of them way
I took cards they dealt
And there’s nothing I can change
So when I’m by myself
I just pray for brighter days

Sometimes I sit and I reminisce
bout the good times
wish I could get those back
I keep on running these races
that go in my mind
then they go on these tracks
I’m not ready to erase all my memories
I fight depression
and I let it get the best of me
now there’s nowhere to run, nowhere to go
look around its liquor bottles all on the floor
filling up the space
inside my heart and my home
drowning out these thoughts
until they leave me alone

I can’t find myself
I get lost inside my brain
I think I might need help
But I pushed all of them way
I Took cards they dealt
And there’s nothing I can change
So when I’m by myself
I just pray for brighter days

[Verse 2] These thoughts are draining all my energy
I try to tell em to God
they say i’m going insane
And then they recommended therapy
and to go and talk to a man
who’s getting paid to explain
He started saying
That the chemical imbalance is the reason that my brain ain’t connecting to accomplishments associated with moving on in life and past the things that my heart cannot contain
So the happiness won’t sustain
Then he read me my options
he said here goes a pill
only take two with A meal
and It’ll numb how I feel

Should I drown all these thoughts or should I leave them to float?
I got all of my flaws living inside of this boat
I’ve been anchored in pain
the weight is making me choke
It’s getting harder to breathe
it’s pulling right at my throat
I’ve been hoping for change but don’t know how to restart
they say you ain’t a man when you exposing your heart
Then they say you’re insane until it tears you apart
And then it cuts you so deep and they can tell by the scars
We can only see change when we accept who we are
Try to run from the shame and you will never get far
Don’t you bottle the pain
or live your life in the dark
You’re meant break from those chains
and shine as bright as a star
Don’t you ever tell yourself
that your depression
is the reason you won’t make it
or that happiness is not in your cards
with our God
you can beat all the odds
keep your faith and you’ll never get lost and say

About Dax:

Dax decided to write up a poem as he rode on a bus with his basketball team in 2016. After impressing one of his teammates with the poem, Dax realized he had a knack for putting words together. He began seriously releasing and promoting music through his SoundCloud account dropping the mixtape 2pac Reincarnation Vol 2: By Dax in 2017, He rose to fame for the official music video of his song “Cash Me Outside” featuring Danielle Bregoli. He is also known for his freestyles and remixes of popular rap songs.

He released his first extended play in August 2018 entitled It’s Different Now which features guest appearances from other rappers including OT Genasis and Futuristic. He was featured on Hopsin‘s 2019 single “You Should’ve Known“. In June he went on “It Goes Up” tour with Kansas city rap legend Tech N9ne and then later announced his first solo headlining tour “It’s Different Now Tour” via Instagram and scheduled to tour in October covering 30+ city across America and Canada.

In 2020 he released another EP called I’ll Say It For You, which received generally positive reviews. The 7-track EP also contains the controversial single “Dear God” which was praised by the critics for it’s subject matter and lyricism. The music video of the song has over 40 million views on YouTube and has been streamed more than 50 million times on Spotify. Later that year he released hit singles like “Faster” and “I Don’t Want Another Sorry” featuring Tech N9ne and Trippie Redd respectively.

In August 2021, Dax announced his debut studio album and released “Propaganda” featuring Tom Macdonald as the album’s lead single. The song peaked at #9 on Rap Digital Song Sales chart of Billboard Charts. In early October 2021, album’s third single “40 Days, 40 Nights” featuring Nasty C was released. On October 15, 2021, his debut studio album Pain Paints Paintings was released digitally through Living Legends Entertainment. The album was produced by LexNour Beats and executive produced by Brittney Boston who is also his manager and business partner.