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Am I gonna die here?
I haven’t been outside the city in months
Was I suppose to thrive here?
Like everybody else, I’ve been on the hunt
Back a few years ago, everything felt so new
Street names I didn’t know
Strangers and all of their blues
Took time to get around this up-n-on-the-go town
Future shining so bright
Lit by the stars in the eyes
Of everyone with a dream and the grit and the drive
It’s only the way to survive
And then, the city calls your name
It’s all that you know
It’s all that you need
Big City’s gonna run me down
Big City, cannot hide
But I know I’m gonna run this town
If I make it out alive!
Somedays I cannot find the city I once knew
Tracing it back
Summers and shows ago
Torn down like rock, paper, shoot
It’s hard to forget
Where did the magic go?
Tell me, was it all a dream?
I shake my head, noBig city, big development
Can’t erase history
And then, the city calls your name
It’s all that you know
It’s all that you need
Big City’s gonna run me down
Big City, cannot hide
But I know I’m gonna run this town
If I make it out alive!
Big City, can you hear that sound?
It’s working me to overdrive
Big City, gonna run me down
In this city I’m alive
Did you trade stars for the lights?
I heard they burn all the same
Escape from bigoted fights)
The best always live to tell
Show yourself who you are?
A different face every day
Will it get you far?
So far and still so far!
What if they raise your rent?
They’ll never own me
Sell all your time, money spent?
It’s worth the risk in the end
Working yourself to the bone
This place was built with them
You’ll never be alone!
Big City’s gonna run me down
Big City, cannot hide
But I know I’m gonna run this town
If I make it out alive!
Big City, can you hear that sound?
It’s working me to overdrive
Big City, gonna run me down
In this city I’m alive
Big City’s gonna run me down
Big City, cannot hide
But I know I’m gonna run this town
If I make it out alive!
Big City, can you hear that sound?
It’s working me to overdrive
Big City, gonna run me down
In this city I’m alive
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Say What You Mean
04:35
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Right from the start, I knew you were the king of 2nd chances
Now that it’s done, heavy is the head that wears that crown
But it’s just the same old story, over again
You never learned how to be genuine
Time after time, I wish I knew
I couldn’t put my faith in you
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
Say what you mean
We both know you’re not going to change anyway
Say what you mean
I won’t play into your games
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
I was a fool, caught up in your web made of white lies
You’re gonna need some help when you stumble your way out of the dark
But it’s just the same old story, over again
You never learned how to be genuine
Time after time, I wish I knew
I couldn’t put my faith in you
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
Say what you mean
We both know you’re not going to change anyway
Say what you mean
I won’t play into your games
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
Confess to me
Say that you’re looking for best in me
But, you keep testing me
And all I really need is the missing piece
I see that you try, you’ve got a lot of work to do
I cannot believe I put all of my faith in you
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
Say what you mean
We both know you’re not going to change anyway
Say what you mean
I won’t play into your games
Say what you mean
I don’t believe anything that you say
Say what you mean
Say what you mean
Say what you mean
Anything that you say (repeat)
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Romeo
03:48
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Romeo
Where did you go, after the show?
We were going to hang out
Romeo
With your tilted smile
Won’t you stay a while?
There’s so much more that I wanna know
Hey Romeo!
And if you should walk away from me
And all the thoughts you’re feeling
Don’t be ashamed of the unknown
Hey Romeo! Oh!
Romeo doesn’t know how to love
But he’s everything I’m dreaming of
Just stay here, with no fear
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
Oh, my Romeo
Has got a wandering eye
How I wish to be a fly
On his bedroom walls
Hey Romeo!
Why won’t you admit, that you’re afraid to commit?
You run to where you are called (You are called x4)
And if you should walk away from me
And all the thoughts you’re feeling
Don’t be ashamed of the unknown
Hey Romeo! Oh!
Romeo doesn’t know how to love
But he’s everything I’m dreaming of
Just stay here, with no fear
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
Why can’t you tell it straight to me?
I can understand
You’re too busy caught up, trying to prove that you’re a man
R-O-M-E-O (x3)
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
R-O-M-E-O (x3)
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
Romeo doesn’t know how to love
But he’s everything I’m dreaming of
Just stay here, with no fear
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
Romeo’s gotta stick to the plan
He’s too busy tryna be a man
Just stay here, with no fear
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
R-O-M-E-O (x3), My, my, my Romeo! (x3)
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
R-O-M-E-O (x3), My, my, my Romeo! (x3)
My Romeo! My Romeo! Oh!
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4. |
Tethered To It
03:58
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I saw it outside my window
I heard it whisper my name
I let it get inside my head
Don’t want to play this game
I followed all of the footsteps
They lead right back to me
Through all of it, too scared to admit
I’m my own worst enemy
Because right now is a hard place to be
And the past keeps trying to define me
But the future is so bright
I’m still so tethered to it
Creeping like a shadow inside my mind
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s taking all of my time
I’m still so tethered to it
It’s like I’m walking a tightrope about to snap
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s giving me a heart attack, oh why
It hid from me around the corner
It cut me down like a knife
First gear into all of my fears
Too scared to live my life
Because sometimes it feels like I’m running a race
When the demons inside me pickup pace
I’m so stuck in it! Can’t find the exit
I know that I’m running out of options
Because right now is a hard place to be
And the past keeps trying to define me
But the future is so bright
I’m still so tethered to it
Creeping like a shadow inside my mind
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s taking all of my time
I’m still so tethered to it
It’s like I’m walking a tightrope about to snap
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s giving me a heart attack, oh why
Because right now is a hard place to be
And the past keeps trying to define me
But the future is so bright
I’m still so tethered to it
Creeping like a shadow inside my mind
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s taking all of my time
I’m still so tethered to it
It’s like I’m walking a tightrope about to snap
I’m still so tethered to it
And it’s giving me a heart attack, oh why
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5. |
Saturdays
04:39
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Fading
Each day I’m day I’m fading
That 9 to 5 won’t keep me alive
Or the dreams I’m chasing
Living
It don’t feel like living
If there’s no life on my Saturday nights
I feel like reeling
Sunday’s lazy
Monday’s hate me
Tuesday, light me up
Wednesday’s stalling
Thursday’s I’m crawling
Friday’s aren’t enough
But Saturdays are where we run
Saturdays are where we run
Run, run, run, run, run!
Let’s go out tonight
Lose ourselves in lights
Let’s go out tonight
Problems, mmm
So many problems, mmm
But no solutions or answers
To solve them
Distance
Still so much distance
I’ve got my eyes on the finish line
But can’t tell if I’m winning
Sunday’s lazy
Monday’s hate me
Tuesday, light me up
Wednesday’s stalling
Thursday’s I’m crawling
Friday’s aren’t enough
But Saturdays are where we run
Saturdays are where we run
But Saturdays are where we run
Saturdays are where we run
Run, run, run, run, run!
I don’t wanna be stone cold and
Take it in the 3rd degree
I don’t wanna look back at life
And wonder what happened to me
Bad thoughts and second guesses
Are getting the best of me
I just want a side of fun
To go with my reality
Sunday’s lazy
Monday’s hate me
Tuesday, light me up
Wednesday’s stalling
Thursday’s I’m crawling
Friday’s aren’t enough
But Saturdays are where we run
Saturdays are where we run
But Saturdays are where we run
Saturdays are where we run
Run, run, run, run, run!
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6. |
In This Moment
04:00
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Stuck in the nothing
Tryna find a way
It’s hard to make a diamond
In just one day
Turn on the TV
And the world is in flames
Gotta be a way out
Don’t wanna play this game
Just because I’m in it doesn’t mean I’ll never finish
And if I had a minute maybe I could take a second to catch my breath and breathe out
Life is just a lesson that we’re all just second guessing cause we don’t have the answer, it’s just one big question
Can anybody hear me now?
I don’t know, exactly where I’m going!
All I know, is that there’s no map to life
All I’ve got, is right here in this moment
Gimme the keys, and I’ll put it into drive!
Started it out with nothin
Turning in to somethin
Everything’s in this moment
Everything’s in this moment
Started it out with nothin
Turning in to somethin
Everything’s in this moment
Everything’s in this moment
Afraid of the future
But it’s so near
I can feel it hunt me down
Am I in the clear?
And they say “Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?”
I just wanna be happy
And not live in fear
Just because I’m in it doesn’t mean I’ll never finish
And if I had a minute maybe I could take a second to catch my breath and breathe out
Life is just a lesson that we’re all just second guessing cause we don’t have the answers, it’s all just one big question
Can anybody hear me now?
I don’t know, exactly where I’m going!
All I know, is that there’s no map to life
All I’ve got, is right here in this moment
Gimme the keys, and I’ll put it into drive!
I don’t know, exactly where I’m going!
All I know, is that there’s no map to life
All I’ve got, is right here in this moment
Gimme the keys, and I’ll put it into drive!
Started it out with nothin
Turning in to somethin
Everything’s in this moment
Everything’s in this moment
Started it out with nothin
Turning in to somethin
Everything’s in this moment
Everything’s in this moment
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7. |
Silver Linings
04:32
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I make my bed with silver linings
I know the day, it could get worse
Try to treat the truth like medicine, yeah
Doesn’t help if it don’t hurt
There’s always gonna be ups
I’m always gonna let you down
I can put on my brave face
Parade it around town
I’ve been a cynic, a critic, an outright non-believer
When the message relayed couldn’t be any clearer
That I’m...
Never gonna be tough enough
Not gonna win that fight
Bite my tongue and hold it in
Swallow my pride
There’ll never come a day
Never gonna hear me say
I’m not okay
My mom calls, I can’t explain it
Feels like I’m circling the drain
The sun is out but I can’t enjoy
Because I know soon will come rain
There’s always gonna be ups
I’m always gonna let you down
I can put on my brave face
Parade it around town
I’ve been a cynic, a critic, an outright non-believer
When the message relayed couldn’t be any clearer
That I’m...
Never gonna be tough enough
Not gonna win that fight
Bite my tongue and hold it in
Swallow my pride
There’ll never come a day
Never gonna hear me say
I’m not okay
I lost time pretending everything’s okay
Ignoring the signs that point the other way
Spent so many years, trying to find that silver lining
But now it seems that I’m finding
Seems that I’m finding
Never gonna be tough enough
Not gonna win that fight
Bite my tongue and hold it in
Swallow my pride
There’ll never come a day
Never gonna hear me say
I’m not okay
Never gonna be tough enough
Not gonna win that fight
Bite my tongue and hold it in
Swallow my pride
There’ll never come a day
Never gonna hear me say
I’m not okay
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TAYLOR ALXNDR Atlanta, Georgia
ATL-based DIY musician.✨
TAYLOR ALXNDR (they/she) is a DIY musician, drag performer, and community organizer based in Atlanta, GA.
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