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There's got to be, a way to overcome
A way to realise, a way to step up
People preach community
But it's only surface level
None of us are perfect, sanctimony in the air
Backbiting and toxic dramas, undermining who we say we are!
Come to me with answers, not a list of doubts
Try to find a solution a blanket measure
Time to question
Whether your virtues stand up tall
Time to give me
All your predetermined answers
Dance around all of the issues
Tell yourself you're always right...
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My Way
04:14
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You always like to tell me
That I am in the wrong
I'm stubborn, I'm hurt
It's weighing me down
I cannot bare it today, no not today!
My feelings masquerade
And confuse as I try to be someone new
I concur and I know
It's not something I choose
Just give me more time
It's gotta be my own choice
Despite what you might think
I've gotta do it my way
Despite what you might think
You always like to tell me
I can do better
I really know it's the case
My ego won't slow
I cannot bare it today, no not today!
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Glittering Prizes
07:30
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We all start so starry eyed
Not so jaded
I'm not so jaded
By silly things like pride
The freedom of music
It's the freedom of music
A dream long past
A story, a fiction?
I can't quite decide
I follow the waves and every frequency there within
Just hoping that someday, in some way I'll win
The world is all wrong and I feel I have no place
The man I used to be has all but gone away
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Heavy Is The Head
07:07
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It's all too much
The weight of the world
A tapestry woven into
Every moment, every thought
There is endless confusion
And it plays into the hands of your gods
We're all just digital cattle
Infinitely baffled by nothing at all
Close my eyes, hope it's a new year
Wishing my life away
Rent payments, food budget, the treadmill of life
Empty my pockets, value me only that way
I'm a commodity and so are you
We always were
The tech giants know how to farm out your soul
In return you get Netflix and pizza and a juicer
It's all been waiting for you
This is our life now
It was once science fiction
An absurd silly notion
Now it's here, dopamine to the veins
Point of delivery, your pocket pal is there
Just swipe away your life
Increase in their market share
Heavy is the head
Insistent on division
Heavy is the head
For the face that lacks contrition
Why is the world so happy?
To sign away it's hopes and dreams
Why is the world so happy?
To boast about stupidity
Lift the rock to see what's underneath
Heavy is the head
Insistent on division
Heavy is the head
It speaks to my condition
Heavy is the head...
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Overthink
05:53
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I hope this all, doesn't come to an end
That would be a shame
I've worked so hard to get here
Traded my youth for something more
My best years are yet to come
Happiness isn't home to me
I find it hard to recognise it when it's here
I don't wanna lose it
I feel it slipping away...
I like to think
I'm more than this
Time reveals another trap for me
I like to say, I like to dwell
I tend to push who I am
On everyone else
I give myself
The freedom to fail
I saw this coming 7 years ago
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I Don't Care
05:45
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When I was young
I just assumed that things would just get better
Those were the days when I felt I was so carefree
Get a job you fool they say
Those patronising words today
I've heard it all before my friend
I don't care
I value my time more than you
I've decided what I have to do
It's not a whim, it is my life
I don't choose
It never felt like a choice
This absurd road that I'm on
I know all the pitfalls
I know all the games
I'm content here now
I've made it further than most
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