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I don't want to go home
No, I don't want to go home
I don't want to go home
No, I don't want to go home
I met this girl, I met this girl, I met this girl, I met this girl
She reminded me of you, she reminded me of you
Spent time with her, spent time with her, spent time with her, spent time with her, spent time with her
But she wasn't you, no, she wasn't you
I wrote this song, I wrote this song, I wrote this song, I wrote this song, I wrote this song
For you, for you
Just to explain, just to explain, just to explain, just to explain, just to explain
The loneliness you put me through when I'm away from you
I don't want to say good bye to you, to you
I don't want to go home
No, I don't want to go home
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2. |
Give Us This Day
05:46
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I'll never return till what's left inside of me has burned
I need an escape from what has got a hold on me
Will I remain? Probably not in one piece
But peace of mind is all I seek
How did we let it get this way?
It used to be a great day every day
Why did we let it come to this?
Cause nowadays all we do is sit around and reminisce to the days when we had happiness, I'm sick of it!
So give us this day, give us this day once again
Give us this day, give us this day, oh give it please
Give us this day, give us this day once again
Give us this day, give us this day, oh give it please
I think back to when everything was alright
I didn't lie awake at night every night
Why did it have to become such a fight?
Cause I remember when everything was alright
So give us this day, give us this day once again
Give us this day, give us this day, oh give it please
Give us this day, give us this day once again
Give us this day, give us this day, oh give it please
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Identity
05:35
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What's in an identity when I'm an ever-changing entity
Shaped by my past and driven by who I intend to be
My thoughts are based on what I feel inside but also what I see
Surrounding me subconsciously influenced by community
Surround yourself with people who are doing what you want to do
And soon you'll find that what you want from life will manifest through you
There's not a single path that's cut in stone so you don't have to choose
Cause every single road you take will only help enhance your view
We are our decisions, but we make them; they don't make us
Mistakes are not mistakes unless you don't lean, then they're dangerous
As I live with this mentality, find life truly prosperous
In myself and my good people, I trust
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
Born and raised in Montana where the Winter colder, people coldest
To me cause I saw through bullshit, bound to be a nonconformist
Pardon me for knowing that there's more to life than getting drunk and football
Broke away from all of the poisonous assimilation
Made my way into the house show scene where artists were creating
Music for the ears of people different than them, but treated as equals
Went to arts school and met some people kind of like me
Who found jumping through other people's hoops wasn't the right thing
Here, Ima build a life that's right for me
No I am living free
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
Cherish the people who cherish you, and
If you're not cherished where you're at, just leave
All of the negative people will perish soon
At the hands of their own greed
Don't let them tame your mind
Cause you're an individual, you can think for yourself
Don't let them waste your time
Telling you how the sole purpose of human existence is to acquire wealth
Spread your wings and fly away
And never look back on the people who doubted you, not even you
I believe your life will change
As soon as you change your point of view
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
Oh, the past in gone so now's the time to be the you you want to be
See the good in yourself, heart and mind will find a unity
Break down the walls around yourself, there's endless possibility
To formulate your beautiful identity
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Awake
03:05
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I know you'll be up tonight
Wondering what you did wrong this time
Seems to be no end in sight
To the tears you cry
I know that you lie awake
In your solemn, lonesome state
Waiting for the day to break
And the sun to shine
You can always lean on me
In your time of need
You can always call on me
Cause I'll be up too
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5. |
So The Circle Continues
04:29
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Losing sleep
Because I didn't wanna hurt you
I don't wanna feel this way
I never wanted to desert you
It hurts me more because I've been hurt before
And I've felt the way you feel
I thought I was just doing what was best for both of us
But we had different agendas
So the circle continues
But this time I'm on the other side
Just a broken up symphony
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
I spent the day drinking and missing my girl
Got a stomach full of dead butterflies
We were once a big part of each other's world
But I had to say good bye
So the circle continues
But this time I'm on the other side
Just a broken up symphony
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
I fell in love with the idea
And it was really good to see ya
But maybe now we'll go our separate ways
Go our separate ways
So the circle continues
But this time I'm on the other side
Just a broken up symphony
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
So the circle continues
But this time I'm on the other side
Just a broken up symphony
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
And we're waiting for these feelings to reside
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6. |
Be
03:25
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I'm not being a very good Buddhist right now,
Fallen victim to the system that keeps weighing my life down.
I'm working hard to build a life I'll live at my own pace.
I'm striving to make inner peace and quiet my home base.
Okay, why keep running when humanity's my race?
My head space is my place; stop filling it with due dates.
Too late, the clock is ticking; time is running out.
Externally I'm zombified; inside I'm crying out.
Why does the struggle have to define life?
So slow down and live this life with me.
Drop everything you're doing and simply be.
This existence doesn't last forever, temporary like the weather,
So let's spend the days that we have left happy.
The sun is out so why are we still inside
When we could be surfing on a fresh new riptide?
The stream is cool so let's go take a swim.
The breeze is blowing, hear the leaves in the wind.
Greet every face I see with a smile.
Spend quality time like I have a while.
I feel so open like a new born child.
Take everything in stride.
I'm only at the mercy of myself!
So slow down and live this life with me.
Drop everything you're doing and simply be.
This existence doesn't last forever, temporary like the weather,
So let's spend the days that we have left happy.
So slow down and live this life with me.
Drop everything you're doing and simply be.
This existence doesn't last forever, temporary like the weather,
So let's spend the days that we have left happy.
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7. |
Life
03:35
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Getting better every day
Not too attached to the bad days, they come and go
Life is cruel enough as it is so no need for us to be cruel too
I hope what I say finds its way to you
I used to be waiting to die, but now I'm dying to live
I used to be waiting to have, but now I'm dying to give
I used to be entitled, now I'm working toward a better me
To all those who had faith in me, I'm fulfilling your prophecy
Life is cruel enough as it is so no need for us to be cruel too
I hope what I say finds its way to you
Melody in my head and love in my heart
I feel so blessed to be doing my part
Life is cruel enough as it is so no need for us to be cruel too
I hope what I say finds its way to you
Life is cruel enough as it is so no need for us to be cruel too
I hope what I say finds its way to you
I hope what I say finds its way to you
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8. |
Next To You
02:40
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When I'm not sitting next to you,
Do you still think about me too?
Wonder if we could've seen it through,
Would I still be sitting next to you?
Living in our house of cards.
Feet on Earth, but heart on Mars.
Feeling extraterrestrial
When I be sitting next to you.
I like the way you're graceful;
You move with such fluidity.
So won't you calm yourself down,
And come and sit down next to me?
Girl, I like your presence;
I feel at ease when I'm with you.
So can we find a place where...
Where I can sit down next to you?
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9. |
Existential Drainage
04:23
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Why can't I let me be happy?
Why can't you let me just be me?
Taste of the sugar that I'm looking for
Got me swinging from the branches of the happiness tree
One day bleeds into another
Can't find a purpose in this haze
I thought I found my direction
Gotta get my priorities straight, yeah yeah
I don't know
What I want from life anymore
What is it all for?
Have the wells gone dry?
Why do I still try?
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10. |
Misinformed Adolescents
05:04
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Exoskeletons made out of ego cause they're spineless
Neglect to see injustice plagues society, third eye-less
It's our responsibility to open up our eyelids
And be the change we wish to see inside this burning climate
Welcome to the 21st century
A time when genuinity's a a sentiment not meant to be
Mentally, hypocrisy has led us to atrocity
Let it go and spread good vibes is my philosophy
You wonder why these people hurt you
When you want them to be hurt to
Ulterior motives and bad intentions, not to mention
Got a quota for hate, but love's what needs attention
Why isn't love engrained from the start?
People acting from a place of ego, not their heart
Doing everything they do for recognition
But the flames of great change spread from an internal ignition
And I still got a lotta resentment from my peers
Cause they see me making waves while they're just surfing through the years
Nobody wanna see me successful, but friends and family
Take away my contentment with pageantry
Obsessed with the image, but can't find sincere connection
Compassion is a distant memory beyond your recollection
Take advantage of other cause being kind is too difficult
Take a step back, that shit is pitiful
Yet you wonder why I pull away
When to assimilate is dreadful if you act this way
So I'm saving all my rain checks for a sunny day
When I'll wake up from metamorphosis and fly away!
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Alex Michels Seattle, Washington
Human | Artist | Musician
instabio.cc/alexmichels
alexmichelsmusic@gmail.com
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