1. |
Walk Away
02:41
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I will walk, I will walk this Earth with you,
I will take you, to the very edge,
And I did not think for once I was mistaken,
Next time I'd do it all again.
So don't you, don't you walk away don't you,
Don't you walk away.
Don't you, don't you leave because you ought to,
Don't you walk away.
And in the darkness that you find surrounds you,
I'll be the torch that you held high,
And with the tests and trials that stand before you,
If you'd just just take my hand I'd be your guide.
So don't you, don't you walk away don't you,
Don't you walk away.
Don't you, don't you leave because you ought to,
Don't you walk away.
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2. |
On A Bike
03:08
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There are days when I feel I've become someone else
But not like the last night
I was sure of myself
My days running blind
So behind on the things I'm assigned
Though my list multiplies
I can't divide all the time into the places
I'd rather be
You can see me wandering
From my handlebars
I speed through the park
See the world and watch it go by
You can see me wandering
Underneath the stars on a moonless night
On a bike, pretending to fly
Have I wasted my time, hidden safely behind
All these complacencies
In these modern times
But the core of the rind, it reflects the outside
And we're just tendencies
In the blink of an eye
You can see me wandering
From my handlebars
I speed through the park
See the world and watch it go by
You can see me wandering
Underneath the stars on a moonless night
On a bike, pretending to fly
Pretending, pretending to fly
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3. |
Like Kings
03:21
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They told us we could live like kings,
Under the thumb and on our knees.
Fat stacks of cash for you to claim,
Lead you along a golden string.
Get up and stand your ground,
We don't need to bow down,
We could live like kings
In our own way.
There's more than we're allowed,
The verge of a breakdown,
We could live like kings,
Ain't no mistake.
Enter the new technology,
We'd given almost everything.
Gave you a crown of sticks and heath,
Look better than the royalty.
Get up and stand your ground,
We don't need to bow down,
We could live like kings
In our own way.
There's more than we're allowed,
The verge of a breakdown,
We could live like kings,
Ain't no mistake.
Get up and stand your ground,
We don't need to bow down,
We could live like kings
In our own way.
There's more than we're allowed,
The verge of a breakdown,
We could live like kings,
By the daybreak,
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4. |
M-F
04:53
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Up again, hit the alarm,
Another day is coming on.
What to do, and what to know, and who to see, and where to go?
Everything could be for you,
They say the world is on your door.
Step inside you'll find the room we watch it from the window.
Blue screen, keep me from sleep,
I've read this already.
I can't put it down and it's getting so heavy.
Turn my life around, try to keep myself steady.
I find a new route, make it count, break the routine.
I've lost my way now, it's hard to play safe while,
Your road hits a dead-end when you're behind everyone else.
When you're aimless, your day never changes,
No wonder nobody, I know can escape it.
We're too far down the line, to go back and try,
To find out why, the path unwinds,
Wide awake and we're dreaming.
Our bodies shape reality from our dreams in the A.M.,
Racing through our lives to find we end up where we started.
Up again, hit the alarm,
Another day has come and gone,
Crosses on the calendar, my knees are on the kitchen floor.
I swear it was just yesterday, cuz I have done this all before,
It's like my mind don't wanna find the things I hide,
To be ignored.
Blue dream, the wave comes and it recedes revealing,
All my wasted time piled up on the TV.
I'm watching the whole world closing down upon me,
I wake up in this life it feels like, I can't breathe.
I've lost my way now, it's hard to play safe while,
Your road hits a dead-end when you're behind everyone else.
When you're aimless, your day never changes,
No wonder nobody, I know can escape it.
We're too far down the line, to go back and try,
To find out why, the path unwinds,
Wide awake and we're dreaming.
Our bodies shape reality from our dreams in the A.M.,
Racing through our lives to find we end up where we started.
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5. |
The Light
03:16
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Awake, staring off into space.
Wish I'd have made a different mistake,
And now I can't even look at your face.
Replayed about a thousand times,
I tried to look in the back of my mind.
I can't believe I had missed every sign.
We could leave right now and get out,
We could tear this down.
You can throw my bones in the ground,
You can break my crown.
We could move through the dark somehow,
You could lead me out.
And if you look for the light in the crowd,
You'll see me around.
Lightning strikes through the pouring rain.
A flood of memories washed through my brain,
And I go through every moment again.
These days I say I've been just fine.
They don't know my heart is breaking on sight,
And that's when I caught a glimpse of the light.
We could leave right now and get out,
We could tear this down.
You can throw my bones in the ground,
You can break my crown.
We could move through the dark somehow,
You could lead me out.
And if you look for the light in the crowd,
You'll see me around.
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Nick Vaan Chicago, Illinois
NEW EP
"Magnificent Obsession"
Out
Now!
"Pop hooks that shred. Poetry that digs deep. The masculine & feminine together in Holy Unity.”
This is my 4th Studio album. It's as close as I've gotten to finding my voice as an artist. It contains moments of joy and heartbreak.
I hope it can inspire others to live their truest lives."
<3 Nick
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