1. |
Exit Strategy
05:33
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Oh hey,
I know it’s been a while
It’s good to see your face again
It’s good to see you smile
My love,
I had to find my humble
I had to mind my business
I had to take my time
And I
Had to find the courage
Of my own convictions
I had to show my own face
And I
Had to stop pretending
I had to just stop caring
I had to carve my own space
And I
Had to hate myself
I had to love myself too
I had to learn forgiveness
And I
Had to cry my eyes out
I had to fight my own doubt
I had to find out why
I had to say goodbye
The ghosts of lives I’ve lived before
The prisons of my past
I had to take the education
Of those I sought to teach
I had to learn the hard way
I had to wait my turn
I had to just be patient
I had to break my own stride
I had to leave it all
And find the self I needed
To give myself the love I found
I had to just let go
And fall into my future
And know I’ll land on solid ground
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Y’all kept on talkin’
I kept on walkin’
Cuz I ain’t got shit to prove
But to my mama and myself
I understand your side
I empathize
But what’s good for you
Ain’t always good for me
So you do you
And I’ll do me
And we’ll see
(repeat 3x)
Oh I
Don’t need
To hear
Your story
So please
Excuse myself
If I don’t care
I ain’t
Gon’ hate
On how you live your life
What’s good for you
Ain’t always good for me
So you do you
And I’ll do me
And we’ll see
(repeat x3)
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3. |
Left Alone
05:04
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Midnight
I try
To calm these voices in my head
I hide
In plain sight
Pretend I didn’t hear those things they said
I’ve had enough
Distractions
To come between me and a thousand lovers
This time
I’ll stop the world
If it means you’ll wake up in my bed
Wrong words
Bad ammunition
Meant to hurt more than to convey
I never find it
Hard to yell
When I’m running out of things to say
Paranoia
Invades my mind
If you were in my shoes you’d understand
This time
I’d stop the world
If it means you’ll give me one more chance
(Oh baby give me one more chance)
I just
Want to
Get left alone
Left alone with you
I just
Want to
Get left alone
Wanna get left alone
I just
Want to
Get left alone
Left alone with you
I Just
Want to
Get left alone
Left alone with you
Every day
Same old thing
Who are you
And what do you want from me
Every night
Steal away
Try to remind myself of the kid I used to be
The time goes passing by
And I just
Want to
Get left alone
Left alone with you
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4. |
Late For Work
05:59
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You’re makin’ me late for work
You got me spendin’ the entire day in bed
You’re making me late for work
Because your love’s got me addicted
You’re making me late for work
You got me scramblin’ eggs up in your pan
You’re making me late for work
Because your love’s got me addicted
Ohhhh you’re making me late for work
Got me spendin’ the entire day in bed
You’re making me late for work
Because your love’s got me addicted
I don’t wanna go
Because your love’s got me addicted
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5. |
It's Never Easy
06:19
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It’s been a day
It’s hard to see
I got to know
It’s got to be
It’s been a day
It’s hard to see
I got to know
It’s got to be
It’s never easy
It’s never ending
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
It’s never easy
It’s never ending
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
It’s been a day
It’s hard to see
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
I got to know
It’s never easy
I got to know
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
I got to know
It’s more than daunting
It’s never easy
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
It’s more than daunting
It’s in my head
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6. |
You Will Not Ruin Me
07:01
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You will no longer contaminate what is home to me
You will no longer be willfully ignorant of the consequences of your actions
My boundaries, my time and my peace of mind are all mine
And you will receive no more of my precious energy
Your delusion of a parallel reality will not keep me from pursuing my dreams and happiness
Ignorance does not excuse the action
Apologies do not undo the damage
Hindsight is always 20/20
Think before you act
You will not ruin me
I will not allow to tell me what I am worth
I will not allow you to reduce me to one dimension
I will not allow you to criticize the content of my life
I will not allow you to exploit me
I will not allow you to emotionally manipulate me
I will not allow you to escape accountability
No more excuses
For the abuses
No more excuses
For the abuses
I am worth more than your opinion of me
Which is nothing
You will not ruin me
I will not be afraid in my moments of insecurity
I will stop worrying about what that motherfucker is doing right now
I will navigate in my lane with grace
I will bring beauty into the lives of those around me
I will inspire, teach, care for, honor and uplift
I will not allow myself to be defined by my past
I will heal my generational traumas and embrace my true being
I will act with compassion and a desire for understanding
I will reflect the light
I will forgive myself
I will seek to understand myself
I will nurture myself
I will passionately love myself
Inspire, care for, honor, and uplift
(repeat until end)
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I used to think this dream was real
That we would fall into a future all our own
I never learned, I should have known
That fate would treat this as a lesson still to be
I lived to love, I tried to say
The things I thought would bring those brighter days his way
And though my words were all I had
I hoped that what he heard would somehow be enough
You wouldn’t hear me (all this time)
We didn’t listen (all this time)
I never thought I could be so misunderstood (all this time)
This shit is driving me crazy (all this time)
I tried to tell him how I feel
I shied away so I could keep him close to me
And so exposed Achilles heart
My one true weakness to exploit, he sought revenge
A sweet embrace, a gentle kiss
A fantasy it seemed to be, but not like this
And through the night these dreams I kept
The days, the weeks, the months, the years I only wept
How could you (damn your life)
You knew my life would never be the same (changed my life)
I never thought you could be so ungodly cruel (damn your life)
From what you took from my sanity (damn this life)
We had to learn our lessons (of our lives)
We had to fight our demons (pay our price)
I never thought I could be so in love with you (in my life)
But I’ll release you softly (and bless your life)
We had to learn our lessons (of our lives)
We had to fight our demons (pay our price)
I never thought I could be so in love with you (in my life)
But I’ll release you softly (and bless your life)
You made me happy (all this time)
You still surround me (in my life)
I never thought I could be so in love with you (in my life)
But I’ll release you softly (and bless your life)
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8. |
Dangerous Game
05:16
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It’s a dangerous game you’re playing now
It’s a game with my heart that always wins
To forgive and forget what’s in the past
Just kneel down at my altar confess your sins
Cuz the love I have for you
Is never ending
And I pray that you can feel
The love I’m sending
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9. |
In Time
05:45
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10. |
Bustin' (Bonus Track)
05:40
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Bustin' makes me feel good
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Nate Manic Oakland, California
Nate Manic is an Oakland, CA based artist. For more info and full bio please visit www.quaintbutextra.com
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