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by Nate Manic

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1.
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
2.
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)
3.
Left Alone 05:04
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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)
7.
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)
8.
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
9.
In Time 05:45
10.
Bustin' makes me feel good

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This is the debut artist album from Oakland-based artist Nate Manic.

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released May 7, 2021

All songs written, arranged, produced and performed by Nate Manic

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Nate Manic Oakland, California

Nate Manic is an Oakland, CA based artist who served for a number of years as the music director for the Chicago club Smartbar. He is now purveying all sorts of questionable decisions through his label, Quaint But Extra. For more info please visit www.quaintbutextra.com ... more

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