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Exit Strategy
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2. |
What's Good (U Do U I'll Do Me)
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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
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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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7. |
An Ode To The Men With Whom I've Crashed And Burned, Written In Iambic Pentameter
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8. |
Dangerous Game
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9. |
In Time
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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 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. Join him and DJ Charles Hawthorne for the Disco Mountain Happy Hour on Mixcloud (mixcloud.com/quaintbutextra) ... more
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