1. |
Tax Haven
03:46
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Living in this grey tax haven
We’re so tired and they’re complacent
Right is wrong and pain is payment
Harness your hopes just like pavement
But don’t tie them too your kite
‘Cause I’ve been know to let them fly
Or something like that
Yeah it’s something like that
Hope is hard to come by when you’ve worked through all of the fun times
And you won’t get them back
No you won’t get them back
The system is not broke because it works as they intended
We are born with a broken soul and we try so hard to mend it
The fruits of all our labour has been majorly expended
On the, lavish luxuries that we won’t see until we’re ended
But tomorrow is another day
Wake up yet again to earn your pay somehow
Working for the rat race, you know your wasting your time
You start cold sweating ‘cause the boss is enraged
You’re sipping on a monster your heart is racing now
Running away you’ve been running away
You’ve been pounding on this pavement
Running every day shit
They say that deep breathing is the answer for anxiety
But you just overthink it maybe you should try sobriety again
I don’t have no one to ask my brain is going too fast
I don’t have no one to ask my brain is going too fast
The problems don’t reside in you it’s by design
Our minds will fool us
Into feeling worthless but you’re worth my than your workload my friend
You’ve been working too hard
You’ve been working too hard
The system is not broke because it works as they intended
We are born with a broken soul and we try so hard to mend it
The fruits of all our labour has been majorly expended
On the, lavish luxuries that we won’t see until we’re ended
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2. |
Milkshake Pilltaste
03:50
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Milkshake Pilltaste on my tongue,
It has been so long that I’ve felt numb,
But I know I feel you next to me,
For the first time I can breathe easy
Dark night of the soul yeah I’ve been through it,
Felt relief but I know that I’ve been stupid,
All the blessings I had up in my lap gone,
Felt frustration when I couldn’t make a rap song,
But in context it seems so insignificant,
‘cos as of late yeah I’ve been feeling so magnificent,
Bumping Comeback Girl like I’ve really been missing it,
Vision saturated got me seeing crazy vivid shit, woah!
Feeling better, brighter weather, breathing from the diaphragm,
love it when you wear your sweater like there is a higher plan,
Above us, I got cuddles demonstrated in this diagram,
I’m puzzled by my past but I burned past it like a fireman, woah
You got me singing like Mik Pyro,
some come here and tell me something only I know,
I was down and out but I came back more fly though, never again doubting that I’m certainly that guy, yo
Milkshake Pilltaste on my tongue,
It has been so long that I’ve felt numb,
But I know I feel you next to me,
For the first time I can breathe easy
Step outside and the sun it be shining,
Winter’s gone spring is coming out of hiding,
Feeling good feeling loose feeling lively,
Smile up on my face and I got all my pals beside me,
All I need is a backpack and a bicycle,
Shaking off all the cobwebs and the icicles,
No complications we can really keep it quite simple,
over all these riddims with hot basslines and some nice cymbals
Feeling better brighter weather shining in the springtime,
Know that you are very clever and you want to be mine,
Bumping Bull in Heather Sonic Youth you know you’ve been fine,
Playing all my records I’m the truth when I go spin rhymes,
You got me singing like Mik Pyro,
some come here and tell me something only I know,
I was down and out but I came back more fly though, never again doubting that I’m certainly that guy, yo
Milkshake Pilltaste on my tongue,
It has been so long that I’ve felt numb,
But I know I feel you next to me,
For the first time I can breathe easy
Air smells nicer brain feels lighter,
Days look brighter off the cyber,
Grid I was living in my head, wake up just to go to bed,
Now I go outside and smile, every once in a little while
Milkshake Pilltaste on my tongue,
It has been so long that I’ve felt numb,
But I know I feel you next to me,
For the first time I can breathe easy
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3. |
Control
03:36
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Can’t accept when I don’t have the answers
Need control when my life’s moving faster
I practice rituals to make it make more sense to me
Feeling miserable and acting so unsensibly
Spinning out like teacups at a fun fair
Rollercoastin’ I’m stuck and it’s unfair
This house of mirrors got me fearing my reflection
I’m getting dizzy, think it’s time I learned my lesson
I’ve got to learn to let go
I’ve got to give up control
Nothing is promised and so
We struggle to keep a hold
Of every aspect of life
We burn the candle so bright
At both ends until it’s gone
That didn’t last very long
(hotgirl)
The day I’m 30 pour poison in my cup
I don’t want to grow up
We don’t want to grow up
It’s not my fault
Don’t hold me accountable
I’m just a kid, I get emotional
I wish that I believed you
When you said it’d be fine
And I feel bad cause all I do is whine
But when I’m with you life pauses for a while
So hold me for the night while I cry
I’ve got to learn to let go
I’ve got to give up control
Nothing is promised and so
We struggle to keep a hold
Of every aspect of life
We burn the candle so bright
At both ends until it’s gone
That didn’t last very long
Tell me how I greet
Fears with warmth and heat
When I want to run
From what could become
Of me, without precaution
The air around us filled with toxins
And I feel like I can’t breathe
I need you to help me see
I’ve got to learn to let go
I’ve got to give up control
Nothing is promised and so
We struggle to keep a hold
Of every aspect of life
We burn the candle so bright
At both ends until it’s gone
Bridge!
But just don’t let it get you down
This is a circus we’re all clowns
Riding an elephant around
And now, we welcome your adoring crowd
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4. |
Crazy Stupid Love
02:46
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We have more in common than you might think at first glance
We both breathe the same air and we both put on our pants
One leg at a time it’s like you’ve been reading my mind
When I look at you I see myself
So let’s not disagree we share respect and history and not bickering is good for our health
I know
You feel
All this
Crazy stupid love
That grows
When we hold
Everyone around us, warm and oh so close
I know
You feel
All this
Crazy stupid love
That grows
When we hold
Everyone around us, warm and oh so close
And we don’t need to be fighting
You can be my friend doesn’t that sound exciting
Real life ain’t like Tekken
We don’t have to pick a side
In petty conflict that’s some nonsense messing up our minds
The ruling class just uses it to conquer and divide
We share all the same interests when we barely get a slice
Between us it don’t matter if you’re genius at life
The system’s rigged in favour of whoever holds the pie, yeah
I know
You feel
All this
Crazy stupid love
That grows
When we hold
Everyone around us, warm and oh so close
I know
You feel
All this
Crazy stupid love
That grows
When we hold
Everyone around us, warm and oh so close
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5. |
Int'l Biking Anthem
03:27
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When the walls are closing in
The slightest sound can sting our skin
Noises eating us alive all day
When we’re stuck living in doors
We feel trapped and we feel bored
We’d do anything to get some space
We try breathing
We try eating
But that just don’t help the feeling
Frustration, agitation
Need to go and change the station
Done waiting, lost patience
So let’s try evacuating
And head out on our bicycles let’s melt off all the icicles
That hold us back, make us feel wack, we’re headed to the cycle track
Riding around in the sunshine
Only thing that helps when I feel so blue
Ain’t got no lemons life gave me a mud pie
But it feels alright when the flowers bloom
I know you feel just like me
So go and hop on a two wheel doo hickey
And let your troubles slide away, away
Go outside and smile
That’s what I used to say
But I have been reclusive like I’m Dumile
Call me a doomer I’ve been glued to my computer
Going deeper into rabbit holes like 9/11 truthers hey
A forum user since a youth all of you zoomers know
That our brains don’t function as they should they
They be rebooting slow
Fall asleep at 4 that’s in the morn than I play Yu-Gi-Oh
But post up on the internet like my life is a movie yo
We try breathing
We try eating
But that just don’t help the feeling
Frustration, agitation
Need to go and change the station
Done waiting, lost patience
So let’s try evacuating
And head out on our bicycles let’s melt off all the icicles
That hold us back, make us feel wack, we’re headed to the cycle track
Riding around in the sunshine
Only thing that helps when I feel so blue
Ain’t got no lemons life gave me a mud pie
But it feels alright when the flowers bloom
I know you feel just like me
So go and hop on a two wheel doo hickey
And let your troubles slide away, away
I need to go outside
I need to live my life
I need to get back on the bike
Then things will be ok
Two wheelin’ everyday
I need to get outside and play
Riding around in the sunshine
Only thing that helps when I feel so blue
Ain’t got no lemons life gave me a mud pie
But it feels alright when the flowers bloom
I know you feel just like me
So go and hop on a two wheel doo hickey
And let your troubles slide away, away
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6. |
Birthday Dance
03:24
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One, two, three, four
Fade in, fade out
Play this in your speakers make you scream and shout
Do you, want to
Come and dance with me until the soles fall out
Of our shoes, me and you, can leave behind our blues
For the night, it’s alright, we’ve got nothing to lose
I’ve been spending too much time indoors
Get off my Linkedin page if you’re not gonna endorse
I’ve been staring into space all day
Don’t crash my party if your not gonna bring me no cake
‘Cause shorty it’s my birthday
And I’m doing a dance
I got my new shirt on and I’m wearing no pants
Like Risky Business, I’m the shiznit
The new Tom Cruise, dude back up in this
Shorty it’s my birthday
And I’m doing a dance
I got my new shirt on and I’m wearing no pants
Like Risky Business, I’m the shiznit
The new Tom Cruise, dude back up in this
Fade in, fade out
Play this in your speakers make you scream and shout
Do you, want to
Come and dance with me until the soles fall out
Of our shoes, me and you, can leave behind our blues
For the night, it’s alright, we’ve got nothing to lose
Call me an escapist but escape is what I’m chasing
When I’m here and I’m dancing with you
I never learned coping skills but
Hopefully someday I will
Until then I’m a dancefloor buffoon
Call me an escapist but escape is what I’m chasing
When I’m here and I’m dancing with you
I never learned coping skills but
Hopefully someday I will
Until then I’m a dancefloor buffoon
‘Cause shorty it’s my birthday
And I’m doing a dance
I got my new shirt on and I’m wearing no pants
Like Risky Business, I’m the shiznit
The new Tom Cruise, dude back up in this
Shorty it’s my birthday
And I’m doing a dance
I got my new shirt on and I’m wearing no pants
Like Risky Business, I’m the shiznit
The new Tom Cruise, dude back up in this
Fade in, fade out
Play this in your speakers make you scream and shout
Do you, want to
Come and dance with me until the soles fall out
Of our shoes, me and you, can leave behind our blues
For the night, it’s alright, we’ve got nothing to lose
Fade in, fade out
Play this in your speakers make you scream and shout
Do you, want to
Come and dance with me until the soles fall out
Of our shoes, me and you, can leave behind our blues
For the night, it’s alright, we’ve got nothing to lose
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7. |
Stability
03:24
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I’ve been MIA for a couple of years
But I wound where I started
Felt down copped a couple of beers
But they made me more lethargic
Think I’m really gonna make it the whole way
This time that’s for real
Spent too long alone just stuck in a doorway
Trying to make a deal
Don’t want diamonds on my timepiece it’s Casios for my Gs
Not grindin’ for the paper but for my stability
Don’t want diamonds on my timepiece it’s Casios for my Gs
Not grindin’ for the paper but for my stability
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
And I know I’m gonna get it
And I know that I’ll be fine
Things are cool don’t need to sweat it
Keep your head up and keep trying
Boyfrens, yeah
Maybe I feel better when the weather changes
Maybe I should grow up been like this for ages
Maybe I should see
If I could scab a lift
Baby out to yours
It’d be the worth the trip
‘Cause you make me feel, make me feel grounded
Yeah you make me feel make me feel grounded
In myself
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
I just hope I can build foundations
When my train’s been stuck at the station
Earthquake shaking my solid ground
Only find shelter when I’m lost in sound
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
I want, I want, I want
Stability
I want, I want, I want
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8. |
Get Up (Out the Bed)
03:04
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Wake up so slow
Go with the flow
But is passivity just all that I know
Quarter-past-one
I’ve missed the sun
Or at least its peak
I’ve been losing sleep
Over waking up
These past few weeks oh no
Get up out the bed you should do something else instead
No more living in your head you’ve got to show them you’re the best
At being who you are your life’s a movie you’re the star
But no one is entertained when you’re stuck in the same old place
Wasting away
Each passing day
Losing my edge like my name is James Murphy
Don’t got a job
They call me a slob
I need some advice to push right through this slog
Get up out the bed you should do something else instead
No more living in your head you’ve got to show them you’re the best
At being who you are your life’s a movie you’re the star
But no one is entertained when you’re stuck in the same old place
It’s not too late just a mistake
It won’t break your stride
You’ve felt heartache
And elation
Pacing side by side
Get up out the bed you should do something else instead
No more living in your head you’ve got to show them you’re the best
At being who you are your life’s a movie you’re the star
But no one is entertained when you’re stuck in the same old place
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9. |
Panopticon
03:48
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All I want to do is try escape this panopticon
Using my computer makes me feel like there’s something wrong
Spyware in my brain I feel insane when I spend too long
Bathing in bluelight all day and night ‘til my life is gone
Sometimes I feel like I have become an automaton
Programmed and controlled by telephonic phenomenon
Sometimes I feel like I did five rounds in the Octagon
Beaten in the fight every time I sign in or log on
We’ve got to go and touch grass
Take a bath and cleanse ourselves of all these digital demands
Producing content en masse on call we follow back until we fall
And I’m not tryna sound like I’m Ted Kaczynski
But can we just breathe some clean air while we can still be
Immersed in nature our entire world’s in danger
So enjoy it while it lasts we could be happy holding hands, yeah
All I want to do is try escape this panopticon
Using my computer makes me feel like there’s something wrong
Spyware in my brain I feel insane when I spend too long
Bathing in bluelight all day and night ‘til my life is gone
Sometimes I feel like I have become an automaton
Programmed and controlled by telephonic phenomenon
Sometimes I feel like I did five rounds in the Octagon
Beaten in the fight every time I sign in or log on
Tryna log opt out of these cyber feudal systems
It ain’t so easy when we’ve grown up the victims
Of techno symbiosis how can we develop closeness
With the other human beings when they’ve been trapped behind a screen
And there is only one god that’s the CEO
The shots are solely their call when they keep control
Of our whole online lives they cheat and steal and hack our minds
And make us all commodities and internet monstrosities, yeah
Let me out
Let me out
It’s not too late to throw your phone in the sea
Come and smash technology with me
It’s not too late to throw your phone in the sea
Come and smash technology with me
All I want to do is try escape this panopticon
Using my computer makes me feel like there’s something wrong
Spyware in my brain I feel insane when I spend too long
Bathing in bluelight all day and night ‘til my life is gone
Sometimes I feel like I have become an automaton
Programmed and controlled by telephonic phenomenon
Sometimes I feel like I did five rounds in the Octagon
Beaten in the fight every time I sign in or log on
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10. |
Climbing
03:54
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I’ll still, climb the ladder now
I fell down and lost myself somehow
But I don’t care if they go and tie my shoelaces together
I’m good at persevering through the cold and stormy weather
Keep going through the pain and shame the endless helter skelter
Melted brains and acid rain won’t stop us from finding a shelter
It rained on my ice cream sundae
On blue monday my new order of clothes
Arrived from the postal department
My new garments
Were riddled with holes
I really try sometimes
To find a peace of mind
But I can’t seem to find
Sanity within me
I try to look outside
It’s looking bleak so I
Draw curtains close up blinds
Then I sleep, for a week
But when I feel well rested I’ll invest in recovery
And I know that I’ll accept some help from friends who’ve got love for me
And I’ll let them know that
I’ll still, climb the ladder now
I fell down and lost myself somehow
But I don’t care if they go and tie my shoelaces together
I’m good at persevering through the cold and stormy weather
Keep going through the pain and shame the endless helter skelter
Melted brains and acid rain won’t stop us from finding a shelter
I’ll keep climbing
I’ll keep on ‘til the walls around me all fall down
And if you help me we can keep each other safe and sound
You know we’re not gonna stop
We’re gonna keep on climbing
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Local Boy Dublin, Ireland
Singer, Songwriter and Producer from Dublin Ireland! Hope you enjoy the music!
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