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Local Boy Helps Himself (Deluxe Edition)

by Local Boy

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1.
Thoughts 03:24
Her from the country so her got to be funky, funky Him from the city so him, got to be witty, witty Truthfully, I’m feeling lost They tell me to ignore my thoughts But that’s something you can never do When they get ahold of you When they get ahold of you Lately I’ve been stuck in my head, Staring up at the ceiling mind is rushing ahead, I can’t sleep Getting difficult to breathe Stayin up late night In desperation I need some help soon To end this frustration Running away I keep running away I’ve been pounding on this pavement running everyday shit Running away I’m still running away Can you point the right direction, point the right direction to go I just wanna go home Can you be there for me baby to help me back to my zone Because self-help ain’t helping me at all They tell me my pain is all my fault I don’t drink enough water I don’t get enough sleep I’m a negative self-talker and I don’t got self esteem Truthfully, I’m feeling lost They tell me to ignore my thoughts But that’s something you can never do When they get ahold of you When they get ahold of you Lately I’ve been stuck in my head Staring up at the ceiling mind is rushing ahead I can’t sleep Getting difficult to breathe How about We just break ‘em off with a little exercise one time I’m gonna sing the bridge And I want you, to sing along Healing is hard but I know I can do it With you by my side I know I will get through it Growing up is difficult I’m caught up in my rituals But when I see you smile it cures me just like it’s a miracle Healing is hard but I know I can do it With you by my side I know I will get through it Growing up is difficult I’m caught up in my rituals But when I see you smile it cures me just like it’s a miracle Truthfully, I’m feeling lost They tell me to ignore my thoughts But that’s something you can never do When they get ahold of you When they get ahold of you Lately I’ve been stuck in my head Staring up at the ceiling mind is rushing ahead I can’t sleep Getting difficult to breathe True rock religion baby
2.
Al Bundy 04:32
I’m tryna find myself, I’m reading clickbait shit, I hope that my salvation Is gonna find me quick The man in my computer Says my life makes him sick But he’ll tell me how to change that for a low-low price, all reward, no risk I am downwardly mobile, Can hardly climb the stairs Been feeling anti-social, Been thinking no one cares My clothes are pizza stained found mozzarella in my hair And I’m sorry to reveal to you that I ate it up, ate it up then and there I’m buying what you’re selling if you’re selling any hope Believing everything I read is my new way to cope Tryna cushion my fall down from this emotional tightrope But maybe all I need’s a creative outlet to empty out my brain when I wanna shout It could be so therapeutic to make drawings and make music and make friends from making music do you think that I should do this, I don’t know? Would you be my friend if I made you a song would you sing along Would you dance with me if my new choreography was wrong Can you be my pal play the bass solo “You Can Call Me Al” No Bundy, you can help me to become somebody lovely Would you be my friend if I made you a song would you sing along Would you dance with me if my new choreography was wrong Can you be my pal play the bass solo “You Can Call Me Al” No Bundy, you can help me to become somebody lovely I tried mindfulness and breathing from deep in my chest I tried CBT and DBT and all the rest I tried exercise to stop myself feeling depressed Yo and sometimes that ain’t even work I gave it a shot though what can I say I got 8 hours every night the perfect time for rest I drank 4 liters of fresh water as doctors suggest And all the food I put inside me was straight unprocessed I was eating shit like Kale I tried that kombucha at one point even I tried everything but always wound up feeling stressed was living healthy but mentally under house So I gave up again and started living like a mess But maybe all I need’s a creative outlet to empty out my brain when I wanna shout It could be so therapeutic to make drawings and make music and make friends from making music do you think that I should do this, I don’t know? Would you be my friend if I made you a song would you sing along Would you dance with me if my new choreography was wrong Can you be my pal play the bass solo “You Can Call me Al” No Bundy, you can help me to become somebody lovely Would you be my friend if I made you a song would you sing along Would you dance with me if my new choreography was wrong Can you be my pal play the bass solo “You Can Call me Al” No Bundy, you can help me to become somebody lovely
3.
I find it hard to wake up Morning time sucks Sometimes the night does I find it hard to face up To reality, it’s been dragging me Back down into my world of dreams And when I get out of my bed all I do it seems Is watch ‘Seinfeld’ then I’ll look at memes And eat some popcorn ‘til it’s time to go back to sleep Maybe I’m not living right Sleeping 13 hour nights Stand up like 2 times a day I’m finished with the masquerade Of practicing mindfulness And exercise I wish That it had helped me out But I’m back on the couch Because my mental state Is frankly quite the same If I’m living like I’m Buddah or I’m spending the day In my bed, in my head it’s more comfortable here Than facing up to a world that’s uncertain I hear The cars zooming from my window I can turn on my Nintendo It’s so soothing to pretend that I’m a dolphin who’s named Ecco I find it hard to wake up Morning time sucks Sometimes the night does I find it hard to face up To reality, it’s been dragging me Back down into my world of dreams And when I get out of my bed all I do it seems Is watch ‘Seinfeld’ then I’ll look at memes And eat some popcorn ‘til it’s time to go back to sleep Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away Lying around all day, I don’t know if I’m wasting away I find it hard to wake up Morning time sucks Sometimes the night does I find it hard to face up To reality, it’s been dragging me Back down into my world of dreams And when I get out of my bed all I do it seems Is watch ‘Seinfeld’ then I’ll look at memes And eat some popcorn ‘til it’s time to go back to sleep
4.
Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Sometimes when you’re feelin’ low It’s so hard to get up, yeah it’s hard to get up now But remember you are not alone We have all been so stuck we have all been so stuck now All you really gotta do is wake up and do you It’s that simple ‘cause no one on this earth does it better ever, that’s true And you’re original You could be a parent Or you could be a friend You could be a doctor We don’t have to play pretend, play pretend ‘cause whatever you wanna be is fine with me Ain’t no need to be frontin’ just like Pharrell in ‘03 Yeah we just need to be huggin each other frequently I’m tryna love everybody because I’m broke and it’s free And I’m a cheapskate Ain’t got no money to my name but I’ve been feelin’ better these days Been spendin’ so much time alone yeah I’ve been tryna get my head straight I think I’m ready to move on to where I know that I can feel safe, feel safe, feel safe, oh yeah How about we bring it down for one second? Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Alright we down, let’s bring it back, let’s bring it back Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Tell ‘em Fynch, tell ‘em Fynch, tell ‘em Fynch Roll with the punches Double glance could I ask how I does this Yeah, famine or feast You’re a glorious luncheon Your best side is the side I see, A sight for sore eyes my corneas peep World out there is quite mean and It ain’t easy being green so I’ll save yous a shoulder I wanna be you when I’m older Self embracing my goal but Posts get moved way too often I don’t know where I’m goin’ Got no clue if I’ll get there I’ll be sending my thoughts Affection’s all I need for my welfare What I need for myself, self-belief I can achieve it myself What you need for yourself, self-belief you can achieve it myself You’re 1 of 1 that’s true, limited edish brand new shampoo Get up get out and do you have love for all or have love for you What I need for myself, self-belief I can achieve it myself What you need for yourself, self-belief you can achieve it myself You’re 1 of 1 that’s true, limited edish brand new shampoo Get up get out and do you have love for all or have love Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now Ain’t no other way to do it now Gotta keep momentum when you’re really going through it now
5.
Horizon 03:44
Don’t tie your hopes to my kite On windy days I’ve been know to let it fly Oh so far away from me until I see it kissin’ the horizon Lost at sea not near to me and everything that I’m ashamed that I’ve done And it’s hard to live like this Pressure building up you’ll catch me balling up my fist Ballin’ crying I’m denying what I’m feeling on the inside Feelin’ washed up like a riptide, black eye fatlip like the Pharcyde yeah Or should I say Sum-41, 25 feeling more like I’m 41 If I was from New York I’d be sippin’ on a 40 son but that was not my fate so all this Prazsky got me goin’ dumb Hopefully I’m going numb Soon enough Pain is in my heart I’d rather dart away than open up Rather run from situations when the goings tough Or close communication every time that I am facing stuff Gotta face it b you shouldn’t put your faith in my ‘cause I’ve been failing since ‘Insomnia’ by Faithless see Jimbo Jones when I’m feeling alone my soul is chafing me My kite is blowing away, my past is chasing me Don’t tie your hopes to my kite On windy days I’ve been know to let it fly Oh so far away from me until I see it kissin’ the horizon Lost at sea not near to me and everything that I’m ashamed that I’ve done So don’t go placing expectations on me I’m still tryna find out what it means to be free I’m not a safe bet for you to put your money on Lost a paycheck on me and now your money’s gone Everyday checking on me like I’m an investment Spend your wages on my like I’m something to invest in Gonna lose big if you take the gamble On this bufoon living off guitars and samples Let me beats rock make your trunk rattle when my vocals get distorted like I’m going into battle Get the horses, ready up the saddle I’ve never been the type to follow trends like cattle Hopefully one day I’m blowing up in a major way like it’s ‘88 and my music’s great and I’m making grunge up in Seattle Don’t tie your hopes to my kite On windy days I’ve been know to let it fly Oh so far away from me until I see it kissin’ the horizon Lost at sea not near to me and everything that I’m ashamed that I’ve done
6.
Help me rest my brain tonight Help me fly away Although sometimes my brain feels fried You make me feel okay I think you’re So kind nice and clever We could really help each other feel a little better We could watch a movie where an animal is good at sports Take the day off to relax and tell our jobs to eat our shorts yeah ‘Cause anything is possible You’re not Kim, I’m not Ron, we’re not running from the law Like Bonnie and Clyde you abide all my antics Cupid’s sting caught my heart like the guy who gets tantric So we could get romantic Wanna spend some time with you been praying like a mantis Been trying to impress you boo been practicing my dances Been clearin’ out my schedule to make time for our lamping ‘Cause chances are that’s you’re a star I’d take you on a drive If I owned a car, but I don’t Help me rest my brain tonight Help me fly away Although sometimes my brain feels fried You make me feel okay I know sometimes, I can be irrational But you can sort my head out just by being so compassional I mean compassionate, you don’t know the half of it, To be my main squeeze, you’re the number one candidate This ain’t a love song I’m just saying how I feel I think you’re hot and spicy like an Indian meal Maybe a vindaloo, table for two Fuck it nah I got a voucher for Deliveroo Ayo ma you can get what you want Milkshakes and cookies from your fave restaurant Playing 3 6 Mafia When I’m feeling blue Hope you’ll sing along And be my Gangsta Boo I’m 24 and live a crazy life and I can do some cool tricks on my bike Help me with me brain ‘cause it’s kind of hurtin’ I’ll be the patient and you can be my surgeon Help me rest my brain tonight Help me fly away Although sometimes my brain feels fried You make me feel okay Help me rest my brain tonight Help me fly away Although sometimes my brain feels fried You make me feel okay Can you help me with my brain help me fly away Can you help me with my brain today Can you help me with my brain help me fly away Can you help me with my brain today Can you help me with my brain help me fly away Can you help me with my brain today Can you help me with my brain help me fly away Can you help me with my brain today
7.
I’m not quite there And I shouldn’t care But I haven’t reached Where I think I should be My progress is slow And I wanna know Just how I can go And catch up with those who’ve outrun me Sweatin’ through my clothes I’m not close to my big break Runnin’ on this treadmill since I first dropped a mixtape Seein’ people drop a video and blow up in like 6 days Maybe I’m too old and it’s too late and I will be a runner up like Shea Coulee But she won All-Stars You don’t have to be rich As long as you never quit No money doesn’t mean your work is never valuable We don’t need any fame As long as we keep the same Energy that lights up our world just like a candle huh I guess we don’t need To have the same trajectory We’re all reaching our goals at our own unique speed And all of these standard With which we compete Are blurring the answers that we search for and seek You don’t got to reach for any goal You’re already doing great Might jump back and kiss myself Take Jake on a dinner date We’re doing better than we were, better than we were We’re moving on up if we’re even moving forward And even if you’re not it’s cool I cannot judge you for it We’re doing better than we were, better than we were You don’t have to be rich As long as you never quit No money doesn’t mean your work is never valuable We don’t need any fame As long as we keep the same Energy that lights up our world just like a candle huh
8.
I’m losing creativity with every day that’s passing I’ll sit inside and watch the chase another day I’m lacking Basic hygiene I think I need to motivate myself I’m watching some daytime TV leaving my health on the shelf I wake up from these types of dreams where I’m swimming in molasses But it don’t feel that much different than this era of Zoom classes I used to take some pride in the fact that I was a slacker But slacking’s been imposed on us by a public health disaster So won’t you come and spend some time doing nothing whatsoever Slacking off is not a waste of time when we’re slacking off together I want to thank you for taking the time to listen to these songs One day we’ll be together again and we’ll sing along And it goes like Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I’m a slacker I’m a slacker, I’m a slacker I’m a slacker, man And it goes like Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Self Help 03:26
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Habits 02:52
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True Love 02:21
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Following up on the success of his two recently released singles 'Al Bundy' and 'Thoughts' which were both added to huge Spotify editorial playlists such as New Music Friday, Our Generation and Peach - Local Boy returns with his sophomore EP Local Boy Helps Himself.

The EP is the culmination of lessons learned along Local Boy's career thus far with tracks touching on bedroom pop, hip-hop and indie rock all filtered through the Irish producer's singular sonic sensibility.

Delivering a message through his danceable and uplifting sound, several tracks on the EP center around a critique of the toxic positivity culture that can taint online self-help communities and make us feel guilty for our negative emotions.

"I really wanted to get a cohesive message across with this body of work while still retaining the playful energy of my earlier releases," says Local Boy

"Since the pandemic has began so many of us have turned to online self help outlets to try weather the storm we've found ourselves in, and so much of that content serves no purpose other than to uphold the neoliberal orthodoxy that our pain is a personal failing and not indicative of wider problems in society."

"I'm a huge fan of the writing of the late Mark Fisher who tackled a lot of these issues in his literature and I wanted to wrap these ideas up in a danceable, bedroom-pop package."

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released May 7, 2021

All by Jake Hurley except for hot raps from Fynch and Sick Nanley

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