I don't know what you are running for
You've gone nowhere all your life
Where is this urge coming from
To do something worth your while

Living that fast life all in your mind
You've sold yourself short too many times
Following paths that won't lead to open doors
You might not look like much tonight
But maybe someday you'll do alright
Maybe you'll be what they were hoping for

You know I gave it everything worth spending
I just wish you didn't find me where you left me
So what the fuck am I running for?
I'm low on hope and I don't know no more

I'm no sweet kid but I'll play along
Immediate regret, this shit is strong
Bopping and weaving, who needs control?
Where is the freedom if you know what's going on?

You don't know where you are anymore
And there is nowhere left to hide
When you've forgotten where you come from
What you're looking for you won't find

Dreaming of one day with nothing to show
Got anymore of those chances to blow
I've never met a day worth less than yours
You might not look like much tonight
But maybe someday you'll do alright
Maybe you'll be what they were hoping for

Sunday

Oh my love
We moved a little but it took a lot
We didn't know it but we needed out
Different walls can feel a world apart
All my life
I've been thinking about doing things
I'm great at quizzes, but I suck at being
Alive

Sunshine get out of my face buddy
I'm trying to be sad over here
You've been running your mouth for days honey
I'm well aware of my mistakes and fears

Every night
I lay awake and overthink my day
Question myself for every move I made
Just for everything to stay the same
All the time
I wished away to get to who I am
An ironically impatient man
With years to spare

Sunshine get out of my face buddy
I'm trying to be sad over here
You've been running your mouth for days honey
I'm well aware of my mistakes and fears

Open your mind to those that defy you
Learn how to understand
You're breathing the same air, all own some shame shares
Doing what they can
Don't let your mind decide what defines you
It will only get in your way
In the bigger picture we are just average people
Without much to say

Sunshine

My father once said
Just when the horse stopped eating they found him dead 
Just pump fake and sprint
You can't trust those fuckers to catch a thing

Hello there mistake
I haven't met any of you in a little while
I missed the sweet shame
Hiding behind that innocent smile

Got flames on my shoes, stains on my mood
They don't like the way I'm prancing around the neighbourhood
I am very aware, my strut got them scared
I don't have the time to care if I wanted to

I like to pretend
That I will not come crawling back again
But my projections are a mess
I've got too much hype here to factor in

Hello there mistake
I haven't met any of you in a little while
I missed the sweet shame
Hiding behind that innocent smile

Got flames on my shoes, stains on my mood
They don't like the way I'm prancing around the neighbourhood
I am very aware, my strut got them scared
I don't have the time to care if I wanted to
I am not what you need, you just like what you feel
And you want me to act like I've been here before
You get what you see, this is the only me
You invest for the ceiling, but expect the floor

Fuck this running
Hiding
What happened to hoping
Trying
I guess we got tired of
What we were finding
We don't need another pat on the back
We are one step closer to where we were
We've been up and down this road before
Where are we going, I'm not sure
And I don't think it matters anymore

Fuck this running
Hiding
What happened to hoping
Trying
I guess we got tired of
What we were finding
We don't need another pat on the back
We come from nothing
Proudly
And that's what we'll stay here
Loudly
Ignorant assholes
With a history of violence
Determined to keep progess in check

Got flames on my shoes, stains on my mood
They don't like the way I'm prancing around the neighbourhood
I am very aware, my strut got them scared
I don't have the time to care if I wanted to
I am not what you need, you just like what you feel
And you want me to act like I've been here before
You get what you see, this is the only me
You invest for the ceiling, but expect the floor

Hello there mistake
I haven't met any of you in a little while
I missed the sweet shame
Hiding behind that innocent smile

Mistake

I'm not sure if my mind's all here
Little pieces seem to disapear
It's infrequent so I can't be sure
That's what scares me
Maybe everything is still the same
And it is my perception of the air that changed
But my narator is still to blame
The fucker ruined me

I thought we're good but here we go again
Overcomplicate the simple things
I can't accept what I don't understand
That's what's getting me
Is this what life is like now everyday
Trying to convince myself that I'm still sane
Trying to reach for someway to explain
Trying to figure out if it's worth staying

While I'm waiting for something better
I'm losing sight of what used to matter
Chasing those little highs, getting closer
Will I miss this, once it's over

Once It's Over

Trying to ease my mind
Counting the fallen leaves on the floor
I've always known my fate
But I don't know where I belong

I've been running from the silence
God forbid I face a thought
I'll be knocking at my parents house
Broke and out of sorts
I'm soloing
When following
I always come up short

Life goes on and on
Drag me along
I'm still waiting for that miracle to hit
Hope's all I own

I'm willing to go out of my way
To keep my life the same everyday
I crave adventure only if it stays
Confined to the space I keep safe

I've been running from the silence
God forbid I face a thought
I'll be knocking at my parents house
Broke and out of sorts
I'm soloing
When following
I always come up short

Life goes on and on
Drag me along
I'm still waiting for that miracle to hit
Hope's all I own

Been looking forward to sun all day 
For some light to shine through these bars
I remember why I got this cage
To keep me safe not hold me down
All these excuses started drying up
Now I'm drowning on solid ground
Maybe I finally found my place
So I can't lose myself in the crowd

Life goes on and on
Drag me along
I'm still waiting for that miracle to hit
Hope's all I own

Drag Me Along

Hope

Greener

Frightening

Episodes

Control Is Overrated

A life lived to forget
I know by now I should be over it
But goddamn I'm feeling lit
While I'm smoking dad's jazz cigarettes
Make time for the stupid shit
You'll find you never had enough of it
No can't quit now, it's unlegit
Easy living doesn't earn respect

Breathe it in can't you taste
The disappointing flavour of yesterday
I let my thoughts go
Where the smoke blows
I like my things to move a certain way
It's constant work to keep it all the same
But I'm losing myself
To thoughts of change

A life lived to forget
I know I should get fucking over it
But goddamn I'm feeling lit
While I'm smoking dad's jazz cigarettes
Make time for the stupid shit
You'll find you never had enough of it
No can't quit now, it's unlegit
Easy living doesn't earn respect

I dont't trust my reality
It's not the same one it used to be
Seasoned with disdain
Of everyone I've ever been
I've been doing the same damn thing
Attacking everyday like it's my destiny
You can only dream
What you can perceive 

Breathe it in can't you taste
The disappointing flavour of yesterday
Seasoned with my disdain
Of everyone I have ever been

A life lived to forget
I know I should get fucking over it
But goddamn I'm feeling lit
While I'm smoking dad's jazz cigarettes
Make time for the stupid shit
You'll find you never had enough of it
No can't quit now, it's unlegit
Easy living doesn't earn respect

Breathe it in can't you taste
The disappointing flavour of yesterday
Seasoned with my disdain
Of everyone I have ever been

A life lived to forget
I know I should get fucking over it
But goddamn I'm feeling lit
While I'm smoking dad's jazz cigarettes
Make time for the stupid shit
You'll find you never had enough of it
No can't quit now, it's unlegit
Easy living doesn't earn respect

The Disappointing Flavour Of Yesterday

Cruising, on my own
Skipping through my playlist for the perfect song
A soundtrack for my thoughts
Guiding my mood where it needs to go
Because I can't trust my mind
There's inconsistencies that I can't explain
Too many places to hide
All the co-stars I entertain

It used to keep me sane
I hoped to be saved someday, somehow
But I have lost my faith
That there will be better days
Better days

I think we can call the time
I guess I wasn't all you'd thought I'd be
I hope it's better next time
I just wish this run meant a thing to me
But I can't trust my eyes
There's a layer of dust on everything I knew
My whole world's in disguise
From the tinted shades of my point of view

They say I've lost my way
Son you should know your place by now
I'm running out of ways to say
That there will be better days
Better days
It used to keep me sane
I hoped to be saved someday, somehow
But I have lost my faith
That there will be better days
Better days

When there's nothing left to say
My body will get out of my way
And I will take aim at space
To start the next leg of the race

They say I've lost my way
Son you should know your place by now
I'm running out of ways to say
That there will be better days
Better days
It used to keep me sane
I hoped to be saved someday, somehow
But I have lost my faith
That there will be better days
Better days

Better Days

Independent Artist in Cape Town, South Africa

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