my debut EP, from me to you.

credits:

1. 1000 Backyard Pools:
lead guitar by Drake Li
piano + additional mixing by James Ivy
mastered by Barry Grint at Alchemy Mastering

2. Strawberry:
featuring Maxwell Young
additional production by Instupendo
mastered by James Ivy

3. Dry:
guitar solo by Drake Li
mastered by James Ivy

4. catch.:
piano + mastering by James Ivy

5. Soft Serve:
additional writing by Drake Li
additional mixing by Wyatt Bernard
mixed + mastered by James Ivy

all songs written, produced, and arranged by Harrison Li
released by No Truce

1000 Backyard Pools

1000 Backyard Pools (1/5)

guitar riff by Drake Li
piano + co-mixing by James Ivy
mastered by Barry Grint

lyrics:

mountain sides and the rivers through,
flying lanterns and honeydew
diving into the skies of blue
hold my breath and i think of you
taking in everything around
grateful that i seem to've found 
the warmest sounds and the summer too
golden red and the baby blue

all my life i've had a dream that i'm holding on to
all my life i've had a dream that i'm holding on to
i wanna make you proud, i just wanna make you proud
i'm gonna make you proud, i'm gonna make you proud

just thinking about all those nights coming home from a shitty party
realizing i didn't have anything in common with anyone there
and i stared out beyond the windshield of my old car with that A/C broken
i felt so defeated 'cause every house looks the same
and i thought i'd never leave this place
but i'm only fucking 17 and frank sinatra's coming through the radio
and i told myself i'd just sleep this feeling away

all my life i've had a dream that i'm holding on to
all my life i've had a dream that i'm holding on to
i wanna make you proud, i just wanna make you proud
i'm gonna make you proud, i'm gonna make you proud

(give it some time, just give it some time, everything will be alright)
(there's something innocently sweet and i'm just 17)
to all the heads in folded arms, drowning in a sea of cars
you're sinking in the shallow part
your life's just begun to start
i know sometime's it's hard to be
but if you can, take it from me
don't be scared of the things you haven't seen
you're just fucking 17

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Soft Serve (5/5)

Baby I’ve been so scared, so scared
Of dying with nothing to lose
Isn’t it so sad, so sad?
Seeing all your friends move away
You turned 18, 18, got a tattoo on your ribcage
You said you wanted to be bad, be bad
Darling, I’ll take you to the teen age

It’s just so sentimental, you underneath these fluorescent lights
If only I could fill these hollow streets
And drown my ears with my imagination
But no, no, no!
I heard you perfectly
“Just go, go, go!”
As if the sight of me makes your stomach curl
Cause you’re a practical girl and I’m a daydream

Now I’m leaving for the city
You wanted something pretty
Maybe we’ll meet in the middle someday

So you swore you’ll never love again
Closing off so it hurts less, hurts less
Dancing in your prom dress, prom dress
Say goodbye to high school and your young life
Kiss me once for the old times, old times,
There, there, don’t cry, don’t cry

Your kiss melts me like soft serve dripping on the curbside
Your ripped jeans are washing out like the pale blue in your eyes
You said you can’t skate because you’re scared of tripping
But if you never try, you’ll never know what you’re missing

So you swore you’ll never love again
Closing off so it hurts less, hurts less
Dancing in your prom dress, prom dress
Say goodbye to high school and your young life
Kiss me once for the old times, old times,
There, there, don’t cry, don’t cry
(Kiss me goodbye)
Maybe in the next life

1000 Backyard Pools - EP

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Soft Serve

catch. (4/5)

It’s gotta be flattering at least, right?
You know you pull the whole soiree
I caught myself staring at your mouth again
Your friends just laugh the night away
I feel myself lose control
I’m spilling drinks onto my guts
I step back, you’re walking home
You didn’t dream about me
I wish I could say the same
But I spent all morning playing catch with your name

(Swing for the fence but I missed the old me,
Crash my car on Bloomdale street
Raging away all the Rushmore weeks
Down for the count, now I’m crushing on me, yeah)

I spent all morning playing catch with your name

catch.

Strawberry (2/5)

In the midst of the summer you came and changed California
Even befriended Bandit, I didn’t think that could happen
And in the morning, in the backyard
You’re the prettiest lifeguard
Coffee sipping in the kitchen, I wish I knew what I was missing
Why do I never appreciate the good that comes in my life?
You said that I’d never change, I promised you that I tried
Wish I could bring you to the beach and never lose my car keys
Still feel you in the passenger seat
Silently staring back at me, silently staring back at me

After all of this time, how could I not change your mind?

I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Tilting back your head to catch the eyedrops
First it was to hide the marbling red, but now you’re just crying on me again
I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Your blowy nose is getting blood on your new tank top
Strawberry, I know you’ve got your own life
And I won’t stop, I won’t stop you

I’ll start my car and just drive all night through the countryside
Head straight for The White Rabbit and see you through the window
I don’t even need to look twice
I don’t even need to look twice

I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Tilting back your head to catch the eyedrops
First it was to hide the marbling red, but now you’re just crying on me again
I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Your blowy nose is getting blood on your new tank top
Strawberry, I know you’ve got your own life
And I won’t stop, I won’t stop you

(Maxwell Young):
Don’t look in the mirror too long, it’ll fragment
What a way to start your day wrong
Don’t doubt in your heart too long, it’ll break
I found a reason in you to make way
I try to tell you apologies for my hesitance
Wishing I kissed you then, you made me feel like that
Sun beat down on your anatomy
I’m losing track of time, my sanity, my sanity

I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Tilting back your head to catch the eyedrops
First it was to hide the marbling red, but now you’re just crying on me again
I wanna kiss you, blow a bubble, make your gums pop
Your blowy nose is getting blood on your new tank top
Strawberry, I know you’ve got your own life
And I won’t stop, I won’t stop you

music video

Strawberry (feat. Maxwell Young & Instupendo)

Dry (3/5)

I turn nothing into Friday night
I’m boring your week to death
I thought that’s what you like
I’m still trying to make you laugh
I’m splitting your lips in half
Making your cheeks crack

No one told me that I’m drying you out
Sodden kissing my best friend
I left you waiting for the last time today
But too late, I’m sincere

If I just asked would you give me one last night
To show me up?
I’d make dinner just the way Cheryl taught me to
Open the door to find your roommate say,
“She just left”
But I can’t say I’m surprised
It’s what I get after all this time
Leaving you out to dry, leaving you out to dry

Nights in Shanghai
You’re getting stoned
Bits of charcoal caught up your nose

When you’re leaning on the subway rail
Hope someone stares at your fingers
And lingers a little while
Maybe ask you where you’re headed
So you can mouth, “I don’t know”

If I just asked would you give me one last night
To show me up?
I’d make dinner just the way Cheryl taught me to
Open the door to find your roommate say,
“She just left”
But I can’t say I’m surprised
It’s what I get after all this time
Leaving you out to dry, leaving you out to dry

1000 Backyard Pools

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