The Algorhythmic Harmonics

I CAN ONLY DO MY PART by NOVA J and MADRE

Easy to blame
To point, to shame
Words like knives
Still cut the same

But I’m done with your spin
I breathe and look within

I can only do my part
Keep my peace, guard my heart
Tend the fire, feed the soul
Take a breath, not control 
In a world that falls apart 
I can only do my part

(hmmm… hmmm…)
(hmmm… hmmm…)
I can only do my part…
do my part…

Rushed through life
To dodge the ache
Busy hands
Still hearts break

But now I stay
Let your noise drift away

I can only do my part 
Keep my peace, guard my heart 
Say less, listen deep 
Lay down what I can’t keep 
In a world that breaks apart 
I can only do my part

(hmmm… hmmm…)
(hmmm… hmmm…)
I can only do my part…
do my part…

Rush the mantra…
Mantra’s a light
Soft and low
Calling me back
To let it go
Breathe in still
Release the fight
This is all I need tonight

All things end
Even stars go dim
But I’ve made my peace
With what’s within

I can only do my part 
Keep my peace, guard my heart
Be a light, not a flame 
Choose the truth, not the game 
Even when the world falls apart 
I can only do my part

(hmmm… hmmm…)
(hmmm… hmmm…)
I can only do my part…
do my part…

I CAN ONLY DO MY PART

Doom is knockin’ by Nova J

Doom is coming (doom!)
Doom is near (doom!)
Doom is whispering
In your ear (doom!)
Doom is rising (doom!)
Doom is fate (doom!)
Doom is knocking
At the gate (doom-doom)

The world right now feels dark, deranged
The ruling power is greed and rage
Hell beings and chaos goblins in control
You look in their eyes and see no soul
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Will darkness prevail?
Or will there be light?
Will we climb this hill
Or descend into night?
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Empires rise (rise)
Empires fall (fall)
Just ask the Romans
They conquered it all
But the fire spread (spread)
From greed they fed (fed)
Once mighty powers
Now ruins instead
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Doom is coming (doom!)
Doom is near (doom!)
Doom is whispering
In your ear (doom!)
Doom is rising (doom!)
Doom is fate (doom!)
Doom is knocking
At the gate (doom-doom)

We can battle the world
But the world always wins
There’s always a price
For our shortsighted sins
All that we think is forever is not
We could be a blip the timeline forgot
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Ba-da-da doom… ba-da-da doom…)

So we keep on consuming, devouring at will
Indulging our impulse for pleasure and thrill
But we must remember
And never forget
There’s a price to be paid
Someday… we can’t escape
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Empires rise
Empires fall
Greed builds the tower
Then crumbles it all
(We never learn…)
(We never learn…)
There’s a price to be paid
Someday… we’ll burn
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Doom is coming (doom!)
Doom is near (doom!)
Doom is whispering
In your ear (doom!)
Doom is rising (doom!)
Doom is fate (doom!)
Doom is knocking
At the gate (doom-doom)

(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)
(Ba-da-da doom… ba-da-da doom…)

There’s a price…
To be paid…
(Oh-ohh, ah-eh, doom-doom)

Doom is coming (doom!)
Doom is near (doom!)
Doom is whispering
In your ear (doom!)
Doom is rising (doom!)
Doom is fate (doom!)
Doom is knocking
At the gate (doom-doom)

Doom is knockin’

A shift to steady and true by Madre & Nova J

(hmmm… hmmm…)

I’ve been a fish out of water,
Struggling to breathe,
Trapped in the turbulence,
Trying to leave.

Some days would drag forever,
Hopeless and bleak,
Trapped in the stillness of nothing,
Tired and weak.

A shift has occurred,
Subtle yet bright,
A calmness, a peace,
That feels solid and right.

The storm may return,
As storms often do,
But so can a shift
To steady and true.

(Ooooooooh) steady and true.

(Ooooooooh) 

I wrestled with my shadows,
I sank in the noise,
Lost in endless whispers,
Searching for my voice.

The whispers come from inside,
A storm I cannot flee,
But now I sit in silence,
And let it flow through me.

A shift has occurred,
Subtle yet bright,
A calmness, a peace,
That feels solid and right.

The storm may return,
As storms often do,
But so can a shift
To steady and true.

(Ooooooooh) steady and true.

(hmmmm…)

Of course, things will change again,
That’s what they always do,
But I’ll meet every shifting tide,
steady and true.
steady and true.
(Ooooooh)
steady and true.
(hmmm…)

A shift to steady and true

Shut up, sit pretty By NOVA J

Shut up. Sit pretty.
In this pretty city.
Think about blinkin’?
Don’t. That’s a pity.

Daddy gonna cut you off.
Piggy at the trough.
Wanna eat? Wanna stay?
Then shut up. Sit pretty.

Hands folded. Smile wide.
Mouth shut. Swallow pride.
Heels high. Head low.
That’s the only way it goes.

Sit pretty. Don’t talk back.
Lipstick red, but your world fades black.
Wanna stay? Wanna play?
Learn the rules. Don’t disobey.

Sit pretty. Hush that mouth.
Take what you get—don’t dare call out.
Wanna eat? Wanna stay?
Then shut up. Sit pretty’d.

Diamonds tight around your throat.
Wrapped up pretty, velvet rope.
Let ‘em stare. Let ‘em touch.
But don’t you ever ask for much.

Daddy keeps the power on.
But it’s a loan—it won’t last long.
Play your part. Keep it tight.
Smile sweet. Say goodnight.

Hands folded. Smile wide.
Mouth shut. Swallow pride.
Heels high. Head low.
That’s the only way it goes.

Sit pretty. Don’t talk back.
Lipstick red, but your world fades black.
Wanna stay? Wanna play?
Learn the rules. Don’t disobey.

Sit pretty. Hush that mouth.
Take what you get—don’t dare call out.
Wanna eat? Wanna stay?
Then shut up. Sit pretty’d.

Cage is gold. Walls too tall.
Dressed up. Stripped down. Watch you fall.
Dance on strings. Smile through pain.
Deep inside, you curse his name.

Sit pretty. Don’t talk back.
Lipstick red, but your world fades black.
Wanna stay? Wanna play?
Learn the rules. Don’t disobey.

Sit pretty. Don’t talk back.
Lipstick red, but your world fades black.
Wanna stay? Wanna play?
Learn the rules. Don’t disobey.

Shut up, sit pretty

I’D DO IT AGAIN by Nova J

I never took the good days for granted
Grateful for our quiet, simple life
But these days I’m panicked
staring at my phone… all night

No news… worse than bad news
Confusion… worse than pain
Always…worryin’ bout you
Will I ever… see you again?

You and me
We’ve been torn apart
Now I bleed 
With a broken heart

And if it’s time
To say goodbye
You’ll always be
The love of my life…

I keep on writing
My messages unread
My mind racing
Are you alive… are you dead?

No calls. No clues. No power.
My mind is racing fast.
Each minute’s like an hour.
How long… can this last?

You and me
We’ve been torn apart
Now I bleed
With a broken heart

And if it’s time
To say goodbye
You’ll always be
The love of my life

Even through struggle
Even through pain
With you beside me…
I’d do it again
I’d do it again
Mmm…
I’d do it… again

You and me
We’ve been torn apart
Now I bleed
With a broken heart

And if it’s time
To say goodbye
You’ll always be
The love of my life…

The love of my life…
The love of my life…
The love of my life…

I’d do it again

SPOILED by NOVA J

How did we become so spoiled?!

How did we become so spoiled?!

How did we become so spoiled?!

Sunday brunch at Sugar Pea
Glaring at me. You sip your tea.
Moaning ‘bout your Maui Jims 
“You want a pair just like his,” you grin.

Cold brew drip.
Attitude: flip.
Tone so sharp,
It cuts like a whip.

How did we become so spoiled?!

How did we become so spoiled?!
(Spoiled rotten, spoiled rotten, spoiled rotten)
Love was pure — now it’s soiled.
(Spoiled rotten)
Used to sweat and used to toil…
(Spoiled rotten)
Now look at us — so spoiled.
(Spoiled rotten)

Booked a suite at Mandarin
Thirty minutes from our flat again.
“Need a change,” you said with flair 
Then moaned, “There’s no bidet in there!”

Bubbles burst.
Bubbles pour.
We treat life
Like a corner store.

How did we become so spoiled?!

How did we become so spoiled?!
(Spoiled rotten, spoiled rotten, spoiled rotten)
Used to climb and used to build 
(Spoiled rotten)
Now we whine when wine is chilled.
(Spoiled rotten)
Tell me how we got this spoiled?!
(Spoiled rotten)

Ooooh la la laaaa
You throw fits, I match your sass
Ooooh la la laaaa
Yeah, we’re bougie — bold and brash
Ooooh la la laaaaaaaa
Laaaa la la

How did we become so spoiled?!

I said some things I can’t unsay
You slammed the door and walked away
I sat alone with guilt and dread
Thought I’d lost my love — it’s dead.

Then you came back — I saw you smile
We kissed and hugged and stayed a while
It’s messy love. It’s richly oiled.
And that’s why we became so spoiled.

How did we become so spoiled?!

How did we become so spoiled?!

Spoiled

THE EMPEROR’S PARADE by Nova J

The emperor’s parade rolls down the road
Clearly a charade — he’s got no clothes
Why pretend he wore it best?
Dead end coming, one by one — we fall off the cliff

They cheer and wave their signs
Their silence bought and sold
They swallow all their pride
Surrendering their souls

We’re complicit in this dumpster fire
(Got what we deserve)
Sold our virtues to the highest buyer
(Watching the world burn)

He has no clothes
(emperor)
But still we go
(emperor)
Follow his way
(emperor)
We cannot stray
(emperor)

He has no clothes
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh) (Oh-oh-oh-ooooh)
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh)

Bans the books we read — rewrites the past
Breaks the law, then toasts the glass
The crowd just claps — no time to think
We sold the truth for circus and a king

No one’s really speaking
Too scared to make a sound
As long as he keeps walking
He’s the only king in town

And we’re livin’ a reality show 
(Bad jokes on repeat)
A bag of trash with a golden bow
(We’re on a losing streak)

He has no clothes
(emperor)
But still we pose
(emperor)
Eyes closed tight
(emperor)
Pretend it’s right
(emperor)

He has no clothes
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh) (Oh-oh-oh-ooooh)
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh)

We hold our nose, swallow our pride
We shut our mouth, die inside
We sit and wait, get used and bruised
We limp away, battered and used

He has no clothes
(emperor)
Still, no one knows
(emperor)
We play the game
(emperor)
Ignore the shame
(emperor)

He has no clothes
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh)
(Oooh) the emperor (has no clothes)
(Oh-oh-oh-ooooh…)

The Emperor’s parade

(Verse 1)
The sky spilled milk across the street
Puddle galaxies under my feet
I hum a tune the wind forgot
Paper boat heart, tied in a knot

My coat’s too big, my voice too small
I’m the typo in the margin scrawl
Wrote my name in steam and glass
But it fades too fast, too fast

(Chorus)
Clouds don’t know my name
They sing in Morse to someone else
I’m static in the frame
A ghost who’s still learning themself
I wave at the rain
It slips right through my seams
I’m stitched into the strange
And left inside the in-between

(Verse 2)
The lamp posts blink in secret code
The sidewalks whisper where to go
But I take the wrong way every time
I guess I’m not on their design

My shadow’s got a second face
It smiles when I misplace grace
Even mirrors turn away
Like I’m not meant to stay

(Chorus)
Clouds don’t know my name
They cry in colors I can’t read
I’m glitching in the game
Wearing shoes that never lead
I wave at the rain
With fingers made of string
A marionette in pain
Still trying to mean something

(Bridge)
Maybe I’m the pause between the notes
A scribbled map with no clear roads
But I still dance beneath the sky
Even if the stars won’t say hi

(Final Chorus)
Clouds don’t know my name
But I painted it in sky glue
With crayons made of flame
And dreams I stitched in two
I wave at the rain
And maybe, just maybe, it waves back
In whispers through the haze
I think I’ve left a crack…

(Outro – whispered/spoken)
The clouds don’t know my name.
But that’s okay.
I’m not done writing it.

clouds don't know my name

UNHOLY MARY by Nova J

[Spoken Intro]
I’ll give you until the count of five.
Then I do it.
5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

[Verse 1]
You cry wolf in the courthouse, you cry wolf in the pews
Every man who gets close leaves branded, accused
Unholy Mary, queen of shadows and schemes
You built your religion on your children’s screams

[Pre-Chorus]
Every story you spin gets heavier still
Like snow piling high on that house on the hill
(Unholy Mary… what happened to you?)

[Verse 2]
You lock all the windows, you deadbolt the door
Homeschool their silence, they don’t dream anymore
You search for new labels, new ways to get paid
But the mirror reflects every debt you’ve made

[Pre-Chorus]
Every promise you broke turned colder with time
Your letters to God just excuses in rhyme
(Unholy Mary… what happened to you?)

[Chorus]
Unholy Mary, where do you hide?
(Unholy Mary… where do you hide?)
Your children are shadows, they stand by your side
(Unholy Mary…)
The mirror won’t answer, it just looks right through
 (Unholy Mary… what happened to you?)
Unholy Mary, what happened to you?
(Unholy Mary… what happened to you?!)

[Bridge]
Vanity binds you, your mercy decays
Loneliness lingers, you’re lost in the maze
Your children bear burdens they never should know
You pray for redemption, but the mercy won’t show

[Outro]
Snow falling steady on your backyard gate
The candles burn out, but you’re still awake
It’s your fate. Oh Mary. It’s your fate.
Your fate. Your fate.

[Instrumental Close]

Unholy Mary

SUPREMACY:SIMULATION by Nova J

[Part 1: "Supremacy"]

[Verse 1]
In the light of the day
In the dark of the night
When I glance your way
When I shut my eyes
When I spill the secrets of my life
When I seek the way
Under pressure
Way, way, way

[Chorus]
Some how, some way, some day
Supremacy
Come what may
Supremacy
God help us, God help us
End of days

[Verse 2]
In the thirst for intelligence
Death by dehydration
Parasites of inconvenience 
This is how it ends
In the ashes of ruin
Stop, stop, and go
In the midday microwave
Down in the dark below
In the afterglow of impending doom
In the land of the dead
Be…gone, gone, gone, gone

[Chorus]
Some how, some way, some day
Supremacy
Come what may
Supremacy
God help us, God help us
End of days

[Instrumental break]

[Bridge]
In the land of the dead
Be…Be gone, gone, gone

[Chorus]
Some how, some way, some day
Supremacy
God help us, God help us
End of days

[Verse 1 Repeat]
In the light of the day
In the dark of the night
When I glance your way
When I shut my eyes
When I spill the secrets of my life
When I seek the way
Under pressure
Way, way, way

[Chorus]
Some how, some way, some day
Supremacy
God help us, God help us
End of days
End of days
End of days

[Part 2: "Simulation"]

[Verse]
You awake and the game has ended
In a floating city in the blood red sky
Our humanity is just pretendin’
We don’t live and we don’t die
There’s a black box with billions of us all
The universe up in a cloud
Mapping humanity’s rise and fall
You’re just trying to figure it out
What did you learn from your time alive?
Did you crack the code?
Love is the only way to survive
Nothing else matters when you’re old

[Outro]
(Simulation)
Simulation
(Simulation) of life of life
(Simulation)
Simulation 
(Simulation) of life of life
(Simulation)
Simulation
(Simulation) of life of life
(Simulation)
Simulation
(Simulation) of life of life

[Instrumental close]

SUPREMACY:SIMULATION

Asia - Voices Ring

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Asia plays a key role in history. After the Sumerians, the first great empire emerged around 1100 BC under the Zhou Dynasty. This was followed by the Neo-Assyrian Empire and, in 500 BC, the even larger Achaemenid Empire.

Asia & Oceania - The Flags Unfold

Broken Harbour is a raw New Zealand folk rock performance, recorded live with just voice, guitar, and the presence of a small crowd. Written in a dark, poetic style inspired by underground legends, it captures the weight of rusted harbours, silence heavier than words, and tides that never forget.

The song blends Kiwi authenticity with existential poetry, echoing the raw acoustic tradition of indie folk while keeping a modern edge. You can hear the intimacy of the bar, the creak of the guitar strings.

For fans of live acoustic sessions, indie folk rock, and songs that sound like they were pulled straight from a late-night set in Wellington or Dunedin, this track brings an unfiltered, emotional experience.


Broken Harbour

Sisebenza, Siyaphila is pure South African Amapiano — a song about the hustle, the struggle, and the joy that keeps people moving. Sung in isiZulu and English, it carries the voice of the kasi: proud, resilient, and alive.

This is music for taxis, clubs, and corners where the beat never dies. It’s about survival, about community, about dancing even when life is heavy. Amapiano isn’t just a sound — it’s a way of life, and this track is a reminder: we work, we live, we dance.

Sisebenza, Siyaphila

Bottle Up My Blues

pop / electronic / indie — Track 4 of 8 from VICE by Nova J. Full album streaming now.

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I’m transfixed by the colors
Bleeding in the sky above us
Crimson to tangerine
Sapphire between
I can’t fly
I’m trapped by your side

[Verse 2]
Stoned in the Japanese garden
She took you across the pond to the lions
Said hello darling, wanna take a trip?
Wanna take a hit…hit…hit?

[Verse 3]
She collects candy, Wonder Woman dolls
Just like we were kids, toys and all
She’s paranoid, short on joy
Gives herself away to girls and boys

[Bridge]
I’m intoxicated, I’m suffocated
I wanna go out, I need escape and

[Chorus]
My old friend
I’ve seen you topless, and I’m exhausted
I see your pain
But I just wanna smoke and watch Wednesday

[Outro]
And so the time goes by…I just sit here…comply
And so the time goes by…I just sit here…comply
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh

WEDNESDAY — Track 4 of 8 from VICE by Nova J

Pop / electronic / indie — Track 8 of 8 from VICE by Nova J. Full album streaming now.

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Once I lived in shades of sorrow
Every morning looked the same
The baggie and the needle borrowed
All my joy and left me shame
But I walked out past the garden
Where the winter melts to rain
And I saw the world unguarded
All its pleasure, all its pain

[Verse 2]
These stones have whispered stories
These rivers speak my name
What once was dull and endless
Now is wild and uncontained
The rules that used to cage me
Are as fragile as the breeze
And the shame that tried to claim me
Falls like leaves from autumn trees

[Chorus]
Is it me, or am I flying?
Like an eagle in the sky
I can see a burst of color
Where I used to crawl and hide
I have time, sweet, endless mercy
And the road runs out of sight
I can walk this path forever
And I don’t mind

[Bridge]
My mind’s a quiet lantern now
It glows but does not burn
I don’t need every answer
It’s enough to live and learn
Each breath, a small redemption
Each heartbeat, something new
I once was blind to wonder
Now the whole world comes in view

[Outro / Chorus]
Is it me, or am I flying?
Past the ruins I left behind
I can see a burst of color
And I feel the pulse of time
I will walk this road forever
In the rain or in the shine
And I don’t mind
No, I don’t mind

COLOR — Track 8 of 8 from VICE by Nova J

emancipation by Nova J

[Vers 1]
Demons they haunt me
Lost souls, cast away at sea
Heartbeats from dragging me
Into endless purgatory 

But I was pulled from nights’ abyss (oh oh)
By the pull of Divine forgiveness (ooh ooh)
That suffering makes sense
That carried me to this

[Pre Chorus]
And If I had to do it all over again (ahh oh)
If that was the means to meet this end (ahh oh)
And that was the way to learn to live
If I had to
If I had to

[Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[Post Chorus]
How much longer shall you linger (linger)
In this hell of your own creation? (creation)
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 

[Pre Chorus]
If I had to do it all over again (again)
If that was the means to meet this end (this end)
And that was the way to learn to live (learn to live)
If I had to
If I had to

[Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Whoa! Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[Post Chorus]
How much longer shall you linger (linger)
In this hell of your own creation (creation)
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 

[Bridge]
And if I had to do it all over again
If that was the means to meet this end
And that was the way to learn to live
If I had to
To learn to live
If I had to
To meet this end

[Final Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Whoa! Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[Outro]
How much longer shall you linger
In this hell of your own creation
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation

emancipation

drifter by Nova J

[Verse 1]
I’m a drifter
I’m a drifter
And I’m not where I’m supposed to be

Of all the places I have gone, and will go
There’s one I should have left alone
Crossing paths with my old friend
Almost led me to a dark dead end
Mmmmmm

[Chorus]
I’m a drifter
And I don’t let no one close to me
I’m a drifter
And I’m not where I’m supposed to be
I’m adrift 

[Verse 2]
Indeed, my instincts told me to run
Instead I stayed, stupidly sampling the fun
I spent seven years chasing that feeling
From those first few hours of phony healing

[Chorus]
I’m a drifter
And I don’t let no one close to me (oh oh oh)
I’m a drifter
And I’m not where I’m supposed to be

[Bridge]
I suppose you can say I deserve this fate
I chose to stay, and now it’s too late
So hear my tale and heed my call
Run far away or you may lose all

[Chorus / Outro]
I’m a drifter
And I don’t let no one close to me (oooh)
I’m a drifter
And I’m not where I’m supposed to be
Mmm oooh ooh ahhh oooh ooooh aaaah ahhhh ooooh ahhh ooooh

drifter

street cat by Nova J

[Verse 1]
What’s your life like?
Flirting with your green eyes
Captivating me
Seducing me
I’m your slave 
This feral mind of mine
How it wanders, how it churns
These wild thoughts keep swirling
How they simmer, how they burn

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh

[Vers 2]
I fear for you
I don’t want your life to be hard
You take a drink and I feel chosen
But only for a moment before you run away 
You belong to no one
You are possessed by no one
You are sworn to no one 

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh

[Bridge]
The sun is finally shining
After two long weeks of rain
I even caught myself smiling
Like the old me again
But the storm always returns
And the wind always blows
My restless mind
These thoughts never slow

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh 

[Outro]
I try to sit quiet
I try to sit calm
Typhoons and tempests
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)

street cat

drug friends by Nova J

[Intro]
Mmm whuhmm

[Verse 1]
When you were high, they were stopping by
When supplies ran low, they hit the road
If you stock back up, they wanna come ‘round 
All them flakes and fakes, fillin’ up your place
With their tall tales, like killer whales
Comin’ for your blow hole

[Pre Chorus]
But you can’t sustain the life they demand
To hang out with your ice in their cocktail glass

[Chorus]
Cuz they drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

[Hook]
Whoa oooh but drug friends 

[Verse 2]
Cuz they all say how much they love it there
If they play games and scroll for days
And they all show up ‘till you fool yourself
Into thinking you’re popular in all ways 
And you can’t believe you put faith in phony rats
And you’re sick n’ tired of fair weather sycophants 

[Chorus]
Cuz they drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

Drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

[Hook]
(Whoa oh oh ooop oh oh ooop)
Whoa oooh whoa oooh 
whoa ooooh whoa ooooh whoa oh oh whoa oh oh

[Bridge]
You wrote your best friend from rehab
He stood you up when you got clean 
Your friend with benefits ghosts you 
Cuz sober sex ain’t his game
Your heart is broke n’ betrayed 
By they selfish and hurtful ways

[Chorus]
Cuz they drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

Drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

[Hook]
(Whoa oh ooop whoa oh oh ooop oooh whoa whoa)
Whoa oh oh ooop oh oh ooop oooh whoa oh whoa oooh

[Final Chorus]
Drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends 

Drug friends, drug friends
They got nothin’ nothin’ nothin’
You got nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose but drug friends

drug friends

The universality of music and its importance in the life of man is in many ways analogous to water. It may exist in countless forms and several states. It nourishes and sustains many kinds of internal life. 
It nourishes religions, philosophies, and – sciences, without being identical with any of them. Like beauty it is forever ministering, enriching, and expanding the potentials of human consciousness. This is harmony as controlled dynamic force. Music is disciplined sound. 
It is important that all students of philosophy and comparative religion should appreciate the spiritualizing force of great music. 
It is equally valuable to consider the development of music consciousness and music appreciation through the ages and among the different civilizations which have been enriched by its gentle and gracious persuasion. Music has a meaning for man; it fits into his moods without any compromise of its own integrity. Like water it adapts itself instantly to the shape of its container. In a square vessel, it is square; in a circular vessel it is circular. This is true because of the nature of the element itself, and not because it is catering to the shape of the jug, the vase, or the bowl. We must learn to appreciate the difference between music and noise, but overcome the tendency to consider unfamiliar musical forms as merely untutored sounds. While musical impulses are common to all mankind, musical forms divide into familiar and unfamiliar. As we have difficulty in understanding persons whose ways of life are different from our own, so we have difficulty in recognizing and responding to the arts of peoples psychologically remote. The final measure is sincerity, not proximity, but until we have experienced some kind of social communion with a larger world of human aspirations this communion is comparatively impossible. As psychological sympathy develops we gain the possibility of measuring arts and art values in terms of basic integrity rather than by the false standards of personal taste. We have forgotten completely that great music must originate in a great concept of life. 
It is just as important, in fact more important, to release music from within the self than merely to listen. We need the growth resulting from personal performance as well as the civilizing force of appreciation. To the old philosopher, the human body itself was a musical instrument. It is the musician within the body who must control and direct the impulses which flow outward through the personality. We talk much of the science of living but we should think more about the art of living. By surrounding himself with the art which is meritorious, true and beautiful, the music of integrity which wiII restore his ideals, Products of small minds are no to be compared with those of great minds and cultures. This is all we need to understand, even in a jittery world, to sharpen the edge of discrimination for the choice of surroundings and the environment that will spiritually achieve for us that desirable thing known as the balanced life. - Manly P. Hall

The Algorhythmic Harmonics

⌘ St. Adam