--Nice To Know--

Oh you're faded?
Oh I hate it.
No I said "it's over your head"

You can hold your drink 
but I might hold my breath.
And I'll be leaving,
this is off my chest;

Nice to know
you won't look me in the face
I've been moving on. 
Nice to know you, you, you 
haven't changed

Time has past
and I'll look back and laugh. 
I'm not the first for you 
I'm not the last. 
But I'm off the table. 

You hatefully, waiting so patiently
This is something from under the rug. 
Bet there's a headful of dreadful things
you can't wait to say to me, 
if ever you feel like
tearing this mind apart

Nice to know 
you've forgotten how it was. 
Nice to know you,
tell yourself you won (won)
Nice to know
you won't look me in the face
I've been moving on. 
Nice to know you, you, you 
haven't changed...!

Still hold your candle? 
I'm head to toe in gasoline. 
There's too much smoke 
and I can't breathe. 
Can't handle much can we?
Can we?
Can we?   
(No...!)

Nice to know you
Nice to know you
Nice to know you

Nice To Know

--Lyrics--

Spoke my peace,
hope that doesn't change the way you feel 'bout me.
On repeat;
the words that travel further in the open air. 

Never really knowing where to stand between you,
I'll never know. 
Maybe I should've been as controlling
to hold my own. 

Closure's overrated,
it's more anaesthetic.
Hope you don't forget it,
I'm saving myself. 

Empathy, something clearly lacking 
in the friends I keep. 
A 'Pair of Three', endlessly pretending
it won't get to me. 

Maybe you're keeping a score?
My guess is as good as hers. 
Maybe I should've been more possessive
like you were. 

Closure's overrated,
it's more anaesthetic. 
Hope you don't forget it,
I'm saving myself. 

What if our 'pair of three'
only makes a traitor 
out of you, and you, and me? 

Closure's overrated,
it's more anaesthetic. 
Hope you don't forget it, 
I'm saving myself
Forget it I'm saving myself 
Forget it I'm saving myself
Forget it I'm saving myself 

Music and lyrics by Isaac Atienzo (Monico)

Pair Of Three

You’ll find me lifeless in my bed, 
Dwelling on some crisis in my head. 
But I waste my life,
Overthinking every little thing 
that wants to kill me inside. 
So why, do I waste my time?
Naive in believing I can bottle it up 
And leave it all behind. 

I’m still breathing through a broken smile,
Don’t say you believe till you’ve walked a mile
In my shoes. 
I think you got issues. 
It’s been a couple hours on the bathroom floor,
But you’re the kind of person that would beg for more 
Now won’t you? 
Because you got issues,
Issues. 

Don’t mind that cynicism,
When you’re a prisoner of your mind. 
A lot of things it could be but really isn’t 
But how I worry all the time. 

And I’ve been through hell. 
Scavenging for better memories but nothing seems to ring a bell. 
But time, time will heal. 
Despite giving all my empathy,
I haven’t forgotten how to feel. 

‘Cause I’m still breathing through broken smile,
Don’t say you believe till you’ve walked a mile
In my shoes. 
I think you got issues. 
It’s been a couple hours on the bathroom floor,
But you’re the kind of person that would beg for more 
Now won’t you? 
Because you got issues,
Issues. 



Buddy you may be a different breed,
‘Cause you seemingly breathe negativity
And look at you believing that it resonates
With me. 
Is that what you deduct from me,
With that fucked up methodology.
Now I wager, you’re in danger. 
Confrontation, but you belong in a manger. 
Take it with a grain of salt but you’ll be none the wiser, you light up, you rely on that fire, to revive you. 
You’re not worth the effort, you’re not worth the time.
 You never offered me no peace of the mind and I feel it inside
only one of us is getting out of this alive. 

I waste my life,
Overthinking every little thing that wanted to kill me inside. 
It’s alright, I think it’s time.
I know it left me bleeding but
 I’m gonna try and leave it all behind. 

I’m still breathing through broken smile,
Don’t say you believe till you’ve walked a mile
In my shoes. 
I think you got issues. 
It’s been a couple hours on the bathroom floor,
But you’re the kind of person that would beg for more 
Now won’t you? 
Because you got issues,
Issues.

ISSUES

‘Monico’ the chosen moniker of Sydney based solo artist; Isaac Atienzo. 
 
‘Monico’ began with nothing more than his voice and a guitar on the streets of Sydney from the age of 15. Turning heads with an extensive musical vocabulary and an unapologetically capable vocal style, Monico is now a young veteran in the Sydney music scene. 
 
Raised by the contemporary legends of Hozier, Gregory Alan Isakov and Ed Sheeran, soulful folk and indie hooks are embodied and celebrated in Monico’s music. His first singles 'Frangipani' and 'Nice To Know' get sung back him at his gigs. 

This warm community support has now also followed him online on Twitch. 3 hours, 4 times a week, these energetic live-streamed performances allow for Monico to personally connect with his fans around the globe. 

 TWITCH: @thatguymonico

Monico

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