I wanted to write something thats a general feeling of how things are at the moment, everything in world seems to be in a mess with no light at the end of the tunnel, it's easy to lose yourself, sometimes you don't feel strong enough when the world or people kick you down, you just gotta come back fighting and set your your path straight no matter how off course its become.

                            Smalltown Minds
                        (all Lyrics. J.Harvey)

Small-town minds going round in rotation 
Prison cells of our own creation
I never thought that I could find salvation
But do I really care at all 

All caught in the same situation  
Money talks piling high as inflation  
Do not have drive, do not have determination
Building up together, on a false foundation 
Walking through a nation, a mutation of its self. 
The measure of your worth  is determined by your wealth 
Is this not a mirror a reflection of yourself 
How many fall, lose their mind 
Some people never learn  
 
- [ ] Times have changed, we’re just digging in the dirt
Do not leave your station for a minute leave your work 
Think I’m on a down is it slowly getting worse 
I can’t navigate this life can not put it in reverse 

Going down to a town, boarded down, run it down, government don’t care they not there, they just sold you out.
Make it out, run you out, told you what it’s all about. 
Does not pay to have your mind and head in the clouds 

The 1 percent, the no percent, who controls the money, 
a system build on greed, they will grieve, is it funny
It all about a roof getting food in your tummy 
They only wanna no when the sky’s blue, sunny 

Console your debt, card rejected, not protected, funny 
As I projected, un-respected, I don’t think i’m happy 
Street neglected, not connected,
do not have the money, it’s all about the gangs and the drugs, chase the Honey. 

Minority, equality, to never feel priority 
Taking on authorities project a superiority  have a status quo, is it real democracy
If don’t know no truth 
Or have no honesty 
Have we no shame or we out for personal gain  
Can you blame me if I ever acted the same
Let’s play the blame game, wanna make your mark  a name, you never made me a part, you treat me the same 

Underestimated I guess you never calculated 
Invalidated, now I’m feeling frustrated 
If I’m now a monster I’m one that you created 
They never really friends
They were all ill fated 

No harm was meant 
I did consent 
But I can’t trust nobody
How does this end 
It was meant meant 
But now there is no money 
I’m terminated
complicated
I think it’s getting bloody 
These are not thoughts or feelings I embody  

Escape these feelings
Shady dealing 
Midnight meeting 
Friend deleting 
Unbelieving 
Wrong perceiving 
Am I bleeding 
I’m not healing 
Do I have to watch what you intend on stealing   
You had it all now Romeo is bleeding

The Cost Of Living

Smalltown Minds

My names Jay, I'm a songwriter, ideas man from Cambridgeshire in the UK , I'd like to write for other people or an Artist with a shared vision, the dream would be that i guess.
Awkward Fellow is a Hip-Hop, Pop, Jazz, R'n'B, lo-fi fusion with an Oldschool vibe.. I've started writing for an up and coming album "The Cost Of Living" (Well at the moment it's gonna be called that)seems to be the vibe of the times, No fillers hopefully.

Influences: Sault, Massive Attack, Prince, De la sol, Little Sims, Portishead, Avalanches, Beastie Boys. in terms of my own music but i listen to a lot more.

New tracks tagged #cost of living crises