SHARKS!
Recorded & produced by Dave Dones
Written by: Omar Feliciano & Ken O’donohue

SHARKS!

You are the current in the sea pulling me back in 
You are the tower on the beach calling out to me 
& I've been thinking love where ever you want to go 
I will call it home so long as you are there 

I've been swimming blindly 
but I will make way to you
you know I always do
I will keep on moving
cause these sharks are out for blood

You are the brightness in the stars 
lighting up my night
You are the sunrise to the east 
bringing me my day
& I've been thinking love where ever you want to go
I will call it home so long as you are there

I've been swimming blindly 
but I will make way to you
you know I always do
I will keep on moving
cause these sharks are out for blood

Oh these lungs they fill so quickly with despair
honey I've been strong but I've been wrong before

Hey, Hey I can see it now, Hey, hey can you bring her round
honey I've been strong but I've been wrong before


SHARKS!

Maybe Next Year

Verse 1: 
The next 12 months I’m going to bring about some changes 
I’m going to focus on my small wins not the losses 
I’m going to care about the people I let in 
& surround myself with positivity

(sucks teeth) Fuck it.

Chorus: 
Maybe next year I can learn to not get drunk before I call 
Maybe next year I can learn to not waste all my dough on drugs 
Maybe next year I can join a gym & focus on myself 
Maybe next year, maybe next year

Verse 2: 
I’m going to gather all my mental ammunition 
So I can shoot & kill my self doubts & my fears 
No more guilt trips for minor lapses in my judgment 
because they only set off an avalanche of bad emotions 
When all I really want is positivity.

Chorus: 
Maybe next year I can learn to not get drunk before I call 
Maybe next year I can learn to not waste all my dough on drugs 
Maybe next year I can join a gym & focus on myself 
Maybe next year, maybe next year, maybe next year.

Bridge: 
When that ball drops 
I’m giving it everything 
when that ball drops, 3-2-1.

Chorus: 
Maybe next year I can learn to not get drunk before I call 
Maybe next year I can learn to not waste all my dough on drugs 
Maybe next year I can join a gym & focus on myself 
Maybe next year, maybe next year

Maybe Next Year - Single

Maybe Next Year

South Ozone

Verse 1: 

Hand-me downs and throwaways, dirty kicks and lay away
A single mom struggling to keep her kids from suffering. 
(PS) 100, (JHS) 226, JAHS and all the friends who understood the need to look ahead. 
Shout it out, shout it out. 

Chorus: 
Public schools on the boulevards gave me spine and confidence 
To do the things I love to do regardless of the consequence

Post Chorus: 
Because we are all we have so, be the person you needed when you were young.

Verse 2: 
A dad who drank and barely spoke, beat his wife and robbed us blind 
left two girls and a boy with such a void
But a contractor, a nail lady, a carwash and a pharmacy 
All taught me how to work towards what I want
In exchange for cash. 

Chorus: 
Public schools on the boulevards gave me spine and confidence 
To do the things I love to do regardless of the consequence

South Ozone

Copycat

Verse 1: 
I am not trying to be anybody else 
& I don’t mean any disrespect

Pre chorus: 
I’ve got my own thoughts
So I’ll pave my own way
& I don’t mean any disrespect 

Chorus:
There’s a million of them but only one of you
So why can’t you do your own thing? 

Verse 2:
So he can slur his words & play real fast 
So you want to do it too
You’re just a copy of a copy 
With a few good hooks. 

Pre chorus:
But I’ve got my own thoughts
So I’ll pave my own way
& I don’t mean any disrespect 

Chorus:
There’s a million of them but only one of you
Why can’t you do your own thing? 

Bridge: 
Off the shoulders of the greats I saw further
Off of their gifts & shoulders; I saw further
(Reference for bridge lyrics: Isaac Newton)

Chorus:
There’s a million of them but only one of you
Why can’t you do your own thing?

2019

Copycat

Free Myself
By: Omar Feliciano

Verse 1:
This empty institute is nothing more than a trap
My fevers rising yeah my eyes they seem to fade into black
They quickly strap me down. The doctor turns and say’s he’s figured it out

Pre-chorus:
He said my heart is drenched with all the wrong intentions in life
He said I’m ruined, yeah I’m sick, No I should never be touched
Their hands they tremble at the thought of being left with me. I’m going to burn it down

Chorus:
Come on, come on, come on, come on lets go
I’m going to be the one to come and tear you down
Nothing I ever do is ever good enough
Trying my best for what, I’m just letting you down. 

Verse 2:
This holy institute is nothing more than a gag
My body’s aching yeah my bones they seem to break and contort
They quickly pray for me, the priest he turns and says just figure it out

Pre-chorus:
He said my soul is plagued with all the vile intentions in life
He said I’m cursed, because I’ve sinned, no I can never be helped
Their faith it crumbles at the thought of being left with me. I’m going to burn it down

Bridge:
I’ll free myself from all of this
And I will find the strength to conquer it


Free myself - The Phoenix Within

The  Phoenix Within is a rock project based out of Queens, NY. The project is fronted by singer-songwriter Omar Feliciano and is backed by bassist Nicholas Narlis, guitarist John Narlis and drummer Steven Khan. 

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