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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 299

Lightning Tesla

Laika [Music Video] on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PBEq8uyroNU
Laika on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OkHX9E
EP#1 on Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2FyyyDz
Music by: The Easter Island Statues
www.theeasterislandstatues.com
© ℗ Easter Island Statues (2018)

Laika

Lyrically, this song is based around a person's wish for self improvement, with a target of satisfying someone's vision for them. It could be another person, or it could be their own desire to better themselves. There's a nervousness about whether it'll be possible to get there or whether they will fall short, but there's an excitement about trying.

All music and lyrics by Stephen Martin.

Heart of Stone

Believe, the new Single from Glass Wings, taken from the forthcoming debut album 'Everything and Nothing.


Lyrics:
So this is entertainment, I give you what you want
I’m signing up for something, not sure I’m good enough
The weight of your opinion, you’d be surprised how deep it dives

Wade through the muddy water, up to my waist in dirt
This current pushing backwards, will I be overturned?
Your raft rolls down the river, drag me in over the port-side
You and I

It’s so strange, but isn’t everybody in the whole world the same?
We just wake up
And suddenly we're trying to make the best of what’s already made
Hold up now

Ooh, ooh
Wait a minute, little bit torn up I admit it
Guess I better push myself to the limit
Cause I don’t wanna wait forever
Ooh, ooh
No worries, gotta play the long game but no hurry
Yeah you know I work hard for my money
But I don’t wanna wait, oh yeah
It won’t be easy everyday, and you might not get this right away
You just gotta believe

I’ll spend the whole day, dreaming
I’ll do things the hard way if I spend
All day, dreaming
I’ll do things the hard way if I spend
All day, dreaming
I’ll do things the hard way if I spend

Wait a minute, little bit torn up I admit it
Guess I better push myself to the limit
Cause I don’t wanna wait forever
Ooh, ooh
No worries, gotta play the long game but no hurry
Yeah you know I work hard for my money
But I don’t wanna wait, oh yeah
It won’t be easy everyday, and you might not get this right away
You just gotta believe

Believe

" LYRICALLY a passion filled roller coaster ride with a captivating backing track"

Highly Driven

Highly Driven ft Khase Produced by NoNameSoulja

Out now: http://smarturl.it/MC2-ColdatDusk

Cold At Dusk

Fresh On The Net is a music blog hosted by Tom Robinson and Team Freshnet, offering independent artists an open door and a level playing field for their music. Our inbox is open at http://freshonthenet.co.uk every Monday to Thursday morning - if you share a track with us there it will be heard by every member of our moderation team.

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The Syndicate is the project of Stephen Martin, a London-based unsigned musician recently recognised in Serj Tankian's 7 Notes Experiment.

All music and lyrics by Stephen Martin.

Influences include:

Muse
Editors
Hell is for Heroes
Polarkreis 18
InMe
Angels and Airwaves
In Flames

Heart of Stone

The Syndicate

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