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Written and recorded by Nature TV
Mixed by Solo Major
Mastered by Ed Woods
Released via Heist or Hit.
Artwork by Humphrey Bangham
Drums recorded at Rubix Studios.

Lyrics: 
Fear I’m only wasting time 
Restless and roaming through the filth at night 
Lustful and lonely 
Do you know her?
Over and over 
Kiss and we breathe underwater 
Under every rain cloud 
Silence can speak so loud 
Cause in the rain, she’s not the same 
It’s just like a movie 
Except when it ends, can’t reboot it 
Soaked to the core and I lose it
On the way with some change 

Learning to get smart 
Teaching broken hearts 
How to feel, something real 

It’s all an illusion
A trick of the light 
It’s all smoke and mirrors 
At market price 
Oh baby 
Too much, too soon, to save you 

Her hands are on the wheel on the wheel that night 
Desperately diving to the depths to find 
Something’s been missing for a long long while 
Leading ladies always break your heart 
Tear worlds apart 
Fill you with something then they spill the jar 
Down the drain, such a shame 

It’s all an illusion
A trick of the light 
It’s all smoke and mirrors 
At market price 
Oh baby 
Too much, too soon to save you

Rescued in the morning for the love of light 
Kiss in the air and we both take flight 
Do you know her? Have you seen her?
Didn’t ever think I’d need you baby but here we are
In this car, driving somewhere baby I don’t know I never asked 

It’s all an illusion
A trick of the light 
It’s all smoke and mirrors 
At market price 
Oh baby 
Too much, too soon to save you

Nature TV - Illusions

New album by SICKY
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Billy Cousins

Everywhere you go 
Everything you see 
Don’t believe a word  
You’ve been living in dreamland all right 
Wake up some time

Every thing you say 
It doesn’t change a thing 
I’ve been here all day 
But I'm looking to wine and dine now 
They’re all sold out 

One step forward and two steps back 
Need your love like a heart attack 

Trying to break the ice
To thaw your taste 
Come rain or shine you’ve been barking up the wrong tree baby 
Call it a day

By the skin of your teeth 
You made it here 
Turn the other cheek 
And get ready for a bolt from the blue 
Sounds just like you 

One step forward and two steps back 
Need your love like a heart attack 
Never burn a bridge, baby that's a fact
One step forward and two steps back 

I bet you wish you never met a man that could make you smile 
I bet you wish you never heard a sound that could make you cry 

I heard you lost it on the way 
I’ll help you find it 
All around us 

Everywhere you go 
Everything you see
Don't believe a word
You’ve been living in dreamland all right 
Wake up sometime  

One step forward and two steps back 
Need your love like a heart attack 
Never burn a bridge, baby that's a fact
One step forward and two steps back



Written by Nature TV
Recorded by Solo Major at 17b Studios
Mastered by Ed Woods
Released by Heist or Hit

Nature TV is Guy Bangham, Josh Eriskin, James Hunt. 
Drums by Zal Jones, recorded at Rubix.

Artwork by Kevin Lowery (https://kevinlowery.ie)

One Step Forward

Lyrics: 
How did things turn out to be this way
Made mistakes when I was half my age 
Things I treasured just lead me astray 
Aways it goes, you told me so 

Am I really who I thought I’d be 
No one close, but no real enemies 
Stand alone and view it from beneath 
Aways it goes, you told me so 

Day and night 
One and the same 
Out of sight 
Losing your way 

Look at your life
Nothings on track
Nothings alright 
Nothing like that 
Never gonna get there when you’re slowing me down 

Thorn in my side 
Changing my life 
Unattainable but dreaming is nice

Friends and lovers I can see them all 
Close my eyes and watch them start to fall
Back to the first time when I heard you call 
Aways it goes, you told me so 

Am I lonely or am I free 
Friday night with no real place to be 
Surely someone’s looking out for me 
Aways it goes, she told me so

Day and night 
One and the same 
Out of sight 
Losing your way 

Look at your life
Nothings on track
Nothings alright 
Nothing like that 
Never gonna get there when you’re slowing me down 

Day and night 
One and the same 
Out of sight 
Losing your way 

Look at your life
Nothings on track
Nothings alright 
Nothing like that 
Never gonna get there when you’re slowing me down

Written by Nature TV
Recorded by Solo Major at 17b Studios
Mastered by Ed Woods
Released by Heist or Hit

Nature TV is Guy Bangham, Josh Eriskin, James Hunt.
Drums by Zal Jones, recorded at Rubix.

Artwork by Andrew Torr (https://andrewtorr.com)

Aways It Goes

Lyrics: 
Ooo Baby I’m a young kid 
You can’t have my thumbprint 
I just wanna make money double up in hundreds 
People I don’t fuck with 
Never had to butt kiss  
Honey I’m just making sure you know what to keep up with 
Lady I’m a young kid
Lazy when I blunt skin 
Maybe I should spell it out for you 
You the bluntest 
Simmer down the mood 
You gon really have to uplift 
And when you leave the room leaving full like a dumpling ooo 

Sometime I have to ask myself 
Have the cards been dealt 
Fill a glass whens the last time your 
Got felt 

You been passed up on multiple occasions the 
Deep blue eyes got me staring into space 
Sporadic conversation 
Origin is blatant 
Cherry picked lies girl my life’s been amazing 

I bet that you been here before 
3rd button on my cords 
How we end up on the bedroom floor 
She don’t wanna be in love no more 

No She don’t wanna be in love no more 

Raise a glass to her ex and she like what for 
Cause she don’t wanna be in love no more 

So I take back seat like a passenger
Candle lit room 
She put chance on opened up a fat bag the shrooms 
said relax baby boy let me show you how we do 
Elite moves 
Tell me all the shit you been through 

Ooo Baby I’m a young kid 
You can’t have my thumbprint 
I just wanna make money double up in hundreds 
People I don’t fuck with 
Never had to butt kiss  
Honey I’m just making sure you know what to keep up with 
Lady I’m a young kid
Lazy when I blunt skin 
Maybe I should spell it out for you 
You the bluntest 
Simmer down the mood 
You gon really have to uplift 
And when you leave the room leaving full like a dumpling ooo 

Oooo oooooo la la la x4 

Would my mumma be proud if she see what I do 
Would you ever speak out 
If you Knew what the truth is 
Blue prints layed down sitting on new shit 
Figures on my head wanna see if the shoe fit
Smooth kid blue suede shoes with a tooth pick 
Two sips down and I’m ready move in 
Cue tips 3rd floor view at the new crib 
Run a tight ship but rocking the boat bitch 

Ooo Baby I’m a young kid 
You can’t have my thumbprint 
I just wanna make money double up in hundreds 
People I don’t fuck with 
Never had to butt kiss  
Honey I’m just making sure you know what to keep up with 
Lady I’m a young kid
Lazy when I blunt skin 
Maybe I should spell it out for you 
You the bluntest 
Simmer down the mood 
You gon really have to uplift 
And when you leave the room leaving full like a dumpling ooo 

Oooo oooooo la la la x4

Jorge. - Dumpling

Situation Normal

Home Alone

Elijah - Wilson State Park

written/produced/mixed/mastered/drawn by banzai !! 

lyrics:

the animal spirits got you right where they want u
calling me up again
and no-one said it was gonna be easy
to let go of who u knew

catch me dodging feels like
ray man wearing ray bans
I need to be alone
won't catch me in the daylight
cuz I don't like to go outside
I need to be alone

u can never get back baby
no no no
get back to where you belong
and no matter how much u want to
don't u know 
I need to be alone

u can't get back there
and I don't really care at all
no I don't really care

get back baby

Dedicated to my friend Tim. Gone to soon!
Big thanks to Micheal Bede Tourle for his production skills!

Jak Dors - MAKE A LITTLE PEACE (song for Tim)

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