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Existentialism
01:38
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I see no point in the world around
My life has a tinge of darkness,
permanent sunglasses
I'm not compassionate to myself
My thoughts would be frowned upon
A screwed up perceptive, I know is wrong
I Find No Joy In The World Around Me
Yeah my hobbies just aren’t as pleasing
Live goes so slowly, and then it's wasted
There's so much pressure and only one chance
At least I'm with you
Up at 3 am at my laptop
So far removed, from routine and schedule
Up at 3 am at my laptop
Listening to music
that will make my mood worse
Up at 3 am
Up at 3 am
Up at 3 am again
I Find No Joy In The World Around me
I Find No Joy In The World Around me
Even though I should
I Find No Joy In The World Around me
I Find No Joy In The World Around me
Even though I should
Even though I should
Even though I should
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Human Needs
03:47
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A book once full of song lyrics,
Is now all to-do lists
I rip the flowers from the ground
To see the fleeting beauty in my hands
I want to be free
And I want to achieve
Who are my people?
Are my connections real?
So many human needs, that we aren’t getting
I can’t wait to celebrate being a young adult with you.
And live a fruitful life.
“I’ve had enough of living through historical events:”
I want my old problems back
I want to be free
And I want to achieve
Who are my people?
Are my connections real?
So many vital human needs, that we aren’t getting
Where’s this coming of age?
I’m not changing for the better
I need to burn down the door, trapping me in isolation.
And write my friends a letter.
All my problems are lessened around you
I want to be free
And I want to achieve
Who are my people?
Are my connections real?
I want to be free
And I want to achieve
We deserve to be free
We deserve to be free
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My Dark Side
03:28
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My head swaying in my sleep
I wake up in a pool of sweat
How do I know if I’m being moral for the sake of it, or for some personal benefit?
I want to go where there is no service
And the strangers are kind
There’s nothing like a near-death experience to put everything in perspective
I’m not giving up you can bet on this
I’m surface level at introspection
I forget the names of my neighbours,
Even though they’ve been the same for decades.
I'm 19 and my back always aches, always
I want to go where there is no service
And the strangers are kind
There’s nothing like a near-death experience to put anything in perspective
I’m not giving up you can bet on this
bet on this! this!
My dark side is persuasive
It offers a false relief
My dark side is persuasive
But I will persevere
My dark side is persuasive
But my life I wanna perceive
My dark side is persuasive
My dark side is persuasive
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Stressful Existential
04:11
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Condemned to be free
Deep down all we are is what we do
I’m overwhelmed by this realm of possibilities
I want to just make stupid jokes and lie next to you
I miss you and it feels like weeks
We haven’t seen each other for 5 days, soon 6
We have been abandoned by the gods
Just a small raft on a rough sea
Looking at a stormy horizon
Hoping there’s blue skies underneath
Questioning is tiring, sometimes I just want to, be
Knowing this is just my hand in life, I try to be numb
I am reminded of the cruelty of the universe
Hearing you’re in the hospital
The chemicals not doing anything, about the malicious cells growing in your body
You say “don’t think of philosophies, just take the problem simply”, sounds easy
The nurses take your blood and ask you how you are
I feel faith in humanity
That these strangers treat you, selflessly
We have been abandoned by the gods
Just a small raft on a rough sea
Questioning is tiring, sometimes I just want to, be
Would I live forever if I could?
If there was heaven, that we could leave, who ever would?
What the fuck do I do with my time on earth?
What the fuck do I do with my time on earth?
When I’m not even happy with myself as a person
What the fuck do I do with my time on earth?
I hope I show the people in my life that I care
I haven’t conquered myself yet, the world is not an option
What the fuck do I do with my time on earth?
What the fuck do I do with my time on earth?
Can’t someone else decide?
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I’m shutting out the world,
like a little girl
Under the blanket I hide, when will this get tired
I’m shutting out the world
Every time I think of going outside I hurl
No one embarrasses me more than myself
You’re so much better than me,
with your store-bought positivity
And fresh off the street ecstasy
You’re so much better than me,
Yeah so much better than me,
I have no car
No job
No fun no freedom
my life is ending
before the beginning
I’m shutting out the world like a little girl
Under the blanket I hide, when will this get tired
I’m shutting out the world
Every time I think of going outside I hurl
No one embarrasses me more than myself
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Become conscious alone
Wake up alone
At a busy party, standing alone
Ruminating in my bedroom, alone
Loving someone but knowing it’ll end with one of you being alone
We’ll die alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end of the day, I’m alone
At the end
At the end
I'm alone
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8. |
I Could Die At Any Time
02:37
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I could die at any time.
So know I love you, and that I thank you
for loving me, dressing me, or just being encouraging.
Thanks for being on my street, or clapping at a gig
Who knows when I’ll go, I hope this remains a concrete note
Death goes by quick
Life goes by quicker
So dance around and maybe drink some liquor
Pain goes by quick
Joy goes quicker
But know that I was grateful to be here
There’s so much art I was thankful to see, and beautiful creatures just purely living.
I hope I left more love than loss
I hope we all keep poor faith in humanity and don’t forget to sing.
All the deep connections and intimate hugs were the best.
Death goes by quick
Life goes by quicker
So dance around and maybe drink some liquor
Pain goes by quick
Joy goes quicker
But know that I was grateful to be here
My only regrets… I wish I tried harder to kindle burgeoning relationships
And I wish I forced myself out of my comfortable confinement more often
And less comparisons to the ostentatious
I could die at anytime
I could die at anytime
Death goes by quick
Life goes by quicker
Death goes by quick
Life goes by quicker
I could die at any time!
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What a stupid phenomenon,
Celebrating laps around the sun
Specs are dying out, and we humans are having blowouts
Nature asks nothing offs, its free and giving with its beauty
That innocence is returned with violence
My brain can’t wrap around the fact our universe is over 10 billion years old
So how about I just hold your hand?
What's in store for this land?
I don’t want to live fully in a material world
Little penguins wait for their parents in their burrows,
And dogs just assume every stranger is nice, I wish they were right
My brain can’t wrap around the fact our universe is over 10 billion years old
So how about I just hold your hand?
What's in store for this land?
I don’t want to live in a material world
We need to be nicer to nature
We need to be nicer to nature
If that’s not enough for you, know it’s a mutual exchange
A world just full of concrete car parks and bourgeois towers can’t be a place anyone wants to live?
We need to be nicer to nature
This is the only message I say that matters
We need to be nicer to nature
We need to be nicer to nature
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10. |
I Hate Rich People!
02:40
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Why do we give our empathy to people who don't even know we exist?
And they just pretend to care when they are hurting in their hip pockets
Self-made is a myth
Most of us down here are just trying to exit and force some fun
Oh and I hate rich people,
Would that change if I was one myself?
I've never experienced the glory of wealth
My music app says I'm yearning and wistful, is that true?
All these big brands stalk me in my everyday life, they stalk you too
And I hate rich people,
Would that change if I was one myself?
I've never experienced the glory of wealth
Class consciousness is only on the top end, in the present
Humanity can be ugly, it's true
Humanity can be ugly,
But I forget about it when I'm with you
Humanity can be ugly, it's true
Humanity can be ugly,
But I forget about it when im with you
I buy products that pollute, our seas and skies,
even when I don't mean to
Humanity can be ugly, its true
Humanity can be ugly, its true
Humanity can be ugly,
But I forget about it, with you
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11. |
Blue Blanket
03:11
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Alarms harass me awake
On the bus again
Back to my old comforts
Secured by blood
And fondness
No matter where I go.
I find my way back here
We each have our unique quirks,
and places where we feel like an older version of ourselves
I come back to you
When I’m scared
I’m a child, in an adult body
I come to you
I come to you
Always, eventually
I need my blue blanket
You need a warm shower
So we can feel at home in our bodies
In many years, I hope we still hold hands on this same beach.
I’m a stunted seed in the soil,
People are pouring water onto me, but I just can’t grow yet.
It’s a shame how comfortable we can get, staying in one place
I come back to you
When I’m scared
I’m a child, in an adult body
I come to you
I come to you
Always, eventually
It’s ok
What comforting words
It’s all ok
What untrue words
But you make it, ok, enough
I come to you
I come to you
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Leave a voicemail, the saddest three words I’ve ever heard
Death implies life, black implies white
How could I have ever known our time together was finite
How cruel, we always have to say goodbye
You cut the tether that tied us together
How cruel, we always have to say goodbye
No matter how hard we try
I’m more scared than I want to admit,
I don’t wanna move out, I won’t even wanna imagine scenarios in my head where the pain is too loud
Take me with you, wherever you go,
Where is this beautiful world, everyone talks about ?
How cruel, we always have to say goodbye
You cut the tether that tied us together
How cruel, we always have to say goodbye
No matter how hard we try
I don’t wanna lose you
But I might have to
I don’t wanna lose you
But I might have to
How cruel, we always have to say goodbye
You cut the tether that tied us together
How cruel,
How cruel one of us will have the last line
How cruel, there will always be another cry
How cruel we’ll just have to say we tried
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Bridget Allan Melbourne, Australia
Bridget Allan is an indie/jazz-influenced singer-songwriter from the Mornington Peninsula. She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne, specialising in Jazz & Improvisation. Bridget’s most significant musical influences are Jeff Buckley and Florence + The Machine. ... more
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