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Young Dreams, Old Nightmares

by Alex-Ander

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[Chorus/Hook] And I’ve been going through hell; Caught in a vicious spell Blinded by the lies, crossed course, stumbled and fell I’m feeling so alone, I think I’m 'bout to explode System overload [Verse 1]: Alex-Ander Anxiety so high that I can't swallow my spit So why would I sleep when I know tomorrow's a bitch? People talking all this shit, I stand and take it like a man I'm everybody's punching bag, so I'm writing and- Do people care? Nope. Do people laugh? Yes All the time, while I'm steady doing back flips Running to and from places for respect No benefits, just a handful more of neglects I'm sick of being broke with just a bit of crack change And taking all these drugs and feeling the exact same I'm not the type to bring other rappers down I'm the type to help them rise back up from the ground I uplift people with all I have voluntarily And make music so you can use it for therapy So let me know why all around all I get is hate Yours truly, a stupid kid just tryna get the record straight [Chorus/Hook] And I’ve been going through hell; Caught in a vicious spell Blinded by the lies, crossed course, stumbled and fell I’m feeling so alone, I think I’m 'bout to explode System overload [Verse 2]: Decided
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[Verse 1] If God’s there, can he at least tell me why Why I always have strongest urge to die To satisfy everybody who has dealt with my lies? ‘Cause all I’m really feeling is the devil inside I just wanna cry, but I fear the tears won’t dry And I shed a few when people think it doesn’t apply I just hold it in, take a deep breath and sigh Then the same thoughts repeat why am I still alive? I’m just speaking truth, what’s there more to lose When you've lived 18 years down and confused? About everything and everybody that’s surrounds you There’s a let down every time you think you found you And it’s another lonely day Another thought passes that I can’t throw away Still trying to cope with all this stress Another day locked in my room, no more or less than depressed [Chorus/Hook] Please take out all my limbs And just throw them to wherever the hell ends And then, rip out every pound of muscle Then forget about how I was using that for these struggles (x2) [Verse 2] Fuck all those positive songs I’m started to question what I was feeling when I was dropping them all Sometimes I feel so weak, that I’m immobilized Try to get back up but I’m numb and I’m cold as ice We live in a world where there’s no real trust So don’t try to talk to me when there’s no such thing as us ‘Cause people will always just fucking stab you in the back And bring up all the shit that happened in the past Humiliate you, hate you, then become distant But it’s still in your head and that’s the fucking difference That’s why I hardly wanna go out in public I’m similar to Em ‘cause I’m just another crab in a bucket Yeah, and it’s another lonely day Another thought passes that I can’t throw away Still trying to cope with all this stress Another day locked in my room, no more or less than depressed, just [Chorus/Hook] Please take out all my limbs And just throw them to wherever the hell ends And then, rip out every pound of muscle Then forget about how I was using that for these struggles (x2) [Verse 3] Man I just need a bit longer to put this on a page ‘Cause everyday I’m feeling so fucking enraged Is he sad, or is he strange? He hasn’t slept in 2 days He never owns up to past mistakes, he’s fake He’s 18, and can’t let go of his past He thinks that he’ll go far, just bitching in raps Acts like he’s six and a half, doesn’t listen to FACS Spitting his ass off, trying to be ripping a track He’s a failure, and he’s taken his last test Screams “fuck schoo” because he’s always past stressed Agony at best, hasn’t turned his back yet So he doesn’t even know where most of his past went Probably written in a pile the size of his room Reaching for the stars, but he got his eyes on the moon Broke as fuck, living on my own Until I crawl out of this and you’ll see me sitting on a throne Yo, and it’s another lonely day Another thought passes that I can’t throw away Still trying to cope with all this stress Another day locked in my room, no more or less than depressed, so [Chorus/Hook] Please take out all my limbs And just throw them to wherever the hell ends And then rip out every pound of muscle Then forget about how I was using that for these struggles (x2)
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[Verse 1]: Switch I remember that night, like it was yesterday A little cold and no light, held your hand the whole way Couldn’t let you leave my sight, didn’t know what to say It’s like I was tongue tied, you had me hooked at "hey" And know I could never lie, could never go astray I planned things and I tried, roses on the table We both got a rush a high, movies so no cable And you jumped in right beside, so we had no label I know I felt so alive, and when you looked at me All of my frustration died, you had me hooked you see Leela let me be your Fry, because I would gladly When you turned to look at me, I was so happy I still remember that night, like it was yesterday I loved you and held so tight, and the stress went away You said it would be alright, but took steps that way And now I’m left with no light, I love you but couldn’t say [Chorus/Hook]: A Solid State Of Mind Remember the night I held you so close I know I'll never forget the words that I never said Run away with me and you can be my queen and I can be your king [Verse 2]: Aphects Have you ever been so lonely to the point Where the only noise heard is the pattern of your voice ? Repeated upon a beat , where it doesn't have the choice But to speak what it seeks, just to find out it destoryed Every seed of hope, every rope that chokes Becomes tighter everyday when you rise in smoke 'Cause your scorched from the inside, burning in You wanna break shit, so you start flipping in Well this how I'm feeling, and I'm never going back To the life that we had, 'cause it never was intact Every moment, we spent together, everything is gone But still wishing nothing, nothing ever went wrong I'm pacing back and forth, 'cause I'm driven fucking crazy Remember the night, I told you we were meant to see A new world, in a blink of our eyes Byt now that chains gone. you're on the other side [Chorus/Hook]: A Solid State Of Mind Remember the night I held you so close I know I'll never forget the words that I never said Run away with me and you can be my queen and I can be your king [Verse 3]: Lady Essence It's like I'm... Running further than the hands on the clock do Decisions set in stone stand alone like my thoughts do Forgotten where to go, what to know or who talk to Since everything we were became a blurr that finally lost view And all through where the anger and the hate lived Resided our desire to pull the rug where the change is And all the while I was hoping we were aging Still on the same page, letters never fading In all the writing, all the words that you strung When you told me how you loved me, so sure I'm the one When the feeling finally left and the burns became numb Let the space fill the void, till your hurt became one In the same as mine, dig the same grave as mine Feel that same pain, when those changes finally came alive I wished for death and the end of my life 'Cause in my heart I can't remember the night [Chorus/Hook]: A Solid State Of Mind Remember the night I held you so close I know I'll never forget the words that I never said Run away with me and you can be my queen and I can be your king [Verse 4]: Alex-Ander I remember the night we started painting the canvas Of you and I, as if it was something we could manage It was grade 11, midnight, laying under dim light From the moon in the sky, that's how we lived life Chilling at the park by your house we would walk to Memories in my head more since I lost you You and I could talk through anything, anywhere People thought we were a misfit so yeah, many stared We saw through that, fought through any obstacle Even if they thought you and I was impossible I remember the first time I laid my blind eyes on you Couldn't imagine we'd gone through what we've gone through Between you and I, nothing was do or die But it's killing me that to know now I show my stupid side I'm tryna reflect, but I don't know what to reflect on 'Cause you don't remember anything and the respect's gone [Chorus/Hook]: A Solid State Of Mind Remember the night I held you so close I know I'll never forget the words that I never said Run away with me and you can be my queen and I can be your king [Verse 5]: Alex-Ander Take a break from your fantasy and just let me speak Everyday gets harder, days pass and I'm getting weak I'm trying to forget each piece, to the puzzle we're tryn'a solve How am I suppose fix this if my mind is lost? Dig in my head all you'll find is just broken dreams And the let downs, which most were given up hopelessly A ripped up heart, and mostly damaged brain 'Cause in my life I haven't battled through no average pain So here it is, my heart, and you can take my soul, too Going through this stress and I'm still trying to pull through I told you, I would make it passed this, but it still hurts 'Cause the memories of us were never filtered To you, I'm probably just another forgotten thought But in honestly, you're still here 'cause you taught me lots Maybe we clashed 'cause we tend to be alike So forget it, I never wanna remember the night
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[Chorus/Hook] You, can make the days seem light And make the darkness bright That's what you do [Verse 1]: : A-Jayy See I never had anyone to look up to I never met anyone that understood me, too I've seen love once, but never last, now it's in the past Life, I can never grasp, watch it fall like an ash Off the zag I be smoking, man, I be floating Word's been spoken, but I guess it's not real potion Now I swim with the snakes, with the snakes In the middle of the ocean Mind's left to write, gotta make the dark bright But it's hard when you roll in through the night, out of sight See, all I got is this with a paper and a pen I wanna make my vision real, but how will it, when? I don't know, I don't know if I can make it with this All I know is I love it, so I work on a blitz Trying to make the days seem bright, trying make the dark light Yeah, man, just for the night, like [Chorus/Hook] You, can make the days seem light And make the darkness bright That's what you do [Verse 2]: Alex-Ander I never had anyone, everyone abandoned me And when I say 'everyone', I mean even my family Gave me up, like I was a dog going to the pound Just a piece a paper, a pen, and a little bit of sound That's it, so I'd sit there and I'd write That's what they didn't like, but that's just life, right? So I'd fight, fight because this is what I live for I didn't give one, so they say I should give shits more But I didn't, just too damn defiant Thankfully I had music to keep me silent My head, inside it, I was violent That's why I didn't speak it, just always kept quiet The gist of it, music is my saviour No god or king can do me this kind of favour And the few people who supported me, I'll pay you back later I love you, hip hop, you too, pen and paper [Chorus/Hook] You, can make the days seem light And make the darkness bright That's what you do (x2)
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[Chorus/Hook]: The Eels Sample I need some sleep It can't go on like this I tried counting sheep But there's one I always miss Everyone says I'm getting down too low Everyone says you just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go [Verse 1]: Nolan One fell out of line, so two are falling back Filled in the clouds up high, swear girls have lost all respect And I'm not one to care, guys have always been pigs But of course some less and Charlotte had one wish She wanted Wilber to be fed, the chamber was where he lived But her heart was where he'd nest, he only had bacon to give Eh fuck that book and fuck the quest I want girls to give, marriage only fails so no new weds Only babies and young milfs, and I'm not complaining A fill is a fill, just ain't the same if it was your ex So I migrate to campus fields, sets girls who can pass tests And don't spread like a quilt, ugly especially folded in half Fucking around just to fucking feel I'm disgusting like rotten eggs, but still healthy outside so I'm healed While they left over with the debt Remains from guys that they nailed, while I pulled out before I was set Choosing wisely to deal With those who deserve the best Yeah, and that’s how it goes Sometimes you gotta learn to let it go... [Chorus/Hook]: The Eels Sample I need some sleep It can't go on like this I tried counting sheep But there's one I always miss Everyone says I'm getting down too low Everyone says you just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go [Verse 2]: Alex-Ander You just up and left, lickity split I guess it was so much better when I was giving a shit Now that feelings passed me, I told you this last week And don't you think it'd be better if we were both happy? Instead of all the anger and those stupid fucking arguments Pointing fingers, like, "you were the one who started this, You were the one you started screaming and broke the glass, You were scaring me, that's why I started to throw it back" Damn, I guess it wasn't meant to be Deep down I care, this is truly sent from me Not the devil on my shoulder, the edge is getting closer Now I know you and I weren’t destiny And each day gets longer and longer So I'm getting too weak instead of stronger and stronger I'm feeling the darkness and soon you bet it'll show Hopefully soon enough I'll learn to let it go [Chorus/Hook]: The Eels Sample I need some sleep It can't go on like this I tried counting sheep But there's one I always miss Everyone says I'm getting down too low Everyone says you just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go [Outro] I need some sleep Time to put the old horse down I'm in too deep And the wheels keep spinning 'round Everyone says I'm getting' down too low Everyone says you just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go
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[Verse 1]: A-Jayy [Chorus/Hook]: Lea Sunshine I can call you my baby boy You can call me your baby girl Maybe we can spend some time (some time) I can be your sunshine I can call you my baby boy You can call me your baby girl Maybe we can spend some time (some time) I can be your sunshine [Verse 2]: Alex-Ander I'ma call you my sunshine Crunch time, I don't need any punchlines To tell you how I feel and how much you're beautiful That's the usual, I'll sing it loud like a musical Call me your baby boy, I'll call you baby girl Then hold our hands and go across this crazy world Travel through place we haven't seen, check the view But any view is perfect when I'm standing by you You got me and A-Jayy blaring through your headphones Showing all your friends, so you're not worth a friendzone So come in my arms, hold me tight back I'm not around all the time but I'll be right back, like that
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[Intro]: Marianne Williamson Quote, Spoken by Timo Cruz from Coach Carter Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. [Verse 1]: Alex-Ander This is me, still the same Fuck Drake’s line for a minute let me heal the pain Put a bandage over my past, over the scars Rising to the top, slowly, better closer than far I try to make lyrics so dope they put crack to shame It`s a passion game, don't got it, there`s the passing lane I'm not scared of anything so come and test me Going for the finish line of my goal and I'm running steady And man for that goal, I've been fucking ready For years now, with these lines that must be deadly 'Cause people around province are feeling what I say Look at my tracks on my buddy's phone, see them on replay But all people do now is fuck around and shit talk So pardon my manners when I walk around pissed off Fuck it, use that anger to write the next line Make the hate fade, and the world'll be mine [Chorus/Hook]: Drake Don't believe the lies Look me in my eyes Please don't be scared of me Please don't be scared of me I remember you This feeling isn't new So please don't be scared of me Please don't be scared of me oh oh oh oh oh uhh [Verse 2]: Eyeconic Let me give you a piece of my conscience/ Every day I tend to dream of the concerts/ I tend to burst out when I speak like I’m bonkers/ I have enough energy to feed all the monsters/ They tell me homie it’s impossible to make it But I just want to reach the headlines like Drake did/ You’re anxious, face it, I’m not on the same shit/ In my own league flowing to the rhythm of the bass hit/ Man, it sucks that my reach is moderate/ The thing is I never finished anything when I started shit/ I dropped an EP, then a small album/ Ain’t shit changed and this is the cold outcome/ It’s my fault, I gotta face reality/ Perhaps then my music will be embraced massively/ It’s has to be… but fuck it if it isn’t/ Then I’ll keep on rapping for whoever listens/ Bitches/ [Chorus/Hook]: Drake Don't believe the lies Look me in my eyes Please don't be scared of me Please don't be scared of me I remember you This feeling isn't new So please don't be scared of me Please don't be scared of me oh oh oh oh oh uhh
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[Verse 1] Thank you, thank you for all that you put me through 'Cause now I know what I should and shouldn't do You cared before but now you don't give a damn It had to end somewhere and now you're with a different man And it hurts inside to you kissing in the hall I have the memories but are you missing them at all? So here they are, you can have them back Ignore them and see your boyfriend in your habitat And when you split apart, don't come back to me 'Cause I want to move on by myself happily That's without you, just in case you didn't know I'll say everything's okay, but it really isn't, though So I'll just weep inside without you giving a fuck And now without you, I'm gonna start living it up I wish the best and hope for brightness in your future You'll be with someone, I'll be alone, like a loser [Chorus/Hook] Stop the pain, stop the nonsense And just so you know, without you, I have no conscience So just come back to my arms And we’ll move on with our lives, no regrets, no harm [Verse 2] I'm sorry, I'm sorry for all that I put you through I hurt you a lot, and I was really stupid, too I know, no need to say it, I don't deserve to live I was immature, no where near a perfect kid But one day, I'll get over you, hopefully And not have every word about you in this poetry I'll be rapping locally, you'll be singing globally You'll be famous, and no one would even notice me That's what I mean, you actually have talent You're amazing; I can't even find a mental balance You're the best thing that's ever happened in my past But now everything we had is going to the trash So here's my song to you, I know nothing will change But I know that eventually I'll get through this stage I hope that the pain I caused doesn't last I'll be here crying while my brain does a hundred laps [Chorus/Hook] Stop the pain, stop the nonsense And just so you know, without you, I have no conscience So just come back to my arms And we’ll move on with our lives, no regrets, no harm [Verse 3] So here’s my thank you with my middle finger Don’t see it? Let me lift it up higher and let it linger I know whoever listens to this will say that I’m too young To go through heartbreak, but FYI, all of you are wrong Girl and guys, both break hearts, no matter the age And to some, it could pretty well be the crappiest stage Of their life, I know this ‘cause a few girls have ruined me We all agreed that it was my fault, huh, stupid me And usually, two can’t come to an agreement, mutually So one of them’s gotta be a bigger person and lose their speech It’s tough to do, but someone somewhere understands And whoever you all look up to, has a better, and another plan [Chorus/Hook] Stop the pain, stop the nonsense And just so you know, without you, I have no conscience So just come back to my arms And we’ll move on with our lives, no regrets, no harm
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[Verse 1]: Alex-Ander Have you ever met a girl that you tried to get with And no matter what you did, you had to watch where you're stepping? She kept you on your toes, always teaching you these lessons That you don't care about but you had to pay attention? That pretty much sums up the story of my life I can never wake up in the morning knowing I am right We have these arguments, that's only part of it The other part is that claims that I started it We're like children, crying at each other Except I'm loyal and every weekend she has a different lover And she wonders why I'm watching 007 I'm trying to go undercover to see what guy I'm beheading Now I'm gonna let you know my darkness secret Since you have another guy in your bed you won't believe it But I got weird feelings for you, try to comprehend So don't give that talk you say to the rest that I'm just a friend [Chorus/Hook]: Biz Markie You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend And you say he's just a friend, oh baby You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend But you say he's just a friend, oh baby You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend But you say he's just a friend
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[Verse 1]: Alex-Ander I’m trying to move on, write some new songs Not the ones about you, but I’m always proved wrong ‘Cause apparently I can’t live without you Start a new life? Nah, I could never begin without you So I message and I call, I call, then I message No shit I wanna be with you, but waiting for incentive Which will probably never happen I’m writing this love song, depressed while you’re probably laughing This is what you’ve wished for, and you got what you want You never loved me you said, well, that’s what I thought So it really doesn't offend me Go ahead and get all your pussy ass friends against me I don’t get it, why am I so attached? ‘Cause this whole fucking relationship was just tears and mishaps Every night I fall asleep running For you all over again, guess I shoulda seen this coming [Verse]: Switch You say that you love me/ but I’m left broken Looking like the loser/ My heart in the open Never an accuser/ words never spoken I’d ignore the rumors/ live in the moment Try to see the humor/ say that I’m chosen See us in the future/ but now I’m frozen Glued to the computer/ lost my emotion And the luck gets fewer/ to much devotion I fucking love you/ insanity Hold nothing above you/ the agony I fucking love you/ actually Hold nothing above you/ a tragedy And now you wear a mask/ turned to the flask Drowning away the past/ everything’s all cracked It all changed so fast/everything’s all cracked And now they all laugh. [Verse 3]: Alex-Ander Now I know all you said was written in a lie Lies about being together and sticking by my side Now all the times we’ve shared, I’m kissing them goodbye You can’t just expect me to keep listen to you cry It’s insanity, you strangled me, happily You keep attacking me, then you try to come right back to me Attracting me, you got me wrapped around your finger, too I don't let you speak for once and you're like "just listen, dude" You get pissed off when you don't get your own way We used to see each other everyday but now there's no days That we've seen each other the past couple months Probably 'cause you're always caught up in other chumps So you use me when you're alone and got no one to run to That's not why I'm here, you bitch, fuck you Text me if you want but I don't care what your up to This is crazy, what's crazier is that I loved you
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Moving On 04:51
[Chorus/Hook]: Matthew Kurz So you said you don't wanna talk You tell me to go take a walk You don't wanna see my face right now You don't care how I feel I just wanna know how You would feel if I never pick up the phone You would feel so cold in this world all alone Tell me where you get the nerve to say I'm the one that made it end this way When you've nowhere to go And you need someone to hold I won't be there, no 'Cause you let me go And I'm moving on I've got to be strong And do you never know What's on store I'll be moving on I've got to be strong When you hear this song I'll be... Moving on [Verse 1]: Trying to go on slowly, it gets more difficult Everyday life gets more pitiful I'm having the urge to get physical Heart's burnt and the damage is critical But I push through it, nothing's gonna change No need to act stupid and play games 'Cause that’s another thing why this all happened The games I cheated in and I'm bad at acting Now I'm rapping so I can free the feeling Of the broken heart as the blood is congealing Falling back into this damn depression I'm stressing and the pain just won't lesson Like "move on", but I don't wanna start walking But I'm just trying to put the nail in the coffin I know nothing can change, even if I tried Like, would you even care if I died? And by the way, I'll always have the memories Of you and I laughing and you telling me To not be down and you'd cheer me back up Those things you said always made me act tough But everyday it's the same, different page of the story I'm freaking out, I know you love the glory So I'm moving on, I didn't say it wrong Have a good life, I hope that you’ll replay this song [Chorus/Hook]: Matthew Kurz So you said you don't wanna talk You tell me to go take a walk You don't wanna see my face right now You don't care how I feel I just wanna know how You would feel if I never pick up the phone You would feel so cold in this world all alone Tell me where you get the nerve to say I'm the one that made it end this way When you've nowhere to go And you need someone to hold I won't be there, no 'Cause you let me go And I'm moving on I've got to be strong And do you never know What's on store I'll be moving on I've got to be strong When you hear this song I'll be... Moving on [Verse 2] I’m 18 now, supposed to be a grown man But it’s difficult thinking you and I have no plans For the future, call me a loser Then ignore me, like a tough girl behind the computer Do I wanna do this? No. Is this stupid? Yes They say love's a game, and I’m taking this useless test Just to fail, re-do, and lose all faith Should have known from the get-go that you’re all games Stuck here wondering how you had the nerve To avoid me, stab my back and treat me like dirt Thought you were a different person than you actually are You’re just afraid of yourself, so you're grabbing these hearts Keep them in your hand, and then throw them and smash them And I hate even the thought of knowing you had it For you to do this to me, always bringing me down Look I stood up for myself, what you think of me now? But everyday it's the same, different page of the story I'm freaking out, I know you love the glory So I'm moving on, I didn't say it wrong Have a good life, I hope that you’ll replay this song

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released April 25, 2014

Dansonn Beats, Heat Up Beats, Life and Death Productions, Tellingbeatzz, Scovery D, The Synphony, DJ Khalil, Life and Death Productions, 2 Deep of Anno Domini Beats, Biz Markie, Epistra Beats, TDotC Production

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