More than it should have, the lack of
concerts affected our motivation to write about music discovers. The hunting
and the gathering continued, but the writing fell to the wayside. With only a
few days left in 2020, it’s time to clean the closet of blogworthy discovers from
the year. Here are three for Indie listeners who pay attention to lyrics. All three are related to looking
back on one’s life.
“The idea behind ‘Second Time Around’ is
that we always have the chance to start over,” says Quinn XCII. “It’s a song
about self-love and it’s very much grounded in my faith, which is something I
want to keep exploring in my music going forward.”
“Second Time Around” by Quinn XCII
Lyrics of “Second Time Around”
by Quinn XCII
Tell me when it's too late for forgiveness
If I apologize
In the mirror is my only witness
And he don't sympathize
Been at war with myself
Makin' my friends the enemy
I let all of them down
And I've been livin' in Hell
A prison of my identity
There's nothing left of me now
I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
I don't think I can make it to Heaven
Believe me, I will try
I will not waste a day I am given
Like years I let go by
Been at war with myself
Makin' my friends the enemy
I let all of them down
And I've been livin' in Hell
A prison of my identity
There's nothing left of me now
I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
You've caught me in a thousand lies now
But I swear this is the last
And I'm scared to look you in your eyes now
But our moments left don't last
I've let down everyone that I call mine
God, I know I don't deserve it, but I need more time
When I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
Second time around, mmm
I know that I can never go backwards
To undo what I've done
Tell me when it's too late for forgiveness
If I apologize
In the mirror is my only witness
And he don't sympathize
Been at war with myself
Makin' my friends the enemy
I let all of them down
And I've been livin' in Hell
A prison of my identity
There's nothing left of me now
I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
I don't think I can make it to Heaven
Believe me, I will try
I will not waste a day I am given
Like years I let go by
Been at war with myself
Makin' my friends the enemy
I let all of them down
And I've been livin' in Hell
A prison of my identity
There's nothing left of me now
I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
You've caught me in a thousand lies now
But I swear this is the last
And I'm scared to look you in your eyes now
But our moments left don't last
I've let down everyone that I call mine
God, I know I don't deserve it, but I need more time
When I'm asking life for another chance
Before they put me in the ground
Lord, I swear I will do my best
On my second time around
I will live nothing like my past
I will make my mother proud
There will be no mistakes on my
Second time around, second time around
Second time around, mmm
I know that I can never go backwards
To undo what I've done
"Man Now is about a point
in my life where I didn’t know how to grow up. I felt like I didn’t know who to
learn off" Adam Taylor explains. "All the pressures of being a “man”
(or needing to become one), I felt like the person who should be there to teach
me wasn’t. I was kind of lost as a kid trying to pick up and put back together
the pieces of something that wasn't there to begin with. It's probably the most
personal song I've ever written, the roots of my journey, and the place I came
from. I just hope other kids listening to this can relate and understand that as
much as it feels like you're lost at that point, it doesn't last forever."
“Gnight” serves as Aimee Vant’s third single. Through moody Indie melodies and calming vocals, Aimee speaks to her younger self, and apologizes for not protecting her from reality. “Through my experiences of pain, I’ve observed that true euphoria belongs to those who are brave enough not to grow up. To be able to see reality as a blank canvas rather than a brick wall is a limitless advantage. I hope ‘Gnight’ reminds listeners how important it is to protect your inner kid.”
“Gnight” by Aimee Vant
Lyrics of “Gnight” by Aimee
Vant
She was naive enough to think the world could end
But somebody taught her reality is persistent
Now she folds all her clothes
She’s too broken to see that romance lives in chaos
She was naive enough to think the world could end
But somebody taught her reality is persistent
Now she folds all her clothes
She’s too broken to see that romance lives in chaos
She was an astronaut the queen
the president
But somebody taught her real life can’t match what's in your head
She held her ground he wore her down
He was proof in himself that our innocence can drown
Gnight little girl I hope someday I’ll meet you again
I’m sorry little girl I gave away your magic to a man
Her comfort used to lie in the unknown
But now she hopes that science knows a way to make her feel less numb
He kept a count of her mistakes
Pinned them down and beat them till they bled and spilled their secrets
Gnight little girl I hope someday I’ll meet you again
I’m sorry little girl I gave away your magic to a man
I hope one day what he broke can be fixed again
Gnight little girl I know you’re scared to ever taste love again
I’ve never prayed before but then one night my legs couldn't carry my feet
I dropped down to my knees and said if you exist you’ll give him back to me
Asked him to hold me till the lights are out cause darkness felt so alone
Don't want to tell the little girl that real love’s not always returned
But somebody taught her real life can’t match what's in your head
She held her ground he wore her down
He was proof in himself that our innocence can drown
Gnight little girl I hope someday I’ll meet you again
I’m sorry little girl I gave away your magic to a man
Her comfort used to lie in the unknown
But now she hopes that science knows a way to make her feel less numb
He kept a count of her mistakes
Pinned them down and beat them till they bled and spilled their secrets
Gnight little girl I hope someday I’ll meet you again
I’m sorry little girl I gave away your magic to a man
I hope one day what he broke can be fixed again
Gnight little girl I know you’re scared to ever taste love again
I’ve never prayed before but then one night my legs couldn't carry my feet
I dropped down to my knees and said if you exist you’ll give him back to me
Asked him to hold me till the lights are out cause darkness felt so alone
Don't want to tell the little girl that real love’s not always returned
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