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I had been teasing this song for literally a year. And joking about it for like the past 5. I've also been rewriting this song for 9 years. Glad to let this mess go.
Special thanks to Kiore, Casey, Andrew, Kristina, and Kaitra for being my top patrons this time around!
And thanks to everyone on Patreon for making this possible!
lyrics
Mirrors might be semi-silvered,
like i tried too hard to be,
its a fear that gives me shivers,
are they looking back at me?
i’m done putting walls up on the fly,
And bluffing out battle cries,
running and hiding from life,
‘til the end of another july.
Talk i’ll tell you i’m fine,
while i up a tally of tries,
between demo track and finalized,
And who would bat an eye.
Too many phrases I got out in parentheticals
Were the days wasted chasin hypotheticals?
or did that god i’m drawing pull me through my obstacles.
Regardless of that here i am.
I left a gap to the way the it was before.
Some words are cursed to hurt me more,
But none seemed to follow me home,
Oh I know I’m so lucky,
No part of me i’m looking for.
All by 24, oh.
24, 24, 24.
24, 24, 24.
I didn’t wake up like new,
with a mission,
talking to the air when it knew, i listened.
reason with the waves, when the few couldn’t get it,
down to earth, lighting fires in heavens.
I prayed for love and some fell out of it,
had a chance, but needed life spelled out a bit,
Habits kept me numb to too many parts of this,
but my heart felt all of it,
Before we get into the same boat,
i gotta build one myself,
too many seas to roam,
to many tales to tell,
But the tides don’t pull me down,
asked them too, what life’s about,
purposes piled up now,
My heart’s on fire,
my soul too frozen cold to put it out.
So i gave life time for the smoke to clear
now i can take deep breaths of the atmosphere,
No tying me down i’m still here,
Oh I know I’m so lucky,
No pieces of me I’m looking for.
Life at 24, oh.
24, 24, 24.
24, 24, 24.
And what was thought of me as my best,
was just a willingness to say yes,
to anything anyone said,
Without a clue what it meant
If you saw a character in me,
you got one, just not what you wanted to see,
Would it be easier if that was me,
and if i put myself in that frame of mind,
My eyes tear up and the words run dry,
it’s not something i can control,
Living in the moment keeps my sights off of before
Cause i couldn’t need much more,
it’s every thing i asked you for,
It’s enough to say that i’ve through hell,
but judging that i’d say it worked out well,
setbacks that i could afford,
i put my past in melodies that don’t hurt anymore.
Alive at 24, oh.
24, 24, 24.
24, 24, 24.
credits
Case Baas - Writing, Composing, Recording, Production.
Beautiful songs, incredibly well thought out and accurately themed for each character and musically varied while maintaining a coherent sound throughout! It will always have a special place in the hall of fame of fan projects, and a special place in my own collection of favorite songs ever. calicohell
