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Written, Produced & Performed by Timi Tamminen (2020 Highlights)

by Timi Tamminen

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1.
Timi Tamminen Presents 00:12
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Jealous By Design 01:11
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Uh, uh, uh, uh Jealous by design I can't let go, what's mine is mine Uh, uh, uh, uh Jealous by design A part of me knows this ain't right Uh Why can't I trust you? See, I don't want to be the bad guy of this story But something inside of me craves to control every small thing I've tried to tell myself it don't matter It's the twelfth time I smell a weird smell Overanalysing your texts Love can change a man like the fullmoon if left unchecked Turn him into a monster, savage and obsessed Uh, uh, uh, uh Jealous by design I can't let go, what's mine is mine Uh, uh, uh, uh Jealous by design My insecurities bite
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UNPARALLELED 02:58
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I like that you’re proudly who you are I like that you know just what you want I like that you’ve got an open mind [You do whatever it takes to make me smile] I like it when you speak so soft When you’re breathing in my ear, baby Yeah, yeah I can give you the love that you want, oh yeah I know ‘bout all of your secret spots, oh yeah I can unchain your wild, unreleased side, oh yeah Promise this night will be off the charts ‘cause… Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled I’ve seen it all, nothing compares Just call me and I’ll be there I like your passion, it turns me on, oh yeah And I like the way your skin feels against mine As it was meant to be, baby I want to make your interior feel alive We can go hard or slow, that is your call, oh yeah I can elevate your being with just my mouth, oh yeah ‘Cause I’m your type and your my type Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled Your aura is unparalleled, unparalleled I’ve seen it all, nothing compares Just call me and I’ll be there You look so sweet but you got a secret side, baby You look so sweet but you got a secret side, baby You look so sweet but you got a secret side, baby You look so sweet but you got a secret side, that’s you
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Orderly Chaos 03:45
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I've been chasing after gold Just looking from the corners when it's been there all along 'Cause I've been hurt before But this time I'm taking a chance on love I think I found the one 'cause it feels so natural Sparks start flying [It's your hands, it's your chest, it's your eyes, it's your neck] When our souls collide [It's your back, it's your lips, it's your toes, it's your hips] Two types of fire [It's the way you talk and think, our harmony of difference] Orderly chaos [Yin and yang with no pretence, you bring out my excellence] I'm in love with your brown eyes and your original mind I'm a wealthy person when I'm with you Let me dive deep in your being Show me your fantasies and your extremes, yeah I wanna see the layers of your real, naked soul and show you mine 'Cause we always make it feel so natural and so divine Sparks start flying [It's your hands, it's your chest, it's your eyes, it's your neck] When our souls collide [It's your back, it's your lips, it's your toes, it's your hips] Two types of fire [It's the way you talk and think, our harmony of difference] Orderly chaos [Yin and yang with no pretence, you bring out my excellence] Orderly chaos, orderly chaos It's orderly chaos, orderly chaos Orderly chaos, orderly chaos It's orderly chaos, orderly chaos Orderly chaos Orderly chaos
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Used 03:21
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It still feels like yesterday [yesterday] The news and the trends never found the way [never found their way here] I can't close my eyes anymore, no My innocence is dead and gone, yeah We used to want to grow up so hard We used to think we could just stop time We used to think we'd do what we want I don't know anymore We used to think we'd all learn to fly We used to think we'd be friends for life We thought the grown-ups knew 'bout it all I don't know anymore, no I don't know anymore No, no My body's still young, my mind's tired and old [my mind's tired and old] The things that warmed my heart now leave me cold [I wish I could erase everything I know] No, I can't turn back anymore No, no So take one more look at this all and prepare to run, just set it all on fire and start all over We used to want to grow up so hard We used to think we could just stop time We used to think we'd do what we want I don't know anymore We used to think we'd all learn to fly We used to think we'd be friends for life We thought the grown-ups knew 'bout it all I don't know anymore We used to think that we've got nine lives We used to think the world's full of life We used to think the good always triumphs I don't know anymore We used to think we'd never grow old We used to think nothing could ever go wrong That we'd be safe behind these bubble-wrapped walls I don't know anymore I don't know anymore I don't know anymore I don't know anymore I don't know anymore
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My Quiet Disguise 03:32
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None of my lies, my quiet disguise, can hide me from these emotions Calm on the outside, a storm rages inside I can't control myself when you're around What's happening to me Just a while ago I was ice cold The frozen walls I've been building, they all melt down when you get so close There's something about you that I can't wrap my head around You seem to know where all my weak spots are, yeah None of my lies, my quiet disguise, can hide me from these emotions Calm on the outside, a storm rages inside I can't control myself when you're around Oo, when you're around Do you feel the same way as I do Why do I run from the truth, it's all out in the open When I'm 'round you I can't talk, the words just pass by I just stare for a while, then quickly pretend I was looking outside Can't you tell you make me smile? There's something about you that I can't wrap my head around You seem to know where all my weak spots are, yeah Yeah None of my lies, my quiet disguise, can hide me from these emotions Calm on the outside, a storm rages inside I can't control myself when you're around
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Freeze Frame 03:40
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What if this film has no plot? What if I've moved past all of the best parts? What if I'll be buried in my backyard in a grave with no name? Life full of talk with no action What if this film has no plot? What if it's just a freeze frame? Bittersweet whiskey, desperation stays Frisky feels, risky prospects remain A town with one club, a house with no name It stays the same, baby The kindling's wet, the fire's been pierced by the rain The friend circle keeps shrinking away I've done my time in this weekday jail Sometimes I close my eyes and fly away And fly away And fly away And fly away What if this film has no plot? What if I've moved past all of the best parts? What if I'll be buried in my backyard in a grave with no name? Life full of talk with no action What if this film has no plot? What if it's just a freeze frame? What if I'm just a cautionary tale and somebody keeps rewinding the tape? Everyone's found real love or moved away Nothing's changed, baby Electric fence pissing, eyes glued to the screen All these highlight reels, all my Disney dreams Minutes burn away like nicotine That's right Wrinkle-checking, eyes still glued to the screen Who am I, what am I meant to be? Keep your fistful of dollars, company's all I want Purpose is all I need Silver hickeys on my skin from the job that slowly kills It barely pays all my bills What if my youth slips away while I still sleep? While I still sleep While I still sleep While I still sleep What if this film has no plot? What if I've moved past all of the best parts? What if I'll be buried in my backyard in a grave with no name? What if this film has no plot? What if I've moved past all of the best parts? What if I'll be buried in my backyard in a grave with no name? Life full of talk with no action What if this film has no plot? What if it's just a freeze frame? Just a freeze frame Just a freeze frame Just a freeze frame
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Killing Time 03:11
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I'd be a liar if I said my life's been thrilling It's a film where nobody dies, time is all I'm killing Only alive on Fridays, parties as a filling To the deep emptiness inside, I'm counting cars for a livin Cracks in the mirror Staring at the figure That won't be getting leaner as years roll by "Uh oh, uh oh" You've got time "Uh oh, uh oh" That's what I keep saying "Uh oh, uh oh" Killing time "Uh oh, uh oh" That's how I waste my days Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'd be a liar if I said I ain't got a billion Questions like what it must be like in Seoul or London Small talk with the neighbour 'bout the weather He's said the same words a hundred thousand times I dream of getting out "Uh oh, uh oh" You've got time "Uh oh, uh oh" That's what I keep saying "Uh oh, uh oh" Killing time "Uh oh, uh oh" That's how I waste my days Won't you come and save me? Please won't you come and save me? Please "Uh oh, uh oh" You've got time "Uh oh, uh oh" That's what I keep saying "Uh oh, uh oh" Killing time Killing time, killing time, killing time, killing time That's how I waste my days
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Yes/No/Maybe 04:03
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Hey baby Yes, I still remember the way you spoke You made me curl up with my high hopes Then left me in the cold, cold rain Hey baby You keep giving me just enough rope To make me think I'll climb out of this hole First it's yes, then it's no, then maybe Woohoo Well, I thought I was out, you kicked me back down Can't you see how you're killing my calm You're always around when I'm moving on Knowing full well I'd sell my soul not to be alone right now Now you're begging to come back to my life Was I just a rebound, do you feel doubt Does it make you feel proud, can't you live without making me doubt myself I'm done with the playing Yes or no, no maybes allowed Hey baby First you tease me with a fiery kiss Then you pretend that I don't exist Now I see through your tricks You're crazy All this time you've played me Woohoo Well, I thought I was out, you kicked me back down Can't you see how you're killing my calm You're always around when I'm moving on Knowing full well I'd sell my soul not to be alone right now Now you're begging to come back to my life Was I just a rebound, do you feel doubt Does it make you feel proud, can't you live without making me doubt myself I'm done with the playing Yes or no, no maybes allowed Hey baby You keep giving me just enough rope To make me think I'll climb out of this hole First it's yes, then it's no, you're crazy Woohoo Well, I thought I was out, you kicked me back down Can't you see how you're killing my calm You're always around when I'm moving on Knowing full well I'd sell my soul not to be alone right now Now you're begging to come back to my life Was I just a rebound, do you feel doubt Does it make you feel proud, can't you live without making me doubt myself I'm done with the playing Yes or no, no maybes allowed
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Migrant Bird 02:21
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I've been all around searching for something I haven't found I've kept searching north and south I'm a traveller on this long, war-torn path I've journeyed through stolen lands Seen old towns and helpless hands There's a lot of lessons I've learned We're all striving to be heard Everyone you talk to has been hurt Some don't earn what they deserve Some even smile through their sunburns And some go through hell just to learn They're in the songs that I've sung A thousand tales from all around, yeah And I'm just another one A migrant bird in the clouds, yeah They're from the journeys I've done A million miles in my mind, yeah And I'm just another one A migrant bird in the clouds, yeah I learned flying on my own I used to search so hard for somebody But now I see the reality That somebody's me
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OBSESSIVEPOSSESSIVE 03:11
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I've got a dirty little secret You see, I've turned into an obsessive son of a... You are the one that I want I've felt that way since the beginning I don't want nobody else, no If I can't have you I've got nothing at all You are the one that I want And I know I shouldn't admit this But you've turned my thoughts into something more This jealousy's morphed into my biggest flaw I've turned into an obsessive man I've turned into a possessive man [you're mine - all mine - be mine - all mine] Obsessive, possessive, excessive, yeah You are the one that I want Yet who am I really kidding Envy and pride mutating my scheming little demons I'm just hurting my own cause I've turned into an obsessive man I've turned into a possessive man [you're mine - all mine - be mine - all mine] Obsessive, possessive, excessive, yeah An obsessive man A possessive man Yeah
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Should 03:29
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I should've worked much harder I should've stayed more chill I should've phoned my friend while he was still here I should've been much kinder on myself I should've been the one to tell me "Timi, right now you're being such a dick" Should try to look better Should try not to care Should try to be more open Keep my soul stripped and bare I should act much tougher, not show my weak spots everywhere Should stop being so complex but that's just who I am Should've this, should've that, that is my worst flaw No matter what I do I can't let go Why this, why that, there's always something more I'm tired of playing perfect, it just leaves a hole I'd rather learn to let go I should've been more fearless Should've been less wild Should have been more risk-taking Should be more careful this time I should have kept my mouth shut that one time years ago And I should stop living in past Life's better when you learn to let go Should've this, should've that, that is my worst flaw No matter what I do I can't let go Why this, why that, there's always something more I'm tired of playing perfect, it just leaves a hole I'd rather learn to let go I'd rather learn to let go
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One of the Boys 03:27
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Barely legal, just found our freedom, already thinking lethal for no reason It's see no evil, hear no evil [*jesus bro, cheer up*] Eager to try the needle, we're like this town's own Beatles We tend to think that we're oh so regal We're all 'bout taking it to the limit, Eagles Rather die young than be one of the ordinary people We're just having fun like all the boys always are Seen snapshots of that speedball lifestyle It's like diesel for developing, pea-sized minds Stop being a downer, enjoy the high 'Cause this is everything we've ever had or known [clap along, clap along, clap along] 'Cause this is everything we've ever had or known It's that good ol' life on the edge with a twist You fetch when we say fetch if you wanna be in We like to go 110% 'til the end No questions, follow the lead of your friends Not every story needs a sappy ending Not every broken heart can be mended Stop caring, numbness is your single parent Learn swearing and hide the tears if you wanna be one of the boys If you wanna be one of the boys If you wanna be one of the boys If you wanna be one of the boys Just do what you were taught to do Just do what you were taught to do Just do what you were taught to do Just do what you were taught to do No, no, no, no [clap along, clap along, clap along] 'Cause this is everything we've ever had or known [clap along, clap along, clap along] 'Cause this is everything we've ever had or known If you wanna be one of the boys
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Pause - Rewind - Replay 03:38
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Caught in a spiral Caught in a spiral I'm tired of this world so I dance the pain away All this controlled chaos somehow keeps me sane The demons come back whenever I take a break So I pause - rewind - replay, pause - rewind - replay I'm caught in a spiral where the mundane and the extreme violently collide This lifestyle would go viral 'cause you got nothing to lose when you've been pushed aside, yeah Just close your eyes and sing like everything's just so damn fine I'm tired of this world so I dance the pain away All this controlled chaos somehow keeps me sane The demons come back whenever I take a break So I pause - rewind - replay, pause - rewind - replay I'm caught in a spiral These deviant nights are all that I have Our only plan is that there is no plan, yeah Living in denial, feeling alive knowing that we'll be damned But hey, you would never understand Just close your eyes and sing like everything's alright Caught in a spiral Caught in a spiral I'm tired of this world so I dance the pain away All this controlled chaos somehow keeps me sane The demons come back whenever I take a break So I pause - rewind - replay, pause - rewind - replay
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Man 03:33
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Man, man, man, man Another day, another ringing alarm broken What started out as a joke is now hard to swallow without joking We could be anything we want and this is what we have chosen It feels like all hope's slowly gone and we're going down, down, down, down Man, man, man Don't you feel ashamed? Man, man, man Why let your kingdom crumble? Man, man, man Why watch your children suffer? Man, is it ever enough? Don't you forget you're just a man Youre' just a man You worked so hard to get this far, you've had so much patience But what's the worth in seeing it rust, are you just this complacent? I've never been the type to bring down a man with the motivation But your plan's not working Your house is burning You forgot you were just a man Man, man, man Don't you feel ashamed? Man, man, man Why let your kingdom crumble? Man, man, man Why watch your children suffer? Man, is it ever enough? Don't you forget you're just a.... Man, man You should feel ashamed Man, man Can't you see the damage you've done? Man, man Why watch your children suffer? Man, man Did you forget you're just a man? You're just a man
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Casket 03:11
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You know [you know] I’ve been [I’ve been] Waiting [waiting] On you [on you] You know [you know] I’ve been [I’ve been] Bleeding [bleeding] With you You know that if I crack it fades to black like heart attack Don’t ask about that You know all this yet you rip the rug from under me and you leave me hanging I know you won’t change your mind so why should I waste my time I’m digging my grave tonight I’m digging my grave tonight Put my heart inside a casket Put my heart inside a casket Yeah Grab the shovels and make it double You’ll probably find me under the rubble, man I feel smaller than stubble Please don’t let me crumble I beg you, I beg you, uh huh I know that it’s coming but I still be running and running and running And stunning myself when I fall off the shelf My god, please don’t let me fall Put my heart inside a casket Put my heart inside a casket Put my heart inside a casket Put my heart inside a casket Great to see you made it this far You’re now stuck in the deepest depths of your cerebral cortex There’s no need to be shy You chose your nightmares Now you simply have to wade through them
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Gangrene 02:34
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I've been cursed to see the hurt all around me The pearls in the dirt The visions of the people around me leaving in hearses And like Pac cursed, something's will never change Everything's the same Dear god Lately I've been feeling so furious The greed of the man always leaves me so curious We're scared of a virus Ain't it a sick twist that we are the disease biting this planet's wrist Dear god, just make this madness go away I'm afraid of the next day And if the banks collapse And the society cracks And we're out on the streets with the macs like in Mad Max Don't say I didn't warn ya Ow, ow, ow, ow Gangrene We're the gangrene 2020's been ugly but it's only begun The forest fires and the floods will soon come Who'll take the blame when it affects everyone? The cure was there all along We just didn't wanna know And pardon me for being prophetic But our attempts so far have been pathetic Everyone's an armchair medic A savant without the merit Trying to keep up is a headache Tribes fight for credit And money's still the biggest epidemic Ashes to ashes to ashes Gen zero still drowning in all the shit and plastic We gotta make a change or it's gonna get drastic And I'm just a man with no answers Just questions, anger and panic Maybe I'm dramatic But what I see from the vantage point mainly looks tragic I've tried staying diplomatic But this year's radicalising my habits You ain't seen nothing yet Things will get manic Wait for the heatwave traffic We crafted this havoc Don't say I didn't warn ya
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All I Want (2020 Remix) 01:54
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All I want is to hold you Hold you, feel you, adore you All I want is to hold you Hold you, feel you, adore you
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Untied 03:48
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I've been untied I've been untied Do you know what it's like when you've lived a half-life for years and years and years hiding who you truly are? Do you know what it's like when you're left crying outside for years and years and years and you're just told to smile? Now I know why I've been feeling denied Now I know what freedom truly tastes like I've been untied Is this what you wanted? I've come roaring back [had to figure it out myself, had to figure it out myself] You started a fire I've been untied, yeah This is a warning I've come roaring back [had to figure it out myself, had to figure it out myself] You started a fire I've been untied Yeah, yeah I've been untied Do you know how it hurts when they brand you as cursed? Like a vermin burning, slowly squirming, pleading for mercy on the turf But the tables have turned and if there's one thing I've learned It's that payback might not quench your thirst but it sure feels good because it always works Is this what you wanted? I've come roaring back [had to figure it out myself, had to figure it out myself] You started a fire I've been untied, yeah This is a warning I've come roaring back [had to figure it out myself, had to figure it out myself] You started a fire I've been untied
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Lately (240 Remix) 02:58
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Testing Testing Remix time One, two, one... Lately I've been thinking 'bout you lately You've been driving me crazy You've been driving me insane Lately I've felt both furious and jaded Calm like a bomb, then unstable Told all my friends great Do you think about me? Do you even think about me? Do you think about me, think about me, 'bout me Do you think about me? Do you even think about me? Do you think about me, 'bout me, 'bout me Lately I've been past the point of breaking Looking at photos, it's been raining All the what-if's and maybe's Maybe this was meant to happen, baby All we went through last April Highs and lows, pleasure, PAIN PAIN Lately I've been thinking 'bout you lately Thinking 'bout our wasted time This time you were the one to eject the seat Now it's el vino for the numbness, yes indeed Mouths like two volcanoes spitting lava Heated sex like we had a fever It's the sixth time this happened, our fire broke all the meters A whole row of what-if's, maybe's and see you later's Square-pants on fire, twelve hours later babymaking, back in that crater Magnet push and pull, we both can be so thoughtless We're past the point of no return and lost the compass The same old song, wonder why we signed up for this Heaven help us, Tuesday heartbreak, Thursday earthquakes Yikes, the next door neighbours hate us Yeah
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FOR YOU 02:51
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All for you All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you All for you All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you All for… It’s in your taste, it’s in your scent You turn a man into a killer for you I’ll be the one you won’t forget I’ll treat you like a royal Anything that you want you got it All for you All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you All for you All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you You’re not human, I’m convinced A gentle whisper from you could silence a whole room You lie there like a masterpiece by Klimt All your hues I’d take a life for you You All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you All for you All for you All for you I’d do it all for you, all for you I’d do it for you I’d do it for you I’d do it for you
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Comet 03:29
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Is this what sounds like when your world starts coming down? I've felt like I've been on the verge of a mental breakdown I've been broken a thousand times but stay alive somehow Shrouded in lies of hope and change Life sure likes to play foul Total isolation This private damnation I'm running out of patience Nobody hears my lamentations, no Dance to the sound of your world coming down Dance as your madness keeps crawling through the walls, yeah Dance to your truth breaking itself apart Dance as the reality hits you hard just like Like a comet Like a comet We all have capacity for darkness And anyone who claims otherwise is a liar or a fool Day hundred-and-twenty-five Friends with a volleyball Stranded in my own thoughts Lights off, mailbox full of unread ads and coupons Thanks for a little love The walls are closing in and I'm cuffed to the bank, yeah My life's an aria without Pavarotti Used to hate my own body, now I hate everybody Feeling like a man from the moon, Cudi Looney Tunes without Bugs Bunny Swear I've tried so hard, yet still feel like I'm nothing All those lonely years full of pain This drink and these soft sins still keep me slightly sane Seven years of loneliness and pain This drink and these soft sins still keep me slightly sane
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Only Way Out 03:03
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I've been an outcast since I was a child Used to beg for a new start, I finally found my pride The journey's been so long and lonely but it keeps me alive Had nowhere to go, just this vision in my mind So I would sing my way through the troubled days Music was my hiding place My only way out Sitting on that train with a one-way ticket saying "I'll never lose this game" My head full of doubt but it's my only way out Now I've made it through an apocalypse or two And it's made me so strong, it's kept me true to my roots My heart's so restless, I stare at the moon With no one but myself to tell me "you'll make it soon" So I would sing my way through the troubled days Music was my hiding place My only way out Sitting on that train with a one-way ticket saying "I'll never lose this game" It's my only way out
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Everyone's Got a Past 07:09
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Pack your bags, we're leaving And please believe me, yeah We're never ever looking back, no The road's pitch-black and it's freezing The breadcrumbs have been eaten, yeah But there's no turning back anymore No turning back anymore The world's a carnivore, you're the meat You'll find out you've got no one When you wake up from your sleep and you find out you've got no one Where will you run? Where will you run? Where will you run? Where will you run? Where will you run? Turn off your phone, grab only what you need You've got no map Your fate is in your own hands, yeah You can't delete your memories We've all got a past It's what you make of it what matters Like it or not, the change is here There's no turning back So just run and never look back Don't look back Don't look back No, no, no Just run and don't look back Don't look back Don't look back Just run away Run away [Where will you run?]

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released January 10, 2021

All songs written, produced and performed by Timi Tamminen ("Insecure" & "Casket" written and performed by Timi Tamminen & Weswac, "Lately" written by Timi Tamminen & Fede Giovio)

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