Get all 9 Finn M-K releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of NOVEM, Jet & the Valkyrie, Itua the Traveler, Album Hok, Album Fünf, The Album Four EP, Album Dritte, Album Deux, and 1 more.
1. |
Life Is Good
02:12
|
|
||
Wake up, breathe, it's the present
I never dream about the past but I listen to it
Old songs that I wrote, old project files, old photos too, old moments
Not in a 'wishing-it-were-all-back' sort of way, because I really like where I am right now
But in a 'I really enjoy feeling nostalgic' kind of way
I like seeing what old friends are up to
Whether those are human friends or old, forgotten music that hasn't changed while I have
And at the end of every time I do something like this, I say wake up, breathe, it's the present
I always look around where I am, what is around me, who is around me
Normally I'm by myself because nostalgia is something very personal to everyone
But I look around, and every time, every time so far, I've thought to myself
I'm doing okay, things are good, life is good
Life is good!
|
||||
2. |
The Fire I Love
02:55
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
Tough luck each time, that ain't new to me
I keep faith, work hard, trying to build a dream
But I barely can and my books are all red
Living off my savings
Trying to get to five figures
Need a roof on my head
And reality's not easy with my choices I get it
But you've got to compromise when your money's a limit
'Cause I got a dream, and it's going through
I'd give everything I have just to make it come true (and I will)
So okay, okay, things look grim
Every time I make a little gain
It's but a second 'til I'm brought down again
But this fire in me, it ain't giving up
Puts a smile on my face and a voice in my lungs
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Almost two years trying to make it work
Step back, take a look, am I in the dirt?
No - I've accomplished too much
I am still a greenhorn but I've done some good stuff
And greenhorn, that word, that's the one that suits me
Unbound, low down, but I'm working a future out of
All this stuff
I'm building up
And the fire inside me is eating it, eating it up
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
My secret is hope
It keeps me going
This fire ain't giving up
A smile on my face, a voice in my lungs
You put the voice in my lungs
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
Yeah, yeah
And it's the fire I love
This fire ain't giving up (yeah, yeah)
And it's the fire I love
The journey is hard but it's a labour of love (yeah, yeah)
And it's the fire I love
|
||||
3. |
Pull Me
04:20
|
|
||
Fighting now for days
We're beaten, broken, torn
Wondering who should stay
Is it one or is it both?
'Cause you know that I love you
Even as I yell
And I know that you love me
When you tell me to go to hell
So should we keep trying?
Or should we just give it up
'Cause you pull me from my troubles
And I fall into yours
Months go by, then years
And we just stay the same
Together in our dreams
Alone when we're awake
'Cause you know that I love you
Each and every day
And I know that you love me
We just can't stay away
But should we keep trying?
Or should we just give it up
Then you pull me from my troubles
And I fall into yours
But we'll make ends meet
Before we'll lose each other
You know we'll make ends meet
Before we'll lose each other
|
||||
4. |
|
|||
Onwards and up, every time I look at my life
Gotta keep moving just to feel alive
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
Over and out, too busy for friends
Distracted by the little things again and again
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
The sun is coming up now, its heat a sacred cow
I wait for it to move first
And while I'm waiting outside, I look it in the eye
Ask for what guidance it births
Eternal lifebringer, can you tell me how
To satisfy a dreamer who's never satisfied?
Ambition isn't a friend, he takes over my hands
But he's a partner I'll never leave
'Cause I want to rise up high, but still be satisfied
Whether or not I succeed
I just want to mean a lot to me
'Cause onwards and up, every time I look at my life
Gotta keep on moving just to feel alive
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
Over and out, too busy for friends
Distracted by the little things again and again
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
Onwards and up, every time I look at my life
Gotta keep on moving just to feel alive
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
Over and out, too busy for friends
Distracted by the little things again and again
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
It's hard to take in all I've got
Hard to take in all that I've got
|
||||
5. |
Sonder
09:50
|
|
||
6. |
Don't Need Love
04:13
|
|
||
Stop right there
Don't come any closer
If you do you're going to take me over
I don't want that
'Cause you're a distraction from my true path
Greatness
I've been working day and night
Yeah, when the sun goes down I just turn up the lights
You think I've got time?
Or even the will to leave this behind?
Keep dreaming on
I got my heart filled up with dreams
I got the music steering my bones
Don't be mad that you can't compete
It's not personal
It never was
I don't need love (x2)
Hold on now don't get angry
It's never personal when you're talking to me
I keep my heart closed
'Cause it's bursting to full
It's stuffed with rondos and symphonies
I got my heart filled up with dreams
I got the music steering my bones
Don't be mad that you can't compete
It's not personal
It never was
I don't need love (x4)
And I know this path I tread can be destructive
Hear me out
I'm only trying to make a mark before I grow old
And I see their happiness
My family and friends who have someone
But I carry on
'Cause I have to believe I'm doing the right thing
I got my heart filled up with dreams
I got the music steering my bones
Don't be mad that you can't compete
It's not personal
It never was
I don't need love (x4)
I got my heart filled up with dreams
I got the music steering my bones
Don't be mad that you can't compete
It's not personal
It never was (x2)
|
||||
7. |
|
|||
When it rains I like to sit by the window
Taking in the waterfall while the world is soaked
I am dry, I am warm, I'm cozy as I can be
I sit down at the piano and write a melody
I could stay right here forever
|
||||
8. |
Lavender Air Balloon
04:33
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
The world is full of magic and soul
Just look; colours so beautiful
I know it seems like nothing works
Your dreams are dying in the dirt
But there's still good, I know you'll find it
Oh yeah!
'Cause if you ever feel like you are not good enough
And if your heart is burning 'cause it's needing some love
Then my lavender air balloon will come lift you off your feet
And I want you to trust that you are enough
Take a breath, believe in that feeling
Your life is a journey, you know
And you'll ride ups and downs on that road
But it's worth it I swear, the joys will be yours to hold
'Cause if you ever feel like you are not good enough
And if your heart is burning 'cause it's needing some love
Then my lavender air balloon will come lift you off your feet
And I want you to trust that you are enough
Take a breath, believe in that feeling
Take a breath, breathe it in, believe in this feeling
You are worth everything you think you're not (x3)
Take a breath, breathe it in, believe in this feeling
You are worth everything, you are
'Cause if you ever feel like you are not good enough
And if your heart is burning 'cause it's needing some love
Then my lavender air balloon will come lift you off your feet
And I want you to trust that you are enough
Take a breath, believe in
Oh I need you to trust that you are enough
Take a breath, believe in that feeling
|
||||
9. |
The Afterlust
04:53
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
Take me as a child, learning what I want
I can't know without trying, even if I was wrong
You taught me so much and my thanks are not enough
I learnt more of who I am than I could, ever could, alone
And in the stillness of the road
That we walked at different paces
And in that stillness, now I know
It was better to end it there
'Cause I know, I know
This was the right decision
I know, I know that
I know, I know we're better off apart
I know, I know that
But it still hurts
Now I work on tomorrow, laying down new road
What shape is the best one for me to walk
With someone or alone
And in the stillness of the road
That we walked at different paces
And in that stillness, now I know
It was better to end it there
'Cause I know, I know
This was the right decision
I know, I know that
I know, I know we're better off apart
I know, I know that
But it still hurts
Like a storm in my shoes, so I can't sit still
Like I'm hooked on a drug and I lose my will
Like I'm speaking in tongues I don't understand
Do you understand?
One life, many roads, sometimes you must walk alone (x4)
|
||||
10. |
Oh Mama Hey!
03:43
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
Out in the woods where the cities don't grow
One little light is on; it cuts through the cold
The snow is falling like it does half the year
My Mum is waiting for her sons to be here
The farm life isn't easy
Especially when you are alone
And though I live in the city
I want you to know
Mum, I promise when you're feeling low
It's not so bad with all the love you know
Your child I'll be until my days are through
My heart is in this song I wrote for you
Oh mama hey!
Oh mama oh
Cutting the lawn takes a day or two, yeah
And if you're bored there's always weeding to do
But if you bring the sheep in; put them back in their pen
You've earned some Scrabble 'cause the fun never ends
The farm life isn't easy
Especially when you are alone
And though I live in the city
I want you to know
Mum, I promise when you're feeling low
It's not so bad with all the love you know
Your child I'll be until my days are through
My heart is in this song I wrote for you
Oh mama hey!
Oh mama oh
Ein lied ist nicht genug (a song is not enough)
Aber was sonst kann ich noch tun (but what else can I do (from here))
Music has a power to heal
Love has a power to heal
Mum, I promise when you're feeling low
It's not so bad with all the love you know
Your child I'll be until my days are through
My heart is in this song I wrote for you
Oh mama hey!
Oh mama oh
|
||||
11. |
|
|||
LYRICS
---
(When I'm with you)
Stoke up the fire now
Let's breathe in the smoke
It's got us going 'round
Aching for more
Our lungs get turned to ash
You're killing me slow
I know that this can't last
It's burning us both
Just for one night let's fall in love
We'll go our separate ways when the sun comes up
So tonight let's make the most of it
Feeling
Over and again I get that feeling
Your hands are shaking you can feel it too, yeah
Your body burning like a heat wave
When I'm with you
When I'm with you (x2)
Love was never something we wanted (but we've got lust in spades)
We're not alike, we'd never be happy (but we can play the game)
Just for one night let's fall in love
We'll go our separate ways when the sun comes up
When the sun comes up
That feeling
Over and again I get that feeling
Your hands are shaking you can feel it too, yeah
Your body burning like a heat wave
When I'm with you
When I'm with you (x2)
|
||||
12. |
We Are Heroes
03:42
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
Tell me brother: are you ever down?
Sometimes we need a way to get out
Well I've got a special kind of way
To get out of the daily grey
Just use your mind
'Cause you make the rules inside
Imagination set me free
Give me power and
Give me a drum beat and a bass line
'Cause I am a hero tonight
A lover catching my eye
I gotta save her, I gotta save her
My nemesis has got her and she can't get away
He'll take over the world if I don't rescue the day
I know it's not real but inside of my mind
I am a hero tonight
Tell me sister: how's the 9-5?
Bossman is perching on you; do you feel alive?
Well now you know my special way
To get out of the daily grey
Just use your mind
'Cause you make the rules inside
Imagination set me free
Give me power and
Give me a drum beat and a bass line
'Cause I am a hero tonight
A lover catching my eye
I gotta save her, I gotta save her
My nemesis has got her and she can't get away
He'll take over the world if I don't rescue the day
I know it's not real but inside of my mind
I am a hero tonight
Gather your strength, you're gonna need it tonight
Our enemy's here, this is the final fight
So give me a drum beat and a bass line
'Cause I am a hero tonight
A lover catching my eye
I gotta save her, I gotta save her
'Cause my nemesis has got her and she can't get away
He'll take over the world if I don't rescue the day
I know it's not real but inside of my mind
I am a hero tonight
No doubt; get on my side
'Cause we are heroes tonight
Hey! Hey! I am a hero tonight (x2)
|
||||
13. |
Invisible Magic
03:11
|
|
||
LYRICS
---
I am whole with you with me
You, complete, with me with you
We are more together, one heart
Than I, than you, were ever apart
What I want for me's not the kind of thing
You can buy with gold, no, no currency
You can find it in everyone you see
People have a lot, have a lot to give
Makers we all are, makers we create
That invisible power, magical
Love is what it is
Keeping us afloat
Whoever we are
Wherever we go
We all carry it
I need to be loved
She needs to be loved
You need to be loved
We need to be loved
He needs to be loved
All need to be loved
I need to be loved
I need to be loved
I need to be loved
I need to be loved, loved
|
||||
14. |
|
|||
LYRICS
---
This is your time to shine
To leap, to fail, to try
Shadow turn into light
This is your time
When I hear Heaven's call
I'll want to've done it all
My life a gift that I used well
My body broke
My spirit full
|
Streaming and Download help
If you like Finn M-K, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp