It's definitely me singing, but I'm looking at this from the outside, seeing me try to aggressively defend my guarded nature. He doth protest too much.
lyrics
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)
credits
from Album Hok,
track released February 20, 2017
Composed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Finn M-K.
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