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GATES.

by Gates

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1.
Happy Now 04:31
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(intro) Lit a fire from inside my heart Moving slow through the hardest part These things take time These things take lives Second-guessing the job we've chosen Cashing out before accounts are frozen Holding on, holding up, holding out for someone else's dream Shooting up from the silver spoon Selling out in an empty room These things take time These things take lives Waking up with the Sunday scaries Countin' chickens with the wayward fairies Growing up, growing in, growing out of a momentary phase The merit dies, the spirit stays You think you saw me? I'm already gone You think you own me? I'm already bought You cannot muster the words to impress them You cannot muffle the cursed expression You lost it all but at least you're happy now
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Note to Self 03:18
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It's getting better every day I feel the bad times fading away And though it's easier to say This empty feeling ain't going away I'm suddenly longing For something I've never wanted Where do I start, where do I go? Another day of wasting time And I think I'm gonna lose my mind A little bit longer and I think I'll find A reason to leave it all behind Because you and me, we're meant to stick together We're in this shit forever So let's make it worth our while I said you and me, we're meant to stick together So hold on for forever And let's make it worth our while What have we wanted all this time? Hold onto that funny feeling Nobody's gonna make you change I'm going through something I can't explain I'm gathering bits and pieces I'm turning over a new page I don't know how to say this but I've never been this aimless and you know that it's harder than it looks My walls are caving in and I don't know where to begin but believing in it's all it's ever took
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Obedience 03:38
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Listen clear, decipher all the nonsense I trained these eyes to see into the dark Drained the sky of all its shining contents And I fear it's all you'll ever want We will never know each other's deeds And we will never fill each other's needs I can see right through you I can see right through you, yes I can I didn't do it for you But I'm ready to start thinking again One last look around this rotten dungeon Remind yourself of all you've left behind Through the gray, beyond your thankless function Clear the cache of all corrupted files A sedentary sequence, remarkable how seamless How will you tell the story in the end?
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Magic & Me 04:11
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(intro) And I miss you so bad (so bad, more than you know) I fell for you so fast And I wish we'd only taken it slow Thinking of you makes me sad I remember all the nights we spent Speaking rhythms, hand in hand Now I'm left wondering where the magic went Wondering where the magic went A lifetime put on hold by one petty little complication Don't let your intuition be controlled, it was only an incidental provocation Are you really gonna let it go? You might've forgotten how right you had it Remember thinking 'bout growing old? The way that you left it was a bit dramatic And it was easy before we fought We were livin' the good life, so we thought There used to be magic in the air, Now I don't feel it you're not there What am I thinking? Endlessly chasing after someone else's ghost Feel my reality sinking And you made up your mind so long ago I should've known Start with nothing, back to one Accept that everything was meant to be Move from feelings, come undone Broke from the spell and now I finally see That maybe it was me Maybe it was me Maybe it was me Maybe it was me Maybe it was me
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Candy 03:01
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Cut me out of the bigger picture Keep me out of the family dinner And I, I'll be on my way Piece of candy melting Forgotten you were in my pocket Now I can't throw you away Bring us out some new ideas Everybody came out to see you But I, I'll stay home Piece of candy melting Forgotten you were in my pocket Now I can't throw you away
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Never See Her Again 03:43
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Driving circles in the parking lot This was the place that we used to hide away Should turn around but it's hard to stop I know you won't be here, but I'm here anyway Hit the brakes and pull over, my friend Roll down the windows and scream into the sun It's one mistake you'll never make again There's others out there, she couldn't be the only one (Chorus) Regret is pullin' me under I'm dying wondering what we could've been What am I still holding onto? I should've known I'd never see her again Wish I could know you forever and ever Instead I'll only know who you used to be Wish I could say we were never together I wish you never were introduced to me So self-destructive to keep it alive You know she's thinking 'bout other things by now You'd never know if she changed her mind Can't help but wonder if she'd come back around (Chorus) Regret is pullin' me under I'm dying wondering what we could've been What am I still holding onto? I should've known I'd never see her again
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Skin Suit Blues 05:19
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(intro) Your head is heavy on your shoulders You can cut the corners, play it any way you'd like There's retribution when you're older You put your money on the other side Livin' in a strange time, livin' with a changed mind You did your best, we couldn't punish you for tryin' But in the back, you know they're laughing while you're dying Staring at the microwave (ooh, yeah) Maybe I was born this way Mama's boy was soaked with praised Throw yourself your own parade (Chorus) Doc says none's wrong, gotta mop it up You know it's all in your head While you're on, hide out from the only one that ever got you out of the bed That sound got away in the panic, now you're running through the shadow of doubt And pullin' out with the only lighted ember They always said that I'd land on my feet They didn't mention that I'd shatter both my legs What finally put you in the big boy seat? We're takin' bets, was it the money or the sex? Livin' in a strange time (yeah, you said that already) Breakin' in a changed mind You used to say it's gettin' better every day We liked you comatose and sober anyway (Instrumental)
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A Momentary Phase 05:48
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I'm cleaning house, I'm clearing space Put all my belongings in one place Don't mind the mess, there's more to be done But the paint is drying and I got the color wrong Hangin' on what could've been It was over before it could begin I'm looking through a dirty windshield And it feels like the glass is wearing thin I'm scraping solace from the strangest places Wish I could take you down the well I'm livin' in (Chorus) Maybe this is not who I am Maybe it's not who I'm meant to be, I've begun to see this might've been a waste of time I'm sure it will blow over tomorrow It's just another one of those days Might've only been a momentary phase Too much sleeping, empty dreaming Clean-cut exit, ripped at the seams and The day was done before I could exhale I've set up shop and everything I own's for sale (Chorus) Maybe this is not who I am Maybe it's not who I'm meant to be, I've begun to see this might've been a waste of time I'm sure it will blow over tomorrow (tomorrow) It's just another one of those days (just another one of those days) Might've only been a momentary phase (momentary phase)

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released June 12, 2023

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Gates is a 22 year-old from New Jersey who decided to take a gap year exploring some creative pursuits! Gates's self-titled first album was released on June 12, 2023.

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