01. Leave the Light On
Inspired by: The drunken walk home from the Red Line train.
This was one of the last songs I recorded for this project. It sort of sums up what I hope to convey with this project. It's about being in your mid-20s in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar place, trying figure out who you are and who you want to be.
lyrics
[Verse 1]
Still ain’t found what I’m looking for but I enjoy the view
Everyone put your cups up, cuz we made it through
Small kid big city, a slight change of views
Sitting on a barstool, still the same dude
Just trying be successful like Drizzy in ‘09
I been drinking on some whiskey to pass the slow time
And when I look up to the sky, I aint seen no signs
It’s cold in Ohio, it’s even colder in the chi
Let me take it back to before I knew what a uber was
A shot of Malort and a couple Old Styles got me stupid buzzed
Most of this is super-fl-ious, this still new to us
On to the next one, I was just getting used to her
Hoping when I call my mom I’m still the same son
Trying to find out where I’m going when the day’s done
I’ll find it someday, Pops told me to keep looking
He ain’t have words to aid, just told me to keep pushing
[Hook]
I been drinking this whole night long
And I keep thinking that I’m living life wrong
Asked my roommate if he leave the light on
Like maybe that’ll help me find home
I been drinking this whole day long
I took a wrong turn and can’t find way home
Asked the homie if the light could stay on
Maybe that’ll help me find my way home
Maybe that’ll help me find my way home
Maybe that’ll help me find my way home
Asked the homie if the light could stay on
Maybe that’ll help me find my way home
[Verse 2]
It’s been more than two years, but I feel new here
So I’ve had a few beers, don’t know what to do here
I’ve overcome a few fears
We changing every few years, gotta keep a crew near
Help me keep track of who I am and who I used to be
Got me feeling bad for every new girl that’s pursuing me
I’m constantly suspicious, honestly I’m vicious
I’m doing girls dirty while she do my dirty dishes
I just hope I’ve been burning the right bridges
Investing in the right friendships, making the right decisions
Just turned 26, it’s a motherfucker, man
Time is a construct I don’t think I’ll ever understand
I been faded too long, it’s that time of the party
When your vision getting blurry and you kinda stop talking
You nodding your head along, but you understand, hardly
Step outside of the bar, yo where the fuck are we?
credits
from I'm New Here,
released May 1, 2016
Produced by: DJ Agent M
Mixed by: Emma Gyger
Mastered by: Kevin Cairns
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