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NLYF

From Diamond Dreams - EP2014

Written by AJ Rebollo, Ben Barlow, Lloyd Roberts

Lyrics

NLYF

[Verse 1: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

Riddle me this, I gotta figure it out

Are they laughing at me

Because I'm prone to fear and doubt?

Am I messed up, am I loud?

Well, eat my dust, that's all I am

A speck out in the crowd

I'm trying to clean up the mess I made

But, the towel I used to soak up my worry, it just went up in flames

You see I got a conscience like gasoline

I could siphon shit out, fuck it and leave

But, I fuel the fire with everything they said, it's stuck in my mind

You're better off dead

[Chorus: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

If you got the keys, then start the car and

Drive as far as you can

If you got the blood, then you got the heart to

Give yourself a chance

Seems like we've been so scarred

Some people call it art

I hope you make peace with your pain

And never lose your flames

[Verse 2: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood

About this track

"NLYF" is a song by Issues from the album Diamond Dreams - EP, released in 2014. The song was written by AJ Rebollo, Ben Barlow, Lloyd Roberts, lophiile, Michael Bohn, Skyler Acord, Tyler Carter. It was produced by lophiile.

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  • lophiile— 100 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • AJ Rebollo— 1 credits as songwriter →
  • Ben Barlow— 87 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Lloyd Roberts— 3 credits as songwriter →
  • lophiile— 100 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Michael Bohn— 5 credits as songwriter →
  • Skyler Acord— 15 credits as songwriter & producer →

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, lophiile
, Michael Bohn
, Skyler Acord
, Tyler Carter

Produced by lophiile

I will live to my fullest

Because I owned my name the best I could

How much does it hurt?

To live like we live, for everybody else

Or am I better off dead?

Feeling like I’m nothing’s something that I’m getting used to

Trying to devise a plan that’s positively fool proof

Nobody can see me past these walls that I’ve been building

Now they're starting to cave in, but I won’t give up

[Chorus: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

If you got the keys, then start the car and

Drive as far as you can

If you got the blood, then you got the heart to

Give yourself a chance

Seems like we've been so scarred

Some people call it art

I hope you make peace with your pain

And never lose your flames

[Bridge: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

Feeling like I’m nothing’s something that I’m getting used to

Wanting to fit in, I always wanted to be perfect to you

I gotta get up out this bed, if you could see inside my head

You'd understand I got to give up

Feeling like I’m nothing’s something that I’m getting used to

Trying to devise a plan that’s positively fool proof

Nobody can see me past these walls that I’ve been building

Now they're starting to cave in, but I won’t give up

[Chorus: Tyler Carter; Ben Barlow]

If you got the keys, then start the car and

Drive as far as you can

If you got the blood, then you got the heart to

Give yourself a chance

Seems like we've been so scarred

Some people call it art

I hope you make peace with your pain

And never lose your flames

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