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Goddess
Brain

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Brain

Release date: 2014

From Goddess

Track 4

4:42

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Brain" is a single by BANKS, from the album Goddess, released 2014. The track is 4:42 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about BANKS.

About the Artist

BANKS

BANKS

Lyrics

Brain

But it's all the same
I could have foreseen
That you would act like you are
Oh so cool you seem
Blending with that scene
Wearing what you think is hard
I can see you struggling
Boy, don't hurt your brain
Thinking what you're gonna say
'Cause everything's a game
Always trying to calculate
Trying to look smart but not too smart
To threaten anything they say
But it's all the same
I could have foreseen
That you would act like you are
Oh so cool you seem
Blending with that scene
Wearing what you think is hard
I can see you struggling!
Boy, don't hurt your brain!
Thinking what you're gonna say!
'Cause everything's a game!
Always trying to calculate!
Trying to look smart but not too smart
To threaten everything they say!

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Track details

From Goddess

4:422014Single

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Album

Track number

4

Release year

2014

1Alibi
3:48
2Goddess
4:03
3Waiting Game
3:28
4Brain
4:42

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Credits

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Writer: BANKS, Shlohmo
Producer: Shlohmo
Mastering Engineer: Cassian
Mixing Engineer: Cassian, Trevor McFedries
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Video Director: Barnaby Roper

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