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Kicks by Lights

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Lights

Kicks

Release date: 21st September 2017

From Skin&Earth
Track 8
3:17
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About This Track

'Kicks' by Lights is a 2017 Pop track from the album 'Skin&Earth'. The lyrics find a speaker drifting towards something they are unsure of, while insisting they want escape over ambition, refusing the money game, and repeating a desire to cruise “the wild” with you. There is a tense edge to that yearning, as they suggest their choices go against the grain, then lean into a self-losing release from whatever they are running from.

"Kicks" is a track by Lights, from the album Skin&Earth, released 21st September 2017. The track is 3:17 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Lights.

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Lights

Lights

Lyrics

Kicks

I don't really know what I'm heading for
I got a lot of problems, I ain't lookin for more
I just wanna cruise, I just wanna cruise the wild with you
And I know we know it goes against the grain
I don't want the money, I'm not playing the game
I just wanna lose I just wanna lose my self with you

Its how we get our kicks machete and the sticks
Lost in the thick of it with you
Inking for a fix, now we're just swinging it
It doesn't really matter what we do
Cause nights I wander, looking for the exits
Sometimes a diamond is rough around the edges
Its how we get our kicks the machete and the sticks
Lost in the thick of it with you
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks

Cause I'm out of my head, I've been losing my grip
Been riding round town, to and from the hip
Just making my way, just throwing that caution to the breeze
Tell me bout the last you got free
Laughed 'til your sides split, cut your knees
Do you wanna take, do you wanna take a trip with me?

Its how we get our kicks machete and the sticks
Lost in the thick of it with you
Inking for a fix, now we're just swinging it
It doesn't really matter what we do
Cause nights I wander, looking for the exits
Sometimes a diamond is rough around the edges
Its how we get our kicks the machete and the sticks
Lost in the thick of it with you
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks

What I'm after doesn't really matter
When I'm lost with you
What I'm after doesnt really matter
When I'm lost with you

It's how we get our kicks machete and the sticks
Lost in the thick of it with you
Ya looking for a fix, now we're just swinging it
It doesn't really matter what we do
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks
It's how we get our kicks

What I'm after doesn't really matter
When I'm lost with you
Its how we get our kicks
What I'm after doesn't really matter
When I'm lost with you
Its how we get our kicks
Its how we get our kicks
Its how we get our kicks
Its how we get our kicks

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Track details

From Skin&Earth

3:172017
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Album
Skin&Earth
Skin&Earth
Lights
22nd September 2017
Track number
8
Release year
2017
  1. 1Intro
    0:34
  2. 2Skydiving
    2:56
  3. 3Until the Light
    3:26
  4. 4Savage
    3:20

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    KOZ, Lights, Todd Clark
    Producer
    KOZ
    Guitar
    Lights
    Additional Engineering
    Adam Chagnon
    Additional Production
    Benjamin Rice
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Nik Karpen
    Instrumentation
    KOZ
    Mastering Engineer
    Ted Jensen
    Mixing Engineer
    Chris Lord-Alge
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