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SPEED

THE FIRST TEST

Release date: 11th July 2024

From ONLY ONE MODE
Track 5
2:14
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"THE FIRST TEST" is a track by SPEED, from the album ONLY ONE MODE, released 11th July 2024. The track is 2:14 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about SPEED.

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SPEED

SPEED

Lyrics

THE FIRST TEST

Move it

Feel the violence, smell the fumes, see the fear in their eyes
I'll spark the flame, be the boom, help these fools realise

Life is ugly and life is beautiful
With nowhere to hide, find peace being truthful

The first test: say "fuck the rest"
Born in our own league...
Test two: live the style that you choose
My life, my attitude!
The first test: say "fuck the rest"
One story is only one truth
With two eyes closed, we're incompatible
Solo, so long, that's the path that I choose

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Track details

From ONLY ONE MODE

2:142024
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Album
ONLY ONE MODE
ONLY ONE MODE
Speed
12th July 2024
Track number
5
Release year
2024
  1. 1REAL LIFE LOVE
    3:02
  2. 2DON'T NEED
    2:43
  3. 3NO LOVE BUT FOR OUR OWN
    2:53
  4. 4ONLY FOES...
    1:09

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