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Formative Years

by Wolfjay

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©ough©ool Heartfelt & honest. The vox are outstanding, accompanied by catchy, playful pop Favorite track: Permission.
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1.
Save my Soul 02:07
Fill my ears with 80’s hits,
 Lose myself in the dark before the movie starts
 Catch my reflection in your eyes
 Watch the pink light on a summers night 
Ride a train to God knows where 
Listen to punk rock from Philadelphia
 And I’ll eat alone, and I’ll make a mess 
I’ll dance around my house when no one’s there. These are the things that save my soul
 These are the things that save my soul 
These are the things that save my soul
 These are the things that save my soul
 From myself.
2.
Permission 03:15
I’ve been waiting for permission,
 For as long as I’ve known how to wait,
 Why should I listen,
 When all we share is a last name And now you’re screaming again
 And I don’t know how we got here 
Isn’t it exhausting Always looking for a reason to be hurt again Love runs thicker than blood.
3.
For a Moment 03:46
I don’t even know your name, But I don’t need to know it, Let’s just dance for a moment, Let’s just share a moment, Or two.
4.
Home 05:09
This feels like home,
 More like home than I’ve ever known, 
I never want to go, 
Anywhere else again. This feels like home,
 More like home than I’ve known for a long time, 
I never want to go, 
Anywhere else again.
5.
I’m terrified of what I might become,
 If I don’t learn who I am,
 Stretching the truth for far too long, 
I’m sure it’s bound to snap, I want to lie in a bed of honesty, 
I want to lie about nothing else again,
 Let my word mean everything to you, 
I want to be honest, and gentle, and true, Cos I exaggerate the facts,
 When I don’t feel like I’m enough for you,
 So wrap your arms around me,
 Whisper one and only. Cos I’m sick of lying to you,
 Embellishing the facts,
 Selling it as truth,
 This is everything I’ve ever felt for you 
This is the truth I want to lie in a bed of honesty, 
I want to lie about nothing else again, 
Let me word mean everything to you,
 I want to be genuine, and honest, and true Cos I exaggerate the facts,
 When I don’t feel like I’m enough for you,
 So wrap your arms around me,
 Whisper one and only.
6.
Retrospekt 02:37
Found my feet in the free fall, 
Learnt to dance in the fallout,
 Found my light in the absence, 
Learnt my name in the silence, 
Found my place in a family,
 Left my pain in the churches,
 Found a will to explore it, 
Instead of leaving it hidden, Buried my burdens in a shallow grave,
 And they still haunt me,
 But one day they might just be,
 Dead and gone, And anxieties a bitch that can fuck right off
 And never come back,
 And we’re just a mess of denim, and leather, and skin,
 All glitter and sunburn.

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'Formative Years' is about growing up and the decisions we make. It's about deciding which kind of person you want to be, and the kind of person you don't want to be, the things you want to build, and the things you want to tear down.

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released July 12, 2017

Written, performed, and mixed by Jack Alexander. Additional production by Brae McKee. Additional vocals from Brae McKee and Ella Ion. Mastered by Suture.

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