Magic

by Kenneth Wade

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1.
Boys! (ft. Beth Culpeper) 03:44
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I lose myself in the pretty faces Taking Polaroids in the strangest places And the city looks so nice today Wanna tap your shoulder and say, “Hey, can I take your picture?” Boys boys boys boys boys Hey, I know I should stay away I can’t stop myself today I’m just looking for anybody Boys boys boys boys boys Hey, I know that it’s a waste Everyone is just the same It doesn’t matter anyways Boys boys boys boys boys It’s a hot day, watch the boys play ball Take shots, talk shit, whether they win or not And the faces pass by the coffee shop Through the window glass, I see you and my heart stops Say, have I met you before? Boys boys boys boys boys Hey, I know I should stay away I can’t stop myself today I’m just looking for anybody Boys boys boys boys boys Hey, I know that it’s a waste Everyone is just the same It doesn’t matter anyways Boys boys boys boys boys I’ve had you and lost you in so many lifetimes Won’t let you slip away again How many times must I let you go Until I get you back again? Boy Hey, I know I should stay away I can’t stop myself today I’m just looking for anybody Boy Hey, I know I should stay away I don’t mean to play with fate Been looking for you every place Boy Yeah, I know that it’s a waste Waiting for you all my days Nobody loves you like me, babe Boy
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16 (ft. Vee) 03:56
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Estaciones contigo! Set the scene, my 16th summer Looking for a rule to bend Didn’t want to blow his cover Say, boy, do you got a girlfriend? Talked about the things we’re wanting That we’re just too scared to try So much time inside our own heads That we forget to be alive But finally I’ve had it Just this once I wanna be someone I don’t know I left a lipstick stain on his collarbone And I don’t care who sees That he belongs to, he belongs to He belongs to me All our days spent on the boardwalk Saturated in the sun Listening to street performers How we sway and how we run All that youth and all that madness Makes me feel like we have magic And I can’t quite sum it up We’re flower boys in the summer of love But finally I’ve had it Just this once I wanna be someone I don’t know I left a lipstick stain on his collarbone And I don’t care who sees That he belongs to, he belongs to He belongs to me He belongs to, he belongs to me We belong to, we belong to summer and 16 But finally I’ve had it Just this once I wanna be someone I don’t know I left a lipstick stain on his collarbone And I don’t care who sees That he belongs to, he belongs to He belongs to me I left a lipstick stain on his collarbone That summer of 16 And he still belongs to me And he still belongs to me
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Pink Sand 03:01
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Pink clouds and pink sand A pink drink in my hand Good music and a good man In the mood for a good romance But my worries aren’t far No, they never really are ‘Cause God forbid I forget Even here I’m an outsider The moon comes too late To keep out the day So I put on a brave face I’m gonna make it my own way Gotta act like a saint Gotta find some more strength One minority slips up And they make us all pay I’m not your gay best friend I do more than just shopping I don’t kiss boys for your fetish You can keep on walking How am I gonna get to paradise? How am I gonna save somebody’s life? I shouldn’t have to change their minds But freedom’s a long, long road Lined with a lot of lies Pink clouds and pink sand A pink drink in my hand Good music and a good man We can’t forget, so we just dance
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Party Animal 03:19
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(Can we get a beat? C’mon) I don’t know how to let you in I don’t know how to be among friends I can’t decide if I love myself I can’t decide if I want help I got so good at silence Near perfected the art It’s all I can control When I’m running in the dark Wish it was some kind of puzzle Oh, here’s the corner piece Where’s the one with the lips? He’s got no tongue, he’s got no teeth I don’t know how to let you in I don’t know how to be among friends I can’t decide if I love myself I can’t decide if I want help I’m so sorry I’m so sad But there’s no instant cure for this Healing isn’t linear Let me take this walk alone I can’t tell, can’t show you ‘Cause if I stop dancing If I call the party off Everyone will go I’m so sorry I’m so sad Let me take this walk alone I’m so sorry I’m so sad Let me take this walk alone I’m so sorry I’m so sad Let me take this walk alone I’m so sorry I’m so sad Let me take this walk alone (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (I’m so sorry) (Yeah, yeah) (Fuck)
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Easier 03:38
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I'm not crying, I'm just contemplating Wondering why I always run in place Every time I get a little bit closer You pull me back into the chase You don't love me Please don't tell me It's easier this way Let's just leave with what we have now So we can look back with a happy face Don't disgrace the good times with the shadows of today I'm sorry I can't be your girl But I'm not sorry for the time we shared Our stories are connected We're still out there somewhere, in some timeline, on the sand You can't love me Please just tell me It's easier this way
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Buena Vista (with Lauryn Marie) 03:04
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If I only get today once I can’t throw it away being pissed at you ‘Cause you’re gonna say what you want But I don’t have to be like you What God gives me, I can take I’m vulnerable and it’s not by mistake Oh, I can’t hear their words We’re too far above the earth What a waste of energy Clinging to what used to be Can’t go back in time now So I just call it destiny I could dream of my Adonis But his mind is somewhere else Little pink petals in the wind Carried off so far by now What God gives me, I can take I’m vulnerable and it’s not by mistake Oh, I can’t hear their words We’re too far above the earth Everything’s just words We’re all so small from up above the earth We’ve got so little time here You can live it out in love or fear And in the end what really counts - Those you hurt or those you helped?
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MILK. 03:27
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Stockpiling artillery for future wars Listening for bombshells at the door I miss that jovial spirit That fresh-faced young man He resides somewhere deep inside me still I refuse to believe this is how he was killed Shot down on the street Blood-spattered angel wings splashed on the concrete A crimson red halo adorning his head Fear forever darkening his starry eyes on his final bed I want our children to never think about dying (fear forever) I want a future where there'll be no more hiding (fear forever) They won't have to change or lie to appease They won't be afraid of their skin or beliefs Love and art will always be free But for now we resist to ensure the world's peace And let that bullet destroy every closet door And let that bullet destroy every closet door
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Stuck to Me 04:05
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It’s been about a year now But my plane just touched down I hope you figured yourself out I hope that you still want me now Hands in my pockets I’m waiting on the front steps Then I turn and see you there And it all comes rushing back All those nights in the water The first time I saw you That night in the stairwell Kiss me and don’t tell I remember Cuddles in the backyard No one knowing where we are Holding back your fists when you wanted to punch them The history of you and me runs deep I don’t remember how but somewhere you got stuck to me You feel like you used to Like it’s all a little less blue And I want this to be true I want to stay right here with you Let’s not bother with sorry You can make it up to me Pretend that I never left Let’s start where we used to be All those nights in the water The first time I saw you That night in the stairwell Kiss me and don’t tell I remember Cuddles in the backyard No one knowing where we are Holding back your fists when you wanted to punch them The history of you and me runs deep I don’t remember how but somewhere you got stuck to me All those nights in the water The first time I saw you That night in the stairwell Kiss me and don’t tell I remember And I know you do, too The history of you and me runs deep I don’t remember how but somewhere you got stuck to me The history of you and me runs deep I loved you then, I love you now And I don’t wanna be without you for another day This time let’s both just stay Let’s both just stay I said forever and that’s longer than a year No amount of time can make me forget You said forever, I will hold you to it Promise me that you’re not going anywhere
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Magic 04:32
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I’m living in a brand new chapter Scratch that, a whole new book I’m not somebody’s character Don’t have to make myself up The air just started simmering Sparking with electricity Something loosened when he touched me Opportunity, possibility For the first time I’m not holding my breath Ever since I exhaled I believe in magic again I believe in happiness I convinced myself of comfort Locked inside the closet I thought I could learn to love it But I was suffocating Every party they ask about a girlfriend Everyone’s always assuming Everytime I turned the key a little deeper And hurt myself a little more For the first time I’m not holding my breath Ever since I exhaled I believe in magic again I believe in happiness I feel that power, I can rise to the challenge I’ve got love in every vein, can’t hide it away I feel that power, I can rise to the challenge I’ve got strength I didn’t know was here before For the first time I’m not holding my breath Ever since I exhaled I believe in magic again I believe in happiness I believe that we are magic ‘Cause we get up when we are hurt I believe that there is magic In every rainbow in the world
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Montara State 02:41
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11.
Only 01:55
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Can't shake the feeling that things have changed in a way that's irreversible Can't dig my heels in or stand in place 'cause the flow is unobstructable It's gonna carry me away It's gonna take us all away And all we can do is pretend we've accepted it Pretend it doesn't hurt like hell Don't close your eyes, please stay awake Hold onto this with me While we've still got time to dream
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Love (ft. Sitara Vargas) [Bonus] 03:50
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Exhale this sadness Don’t let it be your life Where fingers have trembled And mouths open sighed Now you’ve spread yourself out thin Still he holds you tight He loves you He loves you He’s seen all the darkness and still gives you only the light Remember their faces Keep guard against the night Brave mothers who left home And gave their dreams for mine Tireless workers with calloused hands They get the job done in a white man’s land She loves you She loves you She’s seen all the darkness and still gives you only the light Hold true and be steadfast We were made beautifully Whether in tears or laughter We must love dutifully There will be pain for you But there will be love, too In this world of darkness, you must be a fortress of light
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Sisters (Bonus) 03:09
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Boys! (Instrumental) 03:44
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Stuck to Me (Instrumental) 03:32
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Magic (Instrumental) 04:29

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released April 5, 2019

all songs written, performed, recorded, and produced by Kenneth Wade

Kenneth Wade - vocals, guitar, violin, keyboard, shaker, electronics, glockenspiel, percussion, cabasa
Beth Culpeper - vocals (1)
Carmelita Garza - vocals (2)
Vee - vocals (2, 9)
Lauryn Marie - vocals (6)
Kailia Tomas - cello (7)
Sitara Vargas - vocals (12)

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