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[Chorus]
I don’t remember asking your opinion
But you offered it anyway
I don’t remember asking to be like this
But would I wanna change? I don’t know
I’m holding down the world surrounding me
And I don’t know how long I can hold
I know this time it will go differently
But that’s all that I know
[Verse 1]
Won’t cave in the body
And I won’t cave in the soul
Won’t stay in the fog of the fate that
I fought in the face of it all
Fortune favors the frantic—flavors the famine
Grey for the pansies red for the roses
Came for the cash but I stayed for the lotus
So dope I implode from the focus
So woke don’t know what I notice
So broke that I don’t buy groceries
So close I know they don’t scope me
Don’t bowl me over—don’t ghost me
It’s cozy but don’t sleep on it
Ice cold don’t freeze on it
Tell the pros you want me on it
Be honest
We want it
We wanna see Alden G
On marquis, on our screens
On our tees, in our sleep—OK
Fine by me but I won’t play
I might come but I won’t stay
I might run but I won’t reign
But I’ll wipe blood from the rungs of the campaign
Some get flung in the rampage
Some get some of the champagne
Some try to snub me—can they?
Untouchable unsung candidate
Running on fumes—running on fossils
Gonna go huge. This is a crossroads
[Chorus]
I don’t remember asking your opinion
But you offered it anyway
I don’t remember asking to be like this
But would I wanna change? I don’t know
I’m holding down the world surrounding me
And I don’t know how long I can hold
I know this time it will go differently
But that’s all that I know
[Verse 2]
To be clear
Went from addict to inpatient
To indebted to alone to insane
To my credit didn’t get ever get complacent
Had no home for so long from the moment I left treatment
Still I brought this moment to your speakers
Some nights I went sleepless
Most were spent uneasy
So stressed that I had seizures
Don’t give a fuck if you believe me
Cause trust is not that easy
But I trust that those who’ve seen it
See reflections of the struggle in my soul as I reveal it
[Chorus]
I don’t remember asking your opinion
But you offered it anyway
I don’t remember asking to be like this
But would I wanna change? I don’t know
I’m holding down the world surrounding me
And I don’t know how long I can hold
I know this time it will go differently
But that’s all that I know
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All I Can Do
04:12
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[V]
When it breaks bad
I ain’t tryna take that
I ain’t gonna speak bad
Of the people that believe that
Everything is evergreen, yeah
Everlasting yeah
Be that
If it takes two
I think I can take you
I been praying through
Everything and making moves
I can break through
Swear to god I can break through
If I see it, I can be it
When it breaks down
I don’t pump the breaks now
Make your case now baby it’s a shakedown
Where are we at?
I don’t need facts at the moment
I don’t wanna know where I’m going
But you know I gotta see that
Gotta see it to believe that
And my life ain’t been a dream yet
So I’m tryna set the scene now
Shoulda never let me out
[C]
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
[V2]
It’s all bonafide and I’m vibing
I sail into the tides like a Viking
Life is like a climb that I’m hiking
Like a fire that I’m lighting—yeah
All this on my mind—I don’t mind it
Falling from the sky but I’m flying
I ain’t gonna cry in a crisis
This is life and I like it—yeah
[C]
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
[B]
I’m hurt inside
And curled up by the
Windows to the simple truth
The heart abides
And starts the fire
The embers move and enter you
[C]
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
I’m doing all I can do
I’m being all I can be
If it don’t right with you
Then you don’t sit right with me
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Alden Groves Boulder, Colorado
Alden Groves is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Colrado. Taking influence from the Alt Rock and Trip-Hop scenes of the mid 00’s, they bring a modern sensibility and emotionality to every song. The Alden Groves sound is characterized by maximalist production, emotive performances, poignant lyricism, and a somber intensity that's as driving as it is heartfelt. ... more
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