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Who I Am
05:48
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I’m changing mask after mask
All I feel at home with
is my skin, as far from the celebrated
it may seem to be
I am young, it’s a long way to go
before I have weathered the storms
To see the fruit that my own heart bears for me
Melodies and words
On a paper could you tell me who I am?
I'll send off these songs
To the world as bottled letters
But do they speak for me?
There are so many faces in frames
from which I may choose to be
So many lives
from which I may choose to lead
I will keep myself
from getting lost
If I remember what my chase is all about
It's not to be for them
But to find out who I am
It's only now that my hands
know to tell the anatomy of me
from the words that made their way in ink in front of me
It's time and time again
I find myself realizing I
cannot judge my own book
by the chapters unfolded to me
So my heart, you need to speak to me
We need to be in this together you see
Show me what hopes you are made up of
And show me what scars you need to heal of
And I will find for you
a life you may find redemption through
Where I will always remember
Where I will always remember
Yes I will always remember
That it's not to be for them
But to find out who I am
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Free
05:26
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I come to you
with my heart on the outside of my chest
Oh won't you hear?
Come near to hear the things I have to say
Love can be a puzzle
But it's here to set us free
Oh won't you sing?
Come dance to life so strange and go on sing
And we run, and we run, and we run
Until we find our homes
This path we're walking
For how long will we be walking like this together?
And we love, and we love, and we love
To show ourselves how to be free
Let's keep it burning
I'll keep your love and you keep my love burning
Let me see you free
Let me see you free
We'll both be free
In the end we know it's the heart that has its say
Go along without me, don't ever hesitate
There's nothing to fear
Our love, let’s not let it live on fear
I'll stay alive
In your heart with these songs if nothing else
Come sing along
Come drown yourself in these words and sing along
And we'll look, and we'll look and we'll look
For ways to calm our souls
Come rest here while we can
Come put your hand in mine while we can
And we'll ask, and we'll ask and we'll ask
Our hearts a million things
It will answer in its own time
Yes, it's no news that it answers in its own time
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Troublesome
03:51
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When you stand in front of me
with your head low
Oh there's nothing I'd want more
than to hold you up and love you so
And these eyes that speak so much to me, now tell me
Do I not answer your questions? Do I not show you
what it is I see?
Ask me why I don't ask for you
Ask me why I don't plead with you
You're a picture I've fallen in love with
Though troublesome it might sound to you
I will not change your smile, your joy, your laugh
So mischievous
Even if it means not taking you by your hand
Not if it's away from this world so dear to you
This world that makes you who you are
In all your childish ways, in all your womanly grace
In all that you dream so strong
You're a picture I've fallen in love with
Though troublesome it might sound to you
And my hands might not hold you the same
And my heart might not love you the same
As what you had known for so long
But they are only some of the things I can do
to make you uncover parts of you
And know you're even more beautiful
When you're bare and I see the world through you
Oh now lay out all your cards to me
Show me all as flaws you see
And I will kiss them and tell you
That they’re a part of what makes one in love with you
In all your childish ways, in all your womanly grace
In all that you dream so strong
You're a picture I've fallen in love with
Though troublesome it might sound to you
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4. |
Anyway
04:30
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The world can be in storms and ruins
Yet I will find my home in you
Pictures paint a life so real
through their faded hues
We have come a long way my love
But all along a wall in between
We have learnt a million trades
Just not to say how we feel
We fall short of means
in finding words
We fall short of means
in speaking through our touch
To say there’s no one we hold more dear
To say there’s no pain or joy more real
than in yours
A play of fate and I’m not sure
I’m told it has the strength of a stone
Should we feel a dearth of something
there’s an abundance of?
It’s not you whom I’ll ask for answers
I’ll wait for life to tell me
Why we keep away from people
who can make us heal?
We fall short of means
in finding words
We fall short of means
in speaking through our touch
To say there’s no one we hold more dear
To say there’s no pain or joy more real
than in yours
Because this armour you protect yourself with
I can see through all of it now anyway
And these dreams you deem unreal for this world
I can see them coming alive anyway
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5. |
Circles
05:47
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Shoot him down
Burn him alive
Gather 'round and watch him
take his fall
As entertaining as it is
We watch it all
We watch it on and on
There's something wrong
If we're pleased in her cries
And we crowd up as if for a play
We're children who have laughed the same
We've all cried the same
Yes, some of us have gone astray
Still tainted by our own fears
But unless we see
ourselves in them
we're just another killer
The things that leave us feeling wronged
How come those are that we
pass along?
In circles we are lining up
But fail to tell when something's
come back to us
And happiness
is to you what it is to me
In calling them
the devil is not where the answer's been
Not throwing stones at him
Not reeling her in shame
Not murder of a name
has set us free
Not changing minds with fear
Not hanging on display and making bets on lives
like yours and mine
Are you sure that you're not him/her/them
in different shoes?
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Akash Vincent Delhi, India
Akash Vincent is a singer-songwriter living in New Delhi. He has previously released two EPs - Postcards (2015) and Polaris
(2017).
Akash performs his music in setups ranging from duos to sextets, with musicians supporting him on trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, trombone, piano, bass, drums and guitar. His lyrics speak of his observations on relationships, society, and his journey as a musician.
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