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STEP INTO THE OCEAN
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belly

from STEP INTO THE OCEAN

June 14th, 2024
13 tracks
53:54
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
belly
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5:22
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belly
Kid Lightbulbs
I was always taught to remember all my manners But i will fight if you become a barrier I hear all your words of hate All they do is motivate It's impossible for me to pack it up and withdraw I can’t feel my legs Can’t fill my lungs Can’t hear my thoughts Can’t stop the push But that's part of it But i drive it up I’m not gonna stop til i get what i want I keep on moving Though it gets harder I’m pushing it farther ‘cause i know that i oughta I drive it up I don't want to be a bloated belly of a seated donkey Idle festering lifeless procrastinating Found out all the ways i can bend and ache before i break You swallow a pill Ease the pain while you have your fill But i drive it up I’m not gonna stop til i get what i want I keep on moving Though it gets harder I’m pushing it farther ‘cause i know that i oughta I drive it up They tell me that i can change it I do believe i can change it I swear to god i can change it God or no god i can change it
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STEP INTO THE OCEAN is a spiritual sequel. Where THROW MYSELF INTO THE BAY captured a privileged man in his 30s not handling a string of life-changing events well at all, this album is his stopping, slowing down, and looking critically at what's most important around him – including his own thoughts.

This album was (mostly) written 7-10 years before my last album was written, but I was too consumed by impostor syndrome to release or promote it. It meant something different then – I wrote it in the throes of living together with my partner for the first time, and the ups & downs that came with that. Revisiting this material 10 years later caused it to take on new meaning.

Credits

All songs written & performed by Brandon Lucas Green
except
Lyrics for "belly" written by Tess Canfield
Featured vocals on "trendsetters" and "st. alphonsus" performed by Mary Esther Carter

Recorded, produced, mixed & mastered by Brandon Lucas Green
Artwork & photography by Alicia Green

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