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Life After Dark

by Napalm Dreams

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1.
Girl 05:10
I never found a reason for apologies, I'm trapped in a sick season full of memories. I never stopped to think about the remedies, And all their side effects, I'll have one more after the rest. I'll just ponder in the meantime, Really I never thought you'd notice, like a wonder scattered falling from the sky, A drop among a million it all just passes by. Oh, girl! There's no way this ends safely, But I'm willing to let go, I've been overthinking lately, Just tell me what I already know. I'm not going to apologize, If you thought I wouldn't notice, You're becoming someone I don't recognize, But your heart remains the closest. I only take it when I'm lonely I only fake it when you promise not to go, I'll only take it if you'll love me, I'll only tell you things that you already know. I'll only hate me in the morning, I'll only tell you things that you already know, I'm gonna taste this in the morning, I'll only take it if you promise not to go. Gathering stars and distant planets There's better us among the universe, All I can do is dream about a boy, Or hope for a better us. I'll only hate me in the morning, If you only tell me things that I already know. I'm gonna taste this in the morning. I'll only take it if you promise not to go. I know you've got your reasons, But they're haunting me inside. Just wait for better seasons, And for our ghosts to reside. I didn't think you'd notice Like wonder lost among a grapevine, Like a whirlwind in my mind, like the leaves mishappen in time, it all just... It all just passes by. I only take it 'cause you hold me I only take it 'caus you promise not to go, I'm not going to apologize, If you only tell me things that I already know. But you're still the one I want to be the closest with, I honestly would never have thought you'd notice this. And there's pieces of your heart left in my soul, Reminding me of how we lost control. I only take it when I'm lonely I only fake it when you promise not to go, I'll only take it if you'll love me, I'll only tell you things that you already know. I'll only hate me in the morning, I'll only tell you things that you already know, I'll only take it if you promise not to.
2.
sudo 03:52
3.
Lightning 04:08
4.
simple 05:10
I'll think about yuh as much as you do. The goddess of vanity could learn a thing or two, About how the world smoothly revolves around you. I'll pray for yuh as much as you crave it, as much as you need it. God bless, you'll die for it Just don't forget the facts, You held the gun in the first act. Prove to me you'll use it. Or teach me how to use it. 'Cause I don't think you've got it, I don't think you've got the guts anymore. You must make me out to be some sort of crazier dream, Our pictures are lost among your catalog of memes, I swear I didn't know he'd be there for yuh, I swear you knew he couldn't care for yuh. You never make things simple, But you're making things to easy, Tell me I'm crazy Tell me I'm crazy I know I'm not crazy, But I know where you've been. I'll think about yuh as much as you do. I'll take this about as well as you do. With eyes like that I'd be impressed If you never get lost in them like I do. Moving on's just moving on, The world sucks sometimes, we just gotta keep moving on. Just... I swear I didn't know he'd be there for yuh, I swear you knew he couldn't care for yuh. You never make things simple, But you're making things to easy, Tell me I'm crazy Tell me I'm crazy I know I'm not crazy, I know where you've been. I'll think about yuh as much as you do. The goddess of vanity couldn't catch a clue, About how the world smoothly revolves around you.slut for it Just don't forget the facts, You held the gun in the first act. Prove to me you'll use it. Or teach me how to use it. 'Cause I don't think you've got it, I don't think you've got the guts anymore. You must make me out to be some sort of crazier dream, Our pictures are lost among your catalog of memes, I swear I didn't know he'd be there for yuh, I swear you knew he couldn't care for yuh. You never make things simple, But you're making things to easy, Tell me I'm crazy Tell me I'm crazy I know I'm not crazy, I know where you've been. I'll think about yuh as much as you do. I'll take this about as well as you do. With eyes like that I'd be impressed If you never get lost in them like I do. Moving on's just moving on, The world sucks sometimes, we just gotta keep moving on. Just... I swear I didn't know he'd be there for yuh, I swear you knew he couldn't care for yuh. You never make things simple, But you're making things to easy, Tell me I'm crazy Tell me I'm crazy I know I'm not crazy, I know where you've been. I'll think about yuh as much as you do. The goddess of vanity couldn't catch a clue, About how the world smoothly revolves around you.
5.
Closer 04:00
I've got the eyes to prove, That what we're gonna do, Has nothing to do, With me using you. And I've got a place to stay, I'd rather come your way, Because I'm so afraid, Of losing you. Don't use your words, Close your eyes, my darling, Bite your tongue If you feel like talking. Don't use your words, Close your eyes, my darling, Bite your tongue If you feel like talking. Can we get closer, Closer together. Can we get closer, Closer together. We've got the lies to prove, That what we're gonna do, Has nothing to do, With me using you. And though I'm worlds away, I've got so much to say, Because I'm so afraid, Of losing you. Don't use your words, Close your eyes, my darling, Bite your tongue If you feel like talking. Don't use your words, Close your eyes, my darling, Bite your tongue If you feel like talking. Can we get closer, Closer together. Can we get closer, Closer together. I know you're not trying But you're not losing, There's something about the words you use. I know I'm not crazy Somehow you've got me, In the night with the way you move. (Mic Off)
6.
June 04:07
I'm not wasting any time, I swear it's all contingency, Based on low responsibility, I can't begin to see, What it's like to be alright. Oh then I think about us, Then I think about all the things you wanted, And they're all the things I wanted too. Then I think about trust, Then I think about all that I'm supposed to need is you. I'm just not where I thought I'd be yet, I'm just sleeping with the opportunities, I'm falling for the right ones, now, I'm falling into the right ones, now. I fight every chance I get To push away the consequence. I try my best to dance around feelings. My lack of straight behavior keeps me confident Maybe we should talk less, I only crave the words of June. Maybe I should talk less, You only crave my words in June. Don't think you are getting off so easily, I'm not deep anymore, I keep every little thing so honestly. I pray I'll do everything so brilliantly, For the sake of consistency, I'll lead my own contingency.
7.
I can't believe i never see you after dark, Lights reflected in the open roof of this old car, They shine so delicately along your thighs, I used to turn a blind eye, But I'm not afraid to die. Lets drive this car a little bit faster, The roads are empty and their begging us for thrills. There'll be plenty of time to relax after, Let's see what lays for us beyond the hills. I used to say I'm sick of this city, And all I could dream of were golden shores, I used to find everything so petty, You told me to make the city yours. Don't be afraid if you learn to love this city, Don't be afraid to lay your heart down, And don't be afraid if it seems a little crazy, It'll soon die down and we'll own this town. There's one thing I know, In this town, There's always life after dark. I said there's more to me than you think, You said please watch out, I said I belong to the city, But sometimes I doubt. You told me you don't care about anything, But I know you're not one for apathy, You can quit your phases, we both know what we're chasing, And it's the same damn thing. You said take a chance to see if you're ready, The lights have you feeling crazy, I said I belong to the City, When you said you belong to me. I don't have to think about it, Nothing here to emphasize, She holds it dear to her eyes, She comes alive after dark. I don't have to find it, I don't have fall too deeply, When the day dies completely, She finds the life after dark.
8.
What are we chasing? I've never been so bored in my whole life. I need some changes, I can't help but burn away daylight. I can't change the world, Liking posts from my internet friends and feeling nothing. I need some connection before the underworld, But honestly I don't feel like changing anything. Midnight dreamer, Midnight dreamin' I'll never do it casually. But as the sun goes down my mind comes up gradually. Midnight creator, Keeps me moving on for the better parts of it, Keeps me hoping for the things that are better than this. I know, i know, I know, I know, If I sleep I'll keep dreaming, I know i know I want control, I just gotta keep working, for the midnight, For the midnight, For the stars that haunt dead above, The black stars and the love, The moon and all it's glory, For the midnight. For the midnight, For the moon and all it's glory, The sake of my own story. What am I chasing? Painfully aware of my surroundings, Existential in the way I'm losing, Trying to take care, Trying to be selfaware, Trying to move on, Trying to be better, Trying to love better, Trying to be better, Trying to be better.
9.
Solar Sailor 04:30
Show me all the places That you dream of out in space, And tell me that you never tried, to get there. All the galaxies and planets, Free land for us space bandits. You ask me why I dream so wide, And how did I get there? She told me she'd been dreaming 'bout this boy, It's at this point I'm trying to erase her name. She's lured and enamored by his voice, Something wild about her can't be tamed. I used to love you through the universe in motion. You'd guide me, solar sailor, when I needed help, In the vast star ocean, She'll just keep her thoughts on somebody else. She reminded me I used to love the sunrise. What happened to the boy who used to sleep? What happened to our midnight drives, What happened to the love we dug so deep, I asked her if she'd ever seen the stars, Or just red nights from the bright lights of the city, Or the streetlights making strobes cry in the passenger seat, I asked her if she'd ever seen the stars. I told her I'd been dreaming 'bout this girl, I love the way she whispers my name Something 'bout my world coming unfurled with new pearls, Something wild about her can't be tamed. Something wild about her can't be tamed. I used to love you through the universe in motion. You'd guide me, solar sailor, when I needed help, In the vast star ocean, She'll just keep her thoughts on somebody else. You said I'm wasting time, Freeing my little spirit. I waste so much time, Wondering if there's anyone out there who will hear it, I thought you were the best thing, That ever happened to me, But you let me down too quickly. She told me she'd been dreaming 'bout this boy, It's at this point I'm trying to erase her name. But something 'bout pin curls coming unfurled like new pearls, Something wild about her can't be tamed. I used to like it like that, You'd guide me, solar sailor, when I needed help, In the vast star ocean, She just keeps her thoughts on somebody else. Something wild like that can't be tamed. Don't forget about, What you told me, When you promised me, Everything gets better, I love it when the moon lights up your face, I can see the dying stars igniting in your eyes, I can feel the lying heart skip beats beneath deep space, She told me she'd been dreaming 'bout this boy, It's at this point I'm trying to erase her name. But something 'bout pin curls coming unfurled like new pearls, Something wild about her can't be tamed. I used to like it like that, You'd guide me, solar sailor, when I needed help, In the vast star ocean, She'll just keep her thoughts on somebody else. She reminded me I used to love the sunrise. What happened to the boy who used to sleep? What happened to our midnight drives, (vocoder and stop all music) What happened to the love we dug so deep, I asked her if she'd ever seen the stars, Or just red nights from the bright lights of the city, Or the streetlights making strobes cry in the passenger seat, I asked her if she'd ever seen the stars. I told her I'd been dreaming 'bout this girl, I'm trying to erase her name. But something 'bout pin curls coming unfurled like new pearls, Something wild about her can't be tamed. Something wild about her can't be tamed. I used to like it like that, You'd guide me, solar sailor, when I needed help, In the vast star ocean, She'll just keep her thoughts on somebody else. Something wild about her can't be tamed.
10.
Lylat 01:01
11.
Wild 04:46
I hate the sunrise, Reminds me that the night dies, Conflicted by the lights, I know we need a compromise, I only sleep with the day light. (And I'll live for it) But I'm wild like the animals that wake up for the night, (And I'll die for it) Day and night. I'll show you what I mean, I'm trapped in cognitive machines, (And I live for it) (And I'll die for it) I'm dreaming about things that haven't happened yet, Wild, don't forget our feelings have only just met, And I think I'm too dangerous, You think you're too dangerous, And I'll live for it. I'll die for it. There's an animal, Reaching for the starlight, Wondering where it's life lies, It's wonderous, Open up your heart and, Let the wild take control, This is just a bit part, Carve it to your soul, show me you'll live for this, show me you'll die for this. I'm dreaming about things that haven't happened yet, Wild, don't forget our feelings have only just met, And I think I'm too dangerous, You think you're too dangerous, And I'll live for it. I'll die for it. I hate the sunrise, My life punches out, The wild goes to sleep, And I drift the day without. It waits to come alive, It's scratching for a midnight drive, When I can see it hiding in your eyes, I die for this. I'm dreaming about things that haven't happened yet, Wild, don't forget our feelings have only just met, And I think I'm too dangerous, You think you're too dangerous, And I'll live for it. I'll die for it.

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Purchase of this full album includes 4 bonus tracks: "Lyf after drk" "Dance With the Devil" "Life After Dark (Sketch Version)" and "'Sauga City"

This is a story. A story about the end and a journey to the new beginning. It's about loss. It's about complicated pain. It's about strange emotions. It's about growing up.

And then here we are. Night after night.

Games I was playing throughout this production: Monster Hunter World, Bayonetta 2, Arms, Starfox 64.

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released November 10, 2018

All songs written by Jonathan Atkins SOCAN, ASCAP 2018

℗ & © 2018 Jonathan Atkins | Unauthorized reproduction, copying, and rental of this recording is strictly prohibited by law. All rights reserved.

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