MMXXI

by Koby

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Who's Gonna Break Through 03:25
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Sister says she don’t wanna go No, she don’t wanna go There ain’t no more silver screen And this just ain’t her scene Brother’s fighting for something to show For something to show He says he’s looking for a new light Gotta find a new fight So what is this that it comes down to Not so much as even one single thank you So tell me who’s gonna break through Yea tell me who’s gonna break through Sister said she doesn’t know No, she doesn’t know She doesn’t want to scream, no She doesn’t wanna to be that extreme Brother’s got targets and no ammo No, no, no ammo Always sitting on the edge of a verge Waiting to light a new torch So what is this thing they all try to say All it does is everything to get in the way So tell me who’s gonna break through Yea tell me who’s gonna break through Every now and then you’ll see the light As it shines on through from the other side So tell me who’s gonna break through Yea tell me who’s gonna break through This is what it takes to create something new So tell me who’s gonna break through
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The Love Don't End 04:48
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You don’t take my calls anymore It doesn’t even ring when I call Somewhere along the way I took a fall So far out of your good grace and it hurt We can walk away, walk way Tell everyone it’s done, say it’s over But no matter what you try and say The love don’t end at the heartbreak The love don’t end at the heartbreak You can have another drink on me Yea, on me But those drinks won’t help you forget You and I met, yea you and I met We can walk away, walk way Tell everyone it’s done, say it’s over But no matter what you try and say The love don’t end at the heartbreak The love don’t end at the heartbreak Been the better part of a decade now So long now We can walk away, walk way Tell everyone it’s done, say it’s over But no matter what you try and say The love don’t end at the heartbreak The love don’t end at the heartbreak
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Just How I Said 04:05
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Sitting on a barstool waiting for a story to end I know it’s the end Things were moving right along yea trust me things were going just great They were great Then something must have happened that made you wanna run away Was it something I said Yea, sitting on a barstool waiting for a story to end I know it’s the end How come everybody always laughs at me when I say that it’s going to happen just exactly this way, hey hey Just like I said No one ever really believes in this ability to know the way this whole thing is gonna to play out, hey hey Just how I said I was left counting down the moments ’til you came inside again Over before it begins Playing back all the things I think would make you wanna run away Keep me up at night I was left counting down the moments ’til you came inside again Will you come back in How come everybody always laughs at me when I say that it’s going to happen just exactly this way, hey hey Just like I said No one ever really believes in this ability to know the way this whole thing is gonna to play out, hey hey Just how I said Sitting on a barstool waiting for the story to end Is this the end Sitting on a barstool waiting for the world to end Bring on the end How come everybody always laughs at me when I say that it’s going to happen just exactly this way, hey hey Just like I said No one ever really believes in this ability to know the way this whole thing is gonna to play out, hey hey Just how I said
Just how I said Just how I said It’s how I said
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I Can Tell 04:37
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I can tell I can tell By the way your lips shake I can tell I can tell By the way you crawled into bed I can tell Bloodshot eyes don’t tell lies They just spell out your demise Spill the secrets that you keep While you are fast asleep I can tell I can tell By the way you crossed your arms I can tell I can tell By the way you said my name I can tell Bloodshot eyes don’t tell lies They just spell out your demise Spill the secrets that you keep While you are fast asleep I can tell Bloodshot eyes don’t tell lies They just spell out your demise Spill the secrets that you keep While you are fast asleep I can tell I can tell By the way you walked away I can tell I can tell I can tell I can tell I can tell I can tell I can tell
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(Maybe) That's What it Means 04:25
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Why do I keep ending up at the beginning of an end Well I guess it’s a good thing that I decided to finally up and leave Gonna make my way out east, head up north all the way to South Carolina I know a girl there that says she’s got designs on me whatever that means Well maybe, we’ll see Maybe she’s in love with me Maybe it’s just a phase And maybe, maybe means I love you Just maybe, that’s what it means Give me one last drink before I have to leave Call it one for the road, call it that one last reprieve Well maybe, probably, anyway Maybe she’s in love with me Maybe it’s just a phase And maybe, maybe means I love you Just maybe, that’s what it means Well maybe, we’ll see Maybe she’s in love with me Maybe it’s just a phase And maybe, maybe means I love you Just maybe, that’s what it means
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Break Away 04:33
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There you go again Forgetting how to walk away Pour some champagne For this once passing shame These second chance They don’t matter too much Except to those ones, yeah The one’s that already messed us up Tell me what’s the damage When this all goes as plan I know you say it’s not the same But it certainly feels that way, yeah Maybe baby learn from your mistakes Yea that’s what it’s gonna to take For you to break away For you to break away It’s these kind of lines That make their way To all the black eyes You’ll come to downplay You’re so ready bleed But he’s not a king Though I get the need, yeah I get that need to cling Tell me what you gain When you knock him out again I know you say it’s not the same But it certainly feels that way Maybe baby learn from your mistakes Yea that’s what it’s gonna to take For you to break away For you to break away This insecurity it’s at all time high But no not everything gets better with time Another day, another life you’d know you were outta your mind There’s no way you’d never let me let this slide I know you say it’s not the same But it certainly feels that way Maybe baby learn from your mistakes Yea that’s what it’s gonna to take For you to break away For you to break away For you to break away Break away
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Stay Alive 03:45
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Play a cruel trick just for a change Slow lines and a quick grasp Fooling the crowd But that’s only half the joke Once standing tall Abandoned by all Take me away, I gotta make it out of here And stay alive Take me away, I want to survive And stay alive What if it’s all false Well you got the gun Farewell and so long My independence gone Building the walls You always let fall Take me away, I gotta make it out of here And stay alive Take me away, I want to survive And stay alive There always comes a fall No matter how tall Take me away, I gotta make it out of here And stay alive Take me away, I want to survive And stay alive And stay alive And stay alive And stay alive I want to stay alive
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Sorry I'm Late 04:53
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This is his apology for all these years For playing it safe, considering the age At a pretty steep cost of some pretty deep scars He says I should have listened to my heart Now he stands in front of her, saying I’m sorry it took this long Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late I’m here right now And I’m ready I’m sorry it took this long
Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late yeah Sorry I’m late This is her apology for these last few years She was running away, afraid to stay Falling apart, and too scared to start She says I should have listened to my heart Now she stands in from him, saying I’m sorry it took this long Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late I’m here right now And I’m ready I’m sorry it took this long
Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late yeah Sorry I’m late Why do we always take our time When looking for peace of mind, yeah Peace of mind I’m sorry it took this long Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late I’m here right now And I’m ready I’m sorry it took this long
Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late yeah Sorry I’m late I’m sorry it took this long Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late I’m here right now And I’m ready I’m sorry it took this long
Sorry I’m late, sorry I’m late yeah Sorry I’m late
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A Ways to Go 04:41
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Come right on in, there’s plenty to see There’s lots of ways you’ll learn how to be Learn to walk, then learn to talk, and then learn to talk back Yea, no one’s going to be ready for any of that You’ve got years of things to say Trust me when I say that it’s okay to wait One becomes two, two becomes three, three turns into four Before you know it you’ll be out the door And I hate to be the one, the one that has to say You’ve got a ways to go before you stay up late There’s a lot of beauty and a lot more grace And regardless of the name, well yeah this ain’t a race You’ll see some pain, and drop some tears But never stop to worry about these passing years You have got years of things to try So why not take your time One becomes two, two becomes three, three turns into four Before you know it you’ll be out the door And I hate to be the one, the one that has to say You’ve got a ways to go before you stay up late One becomes two, two becomes three, three turns into four Before you know it you’ll be out the door And I hate to be the one, the one that has to say You’ve got a ways to go before you stay up late Yell at your mom because you hate your dad In the end though they're not all that bad Still I hate to be the one the one that has to say You’ve got a ways before you can stay out late
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Standing on My Own 04:31
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It’s no surprise to me that I’m guilty of accuracy You mistook your preferences for some kind of truth Your favorite mistake, tastefully acclaimed Just another name behind the pages left to sing Just to be erased Is that really all it takes So long and thanks for nothing At least you left with a little something But you left me all alone Here standing on my own Standing on my own The ending written before the next day’s sun goes down Forbidden and minutes away from crumbling down And there you are thinking about your favorite vodka But your breath reeks of his favorite bottom shelf gin And how does that taste Seems like such a waste So long and thanks for nothing At least you left with a little something But you left me all alone Here standing on my own Standing on my own And it seems like this was all for nothing And no you, no you never really thought this through So long, thanks for nothing Well so long and thanks for nothing At least you left with a little something But you left me all alone Here standing on my own Standing on my own Yea you left me all alone But I’m standing on my own Standing on my own
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Pretty Little Lie 06:00
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Go and take yourself Around See what you catch With that crown Maybe find something Something worth your time Who can say their lines And who plays kind And it’s so easy being free Almost like turning a key Tell yourself that pretty little lie About not being ready this time Be sure to rehearse each and every single line After all, it’s such a pretty little lie Now wrap yourself Up in those arms Say a prayer Silently Try not to hold Your breath Or make a wish With your heart And it’s so easy being seen Than it is to break away clean Tell yourself that pretty little lie About not being ready this time Be sure to rehearse each and every single line After all, it’s such a pretty little lie And it’s so easy playing a queen Was this really your only dream Tell yourself that pretty little lie About not being ready this time Be sure to rehearse each and every single line After all it’s you’re time to shine Tell yourself that pretty little lie Rewriting history of your crimes Make it better each and every single time After all, it’s such a pretty little lie
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Unsaid 04:30
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What am I suppose to do With the way you say you miss me A trembling lip Never says what it really means Anyway And I wish you had the time For all these words of mine But you don’t And that’s alright You keep saying this but It doesn’t change a thing You’re still not here They don’t mean much to you but To me they’re everything, even left unsaid There’s not much sense In how you never come around Now can you tell me why This kind of thing keeps happening And I wish you had the time For all these things on my mind But you don’t And that’s just fine You keep saying this but It doesn’t change a thing You’re still not here They don’t mean much to you but To me they’re everything, even left unsaid I’ll just hang on to this some more Baby, it’s all I know Lets say we forget it all Try again tomorrow And I wish you had the time For all these songs of mine But you don’t It’s not alright You keep saying it But it doesn’t change a thing You’re still not here They don’t mean much to you But to me they’re everything, even left unsaid Especially unsaid What am I suppose to do With the way you say you miss me

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This album contains all the individual singles released in 2021 as an all encompassing record for easy purchase and musical digestion.

This compilation is currently only available via Bandcamp.

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released April 1, 2022

All songs written, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Michael Koby, except where noted.

"I Can Tell" was written by Michael Koby, recorded and produced by Steve "Nez" Nesbit, and mixed and mastered by Nicholas Rizzo at Sky Rocket Studio ATX.

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Koby Houston, Texas

Guitarist/Songwriter for Xwansongs, currently working on figuring out what a musical existence outside of the band looks like. Who am I? What do I sound like? Are these songs okay?

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