Too Close to Home - Kolohe Kai

Just forgive me, started on the simple things From before your body fixed the broken wings of Everything that carries you forward now Patching up the holes remaining in your word now I start to question what is real or not I pick apart my every thought Dig in to a dark place Bury the thought of your face It's alright, it's alright Tell me you need me Telling you that it's Alright, it's alright But you're no good for me Pretty little thing Attention only when in need Don't you know that I'll cave in Pretty little thing You know the way to make me weak But I'll stand up on your feet Shame on you for hitting where it most hurts Shame on me for listening Pretty little thing I think you better turn away My attention is ending Whatever helps you sleep at night Is certainly beside me 'Cause I've been searching for the answers On this older bed and rows you built Desperate to see Just forgive me, started on the simple things (simple things) From before your body fixed the broken wings of Every single promise that you flew my way Picking up the notion that you may come back It's alright, it's alright Tell me you need me Telling you that it's Alright, it's alright But you're no good for me Pretty little thing Attention only when in need Don't you know that I'll cave in Pretty little thing You know the way to make me weak But I'll stand up on your feet Shame on you for hitting where it most hurts Shame on me for listening Pretty little thing I think you better turn away My intention is ending What if I was worth more to you (more to you) Then every broken breath we take I hear your call, you're crying out I scream your name Pretty little thing Intention only when in need Pretty little thing Attention only when in need Don't you know that I'll cave in Pretty little thing You know the way to make me weak But I'll stand up on your feet Shame on you for hitting where it most hurts Shame on me for listening Pretty little thing I think you better turn away My intention is ending My intention is ending Oh, oh, oh

(Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) Most the ends behind the steel gates Some man experiencing some real pain See some old friends and wonder if we're still mates Couple brothers movin' shaky since the deal came Long as the - bills paid Tried not to but I still changed Most the girls I met are solid with some good hearts But the ones who done me wrong, I hope it still aches, yeah You could bang me up for life, I'd be handlin' it right Boy, I got Manny in my core (Core), yeah All the cameras and the lights, main attraction for the night If I get anti, they get bored (Bored), yeah What's the damage on the price? By now there ain't much we can't actually afford (Afford), yeah But what's cash without a life? Three months I ain't even seen my family, I'm on tour (Tour) Went from trappin' on a bike to a lavish livin' life Bro standin' up in court (Court), yeah Pack your bag, we got a flight Tell mum and dad I love 'em, I'll be back again for sure (For sure) Pack your bag, we got a ride Ain't my brother You can't come if you won't - for me and more (More) You get a fraction of my life but the rest, you don't know nothin' So don't act like you're on course (Course) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Say a prayer before I hit the stage Tell God to please forgive me if I misbehave I ain't perfect but I'm learning, all this shit's a game I know people 'round me lurking, tryna build a name - 'em all, I hope they're living straight Still wonder how they're copin' since I been away In the bits, they put a hole in you for little change At this point stayin' local's just a big mistake But how the - I'm supposed to leave When my brothers are in need? I still got cousins in the streets, yeah Went from Nuthurst to the Quays Came runnin' straight back, - weren't as comfy as it seems, yeah All this money I don't need But ain't made enough to quit, looks like I'm doubling the fees, yeah Take me home, I just want peace Losing focus, this ain't me, I ain't been sober for a week Only happy when I'm close to home Need no one but my family if they went, I couldn't hold my own Mom and dad had twins, one of them with extra chromosomes So I'ma stay by 'em till somebody turns me Holy Ghost They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-oh

Screaming punctuates the night, You have the choice to run and hide or stand and fight, Death is coming, so answer the call, Find strength in numbers or divided we fall. You can see the signs are showing, You can see this war is coming, The end is near, you can't deny, With your head up n' eyes open wide, Keep your wits about you, The only way you'll pull through, We are what's keeping us alive, And we're running out of time. A new dawn is breaking, The final page, This land is ours for the taking, Bring in the new age, The stars foretold, Our last day will come, The skies will fall, It won't help if we run. You can see the signs are showing, You can see this war is coming, The end is near, you can't deny, With your head up n' eyes open wide, Keep your wits about you, The only way you'll pull through, We are what's keeping us alive, And we're running out of time. Crowds are running in fear, Trying to make sense of it all, But there's no easy way out, Even with this time that we've spent speculating, We're unprepared for what is coming our way, The rivers now all run dry, We've scorched the earth, To the point of no return, But still we burn, burn, burn, Like a plague we have ravaged, Until we all return to the dirt. You can see the signs are showing, You can see this war is coming, The end is near, you can't deny, With your head up n' eyes open wide, Keep your wits about you, The only way you'll pull through, We are what's keeping us alive, And we're running out of time. Find strength in numbers or divided we fall, Death is coming, so answer the call.

I'll seize this moment and make it mine Remember when we were younger and had nothing but time And now I know there's so much in my way But it won't keep me held down 'cause I've got something to say We're all just kids growing up too fast Focused on the future but not forgetting the past So I live my life like it's a story to tell Don't try to stand in my way 'Cause I can make a bet that you'll fail But I'll push on and on Till every doubt is gone Nothing's gonna stand in my way I control my own fate If you are not scared Then you're not taking a chance The road ahead is paved by those who took the risk We're all just kids growing up too fast Focused on the future but not forgetting the past This will always be my family This will always be my family So I live my life like it's a story to tell Don't try to stand in my way 'Cause I can make a bet that you'll fail But I'll push on and on Till every doubt is gone Nothing's gonna stand in my way I control my own fate This will always be my family You've been here for me since the beginning This will always be my family I'll be there for you till the end So I live my life like it's a story to tell Don't try to stand in my way 'Cause I can make a bet that you'll fail But I'll push on and on Till every doubt is gone Nothing's gonna stand in my way I control my own fate Don't forget where you've come from

Give me one good reason For your hate and jealousy The grudge you hold onto Is unjustly about me I've struggled and fought Given all my efforts and thoughts I've suffered for this Your words show your ignorance Let it go, let it go Cause we were all once young and stupid Whoa, like all the time we spent just made our efforts useless They don't know what we know Or the sacrifice it took to get here, no In the end it never mattered I'm where I should be! I always knew this day would come The culmination of dreams since I was young I've got my sights set for the top And I'm not leaving til' that's just what I got [X2] I've got something to prove! So can we say that this is over... Let it go, let it go Cause we were all once young and stupid Whoa, like all the time we spent just made our efforts useless They don't know what we know Or the sacrifice it took to get here, no In the end it never mattered I'm where I should be (3, 2, 1) The world won't just disappear when you close! Your eyes! The world won't disappear when you close! When you close your eyes! You seem to think this isn't over... Let it go, let it go Cause we were all once young and stupid Whoa, like all the time we spent just made our efforts useless They don't know what we know Or the sacrifice it took to get here, no In the end it never mattered... Let it go, let it go Cause we were all once young and stupid Whoa, like all the time we spent just made our efforts useless They don't know what we know Or the sacrifice it took to get here No, in the end it never mattered I'm where I should be!

Driving back from your house It's a Sunday morning And the clocks have gone back last night Thinking back to what you said It still plays on my mind Then the sun breaks through the trees So I step right on it So you instigated You're so infatuated And where you're situated Is close enough for me to drive home And yeah you said you'd waited Until we could not take it And yeah I hope we make it Now you're close enough for me to drive home Been away for so long How did you remember? You must be with somebody I thought Then you asked me to your house With your friends out drinking And now you ask me back again So I step right on it So you instigated You're so infatuated And where you're situated Is close enough for me to drive home And yeah you said you'd waited Until we could not take it And yeah I hope we make it Now you're close enough for me to drive home Yeah, drive you home So you instigated You're so infatuated And where you're situated Is close enough for me to drive home And yeah you said you'd waited Until we could not take it And yeah I hope we make it Now you're close enough for me to drive home Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah You're close enough for me to drive home Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah You're close enough for me to drive home