Ayia / 2Ks (Hold The Fort) (Draft Mix) Lyrics

Yeah

Yeah

Twilight Mirage City

Left CPH for now, still got the 2Ks with me though

Before summer I'd been sleeping so little for so long

I'd forgotten what it's like to wake up remembering what you dreamt

And trying to grab onto it, you know

Or being half lucid with a piece of a song in your head you just can't place

Yeah

Alright

Yeah, yeah

In Ayia Napa, clubbing on a Sunday, disassociation at its fullest

For a while I feel the pleasures of overwhelming senses

If the strobes get too strong

Focus on the rhythm to lead my attention

Eyes closed, let the sounds guide my mental

Don't wanna get lost in the stabbing

The blare slicing through my headspace

Ghosts say my name every now and then

At least twenty times thought someone I knew was calling me

Take a break, fresh air, dizziness kicks in

Lack of sleep catching up

Monday night, sitting on the bench, staring at the same club

See sleeveless men, muscular, vapid personas, forming circles

On the sides they dance, crudeness on blast

For them ain't no special day

Middle of May

What if this is just how they spend their every night, uh

Here we are sharing a space with them

Grad tripping, trying to avoid tripping up on a nightly basis

Pre-gaming by the pool

Play paranoia to heighten the mood round the table

These type of nights the ones I'll come back to on the regular

The club we start every night at

They definitely owned by the mafia

First impression, a few cops talking to the owner

Inside got balloons blowing up on every corner

They don't give a fuck

Pulling up on one of those scooters I don't like

Cole said "the promoter got a burner ting", Keem style

Second one fell out

Nights go by and we get deeper into this world

Trying to find the few true people who roam among the soulless

Reality starts to blur each night, losing focus

Subconscious wants to remain in that state, yeah

Pheromone, I see more and more slowly succumb

To the repetition of dreams in the red ambience

Hoping the sorrow doesn't burst their bubble

One-three-three-ten deal

Last round for the early flight back, yeah

Back in the city

My grandpa reading my palm

For the first time in over half a decade

The decorations are put in place

Moving onto the next stage

Twilights longer than ever

Time to ride through the city

Days become free of necessities and partying takes over

This girl just got way more beautiful

And I swear to god it ain't have shit to do with-

But the views do have me feeling like

It's still May but the sun coming up early as fuck like it's summer solstice

See the dawn approaching on the way home

Old flame if such a thing exists for me

I could've brought up "Purple Rain" instead I let it die out again

Guess I'll leave you with the impression that I haven't changed

Caricature of your brother is what I might seem like to you

Ain't wanted to see barely anyone since you left

Not how I'd do it but fair enough

Some people like to disconnect from their past

Create a distinct phase in life

Yeah

Recording "Air" at James's

Take a break on the balcony, the room is too warm

No fan, closed windows, mic on

Wonder if I knew it'd be the last time I would record in that room

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Saying bye to Luis in Spain feels like the true shift

Wish I could head back to permanent sunsets we all saw in that villa

When the end didn't feel imminent

"Seaforth" and "The Ooz" following me through those memories

Ended up coming far quicker for all of us than we could've hoped for

Lisa's Summerhouse the first sign all eleven might never be together again

Rogan's rooftop where I came to terms with it all

Roskilde Festival, half asleep and sleep deprived

"Maria Maria" a haunted specter for me

My first times peeling in the 2Ks may be close to my last too, heh

I guess I'll never get it and I'm fine with that

But I'd take any excuse to go back to where we went

Snow-covered condos at the harbor

Two nights after "Candy" dropped

These last two weeks in the city didn't wanna feel too attached to any one thing

I even started avoiding too much eye contact with those I trust most

Been too numb to feel some of the nostalgia that I hoped for

But trying to not just tick shit off my list when I see you

As if awaiting my fate

Subconscious waiting to leave as if I was only there to say goodbyes

Actually got worse at that this summer

Getting used to staying in motion

From one spot to the next

As the idea I may not see some people ever again kicks in

Why she only start trying to keep the convo going once I was gone from the city for good

Ain't wait on me when it could've turned to something

She could walk back in my life at some point

Ain't the one I've felt the strongest for though

I know when it was that I made my first mistake with you

Distant memories of gyms in the shadow of cold February night times

It's all in the past now, too late to retrace my steps

Built a different connection out of how we saw each other

Now I'm here where I am, everyone else where they are

And she's over in -, some of us might grow far apart

Twilight Mirage City, I got a home to remember

2Ks still have some of my people, hold the fort while I'm gone

What if I'm too ambitious for some of those around me

But I still love them though

Yeah

Twilight Mirage City