Name: Curtis
Duration: P00H03M34S
Description: When you find a friend between a rock and a hard place, sometimes all you can do is wish them luck and hope they'll realize they have better places to be. "Curtis" is a messy attempt to support an estranged friend in an even messier work environment.

Curtis

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When you find a friend between a rock and a hard place, sometimes all you can do is wish them luck and hope they'll realize they have better places to be. "Curtis" is a messy attempt to support an estranged friend in an even messier work environment.

lyrics

I see you in that nine to five
Keep telling yourself that you’re staying alive
Just wait til you see it through my eyes
Yeah, yeah

Talk is cheap and that place is glum
Remember the world that we come from
Don’t forget the feeling when you see his lies

Don’t give away the man you are
You’ve got a million different reasons why you came this far

Curtis
Why’s your head so low?
You wanna play with the big boys
Then take control

I see that you still can’t hear
He’s keeping your head clouded with fear
How much longer did he think that I’d hide
From here?

He hated you so he stole away
A layer of you each and everyday
What will he think with me back by your side?

Oh no
Don’t give away the man you are
You’ve got a million different reasons why you came this far

Curtis
Why’s your head so low?
You wanna play with the big boys
Then take control

Curtis can’t you see the world is begging for exile?
That horror-filled atrocity has had you for a while
Don’t make the man a monster or you’ll fall into his scheme
His power comes from weakness that you think he cannot see

Don’t give away the man you are

Curtis
Why’s your head so low?
You wanna play with the big boys
Then take control

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released January 5, 2022
Michael Kahana
Tiff Zips

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Lines&Laces Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

After a fateful encounter, ex-art kid Tiff Zips and powder keg Michael Kahana use the power of friendship and melodrama to pretend they're still as emotionally volatile as teenagers. Moody, angsty and (occasionally) manic enough to harbor a god complex, Tiff's lyrics and melodies light the fire that fuels Michael's love of harmony and music theory.   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube! ... more

discography

Burnout

Nov 2023
Party On My Dear

Feb 2022
Curtis

Jan 2022
Look My Way

Nov 2021
Goose Anthem

Sep 2021
Better (Single Version)

Jun 2021

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