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Alter Ego

by Shébani

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mess1070 just discovering this artist and I can't get enough, nice voice, nice prod, just some very good vibe in here totaly fan. Favorite track: Figure It Out (Bad Energy).
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1.
Why would I care about what you think of me Don't hold your breath, coz your confidence is misplaced Don't explain yourself, what you call reasons I call excuses But I pick my battles Learn to let go, learn to let go Something here feels so, so out of place Bad energy Like a silhouette in the rain Bad energy Like a ghost whispering my name Bad energy Haunting me, silently, yeah Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Joke’s already on you Figure it out and you’ll see You and I will never be the same Bad energy Like a poison lingering in my veins Bad energy Petrol fume that suffocates But I deal with it deal with it I ain't gotta be the one that lives with it, yeah Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Joke’s already on you Figure it out and you’ll see You and I will never be the same Bad energy, bad energy Something here feels so, so out of place Bad energy, bad energy Yeah And I'm done with the things that you put me through Keep pulling me down Pulling me down Way down Gotta pick my battles This shit gets old Gotta pick my battles Learn to let go Gotta pick my battles Learn to let go Gotta pick my battles Gotta pick my battles Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Joke’s already on you Figure it out and you’ll see You and I will never be the same Bad energy, bad energy Something here feels so, so out of place But I deal with it deal with it I ain't gotta be the one that lives with it Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Figure it out and you'll see that The joke’s already on you Joke’s already on you Joke’s already on you
2.
Wake up every morning with my heart in my hands Mama says you gotta focus girl Daddy won’t understand I hear those notes playing and I hear them on my own Feeling like I lost religion No where to go You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe I’m leaving it behind I got nothing else to give These walls they’ve seen me cry Maybe they know I bled So what you gonna do when they’re closing in on you And in this life You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe And when your blood runs cold and you’re losing control Then you gotta breathe in, breathe out Breathe in, breathe out And when you’re on the edge and you’re filled with dread Then you gotta breathe in, breathe out Breathe in, breathe out You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe a little You’ve got to got to breathe
3.
Wait up Where you think you're going Were you not the one who said that nothing Could ever faze you This is Not what I anticipated We had plans but you had to waste them Is there, is there someone new And I've got half a mind To call you out on your sh*t this time, yeah But lord knows, he knows I'm tired And two wrongs don't make it right I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And I hate to tell you this, yeah But we were nothing more Than belief and denial An ocean on fire I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And now I gotta throw out Memories that you made Days that you shaped Praying that wake up and realise, yeah That you weren't exactly my type But I cared enough to compromise So don't feed your pride And I've got half a mind To call you out on your sh*t this time, yeah But lord knows, he knows I'm tired And two wrongs don't make it right I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And I hate to tell you this, yeah But we were nothing more Than belief and denial An ocean on fire I've seen it all before I've seen it all before I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And I hate to tell you this, yeah But we were nothing more Than belief and denial An ocean on fire I've seen it all before I've seen it all before (And I should've known better) Funny how things have turned out now In an instant This is where I turn the tables around Keep my distance And I should've known better Than you were no good (you were no good) You were no good Funny how things have turned out now (And I should've known better) And I should've known better I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And I hate to tell you this, yeah But we were nothing more Than belief and denial An ocean on fire I've seen it all before I've seen it all before I've seen it all before I've seen it all before And I hate to tell you this, yeah But we were nothing more Than belief and denial An ocean on fire I've seen it all before I've seen it all before
4.
Ill scatter all my scars so you can stitch them up I'll tear them apart if it's not enough You cut me out a figure that I never see I'm a matter of your form, mould me Break me, re-arrange me Piece me back together again Piece me back together again I know you said it once but I'mma make you Tell me all the things that I need you too Hold me like our conversations Or talk to me and tell me in silence Kill me, then save me Piece me back together again Piece me back together again Piece me back together again Piece me, piece me back together again (Piece me, stitch me, do what you want but just heal me Do what you want but just heal me) Piece me piece me piece me yeah Piece me piece me piece me yeah You're keeping me out my mind Piece me piece me piece me yeah You're keeping me out my mind Piece me piece me piece me yeah You're keeping me out my mind Piece me piece me piece me yeah You're keeping me out Keeping me out my mind Piece me back together again Piece me back together again Piece me back together again Piece me, piece me back together again
5.
Right By You 03:21
There's no other way to say this But I think I'm in over my head And I could keep on scratching the surface Burn the candle out at both ends Hiding behind closed doors and Biting on my tongue Coz I don't Wanna say What's going on It may feel wrong to me To me But I gotta do right I wanna do right By you you You you You you You you And I'm going through the motions I'm going through the motions just to paper over the cracks But it's better late than never Yeah it's better late than never Gotta face the facts There's no better way to this But I think I'm in over my head And I don't Wanna say What's going on It may feel wrong to me To me But I gotta do right I wanna do right By you you You you You you You you Cutting it cutting it both ways Yeah I'm cutting it cutting it to save face Cutting it cutting it both ways Yeah I'm cutting it cutting it to save face Cutting it cutting it both ways Yeah I'm cutting it cutting it to save face Cutting it cutting it both ways Yeah cutting it cutting it cutting it, yeah It may feel wrong to me To me But I gotta do right I wanna do right By you you You you You you You you
6.
Make Noise 04:14
Okay I'll admit it It hit me hard and it's not pretty Thought I had life under control And all the lies that come with it Silence crept in And I needed a friend and I just wanna admit That I needed a hand And I can't, I can't do it all on my own 'Coz when I sit in silence when I sit in silence I I hear it all so I Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah If I could just get a minute I'd re-a-re-arrange my thoughts and get a grip on them Floating floating floating floating round I'm like a whirlwind spiraling down Then silence crept in And I needed a friend And I just wanna admit That I needed a hand And I can't, I can't do it all on my own 'Coz when I sit in silence when I sit in silence I I hear it all so I Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah Floating floating floating floating round Try to make noise But I I can’t, I can’t do it all on my And I can’t, I can’t do it all on my I can’t, I can’t do it all on my And I can’t, I can’t do it all on my own I can't, I can't do it all on my own 'Coz when I sit in silence when I sit in silence I I hear it all so I Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah I can't, I can't do it all on my own 'Coz when I sit in silence when I sit in silence I I hear it all so I Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah Try to make noise, try to make noise, try to make a noise yeah

about

After a long stint of attempting acoustic and Indie, “Alter Ego” was born when Shébani re-evaluated her musical direction and decided to follow her urban upbringing. Returning to her childhood influences of Contemporary R&B, Pop, PBR&B, and Hip Hop, the aim was put together an EP that represented her journey to date. With Rayan to dictate the instrumentation and lead the production, it wasn’t long before the spirit of the EP would represent the harshest truth; the alternative side to her personality she was uncovering was simply who she was all along. The songs encapsulate the inner struggles of finding the bravery to expose yourself to the world. Rather than lamenting on the presence of a hidden side, the 6 tracks on “Alter Ego” explain the various burdens that come from concealing your true self.

Using dark insipid keys over urban glitch beats, the album takes a fresh swing at redeveloping the modern-contemporary R&B sound of today. Using the unconventional blending of electronic and classical instruments together, the EP intentionally drives at creating a sonic mood of unrest and an atmosphere of neglect.

“Alter Ego” makes us question the intent and quality of our social circles, relationships, identity, and idea of loyalties. The EP forces the listener to decide for themselves the value of gut instinct, and how much they truly value intuition.

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released August 16, 2016

© Sarah Al Shaybani & Mohammad Rayan Bailouni.
Lyrics written by Sarah Shébani and Rayan.
Music written by Rayan.
Recorded at CTG Productions.
Mixed & Mastered by Rayan.
Dubai, UAE.

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