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Bye

by Ricky Lake

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"Bye” is about being scared of your own ability or disability to love somebody. It’s about the struggle of “love” vs “like”, convincing yourself you’re in love to not face reality. You can have that realization but then when you separate from that person, where does that actually leave you?

This upcoming group of singles speaks to loss, but to beauty in loss. To reimagining in loss. To new beginnings in loss. Each single’s artwork is a recreation of an image of me. They are each hand painted pictures based off of literal photos. This contrast is another ode to rebirth in loss. These photos have been seen, they have had their 'use', thus reimagining them is a true repurposing for these pieces of art. Finding a flower in a field of weeds can be difficult but it’s possible. Sometimes you just have to change your mindset, cause the flowers have been there the whole time.

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Last night was great but where’s the real you
I can’t even see a thing you was see through
I’m sorry love that’s just the mollie kicking up
Threw a Molotov at the middle of the sun
They told me you’re the one
The one that gets me spun
Like a Aperol ’n Adderall
She been working miracles
Left inside a paradox of kissing at the terminal
She leaving I know
But I can’t say goodbye
Goodbye
She leaving I know so goodbye

I promise we’ll leave for the weekend
Winter by the trees
Summer beaches
Start to feel
So nostalgic
Baby girl I think we’re everlasting
I can’t think
I can’t sleep
I need you
What the hell
It’s not that real
It ain’t true
Tell myself to grow up now
Or else somehow my world falls down
I can’t shake this off
She calling texting say that this is her one day off
Of course she wake up early and she straight downtown salon
With Kith ’n Acme on
My niggas said she basic I just said I’ll put her on
Hold on
Too stoned
Rolling stoned in the big body
I feel like I just started
Like time doesn’t heal
But girl when you leave me it’s suddenly real
The things that I don’t feel when you want me to feel
I promise we’ll leave for the weekend
Winter by the trees
Summer beaches
Start to feel
So nostalgic
Baby girl I think we’re everlasting
I can’t think
I can’t sleep
I need you
What the hell
It’s not that real
It ain’t true
Tell myself to grow up now
Or else somehow my world falls down

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released October 6, 2023
Produced by GrandBankss

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