FORWARD MOTION, by Here's to the Life!

FORWARD MOTION

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1.	Thirty Something 01:44		buy track
2.	All We've Got 03:07	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Days come and days go They move so fast but arrive so slow Just like the rain, the snow pours When that sun is shining, we’re sad no more Don’t go, oh no Not yet, my friend We’ve got our ups We’ve got our downs We get back up just to fall back down But we, we give it all And we, we stand up tall And we, we don’t back down ‘cause we’re all we’ve got Days come and days go Well, I’ve got hope like no one knows Don’t lose your faith You’ve got time to fix mistakes Don’t go, oh no Not yet, my friend We’ve got our ups We’ve got our downs We get back up just to fall back down But we, we give it all And we, we stand up tall And we, we don’t back down ‘cause we’re all we’ve got
3.	Antisocial Traffic 03:52	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Bombs burst and then I’m frozen These daily cycles never end Moving backwards in a forward motion I’m trying not to give in Spun around in all directions I don’t know where to begin Found the answer but lost the question All this anxiety within I can’t go to sleep But, I’ve got nightmares on my mind I’m out here counting sheep But, I’ve got to much too little time This city plays for keeps But, I’m trying not to fall down It’s sink or swim in these streets It’s hard to stay above ground I’ve got these antisocial habits And I can hardly stand it When the whole world’s falling down on me It’s like I’m stuck in traffic ‘Cause nothing seems to happen When the whole world’s falling down on me Bombs burst and then I’m frozen These daily cycles never end Moving backwards in a forward motion I’m trying not to give in Spun around in all directions I don’t know where to begin Found the answer but lost the question All this anxiety within I’ve got these antisocial habits And I can hardly stand it When the whole world’s falling down on me It’s like I’m stuck in traffic ‘Cause nothing seems to happen When the whole world’s falling down on me
4.	My Life 02:42	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) These days just pass me by I’ve got that bloodshot in my eyes I don’t know what I did I think I fucked up as a kid But I will be okay I think I’ll make it out someway This ain’t a game we play This is a thing that we call “life” Until the sun goes down for good You’ll see me hustle in my ‘hood This is my nine to five Surviving day and night This ain’t a game Oh no it’s not This is life My life They’ve got these pills for you They take your cash, they sell you booze I know it’s sad but true Ain’t this the land of the free But all we do is crime You’ve gotta kill to make a dime And I’m okay with that I ain’t gonna starve tonight Until the sun goes down for good You’ll see me hustle in my ‘hood This is my nine to five Surviving day and night This ain’t a game Oh no it’s not This is life My life These are my struggles I wear them on my face So now I hustle I work everyday This ain’t no puzzle I just lost my way And all my troubles I light and smoke them all away Until the sun goes down for good You’ll see me hustle in my ‘hood This is my nine to five Surviving day and night This ain’t a game Oh no it’s not This is life My life
5.	Who I Wanna Be 01:55	lyrics	buy track
(Drew) Looking back to a place where I used to be alive Now I feel shame and I have been deprived Of everything I wanted and everything I need The person that I am, or who I want to be What have I seen, fill the empty spaces and You have to be look between Of a new life, that I have seen and I know that it’s nice The places that I go The faces that I see All of them remind me of Who I wanna be Stop stop stop I don’t want to grow up I just wanna stay young, what’s the point of getting old 'Cuz I have so much fun and I don’t wanna quit Just playing music and keeping it legit I say I know, what I wanna do and I will stay true To my own self, cuz I can’t do something Unless I have it in my mind The places that I go The faces that I see All of them remind me of who I wanna be
6.	Midwest Dreams 04:18	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Nowhere is where we’re from kid Get knocked down, get back up my friend These Midwest cities are full of dreams Sunflowers and empty highways No oceans, only skylines These Midwest cities are full of dreams (Sean) We used to walk down on the Southside As Tim and “Rise” were jammin’ at the Fireside These Midwest cities are full of dreams From Kansas City over to Cleveland We try to break free from the fuckin’ heartland These Midwest cities are full of dreams Best friends and miles on the road Memories and smiles on the go Heartaches and late nights on the phone Never giving up and crawling back home Grow up or move out of this town That’s what they said when we were young These Midwest cities are full of dreams A suitcase and a full tank of gas They said we’re going nowhere fast These Midwest cities are full of dreams Best friends and miles on the road Memories and smiles on the go Heartaches and late nights on the phone Never giving up and crawling back home Lost souls and wrong turns on the map Tough times but never losing our minds These Midwest cities are full of dreams Best friends and miles on the road Memories and smiles on the go Heartaches and late nights on the phone Never giving up and crawling back home
7.	Don't Ever Fold 03:44	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) I think it’s time to go Explore life on that open road Get lost just to find your soul Best advice I was told Put on a sweater when your heart gets cold When there’s no aces left in your deck Still don’t ever fold (Joey) I think it’s time to change Break it down and completely rearrange Let down your guard and let in the strange Best advice I’ve been bestowed Give in to love and let hatred lose control You won’t always like what the mirror reflects Still don’t ever fold I think it’s time to know We all struggle with those uphill goals Get tough just to hold your own Best advice I was sold Don’t wait to be young until you get old When your plane crashes down or your ship wrecks Still don’t ever fold
8.	Losin' Myself (don't go) 01:46	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Oh no, don’t go, my friend I could use a lil’ help Oh no, don’t go, my friend I think I’m losin’ myself
9.	Bad Habits 03:48	lyrics	buy track
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10.	Meet Me At The Arcade 03:22	lyrics	buy track
(Matt) Oh, when the season starts to fade And dawn is coming near Hear the drum of that parade Oh, how it all changed since last year (Patrick) Bicycles and hooded shirts Exhaled smiles for what it's worth Dodged and ducked that coming age Will you meet me at the arcade Meet me at the arcade We've played it once, we'll play it twice Meet me at the arcade I've got this token, an extra life Race to get the highest score On all the games we play Try every drink they serve If we die, we'll just hit play Spawn and try that fight again Even if we just can't win There's a spot, I've got you saved Will you meet me at the arcade Meet me at the arcade We've played it once, we'll play it twice Meet me at the arcade I've got this token, an extra life Meet me at the arcade Wasted days and wasted nights Meet me at the arcade I've got this token, an extra life Oh, when the season starts to fade And dawn is coming near I hear the drum of that parade Oh, how it all changed since last year Bicycles and hooded shirts Exhaled smiles for what it's worth Dodged and ducked that coming age Will you meet me at the arcade Meet me at the arcade Meet me at the arcade Don't we have time for Just one more play One more try One more chance One more coin Meet me at the arcade We've played it once, we'll play it twice Meet me at the arcade I've got this token, an extra life Meet me at the arcade Wasted days and wasted nights Meet me at the arcade I've got this token, an extra life
11.	Dear Brother 04:52	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Everybody knows that we don’t play no games Though our fists are kinda tough, our hearts are kinda tame And we live and we learn and we play and we work Until the day we die, until I’m in that dirt I will love and I’ll laugh and I won’t give it back All those good times that we’ll have, and don’t forget the past We were just these little kids with our hearts there on our sleeve And our father wasn’t home so we played out in these streets Oh yes we did I’ve got your back every time you come around And you’ve got my back every time I hit the ground I’ve got your back every time you need a friend And you’ve got your back until the very end Now everybody says that we’re no good for each other But don’t nobody know me like you do my brother We can sit and tell these stories of our sister and our mother But don’t act like they’re against us ‘cause we ain’t got us another And we can’t forget our lovers and that man we call our father Though he wasn’t always there he taught us like no other Now I have all of my family and can’t forget my friends Because without either one of them my life would be quite over Yes it would I’ve got your back every time you come around And you’ve got my back every time I hit the ground I’ve got your back every time you need a friend And you’ve got your back until the very end Now that everything is dead it’s time to start our lives all over Now that Summer’s coming to an end and Autumn’s on our shoulders You were everything I needed in the past and in the present You will always be my friend, I will not take that shit for granted No I won’t I’ve got your back every time you come around And you’ve got my back every time I hit the ground I’ve got your back every time you need a friend And you’ve got your back until the very end
12.	Dreamwalker 03:30	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) I’m waking up in a dream Where everything is not what it seems I’m lost in a maze of lies Confused head with a fucked-up state of mind I can’t think straight and my thoughts have gone Left to right and from right to wrong I don’t hear words and my sight is blind I guess this happens all the time I’ve got these words on the edge of my tongue They won’t come out like a night with the sun Don’t say a word let your heart do the talking I never sleep I just dream when I’m walking I’m waking up once again In this dream of make believe and pretend I don’t think that you fully get What it is that you had and what you’ll regret I’ve got these words on the edge of my tongue They won’t come out like a night with the sun Don’t say a word let your heart do the talking I never sleep I just dream when I’m walking
13.	Goodbyes Tonight 01:45	lyrics	buy track
(Patrick) Here we are singing our goodbyes tonight Everything, everything is not alright Here we are singing our goodbyes tonight So long, good luck to your new life Here we are singing our goodbyes tonight I can see, I can see through your glass eyes Here we are singing our goodbyes tonight I’ll be, I’ll be, I’ll be just fine
14.	All We've Got 03:07	info

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released March 20, 2022

Patrick Moses Rivera - Vocals, Guitar
Aaron Garcia - Lead Guitar
Drew Huffman - Drums, Keys, Vocals
Matt Alvarado - Bass, Vocals

Recorded and Mixed by Brennan Pittman
Studio 48
Shawnee, Kansas

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Here's to the Life! Kansas City, Missouri

Fast spit lyrics and pop punk chords with a twist of emo and an attitude like punk rock. Here's to the Life! was formed in 2013 by Patrick Moses Rivera in Kansas City, Missouri.

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