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Earn Your Happy Ending

by New Life Immigration

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Taking musical inspiration from 80’s pop aesthetics and moody, lo-fi hip hop, the track employs a consistent, head-bobbing beat and a hypnotic melody to backdrop an exploration into themes of mental health, perseverance, and growing up in a fast-paced world.

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Mum and Dad said I could call any time but they forget I only think about my troubles at night.
It don’t feel right calling at 3 am looking for solace in figures to which I owe my birthright
I stayed light, weight,
I never touched a pipe or smoked a gram of haze
Only taking pills that the doctor gave
Get my head straight before I flip the script the pharmacist saved,
Keep it on reserve in case I have a few bad days
But where your friends on the real bad days?
I throw out muffled messages and this is what they say
They tell me I’m a good person but I never believe ‘em, cause every time I open up my mouth they end up leaving
It ain’t their fault though I can tell they’re worried
Scared they will set me off and all they can do is say sorry
But apologies just make me feel guilty and shudder
Drowning in my bed blocking out the sun with the covers

Flip my switch from hot to cold because I can’t do it myself
Knock on my front door if you need a connection to my head
I can try to write my own plot line but I can never reach the end
I’ll earn my happy ending blinking back tears in front of friends

Yuh, it’s a 24/7 9 to 5 job keeping my eyes forward when you implore that I should relax more
I follow ideas that my therapist gave, sit cross legged on the beach stare out into space
Square breathing 20 second cycles
This ain’t the life I imagined living when I was ten looking up to Michael
Rough seas on a good day, nautical bliss I wish when every thought is a rogue wave post haste

Flip my switch from hot to cold because I can’t do it myself
Knock on my front door if you need a connection to my head
I can try to write my own plot line but I can never reach the end
I’ll earn my happy ending blinking back tears in front of friends

Somehow
Somewhere
It’s alright
It’s all bright

Sometimes
It’s too much
Through dark nights
I feel life

Flip my switch from hot to cold because I can’t do it myself
Knock on my front door if you need a connection to my head
I can try to write my own plot line but I can never reach the end
I’ll earn my happy ending blinking back tears in front of friends

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released February 21, 2020
written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered

by Ayu Putu Sekar Astiari and Bartholomew James Heeren

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New Life Immigration Melbourne, Australia

New Life Immigration is a musical duo consisting of Sekar Astiari and Bartholomew Heeren. They hail from Melbourne, Australia and are focused on breaking the conventions of modern pop music with a heavy focus on poetic lyrics, catchy production, and a DIY attitude to their music ... more

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