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Has Potential

by Existential Hero

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"Has Potential" Verse 1: What do I do now? What do I do now? How did I make it here? How did I make it anyhow? I'm terrified, I'm scared inside I've never felt more alive It's kinetic and cathartic I'm going to have a heart attack Chorus: You say I have potential So much potential And I don't want to disappoint you or fuck it up Can't fuck it up Verse 2: You believe in me, are proud of me So much pressure to succeed What if I don't make it, there is no way to fake it Glad for opportunities Lucky I'm allowed to be Anything and everything, it's up to me, it's up to me! Chorus
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"This Summer In The Goldmine (California Edition)" Verse 1: This is it another end Leaving one more home again Sunny Santa Barbara for who knows I should take a break and take sometime But in this state I need to shine I've got ideas, but then again who knows Chorus: This is the summer in the goldmine And I have so much time I've got to make this better than the rest This is the summer in the goldmine And I have so much time Got to make this summer the best Verse 2: I have so much anxiety I'm terrified of everything Leaving school for something new But I know I could find success So this summer I should rest With this type of freedom what should I do? Chorus
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"What You're Capable Of (And How Others Perceive You)" Verse 1: I've got to find conviction I've got to find it now Or you might choose for me And you'll tell me how I've got so much passion I'm a zesty, shaky mess Potentially a hand grenade That needs some fine finesse (so throw me!) Chorus: Maybe they know what's best for you And maybe it's what you want to do But you want to make it on your own And make yourself a new home Verse 2: I realize that I have some faults I don't know everything But let me live, let me go Or I can't do anything Maybe you know what's best for me Bu I have to learn myself When I'm no longer stubborn And I'll thank you for the help (so thank you!)
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"Kelsey Ray Martins, You're Working Too Hard" Verse 1: Kelsey Ray Martins, what is it you do? You run and you work and you buckle down too Homework and network, the club fees are due President and producer, you are one of the few Chorus: Kelsey Ray Martins, you're working too hard! Verse 2: Kelsey Ray Martins, you're high on your style A fast talking sweet heart for miles and miles You win people over with your passionate smile But your heart's losing ground and you're in denial Chorus Verse 3: Kelsey Ray Martins, you need a break You've succeeded so much that it's feeling quite fake And all that you wanted was to be something great It's your imagination that's truly at stake Chorus Verse 4: Kelsey Ray Martins, please listen to them Your PAs and interns and family and friends These dizzy spells will happen again And you can't care at all and you can't give a damn Chorus
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"This Song Is Stupid & Dumb" Verse 1: I feel like I failed And I should just quit If this is so easy Why have I had enough of it? I'm writing in circles And aiding the mess Making nothing of value And I feel worthless Chorus: Because I'm stupid and dumb and I'm stupid and dumb Verse 2: Let's dance to our failures Let's quit for awhile Let's take a break Make quitting in style we can't always win Or make beautiful art Let's lay down our keys And tear this shit apart Chorus: Because I'm stupid and dumb and I'm stupid and dumb Coda: Stupiddddddd!
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"Castle In The Sky" Chorus: The castle in the sky is mighty high And it gets a little further every single time And it implodes and then explodes... Verse 1: What went wrong oh what went wrong? Did the plot anticipate the theme of this song? And did it fall apart? It just fell apart... And every little thing we said had good intentions And the whole hearted promises we would mention Didn't come true, I didn't pull through... Chorus Verse 2: Now I make films and baby you make films And when I see your film I get real still It's all right there, lying bare... You really meant something it's clear to me And at times I do miss you to a great degree Could we make amends, rebuild again? Chorus
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"I Know I Should Be Happy" Verse 1: I know I've had success and I know that I've done well But why does my brain still tell me That everything is hell Chorus: I know I should be happy Really really happy I know that I should be happy Really really happy Verse 2: If I wasn't self-destructive and filled with guilt and shame for being where I am and wanting all this fame Chorus Verse 3: I know that I feel broken I know you feel the same That's why we all connect It was meant to be this way Chorus
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"Beaming With The Bleach From Your Blonde Hair" Chorus: It feels good to sleep with you To sleep in 'til the afternoon To shrug off all my plans cuz I don't care Verse 1: I get anxious with plans I can't forget But darling with you, baby you are it We'll lay out on the beach and just drink beer Chorus Verse 2: We we're hanging out at night watching zombie films Despite of our classes we still were thrilled We talked of the significance of each scare Chorus Verse 3: I'm amazed by your lack of motivation But really I'm in love with your education Beaming with the bleach from your blonde hair Chorus
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"Has Potential (Reprise)" Verse 1: I'm trying real hard, but I've got to try harder With all of your love I know I can go farther I know I can't forget, nor can I conceive Of any future greatness without what you've given me Chorus: You say I have potential So much potential And I don't want to disappoint you or fuck it up Can't fuck it up

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released September 16, 2009

Existential Hero is Steven Ray Morris
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Produced and recorded by Alex Poska

Lyrics by Steven Ray Morris
Music by Steven Ray Morris, except tracks 3, 6 and 7 music written by Steven Ray Morris & Alex Poska

Artwork by Mihae Jung
Liner Notes by Steven Ray Morris

Songs written between July and August 2009 except track 3 written in March 2009.

Album recorded, mixed in July & August 2009 at The Hospital, The Dust Bin in Laguna Hills, CA using Logic Express. Additional recording on track 8 done in Garageband at The Studio in Isla Vista, CA and in Calabasas, CA.

Dustin Goldklang mastered the album in August & September 2009 using Pro Tools LE with an iZotope Ozone mastering plug-in in Lexington, KY.
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This album is dedicated to Michael Jackson

Special thanks to Alex Poska, Mihae Jung, Layla Carrillo, Dax Scahffer, Dustin Goldklang, Hunter Daniels, Kelsey Brannan, Tri-lingual Records & crew, Griffin Tipsword, Joe Palladino & Nicole Starosielski.

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