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i wanna be great

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when your dreams break your heart.

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[Sample]
"I'm a failure."
"That's quite a statement to make at 20."
"I realized I'd never be a genius, so I'm giving up
all my foolish artistic hopes."
"Why would you give up Amy, you have so much talent and energy."
"Talent isn't genius and no amount of energy can make it so...
I want to be great or nothing."

[verse 1]
“I wanna be great
Be great or nothing at all”, she said
I wanna be great,
Wanna be great
Not wait for someone instead.

I don’t want
Anyone else but you.
I’ll spend all my days
Bent over the page
For you

[chorus]
Don’t waste your love on me.
Don’t waste your pity on me.
I would like to be
The person that i always dreamed about
Dream about, dream about me.

[verse 2]
“I wanna be great
Be great or nothing at all”, I said
I wanna escape
I wanna fight fate
I wanna be great instead

I don’t want
Anyone else but you.
I’ll spend all my nights
Till I get it right
For you

Even though we haven’t made it
to the peak just quite yet
I wanna be great
I wanna be great
Not wait for something great instead.

[chorus]
Don’t waste your love on me.
Don’t waste your pity on me.
I would like to be
Worth your money
Your attention
Your affection and your love.

[bridge]
I’m a student I can’t learn right
I’m a worker I don’t work right
I’m a lover i cant love right

I’m a fighter, I can’t seem to fight back
They say woman, I don’t feel like that
Im a singer maybe I can at least sing it right!

[outro]
I wanna be great
Be great or nothing at all.

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from karinyo, released May 19, 2021

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karinyo Seattle, Washington

karinyo (they/them) is an indie singer-songwriter and producer. Their powerful voice comes from their roots busking in Seattle and performing in community. Their sound features catchy melodies, reverb heavy electric uke and punk basslines. Their music explores themes of mental illness, belonging and Diaspora. Recommended for fans of artists like Alice Phoebe Lou and girl in red. EP out 5/31/21. ... more

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