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Escape​-​ish

by Highwater Ell

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1.
Escapeism, is a way of life Where there ain’t limits nothing yet is predefined You can make bridges, or you can seek the tide There’s only faint scribbles all is left to be designed It can seem a riddle, it can seem a lie, but the truth is in the moment and it’s fleeting by With great vision, and a regal mind, we can choose that now we’ll own it it’s a blissful ride Cos everybody used to tell me I should shoot for the moon Said I’m sorry I was holding back I needed the fuel Now I don’t worry cos I know that if I’m dreaming it’s cool They won’t stop me it’s my kingdom and I’m scheming to rule Looking back never helps I won’t dwell on my woes Took a chance, could have failed but I fell in the zone Now I plan to prevail living well on my own To the land holy grail let’s escape and we’ll go If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish Yeah, whatever the mind prefers There’s new horizons now residing in the multiverse In this bubble, we find an ideal world And we’ll be long into the skies by the time it bursts If we stay humble, and we stay alert, we can stumble on good fortune yeah that’s fate at work It can seem a puzzle, it can seem absurd, but it’s lighting up this tunnel I don’t need to search Cos everybody used to tell me keep my chin up and grin Said I’m sorry I was failing need to get up win Now I don’t worry cos I’m aiming to be peaceful within They won’t stop me it’s my kingdom and I’m taking the grid Look ahead, it’s my quest to excel and be big Took a risk, could have slipped sailing close to the wind Through the mist I’ll progress never down on my chips To the land of treasure troves let us roam into bliss If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish Nana nana nana nana nana nana mmm that Escape-ish Nana nana nana nana nana nana yeah that Escape-ish Nana nana nana nana nana nana mmm that Escape-ish Nana nana nana nana nana nana yeah that Escape-ish If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more chance would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that Escape-ish. This is that Escape-ish
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Sometimes, I’m lost within my window I can’t, decide if this is real though It all just seems like it’s a dream and I’m watching My mind’s deceived I try to wake, there’s no option I’m lost in my window I see clear with my eyes but they’ve been closed Why am I involved Cos a dream can’t be controlled. Yet I watch like a new soap It just offers me new hope I try to see which will to see which will implode That’s real I want to finally wake up, to a life that’s divided from fake stuff Cos the line between night and the day’s rough I still do not know which reality’s made up It’s a tragedy I’m getting through Images pass me by like in a photo booth Innocence is found in dreamers I’m the living proof Unless I’m living in what isn’t true Sometimes, I’m lost within my window I can’t, decide if this is real though It all just seems like it’s a dream and I’m watching My mind’s deceived I try to wake, there’s no option Yeah, story of my life Star of the show, it’s like Maury in my mind But it never seems to happen in the morning when I rise Day after day yet I’ve still been caught surprised I heard somebody say you have to walk until you fly I heard somebody say you can talk dreams into life And that’s what I’ll do with mine Yo I wish I could reply to the eyes in the sky and say thanks for the advice It’s a dusk ‘til dawn thing I bust the door in Off the floor I never jump with caution I trust I’ll fall in a crowd of supporters On the cusp of glory astounded by all this Am I dreaming? I think I wanna stay here Will I ever wake up from this daymare It all seems great every time that I sleep Or maybe the real world is under my feet Sometimes, I’m lost within my window I can’t, decide if this is real though It all just seems like it’s a dream and I’m watching My mind’s deceived I try to wake, there’s no option Sometimes, I’m lost within my window I can’t, decide if this is real though It all just seems like it’s a dream and I’m watching My mind’s deceived I try to wake, there’s no option
3.
They say there’s lies, damn lies and statistics Damn, I don’t know what I’m gonna pick yet If I say I’m gonna fly into the distance Well, I might be the one that gets it Out of a million other kids with a wish list Hell, what a place for a misfit. I’ma believe can’t nobody tell me different I’m living like I’ve never been here it’s clear I’m not scared to be dead wrong at least a part of me tried I came prepared to be headstrong like armour sealing my mind Life is good and it’s scarce so why the heck would I hide Go take your misconceptions they’re never denting my pride, no no no No love without fighting No Gods without titans No cost without pricing No loss without finding So don’t go knocking my kindness I might be king could be highness Stay floating in my biz This kingdom’s where I live I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something, yeah I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something, yeah I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something Nah they can’t tell me nothing I’m the boss of this here tale I like my odds Put my coin up in the well and called for oz Took my mind up out the box and got a spell of options look at all the possibilities I smile and nod at ‘em If I said I’ll walk on water bet you won’t fathom If I said I ought to blow you’d think I won’t canon Every stop I’m bounding forward like a vault champion Yeah this that gold talent Yeah we can go Deviating from standards, all in gold and covered in carats Anywhere the river meanders, I’ll be bold and end up in paradise I can be the one that is bound to rise Living in the clouds that’s our lives Yeah making the most Stay taking that dose Free range of the coasts We reign unopposed Prevailing I know We claim what we sow Keep gaining and glow Keep gaining and glow I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something, yeah I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something, yeah I think there’s something you should know I think there’s something
4.
I was free falling through the atmosphere but I had no fear I woke up this morning like my life is zen Why do I pretend I woke up to a world full of bliss, and had to savour the moment Blue skies, no haze, so crisp Like a view through the roses A new high won’t fade won’t dip Tryna capture it in a pic All views when I’m floating A cool dude and I’m posing hoping I glide away Won’t die today Man I’m hurtling quicker than I fighter plane There’s no vaccine for the mad scenes When you’re way up in the clouds what’s night and day It’s spontaneous Do craziness So I’ll never be tied I’ll ride the wave And while I free fall I won’t feel small Cos the whole world’s looking like a tiny place No I don’t really wanna have to land on the Earth soon Chasing down a dream no grands will I pursue Staying up high won’t stand for a worse view Riding on a cloud I’ma hang like a surf dude And I’ll burst through suttin’ like a typhoon No curfew first moon til it’s high noon And when I fly through I’ll rise like Raichu No storm brewed that can mess with my mood While I’m free falling I’ll let life astound before I touch the ground I was free falling through the atmosphere but I had no fear I woke up this morning like my life is zen Why do I pretend I was free falling through the atmosphere but I had no fear I woke up this morning like my life is zen Why do I pretend
5.
We are only young Feel forever strong So, why do I feel wrong I have to just move on I just keep frowning for ages oh I can’t take it no This feelings’ something’s so bad and I just can’t shake it no Feel like this life it could kill me it’s like an overdose Losing myself to the darkness but, I think there’s hope I have to pick myself up Cos I keep crashing down The day has only begun So no I can’t give up now I know I will be fine I know I will be fine I know I will be fine I know I will be fine No this isn’t my first case I’ve been out here dodging mines since the birthplace Even when the earth quakes I pay no mind I never thought that I weren’t safe Like Adam and Eve with the serpent For the maddest things out I’ve been yearning Now I’m managing beats while I’m earning Nothing’s damaging me like I’m Merlin I’m a man of mystique but searching I know better things keep emerging Yeah I’ve barely even scratched the surface Still my passion’s completely burning Cos from this life man I never wanna resign In the champions lane I make a beeline And I know damn well that I’ll be fine So I’m finna shine on that vitamin D vibe Not even a sky rise could ever really seem high I make time fly spending all my free time All composure I know I need to keep mine More doses flowing through my insides I know it’s always gonna be bless All the good feels getting back what I invest I know that I haven’t gotta stress Que sera sera it’ll happen what’s next I know I will be fine I know I will be fine I know I will be fine I know I will be fine I’ll be fine No matter what I’m gonna change the tide And save my pride I’ll be fine No matter what I’m gonna change the tide And save my pride
6.
See imma just start where my heart dun left Take a breath get my things in check Nevertheless I’m building the waves Come hold it together no matter the weather Coulda been simple holding the sequel Can’t put all of my life all together It’s several motions backing them tokens never evolving I feel like my life could be better In golden seas Please see my golden g’s Seize opportunities That make for burden fees Henceforth I might leave Take tools but never squeeze Enter voids that might reek Ingenuity in my team Like apostrophes I might curve Curve off and then learn Breaking goal, you might earn hella potions You might yearn In different places you could burn Always dipping and flipping to your worth My instance they might surf In conditions they might hurt When lane switches and you turf No Ice to keep me forward I’m moving to my earth Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running With just my pad and quill I’ll have you running through the hills No I can’t tell you how it feels So just stay hot up on my heels Yeah I can take you far afield We’ll use this music as a shield, to keep us safe in all the thrills And a new haven we will build So I hold faith within the process Time needs chasing on my conquest I’ve been taking all my own steps to make my break the sooner the best Yes, racing versus myself Guess, I’ll be taking the helm Bet. Mileage raking as well There’s time enough to excel So, take a breath we’re never in a rush We’re always running they can never interrupt While I’m in my zen the wider world is hush I could go anywhere I’m left to trust my gut Cos even when the mind starts to falter And every pathway begins to fade I remember hard times never chalk up And what everyone around me would say I was told to Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running Keep on running oh oh keep on running yeah Keep on running oh oh keep on running running If time’s running from the past If life gave you one more chance If time’s running from the past If life gave you one more chance If time’s running from the past would you chase it If life gave you one more change would you take it A new day is a new start just don’t waste it This is that is Escape-ish This is that Escape-ish
7.
I’m trying to seize the day I do not need to wait An hour can’t be replaced And money don’t see the grave Living to be afraid that will not be the case From sins to dreams that fade a moment is all we chase So stay in the here and now Or you’ll never find a place The sun may not steer back round Night may not turn to day Get rid of the fear and doubt There is no hiding fate So whether it’s clear or clouds I know I might say Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living This is the day that I’m hounding to seize Wish I had the power to freeze it Good karma is bounded to me I’m playing the odds ‘til I’m reaping Straying from negative feelings waving it off in the breeze Remaining in relative ease, creating a popular theme All that we can do is bank on every moment lasting There’s no point staying anchored while we hold on to the past Cos that carpe diem, grande living, favours for your heart ‘Til we’re in a mausoleum say we won’t do things in halves Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living I wanna triumph before I fly off course And try not to cry much I’m working to smile more Not getting tied up Knocking down iron doors Cos one day our time comes If nothing else but that I’m sure We always wanna plan for more Another day can seem forlorn Don’t worry ‘bout the less important We only have to wait ‘til dawn Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living Carpe Diem No halfway living we say Carpe Diem No halfway living

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This is the first music release from artist Ell a.k.a. Highwater Ell. Producer and poet who crafted the project as a form of escapism from lifes' trials and tribulations. The themes are largely inspirational and poetical.

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released November 21, 2019

Producer: Highwater Ell
Writers: Highwater Ell, Ben Wylie, Le3 Black
Featured Artists: Laid Back, Mariana Elicetche, Ben Wylie, Le3 Black

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Highwater Ell London, UK

Admiring life and questioning everything at the same time. Escape-ish out now! Share the love for the music and the good vibes.

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