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Circular Thing

by Caleb Hawley

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Matthew Watt
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Matthew Watt Caleb's best work yet. Damn near flawless. Favorite track: High on a Heartbreak.
Matt TC Lucas
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Matt TC Lucas A well-timed record of self reflection and groove set to Caleb's soothing vocals and brutally (and beautifully) honest lyrics. Always coming back to this wonderfully consistent experience. Favorite track: High on a Heartbreak.
Travis Lynn
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Travis Lynn This album has been a great compliment to my adventures in therapy and self-improvement/investigation. Favorite track: I Think it's Time to Give to Someone Else.
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1.
Yeah seems like yesterday I was on the baseball field I knew where I was headed, Knew what I wanted to do. Tellin’ the world I was gonna be The next Kirby Puckett And suddenly…I realized It might not work out The way I thought
2.
Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin’ When you begin to realize that you isn’t the guy that You thought you was Ain’t it really sumthin When someone looks in your eyes and can see every lie you been telling yourself Ain’t it really sumthin When you open the refrigerator And can smell everything is rotten Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin’ real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin When you unfold that it don’t really matter you can be whatever you want yeah you don’t have to follow the footsteps of anyone Anybody anyone Ain’t it really sumthin when you open yourself up to All of the possibilities Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin Instrumental Ain’t it really sumthin When you start to Realize that you isn’t The guy that you Thought you was (thought you was) Ain’t it really something When someone looks in your eyes and can see every lie you been telling yourself Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin real Ain’t it really sumthin (woooaaaahhh) Ain’t it really sumthin’ real
3.
Tell me what it's like to have a dream come true If I never know I could live through you You get the blessings I can’t break through so Tell me what it’s like to have a dream come true Is it everything you ever wished for? Do you level up and yearn for more? Does fortune come knockin on your door each night? Does havin it easy make you lose your fight? Tell me what it's like to have a dream come true If I never know I could live through you You get the blessings I can’t break through so Tell me what it’s like to have a dream come true Watchin you flourish Is a beautiful thing But I get a bit sad just thinking of me When I look at this picture from 2003 I remember who I thought I’d be Tell me what it's like to have a dream come true If I never know I could live through you You get the blessings I can’t break through so Tell me what it’s like to have a dream come true You get the blessings I can’t break through so Tell me what it’s like to have a dream come true
4.
Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do It still weighs on me big The time I called you a whore While attempting to turn my pain into yours Ain’t that always the case with the things that we say Hurt people hurt people yeah It’s a circular thing It’s a circular thing It goes round and round till it’s so extreme That we’re killing each other It’s a circular thing Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do I remember way back when I saw you in school All that I wanted was to be your fool When you called me back well I felt so cool Reciprocated love yeah It’s a circular thing It’s a circular thing It goes round and round till it’s so extreme That we’re kissing each other, yeah It’s a circular thing Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do (Guitar Solo) Well the sun and the moon and the planets too Dance around each other like me and you That’s why it all matters everything that we do In the big picture yeah It’s a circular thing It’s a circular thing It goes round and round till it’s so extreme That we’re changing each other It’s a circular thing It’s a circular thing Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n da da Do do’n do
5.
When I get to the places I'm trying to go I wanna be somewhere else By the time that I show up yeah I'm already over it I think this is what they call hell I kissed all the feet that would help me and guide me to the light I still couldn't be happy cause it wasn't exactly the place I had in mind Whoaa Whoa If everything I give won't help me in the end I think it's time to give to someone else I think it's time to give to someone else Oooohh Oooohhh If I could get back the time that I helped myself and give some to a friend I bet that they'd thank me and they might even save me from hurting myself again Shouldn't have to think about it Yeah why is it this hard I wanted to go faster but it's so hard to last there so I never got too far Whoaa Whoa If everything I give won't help me in the end I think it's time to give to someone else I think it's time to give to someone else Oooohh, oooohhh Oooohh, oooohhh I think it's time to give to someone else
6.
Remember when you told me you were scared to be alone? I said I’d never leave your side Turns out there are some things that some men cannot control I swear I never meant to lie It’s just when feelings build up and they’ve got no place to go It’s hard to keep them inside Turns out I wasn’t ready, and I might never be Didn’t mean to waste your time I’m gonna relive the times we had Over and over in my head I don’t really care if it kills me I don’t care if it keeps me sad Cause I wanna stay in the moment When we couldn’t imagine the end And I’ll keep my heart broken Instead of starting all over again I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak Take away the sunshine take away the rainbow take away the blue skies I don’t like when they come around Gettin’ by on their small doses of hope, blind enough to bleed me broke That’s why I prefer to stay down You put your belief in us said you weren’t one to give up And held your pain inside I wasn’t quite who you thought still glad you gave me a shot Sorry I wasted your time I’m gonna relive the times we had Over and over in my head I don’t really care if it kills me I don’t care if it keeps me sad Cause I wanna stay in the moment When we couldn’t imagine the end And I’ll keep my heart broken Instead of starting all over again I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak I’m high on a heartbreak
7.
Fading Slow 03:00
I like my pain a bit too much to let go It keeps me sane just to have something to hold People say it ain’t good for the soul And that I’m fading slow Yeah I’m fading slow We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good We like to push each other to the end of the edge And go against all the reasons in our head If we die, we die together you said In a dive to crash We never learned to last We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good Yeah I don’t want to be lonely And I don’t want to be lonely Ooh and I don’t want to be lonely But we’re fading slow But we’re fading slow We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good We can’t go on like this forever But it feels so good Yeah you make me feel so good I like my pain a bit too much to let go
8.
I I’m a fuckin idiot And you’re a fuckin idiot We’re all fuckin idiots So let’s be fuckin friends Some think it’s so serious And others couldn’t give a shit It’s all so mysterious This place we’re living in You think I’m a crooked fool And I judge everything you do But neither of us has a clue So neither of us has to lose I’m confused and so are you I’m a fuckin idiot And you’re a fuckin idiot We’re all fuckin idiots So let’s be fuckin friends Some think it’s so serious And others couldn’t give a shit It’s all so mysterious This place we’re living in When we talk about the truth We give ourselves the upper hand But ask someone for an absolute Noone answers, noone can If he his an honest man I’m a fuckin idiot And you’re a fuckin idiot We’re all fuckin idiots So let’s be fuckin friends Some think it’s so serious And others couldn’t give a shit It’s all so mysterious This place we’re living in I’m a fuckin idiot You’re a fuckin idiot I’m a fuckin idiot Why can’t we be friends? You’re a fuckin idiot Why can’t we be friends? It’s all so mysterious It’s all so mysterious This place we’re This place It’s all so mysterious This place we’re livin in It’s all so mysterious
9.
Better Man 03:01
I shamed my woman I hurt my family When I cheated and lied I leveled their pride Back to the beginning I cut them so deep Until they set themselves free I’ve got to Forgive myself for What the others can’t Take this matter In my own hands So I can Mold myself Into a better man Cause a better man Is what I am I said a better man Is what I am It won’t be easy It’s not supposed to be But it’s all in my mind It only takes time As long as I let it Take over me Until I set myself free I’ve got to Forgive myself for What the others can’t Take this matter In my own hands So I can Mold myself Into a better man Cause a better man Is what I am I said a better man Is what I am *instrumental Can I be a better man? Can I be a better man? Can I be a better man? Can I oooohhhhh I’ve got to Forgive myself for What the others can’t Take this matter In my own hands So I can Mold myself Into a better man Cause a better man Is what I am I said a better man Is what I am I said a better man Is what I am I said a better man Is what I am
10.
In the End 04:24
When you gonna realize That the world ain’t fair When will you accept the fact That most of them don’t care They only want a picture with ya So they can show their friends That’s why you gotta keep the good one’s Close to you they’ll be there in the end In the end in the end Who will be there by your side? Looking back on your life? In the end in the end Who will know your battle scars? And still take you as you are? In the end Ooohhh Who will be there? Will you ever learn a way To read between the lines Just cause people promise things Doesn’t mean they’re right They only wanna get your number To call you when you make it big That’s why you gotta keep the good one’s Close to you they’ll be there in the end In the end in the end Who will be there by your side? Looking back on your life? In the end in the end Who will know your battle scars? And still take you as you are? In the end Ooohhh Who will be there? Who will be there yeah? Oooh who will be there? Who will be there? Hey! In the end In the end In the end Who will be there? In the end - When I’m on the edge In the end - When I call your name In the end - Hoooo Who will be there? Will you be there yeah? In the end In the end - When I’m lifting up In the end Who will be there? In the end - Hooooo In the end - When I call your name In the end - When I need someone to help me out Who will be there? Will you be there yeahh Who will be there? When I need someone Who will be there? Oohh yeah In the end

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released October 2, 2020

Caleb Hawley - Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Wurli / Piano / Percussion / Programming / Drums (Tracks 5,10) / Mixing
David Farrell Melton - Organ
Adam Jackson - Drums
Jordan Rose - Drums (Track 4)
Drew Taubenfeld - Pedal Steel (Track 6)
Steve Kaye - Mixing (Track 6)

All songs written & produced by Caleb Hawley

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Caleb Hawley New York, New York

New York-based, singer, songwriter, and producer, Caleb Hawley independently released Love, Drugs, & Decisions in 2017 followed by Sex Tape in 2018. Raw lyrics and somber themes are sweetened by pop beats, androgynous vocals, and sensuality inspired by the Minneapolis sound of the 80s and dance rock. His lyrics are introspective and observational, peering at the glamorous facades in society. ... more

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