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Treading Water

by NIK NAVY

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Go let the fear all pass you like water in a stream - don't let it feed you Your thoughts might come from a good place but they're defeating you No need to feel empty again Swallow what you can't comprehend I have to learn to release Learn to keep my mind at ease I have to learn to release Learn to keep my mind at ease Hold your breath for a moment and take it all in but don't jump too soon now Your mind is racing with no sign of slowing down but take your time now No need to feel empty again Use this time to try comprehend I have to learn to release Learn to keep my mind at ease I have to learn to release Learn to keep my mind at ease Learn to release Learn to release Everything can go at a different pace Everything will find their place Learn to release Learn to release Learn to release Learn to release Learn to release Learn to release
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I promise to keep you safe I promise that I'll keep you safe I’ll keep you safe from all the things we can’t understand I’ll be the one who knows how to pretend And when you’re empty I’ll give a little more More than I’ve got but I know I can spare I promise to keep you safe I promise to keep you safe It’s alright to need me It’s alright to need me ‘Cause I know you scared Please understand me when I say I’m trying But holding back has never been my best way of fighting And when I’m alone I run through everything More than I should but I can’t help what I do I promise to keep you safe I promise to keep you safe It’s alright to need me It’s alright to need me ‘Cause I know you scared credits
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Momentary 03:40
One time you look across at me You're the clearest vision I can see like you give a damn But you take up empty space just a moment later And you seem like a waster just a moment later I don't handle regret well You make me feel old and bitter But surely everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Something will hold and something will stay It's all of the things I need All the things I want - sometimes I need to slow down But I don't handle mistakes well I just want to get it one time, I just want to get it right one time But surely everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Something will hold and something will stay I often try to comprehend why I even bother But any excuse is making me lose my way Crystal clear sight 'cause one day I might stumble Doesn't everyone? Doesn't everyone? But surely everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Everything isn't momentary Something will hold and something will stay
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Daydreams 02:55
I wanna wake up next to you And tell you every morning how much I care about you Why do we spend these night apart? It tears me down each evening that I'm not lying with you 'Cause we are headed in the right direction but I want to speed up the process And I catch myself slipping in and out of daydreams But I don't want to make another mess Whisper something in my ear And tell me all the ways that you really care about me Can't we just lie hear all day? I like the way I think about you when you're not with me 'Cause we are headed in the right direction but I want to speed up the process And I catch myself slipping in and out of daydreams But I don't want to make another mess
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Colour Me 03:55
You said that I’m not real and I don’t know what’s good for me And maybe I’m lying to myself You think that I am greedy just for wanting to be happy Well maybe you shouldn’t care ‘Cause you have tried to stand in our way for too long And I am not the only one that’s hurting The gathering of us will never end ’Til we’re no longer just an us Colour me hopeful Colour my wishes Colour all I can see and even what I can’t The foggy air will clear and all will see there wreckage That you’ve created with your thoughts But I don’t blame you, I just want you to see the man I am And maybe see what I’m worth ‘Cause you have tried to stand in our way for too long And I am not the only one that’s hurting The gathering of us will never end ’Til we’re no longer just an us Colour me hopeful Colour my wishes Colour all I can see and even what I can’t credits

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“This EP is very close to my heart. My lyrics always come from a place of vulnerability and signpost a significant time or moment in my life. Treading Water is about feeling lost. It is about that sense of lying in the water and floating downstream, unsure of where you will go next. Each track is about something new within that.” ~ NIK NAVY

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released October 30, 2019

Cover Art by Jeff Andersen Jnr.

All tracks written & produced by NIK NAVY
All tracks mixed & mastered by Becki Whitton

Track 4 produced with Hamish Patrick
Track 4 vocal engineering by Becki Whitton

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NIK NAVY Melbourne, Australia

NIK NAVY (he/him) is a queer Melbourne vocalist, songwriter and producer who makes honest pop. Intimate and emotionally charged, his music tells of love, growth and what it means to be queer in a complex world.

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