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YANG​-​A​-​CHI

by Kristian J

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1.
ROLLED UP 02:57
This time it's gonna be More than it oughta be This time I'll turn the other way There's somethin' bout the way you talk Got my mind like a broken record player goin' nonstop There's somethin' 'bout the way you touch my skin Now we're sittin' here again It's just too much I see another sign above But I don't wanna fall in love The sun has a gleam, but when you're lookin' at me Feels like a fog rolled up And I know what you’re thinkin' of But I don't wanna fall in love I'm sailin' at sea, we follow the beam, but when you're with me Feels like a fog rolled up You know it's gonna be Hard to get rid of me You're better off just pushin' me the other way If I get on a flight back home next week Am I gonna be better off alone 'cause you see I been reminiscin' way too much 'bout the way Life carries that charm when you're with me I see another sign above But I don't wanna fall in love The sun has a gleam, but when you're lookin' at me Feels like a fog rolled up And I know what you're thinkin' of But I don't wanna fall in love I'm sailin' at sea, we follow the beam, but when you're with me Feels like a fog rolled up (Feels like a fog rolled up) (Feels like a fog rolled, rolled, rolled) I look at my timepiece Tryin' not to fight these Thoughts that I'm wastin' every second on these high seas Sailin' like the Vikings Armored to your liking You can put your saddle down 'Cause I know how to ride on these white jeans I see another sign above But I don't wanna fall in love The sun has a gleam, but when you're lookin' at me Feels like a fog rolled up And I know what you're thinkin' of But I don't wanna fall in love I'm sailin' at sea, we follow the beam, but when you're with me Feels like a fog rolled up (Feels like a fog rolled up) (Feels like a fog rolled, rolled, rolled) (Fog rolled up) (Fog rolled up)
2.
ON&ON 02:28
I was taggin' along just for the ride I was hopin' we'd reach the other side but On and on and on it goes On and on and on it goes, yeah You've been putting yourself out for the night And I've been tryna get us out of the grind but On and on and on it goes On and on and on and on and on If it wasn't for you, I'd chase the money alone Even if I had it all You know I'd come back to an empty home Your dreams feel like a prison if your friends are all long gone Like that Lose everythin' you had in five seconds flat I've been there and made it back Last time's the last time Next time Imma take your hand And get us on the right track I was taggin' along just for the ride I was hopin' we'd reach the other side but On and on and on it goes On and on and on and on and on If it wasn't for you, I'd chase the money alone Even if I had it all You know I'd come back to an empty home Your dreams feel like a prison if your friends are all long gone Like that Lose everythin' you had in five seconds flat I've been there and made it back Last time's the last time Next time Imma take your hand And get us on the right track (And on, and on) He-e-ey (And on, and on) Woah If it wasn't for you, I'd chase the money alone Even if I had it all You know I'd come back to an empty home Your dreams feel like a prison if your friends are all long gone Like that Lose everythin' you had in five seconds flat I've been there and made it back Last time's the last time Next time Imma take your hand And get us on the right track
3.
[Verse 1: Kristian J] I was livin' life on the East Coast Set up on the line for a free throw All I see is green, curbs pristine Round here, pick the money off trees Mommy got me clear of the deadends Natty Light sprayin' on the weekends Numbin' up my mind These highs do it to me only like meds can [Chorus 1: Kristian J] These are the only streets I know Race downtown then take it slow Even if we have a lifetime left to go This drive just feels so comfortable [Verse 2: Kristian J] And every time we pass that road Alley of the folks gone rogue My tires get stuck The lights start flickerin’ Then I get into a funk So I take a turn on the freeway Cruisin' with my boy till my last day Radio blastin’ Merge with the fast lane Only God’s will in my way [Chorus 2: Kristian J] These are the only streets I know Race downtown then take it slow Even if we have a lifetime left to go This drive just feels so comfortable [Bridge: Shadow Beginner] Not only, like, people like us but Because you don't have a label that can exposure you You in such high way and make you be famous like this It's something so, so, kinda disgusting, though, really [Chorus 3: Kristian J] These are the only streets I know Race downtown then take it slow Even if we have a lifetime left to go This drive just feels so comfortable
4.
WIPE IT OFF 02:11
I got glitter jelly all up in my face oozin', oh (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your—) Countin' all the record deals that I'll be losin', oh (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your guard) We fucked the law (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your guard) It got me off Sock it to me one more time before they make us stop Even if we gotta wait it out longer Even if the urge to hide gets stronger Even if we're lost in love I got some dirt on my mouth and I'm never gonna wipe it off Gonna wipe it off (G-G-G-G-) (And I'm never gonna wipe it off) I got silly candy fallin' on my face all night, oh (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your—) Me and Candy Man got into another fight, oh (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your guard) It's all a con (You know it's hard when you can't keep up your guard) I'm movin' on Sock it to me one more time before I'm really go-go-gone Even if we gotta wait it out longer Even if the urge to hide gets stronger Even if we're lost in love I got some dirt on my mouth and I'm never gonna wipe it off It seeps in slowly Creepin' its way inside the walls All your secrets gon' be safe with me But I'ma put you on the speaker if I ever catch you puttin' me on
5.
[EDUARD] (You know our hearts have grown apart) [Kristian J] People like to come and go in this part of town It's hard to catch a face that might stick around You can tell I've been alone for a minute now And I just want a taste 'cause I've been missin' out Oh, baby, do you wanna speak up? Talk to me just to crank the heat up Don't tell me you don't wanna keep up With all the mess we made What happened to you babe My heart will break, my bones grow thin From holdin' up your Empty weight covered in skin That my touch longs for [EDUARD] In this situation I'm losin' patience How will we fix our hesitations I'm waitin' It's like we both forgot how to play the game And every damn day is the same thing You know our hearts have grown apart Why don't we just press restart [EDUARD & Kristian J] (Restart, restart) Press restart (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) You know our hearts have grown apart (You know our hearts have grown apart) (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) [Gerald] People like to tear apart what they're jealous of Don't let them try to slide their way between the two of us I see eyes watchin' every step we're takin' but I'll trip and fall as long as you're the one to pick me up I'm tryin' every day to salvage Forgotten treasures that we're throwin' in the garbage It's hard to recognize what love is Now that it's in the grave What happened to us babe [Gerald] It's like we both forgot how to play the game And every damn day is the same thing You know our hearts have grown apart Why don't we just press restart? [EDUARD, Kristian J & Gerald] (Restart, restart) Why don't we just press restart (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) You know our hearts have grown apart (You know our hearts have grown apart) (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) [DatBoiFly 99] I see you every second when I close my eyes I don't know how you left when I treated you right Lookin' up to you while you let me down Reachin' out my hand as you left me to drown, yeah I don't know what happened to us But you made your choice to break my trust I still want you back, baby my lust Is always to blame, maybe that's why [DatBoi Fly 99] It's like we both forgot how to play the game And every damn day is the same thing You know our hearts have grown apart Why don't we just press restart [EDUARD, Kristian J & DatBoi Fly 99] (Restart, restart) Press restart (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) You know our hearts have grown apart (You know our hearts have grown apart) (Restart, restart) (Restart, restart) [EDUARD] (You know our hearts have grown apart)
6.
Over mountains Through the valleys Across the ocean In the darkness They were waiting For this moment For a lifetime Who am I to disappoint them? The anointed I could lift you up Overflow my cup I've been wandering for days in this haze If they set me up Send you all my love Yang-a-chi was a breeze for a day The tide is high This feeling inside Will guide your way back home We live to die Would you wanna die alone? I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love In the marches They would face me Call me in with open arms to embrace me Now the faces came to haunt me All the memories, each and every One against me's now upon me If you want me, come and get me Angels are waiting for you They eagerly await your next move (We do, we do, hey, hey) The tide is high This feeling inside Will guide your way back home We live to die Would you wanna die alone? I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I can, I can, I can fix our love I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go But it's time that I face my foes And I'll rise from the ash and smoke They killed the king with one quick blow I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go But it's time that I face my foes And I'll rise from the ash and smoke They killed the king just to watch him rise above (I can, I can, I can fix our love) (I can, I can, I, I, I, I-I-I-I) I could lift you up Overflow my cup I've been wandering for days in this haze (hey, hey) If they set me up Send you all my love Yang-a-chi was a breeze for a day (hey, hey) The tide is high This feeling inside Will guide your way back home We live to die Would you wanna die alone? The tide is high This feeling inside Will guide your way back home We live to die Would you rather die alone?

about

A 양아치 (yang-a-chi) is like a punk, a troublemaker. One of those class bullies you always see on TV. On the one hand, I’m not really that kind of person at all, yet it became sort of a nickname for me while I was living in Korea. While it was all for fun, I think it’s because I chose to live my life differently from other people. I wasn’t afraid to take risks and—not specifying the details—get into trouble. I wasn’t 정상 (“normal”) like everyone else. In the Korean gay community, 양아치 is even seen as a compliment. You’re like a bad boy. On the other hand, I guess I am a 양아치 in a way.

I decided to name this EP after this peculiar, newfound identity. A lot of these songs are about living life differently from those around you. The lyrics talk about love, sex, identity, and the masochistic torture of chasing after your dreams as an artist. Grappling with these things and coming to terms with your authentic self isn’t an easy thing to do. Unless you’re a 양아치. Then you don’t care what other people think.

I created all of the songs on this EP, with the exception of one, using beats made by BrazyKey$. He contacted me one day on Instagram trying to sell his beats to me, and I decided to make a small album out of them. Once you sell a beat, the final result is out of your hands, but I hope he likes what I’ve come up with.

credits

released October 15, 2021

Photography by Jeff Moon (IG: @shotbyjmoon)
Design by BrandonCold (IG: @solobrandon_ @brandonncold_)
Written by Christopher Joon Lee
Performed by Kristian J
Mixed & mastered by Dan Konopka

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