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Pressure

from Times Like These by The Lique

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Verse 1
Every morning that I wake up I hope I survive a lot to give thanks for but performing in dives is not the way I wanna end my career/ I feel its near when I tried to walk away something kept me right here it really getting clearer everyone is just a mirroR [pause] reflecting what we need/ to see/ from our interior rearrange your thoughts/ on that mental feng shui any day that you get is a gift/ I must say The bills are piling up and I'm really getting worried success is necessary/ need it in a hurry I bury/ myself into the music hoping I don't lose it lately I been crazy/ way too lazy to pursue it am I stupid? Naw but the moves used to be fluid tryna manifest monumentally like the Druids [pause] its hard to build your network when you're reclusive Y'all wanna know what the truth is?

Chorus
I feel pressure/ when I wake up in the morning feel pressure/ to live life through my songs I feel pressure/ to keep it real and true/Being honest with myself/ but appeal to you

Verse 2
Maneuver through manure in this entertainment cesspool its/ less cool to be real let that be a lesson to ya [pause] for example people ask how you been they don't really wanna know/ you got cowards for friends generation too frail and finicky/ stale/ gimmicky triggered by anything and assailing what Lady Liberty's supposed to stand for/ rather be on the dance floor if you too damn raw/ they say you get black balled I laugh hard/ at death/ out loud or under my breath at the same time dyin inside/ I cry less than I should/ used to feel but I lack empathy/WHY? too numb from the evil we see perpetually eventually I will prolly buckle under the enemy's pressure they tend to getcha one way or another/ mentally or spiritually/ in the end it manifests physically so many suffer codependency because they feel (pressure)

Verse 3
moment that I wrote this/ was damn near homelesslosing all my focus/ I don't KNOW what hope is the jig is up/ its been a bluff/ for years I tried to build a buzz its time to face the facts and just admit that I AM not enough that don't mean that I devalue my essence but right now its all about your social media presence Talent's not a factor/ the wacker you are the better my effort/ feels like tryna end war with a letter to senator whoever truly clever with the new endeavors and the competition's bigger even if we did it better they say don't compare yourself to anyone/ but when we run a campaign that flops I feel the pain/ you only see the fun please believe me/ we need funds don't let the suits fool you I feed off crumbs Success, sex, and checks all fade with the flesh truth be told/ nobody knows what's next

here to relieve it and getting better/ the deeper we dive in water believe that it's gettin' wetter

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from Times Like These, released May 17, 2018

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The Lique Las Vegas, Nevada

The Lique was featured on AFROPUNK, appeared on the covers of Submerge Magazine and Las Vegas Weekly, and was voted Las Vegas’ “Best Band of 2021.”

They've played Life Is Beautiful Festival, enjoyed multiple residencies on the Las Vegas Strip, and performed in venues all across the United States.

The Lique has opened for Hiatus Kaiyote, Lecrae, Anderson .Paak, & Wyclef Jean.
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