This feels like a fresh approach to returning to your roots. Thank you for this song. It’s right from the heart. And that’s the Horrorshow we know and love.
God damn the sound of 2:30 Instrumental is on another level. I met Horrorshow through a friend of mine. He played 20 seconds or so of "Can't look away" at a party, before someone called it slow and changed to a major lazer track. I checked my friend and asked for a reference. He had been on an exchange trip to Melbourne, just before highschool, and had heard it played somewhere. That's 6 years ago. Still listening. This shit connects. Big up from Copenhagen.
This has to be my favourite song you boys have released. You've managed to capture so many details and cover so many topics in such a short song, it's incredible. Addressing the recent shift in the industry while also touching on some personal topics. This is why I fell in love with Aus hip-hop, amazing stories, amazing wordplay, and amazing beats. Horrorshow is and always will be the best. Much love boys
"don't think i don't appreciate the irony of showing you my diary hoping you respect my privacy" !!! oh my god. you spot on with why we love you bro. real af.. Swarmy
Sometime in the future university students will dissect Solo's lyrics and Adits composition. Working their way through the albums to eventually stumble upon this little ditty just off the beaten path, almost like an Easter Egg in a game. You know the game inside and out by the time that you get there so the Easter Egg has that much more significance. :)
If only this song blows up.... how do all these garbage songs get played 10x a day on the radio when there is this quality music that has so much insight , “ even though I’ll never win a Grammy” he knows the music industry too well... however, BANGER
I really just wanna say, before I met this guy down past Wollongong few years ago I was never into music never considered doing poetry, since that day a few years ago, nowa days thats all I seem to do, thank you for all your advice you gave me and my mates really appreciate it mate. One inspirational person you are SOLO
It's been a long time since an Australian Hip Hop track hit me on a personal level and really made me feel something. But I'd expect nothing else from Horrorshow. Personally, I've become so distanced from the scene, so much so that I hardly ever listen to the music. Partly due to my own personal stuff and life being so hectic, and partly due to the issues Solo expresses here. A lot of people in the music scene I blindly trusted just to be deceived when it suits them. People who take what they can, but don't want to give anything back when it's their time to. The toxicity of others eats away at you. Some days I wish I jump right back in and finish the tracks I had half done from several years ago, but I know how outdated they all are. Perhaps at some point I will. I've got a couple verses in the works for people I know will always have my back, and I'm keen to get them done. It's hard when the hunger just isn't there like it used to be. Side note: the reference to "Walk You Home" in this track is just whoa.
MY FAVOURITE GROUP OF ALL TIME, FUCK I LOVE YOU HORRORSHOW. YOU BOYS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GREY SPACE. LOVE FOR ALWAYS, YOUR MAN, ZAC XX
One time for your mind, one time for ya One time for your mind, one time, yeah One time for ya, one time for ya One time for your mind, one time [Verse] You can tell a whole lot by what a person's not saying Read between the lines, notice what they’re leaving out My body language lets you know just what I be about Look me in the eyes, you can see I’m not playing, because This is not a game, and I am not the same Man who is standing in my place, 'cause a lot has changed Looking at the time, thinking how it got away Still I got a way with words to paint a summers day When the air smelled sweeter and the light felt different Sky looking brighter through the eyes of an infant Inner revolution spinning up on my Discman We’ll soon see a change in the water; a state of disorder Fast forward to the not too distant I’m living out crystal clear images I been spitting They call me Kid Solo, it’s clear that I’m not kidding Tryna break up out of a box I do not fit in Fuck Australian hip-hop, this is stadium hip-hop That climbed up out of the subterranean hip-hop Living on stolen land, illegal alien hip-hop All shades of the gradient, Homo sapien hip-hop There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes We locking people up just for trying to be free While these fucking politicians keep on lying through their teeth Man, I swear we ought to riot in the streets, let me tell you there's a Whole lot going on behind the scenes More than meets the eye, don’t believe everything you see 'Cause we living in a time when our vision is as blind as it’s ever been Everybody hiding behind a screen There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes Having trouble maintaining sobriety Drugs, alcohol, depression, anxiety I been lying to everybody, shit, I even tried to lie to me And just from looking at me you could never tell That my head's spinning, ears ringing from the decibels Tryna outrun the demons, caught up with the jezebels With the team rolling deeper than Adele, but if you know me well Well then you know that I’m a show and tell Ever since I was a teen been sharing my notes to self Gotta suffer for your art and it’s hard to measure up Keeping calm under pressure when I’m feeling overwhelmed See I’ve come a long way from the front row of the Hoods But somewhere along the way got overtook The fans read me like an open book But still I’m overlooked, underrated, overworked and under-booked There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes Lot of jealousy and sibling rivalry Got me looking at my brothers, thinking how they stole my thunder I got love but this game'll make you turn on one another, there's a Whole lot going on behind the scenes The wins and the losses and everything in between That's why I keep it humble, rolling with the elephants up in the jungle Hear the rumble, the last of a dying breed Word to Adit, word to Cole, word to Urthy, word to Gary Word to Snarl, word to Dale, Caitlin, Owen, Ash and Sally 'Cause I know they got my back, yeah, them people be family And they back me even though I’ll probably never win a Grammy There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes But everything ain’t always what it seems See they spinning tall tales, skipping minor details That they signed to major labels in a corporate machine But not me, I keep it mean, keep it honest, keep it hungry Keep it indie, keep it raw and always keep it a hun-g Sometimes we make it beautiful, sometimes we make it ugly But we always make it truthful and that’s why the people love me All along I been strong, had to learn how to be stronger I held it all together, couldn’t take it any longer I told you last album that I didn’t wanna wait It’s my time, high time I put some food up on the plate And life is just a series of forks in the road And when you try to put a square through a circle then it’s flaws'll show I guess by now, yo, I really oughta know Watched her walking down the aisle, guess I didn’t get to walk her home Whole lot going on behind the scenes I put it in my rhymes, tryna put my mind at ease On my late night hype when I’m writing to these beats ‘Could you keep it down please, some of us are tryna sleep’ So I hit the front door and I head to The Dispensary To see the group professor, hoping that he got the remedy Over what he prescribe, I describe what is said to me It’s cheaper than the money I been spending on my therapy There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes I needed time to grow, even needed time to grieve Don’t think I don’t appreciate the irony Of showing you my diary hoping that you respect my privacy So there you have it, didn’t catch it, you better rewind that shit My style got the rap addicts in a mild panic New Normal 'bout to drop, be a certified classic Believe it’s going down like the fucking Titanic, hold up
To me you're helping redefine what it is to be inspiring, life is everything even when you're spiraling. My notes to self still a vision lacking clarity. Finding my in between, moderation unknown, fact is I wanna see my album sitting next yours on the shelf, albeit still unwritten forever valuing self worth over greed not for money but my self therapy. My envision to the unseen.. Xx
Daaaaamn those bars! Got that Grey Space vibes with the smoothest, realest, humble flow. Fuck I love Solo. And Adit cooking up beats like a maestro. These guys are GOATS. Keep ya head up fellas. Keep it real. much love
This feels like a fresh approach to returning to your roots. Thank you for this song. It’s right from the heart. And that’s the Horrorshow we know and love.
The 'Walk You Home' reference is incredible. Old school Horrorshow with a new vibe, love it.
ZeroX 1288 right in the feels
It's such a powerful reference. So many memories came back.
Fuck man that nostalgia tho
back to "the grey space" vibe, love this
Thought the same thing 🙂🙂
giving me king amongst many vibes :)
Been waiting for the return 🤙🏻🤙🏻
soooooo goood. Solos flow and wordplay has truly matured though, but still got that grey space real vibe
Best lyricist in Aus for mine. Definitely not underrated or under appreciated in my world.
Hands down
God damn the sound of 2:30
Instrumental is on another level.
I met Horrorshow through a friend of mine. He played 20 seconds or so of "Can't look away" at a party, before someone called it slow and changed to a major lazer track.
I checked my friend and asked for a reference. He had been on an exchange trip to Melbourne, just before highschool, and had heard it played somewhere.
That's 6 years ago. Still listening. This shit connects.
Big up from Copenhagen.
Uffe Thomsen literally exactly What I’ve been thinking since the first time I heard this
“Watched her walking down the aisle, Guess I didn’t get to walk her home” 👏🏼🔥👑
Why isn’t this song on the album tho 😩
This has to be my favourite song you boys have released. You've managed to capture so many details and cover so many topics in such a short song, it's incredible. Addressing the recent shift in the industry while also touching on some personal topics. This is why I fell in love with Aus hip-hop, amazing stories, amazing wordplay, and amazing beats. Horrorshow is and always will be the best. Much love boys
"don't think i don't appreciate the irony of showing you my diary hoping you respect my privacy" !!! oh my god. you spot on with why we love you bro. real af.. Swarmy
This is so severely underrated
I think I speak for every horror show groupie, we love you boys, you’ve been the play list to my life for a very long time
Sometime in the future university students will dissect Solo's lyrics and Adits composition. Working their way through the albums to eventually stumble upon this little ditty just off the beaten path, almost like an Easter Egg in a game. You know the game inside and out by the time that you get there so the Easter Egg has that much more significance. :)
TEAM PRISTINE. This fucking comment 👌
Awesome! Loving the minimal beat on this one. Really letting the rhymes shine! Can't wait for New Normal now! Certified Classic.
WE
Ayy if anyone in 2k23 is still bumping this you a real one ✌️💯
Here every day for the last 4 months. FMD this is fire
The flow at 1:24 is sick... Put this on Spotify asap!!!
One of the realist song's U will ever hear in ya life
What the fuck did I just listen to. This is a masterpiece.
Man i can´t get over the "watched her walking down the aisle" line....i feel that shit...
Gotten me through some of the hardest times. What a combo
Horror show forever please do another tour soon
One of the most underrated out there
don’t know how these guys don’t get the attention that others do 🤯
If only this song blows up.... how do all these garbage songs get played 10x a day on the radio when there is this quality music that has so much insight , “ even though I’ll never win a Grammy” he knows the music industry too well... however, BANGER
Tying back into walk you home gave me shivers
Loving this sound, feels much more Inside Story/The Grey Space
I really just wanna say, before I met this guy down past Wollongong few years ago I was never into music never considered doing poetry, since that day a few years ago, nowa days thats all I seem to do, thank you for all your advice you gave me and my mates really appreciate it mate. One inspirational person you are SOLO
Can we please please please get this on Spotify ♥️♥️♥️
Damn this is FIRE!
I literally cried tears of joy
Drugs, alcohol, depression, anxiety
I’ve been lying to everybody
Shit.
I even tried to lie to me...
❤️👊🏼✌🏼
Holy fuck....
I rarely comment on TH-cam but that was such a beautifully put together song
J T Holy fuck indeed
I love seeing aussie's killing it right now, but this song is on another level. The boys don't get enough credit.
It's been a long time since an Australian Hip Hop track hit me on a personal level and really made me feel something. But I'd expect nothing else from Horrorshow.
Personally, I've become so distanced from the scene, so much so that I hardly ever listen to the music. Partly due to my own personal stuff and life being so hectic, and partly due to the issues Solo expresses here. A lot of people in the music scene I blindly trusted just to be deceived when it suits them. People who take what they can, but don't want to give anything back when it's their time to. The toxicity of others eats away at you.
Some days I wish I jump right back in and finish the tracks I had half done from several years ago, but I know how outdated they all are. Perhaps at some point I will. I've got a couple verses in the works for people I know will always have my back, and I'm keen to get them done. It's hard when the hunger just isn't there like it used to be.
Side note: the reference to "Walk You Home" in this track is just whoa.
I LOVE THIS! this style is so fire and I appreciate the lyrics so much !
YES! So much love, back to your lyrical best, from the heart, completely unique but so relatable at the same time.
You guys are the reason I still buy CDs. Elefant Traks respect
Now that's the Horrorshow i remember growing up listening too. Glad to have you back in the grey space
Oh man... I'm an Aussie in Louisiana please come tour here this video reminded me of home
What a brilliant song. Such a complex mix of stories and thoughts. Horrorshow ... Australian music would be a lesser place without you.
This is incredible! Solo, man, these bars are heavy!
OG HORRORSHOW vibes! One love!
Can’t wait to hear this live
This is gonna be doing loop de loops in my earphones for days!
MY FAVOURITE GROUP OF ALL TIME, FUCK I LOVE YOU HORRORSHOW. YOU BOYS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME SINCE THE DAYS OF THE GREY SPACE. LOVE FOR ALWAYS, YOUR MAN, ZAC XX
That walk you home reference 😢😢😢😢
Absolute fire bro always top rated and never underappreciated here
One time for your mind, one time for ya
One time for your mind, one time, yeah
One time for ya, one time for ya
One time for your mind, one time
[Verse]
You can tell a whole lot by what a person's not saying
Read between the lines, notice what they’re leaving out
My body language lets you know just what I be about
Look me in the eyes, you can see I’m not playing, because
This is not a game, and I am not the same
Man who is standing in my place, 'cause a lot has changed
Looking at the time, thinking how it got away
Still I got a way with words to paint a summers day
When the air smelled sweeter and the light felt different
Sky looking brighter through the eyes of an infant
Inner revolution spinning up on my Discman
We’ll soon see a change in the water; a state of disorder
Fast forward to the not too distant
I’m living out crystal clear images I been spitting
They call me Kid Solo, it’s clear that I’m not kidding
Tryna break up out of a box I do not fit in
Fuck Australian hip-hop, this is stadium hip-hop
That climbed up out of the subterranean hip-hop
Living on stolen land, illegal alien hip-hop
All shades of the gradient, Homo sapien hip-hop
There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes
We locking people up just for trying to be free
While these fucking politicians keep on lying through their teeth
Man, I swear we ought to riot in the streets, let me tell you there's a
Whole lot going on behind the scenes
More than meets the eye, don’t believe everything you see
'Cause we living in a time when our vision is as blind as it’s ever been
Everybody hiding behind a screen
There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes
Having trouble maintaining sobriety
Drugs, alcohol, depression, anxiety
I been lying to everybody, shit, I even tried to lie to me
And just from looking at me you could never tell
That my head's spinning, ears ringing from the decibels
Tryna outrun the demons, caught up with the jezebels
With the team rolling deeper than Adele, but if you know me well
Well then you know that I’m a show and tell
Ever since I was a teen been sharing my notes to self
Gotta suffer for your art and it’s hard to measure up
Keeping calm under pressure when I’m feeling overwhelmed
See I’ve come a long way from the front row of the Hoods
But somewhere along the way got overtook
The fans read me like an open book
But still I’m overlooked, underrated, overworked and under-booked
There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes
Lot of jealousy and sibling rivalry
Got me looking at my brothers, thinking how they stole my thunder
I got love but this game'll make you turn on one another, there's a
Whole lot going on behind the scenes
The wins and the losses and everything in between
That's why I keep it humble, rolling with the elephants up in the jungle
Hear the rumble, the last of a dying breed
Word to Adit, word to Cole, word to Urthy, word to Gary
Word to Snarl, word to Dale, Caitlin, Owen, Ash and Sally
'Cause I know they got my back, yeah, them people be family
And they back me even though I’ll probably never win a Grammy
There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes
But everything ain’t always what it seems
See they spinning tall tales, skipping minor details
That they signed to major labels in a corporate machine
But not me, I keep it mean, keep it honest, keep it hungry
Keep it indie, keep it raw and always keep it a hun-g
Sometimes we make it beautiful, sometimes we make it ugly
But we always make it truthful and that’s why the people love me
All along I been strong, had to learn how to be stronger
I held it all together, couldn’t take it any longer
I told you last album that I didn’t wanna wait
It’s my time, high time I put some food up on the plate
And life is just a series of forks in the road
And when you try to put a square through a circle then it’s flaws'll show
I guess by now, yo, I really oughta know
Watched her walking down the aisle, guess I didn’t get to walk her home
Whole lot going on behind the scenes
I put it in my rhymes, tryna put my mind at ease
On my late night hype when I’m writing to these beats
‘Could you keep it down please, some of us are tryna sleep’
So I hit the front door and I head to The Dispensary
To see the group professor, hoping that he got the remedy
Over what he prescribe, I describe what is said to me
It’s cheaper than the money I been spending on my therapy
There's a whole lot going on behind the scenes
I needed time to grow, even needed time to grieve
Don’t think I don’t appreciate the irony
Of showing you my diary hoping that you respect my privacy
So there you have it, didn’t catch it, you better rewind that shit
My style got the rap addicts in a mild panic
New Normal 'bout to drop, be a certified classic
Believe it’s going down like the fucking Titanic, hold up
Thank you 🌸
Just preordered the album, ya'll are getting me hyped!
To me you're helping redefine what it is to be inspiring, life is everything even when you're spiraling. My notes to self still a vision lacking clarity. Finding my in between, moderation unknown, fact is I wanna see my album sitting next yours on the shelf, albeit still unwritten forever valuing self worth over greed not for money but my self therapy.
My envision to the unseen..
Xx
These boys been keeping it a hungey for years , fire
Man, that song is just awesome!!!
The more i listen to this song... its perfect! ive listened since the grey space and this is just a masterpiece! cant wait to see ya in welly
This song over everything else... so well formed boys
Pure fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Sure to be one for the books!
Thank you for doing what you do fellas. Appreciate your art 💯
Very nice!
This is an absolute beauty 👏🏽
this is that real beautiful hip-hop that I love
Bringing raw bars. Fire brotha
So hyped I finally get to see you 😍 this song is pure bliss
Pleaseee put this on spotify!
Daaaaamn those bars! Got that Grey Space vibes with the smoothest, realest, humble flow. Fuck I love Solo. And Adit cooking up beats like a maestro. These guys are GOATS. Keep ya head up fellas. Keep it real. much love
Amazing I felt this, much love.
This is crazy 👌 mad old school vibes boys !
If people tell me they listen to horror show I know we will get along love you solo
Love this 💓 can't wait for the album :)
This is superb. Very very good work. Absolute tingles when listening with intent
Mad respect
Absolute fucking legends, right now my favourite song, finally something thats topped note to self. So keen to see youse in melb!!
Melancholic and relatable love it!! Nick, Adit please keep em coming. 🤙
Love your work guys, keep it real.
Horrorshow back on form, fuck I miss this kinda work from you guys
can wait for this album!!!!
Haven’t been a fan of your last few songs, but this was phenomenal.
Brother!
This shit is dope! A masterpiece!
Love from the Blue mountains! Can't wait to see you in Wellington!
Sooo good boys fukn love it 🔥🔥
Goosebumps, you just continue to grow and gett better ❤
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥, can't wait for the new album lads
These guys heavily inspire my music. New album is great fellas. Love from the U.S.
Absolute fire gentlemen 🔥 Can't wait for the album
Solo you don't need a Grammy to be the best to me 🙏
def one of your best!
You are a major inspiration brother
Horrorshow saved me 🙏❤️
What the fuck. This is so dope, it’s been a while man the universe needs this, good for the soul type hip hop.
Unreal
Whyyy is this not on the album? 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Dope as ever boys
This reeks of awesomeness
Killin it!
Brah love this song fire
So this song isn't going to be on the new album? a shame if not.
Matt Sharpe or atleast purchase-able🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yes 👌
I caught it... but I'm still rewinding the fuck out of this shit!
my man 🔥 never disappoints
Why this song is not on the album? damm ¬¬
Dope as fuck.
Luv it 👌🏼
This is so dope bro, this is what Aus hip hop really is 💯
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