1. |
Future Classic
03:11
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Baby in the future you’re a classic
So timeless and so true
Ooh you got a special kinda magic
You make me feel brand new
They may call you old fashioned
But don’t let it change your tune
Baby in the future you’re a classic
And no one else can do it quite like you
If you’re looking around and you’re feeling alone
It’s cause you’re one of a kind
Might feel safe to fade into the crowd
But you were born to shine
While the world keeps filling up with plastic
You’re a little black dress with a red lip
And some things never go out of style
Baby in the future you’re a classic
So timeless and so true
Ooh you got a special kinda magic
You’re not just passing through
They may call you old fashioned
But don’t let them change your tune
Baby in the future you’re a classic
And no one else can do it quite like you
You got no one to follow, you’re misunderstood
But there’s something inside
Pushing you forward, so don’t stop now
You’re ahead of your time
In a cookie cutter scene
you’re a diamond undercover
Not a copy pasted trend or a one hit wonder
And some things never go out of style
Baby in the future you’re a classic
So timeless and so true
Ooh you got a special kinda magic
Not just passing through
Let them call you old fashioned
But don’t let them change your tune
Baby in the future you’re a classic
And no one else can do it quite like you
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2. |
Vertigo
02:55
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Woohoo, Woohoo
The walls and ceiling are blurring all into one
I feel it creepin’ like I flew too close to the sun
I feel so dizzy wanna cover my eyes
Would someone come and get me off of this ride
If I slow down will the world stop spinning
Spinning round and round
Make the world stop spinning, spinning
Bright lights flashing like a fire alarm in my mind
My heartbeat’s pounding and I can’t walk a straight line
I can’t stop moving but I need to relax
Then something comes and stops me dead in my tracks
If I slow down will the world stop spinning
Spinning round and round make the world stop spinning spinning
Wish I could escape from my body
Got the spins but there was no party
Wish I could escape from my body
Got the spins but there was no party
Woohoo feeling under pressure
Spinning off the center
Coming down with vertigo
Woohoo feeling under pressure
Spinning off the center
Coming down with vertigo
If I slow down will the world stop spinning
Spinning round and round make the world stop spinning spinning
Oh make the world stop spinning
If I slow down
Stop spinning
Round and round make the world stop spinning, spinning
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3. |
Tunnel Vision
03:45
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Ooh I’ve seen a vision
Like a picture through a glass
There are things I’m holding onto
That are never gonna last
When I looked into the future,
You were filling up the frame
Cause in the world we’re building
Our love is center stage
Somewhere along the line
Lost sight of what I knew
Took a detour for a minute
Now I’m coming back to you
Now I got tunnel vision baby
All I want is you and only you
You give me tunnel vision baby
Whoa, yes you do
I’m finally seeing clearly
Now it’s all coming into view
I got this tunnel vision baby
And it’s you, you, you, you, you
It’s crazy-making business
Tryin’ to feed the hype machine
Got caught up in a cycle
Of a fake reality
Almost let the best thing
Slip right through my hands and I
Wasted half a lifetime
Building castles made of sand
They say that love is blind
But I think they got it wrong
Cause it opened up my eyes
To what was missing all along
Now I got tunnel vision baby
All I want is you and only you
You give me tunnel vision baby
Whoa, yes you do
I’m finally seeing clearly
Now it’s all coming into view
I got this tunnel vision baby
And it’s you, you, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
Yes, it’s you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
And it’s you, you, you, you
Tunnel vision, tunnel vision
Tunnel vision, tunnel vision
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4. |
Best of Me
04:10
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Here we go now, back again
I’m watching the person I am meet the person I’ve been
Don’t want to go back, wanna shed my old skin
I’m ashamed of the way that I used to be
Do my friends still see her when they look at me?
Just when I think I moved on she comes crashing back in
Nobody said you could stay, but I can’t seem to keep you away
I— I’m moving on
You can’t come along where I’m going
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
Broke the pattern, I shut the door
So why does she come out to play when I feel insecure?
Ran into an old friend, it shook me to my core
I haven’t heard that name in years–it’s still ringing so loud in my ears
Took me right back to a place I’d escaped but
I know that I’m not the same
There’s so many ways that I’ve changed
I— I’m moving on
You can’t come along where I’m going
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
Whoa
I— I’m moving on
You can’t come along where I’m going
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
Can’t you see that
Who I am is not who I used to be
Oh, can’t you see that
Who I am is not who I used to be
Oh, can’t you see that
Who I am is not who I used to be
I won’t sleep ‘til who I am
Is who I’m meant to be
I— I’m moving on
You can’t come along where I’m going
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
Whoa I— well I’m moving on
You can’t come along where I’m going
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
I— I’m keeping the best of me
And leaving the rest of me
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5. |
SHINE
04:09
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I hate the city lights they seem to choke the night
Constellations all fading from view
Let’s cut the power lines and we can stay inside
Only light that I’m needing is you
Shadows and colors blend
You paint me in silhouette and
Now there’s only one thing left to do
Would you turn the lights down low
Cause I’m basking in the glow
Of your body in the lamplight
As you trace me like an outline
The stars all lose their glimmer when you shine
I think I lost my taste, the only thing I crave
Is the kiss from your sweet honey lips
Don’t let it go to waste, darlin don’t make me wait
Cause there’s nothing better than this
Oh baby would you turn the lights down low
Cause I’m basking in the glow
Of your body in the lamplight
As you trace me like an outline
The stars all lose their glimmer when you shine
Shine, Shine, Shine
Would you turn the lights down low
Cause I’m basking in the glow
Of your body in the lamplight
As you trace me like an outline
The stars all lose their glimmer when you shine
Oh baby would you turn the lights down low
Cause I’m basking in the glow
Of your body in the lamplight
As you trace me like an outline
The stars all lose their glimmer when you shine
Shine, Shine, Shine
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6. |
Already Mine
03:26
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I’m always on the outside of the in crowd
Would someone tell me where I fit?
I’ve been looking through the windows of my own life
Just trying to make sense of it
There’s a moment when you realize
No one cares why you came
And I’m tired of rubbing shoulders
Just gonna stay in my lane
And do the things that I was born to do
Honey, I don’t need you to approve
I won’t waste my time
Trying to change your mind
I could spend my whole life waiting in line
For something that I’ll never find
When everything I really need is already mine
When you compare, seems so unfair
I don’t know what you’re going through
We’re all trying to glow up, we need to grow up
But everybody’s insecure
Would something snap me out of this delusional state
Don’t need to know the rules cause I can play my own game
And do the things that I was born to do
Honey I don’t need to approve
Oh I won’t waste my time (no I won’t, no I won’t go waste my time)
Trying to change your mind (no I won’t, no I won’t go change your mind)
I could spend my whole life waiting in line
For something that I’ll never find
Oh I won’t waste my time
Trying to change your mind
I could spend my whole life waiting in line
When everything I really need is already mine
Everything I really need is already mine
Everything I really need is already mine
Mastered by Eric Bard
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7. |
Art of Loving You
03:41
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I’ll never quit you, if it tried I would be split in two
But sometimes I worry that I’ll never be enough for you
I think I expected that things would fall right into place
I took you for granted and I hope it’s not too little too late
Almost let the fire go out, and I know how much I let you down
But baby last year’s fight was this year’s struggle
Now we’re standing here on top of the rubble and
Baby you oughta know
At the end of my life if only one thing is true
I wanna learn, learn the art of loving you
So I will lay down my pride
Tell me what I have to do
Cause I wanna learn, learn the art of loving you
You love me so freely I thought I had to earn that too
I couldn’t receive it, so how could I give it back to you?
Wanna treasure you for all that you’re worth
So I swear I’m gonna put you first
Cause baby last year’s fight was this year’s struggle
Now we’re standing here on top of the rubble
And baby you oughta know
At the end of my life
If only one thing is true
I wanna learn, learn the art of loving you
So I will lay down my pride
Tell me what I have to do
Cause I wanna learn, learn the art of loving you
So I will lay down my pride
If it’s the last thing I do
I’m gonna learn, learn the art of loving you
So I will lay down my pride
If it’s the last thing I do
I’m gonna learn, learn the art of loving you
At the end of my life
Wanna say that it’s true
Oh that I learned, learned the art of loving you
I wanna learn, learn the art of loving you
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8. |
Highland Park
02:50
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Falling out of doorways into sunsets in the street
The smell of jasmine wraps around like your body next to me
We walk down the boulevard to York and 53
Lost inside a Sunday evening, never wanna leave
That was then and this is now
Everything changed on the day you left town
Now all the lights start to fade
As I feel you slipping away
Maybe I’m a fool, can’t get over you
Cause our favorite places all still know your name
Everything I do is reminding me of you
And I’m finding that the city’s not the same without you
Crawling under neon signs to meet up with our friends
I still see the empty seat where your face would have been
Told me not to worry, maybe it will fade in time
But there’s no way to erase you, you’re graffiti on my mind
That was then and this is now
Everything changed the day you left town
Now all the lights start to fade
As I feel you slipping away
Maybe I’m a fool, can’t get over you
Cause our favorite places all still know your name
Everything I do is reminding me of you
And I’m finding that the city’s not the same
Maybe I’m a fool, I can’t get over you
Cause everytime I walk these streets I hear your name
And everything I do is reminding me of you
And I’m finding that the city’s not the same
Without you
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9. |
Rewind
03:31
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Straight on, headlights
Drive through the night
Can’t shake the fight
Still on your mind
You’re on the run and even though you’re gone
You still feel the ache
It’s pulling you into the same old loop
You can’t seem to break
Rewind but you can’t erase
Try to leave it behind but you can’t escape
You’re miles away from your worst mistakes but they still remain
So you rewind but you can’t erase
Cold air, breathe deep
These empty streets
Echoes of us fade out to dust
Rewind but you can’t erase
Try to leave it behind but you can’t escape
You’re miles away from your worst mistakes but they still remain
So you rewind but you can’t erase
Mastered by Eric Bard
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10. |
Not the Rule
03:01
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Might sound delusional to you might be unusual
If you never saw someone taking a chance on herself
So you smile and wish me the best
While you come to the conclusion
That all I’ll make of myself is a mess
Not starving but I’ve got the hunger, don’t want to sit and wonder
About all the things that could’ve been from the safety of the shallow end
They may say “you’re not cut out for the dream your chasing”
They may say “you can’t get back all the years you’re wasting”
But one day they’ll see what I always knew
I know I’m no fool, I’m the exception not the rule
A self fulfilling prophecy my own worst enemy
But I refuse to play like I already lost
Not waiting for a lucky break cause luck is so more than fate
So why am I so worried ‘bout beating the odds
I may be the underdog but I’m so done with playing small
I’m gonna build the life I wanna lead It’s not too far or out of reach
They may say “you’re not cut out for the dream your chasing”
They may say “you can’t get back all the years you’re wasting”
But one day they’ll see what I always knew
I know I’m no fool
They may say “you’re not cut out for the dream your chasing”
They may say “you can’t get back all the years you’re wasting”
But one day they’ll see what I always knew
I know I’m no fool
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11. |
Only Time
04:08
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I wish that I could freeze this moment
But time keeps marching on
And it’s gone before you know it
So there’s no use hanging on
What if I told you that I could stop the
Sand from slipping through the glass
And we could both stay here forever
Just like that
Cause the only thing we can’t escape
Is that everything is gonna change
So let’s enjoy this moment while we can
Before old age and memory betray the way we used to be
And you slip right through my hands
It’s only time
It was always borrowed, no counting on tomorrow
But while you’re mine
Oh just let me hold you
Cause this could be the only time
Do we have more days behind us
Than the ones still left ahead?
Do you think it’d be a kindness
To find out how the story’s gonna end?
So I wanna love you
Without the fear and pain of what comes next
It won’t stay like this, I know.
That’s the darker side of all this happiness
Change may be the only thing that everyone is guaranteed
So let’s enjoy this moment while we can
Before old age and memory betray the way we used to be
And you slip right through my hands
It’s only time
It was always borrowed, no counting on tomorrow
But while you’re mine
Just Let me hold you
Cause this could be the only time
The only time
It’s only time
It’s only time
It was always borrowed, no counting on tomorrow
But while you’re mine
Just Let me hold you
Cause this could be the only time
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12. |
The Cure
03:43
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What does it say about me
Even my family, doesn’t have a clue
That my body’s giving out
Under the weight of all the things I’m trying to do
If I’m honest
I know I’m not the only one to blame
‘Cause I mastered the illusion
Feign perfection and put on a happy face
But something’s screaming like a siren
You gotta hit the brakes cause
The truth you been ignoring
Is the hardest one to face
But I’m scared cause I know the healing’s gonna hurt
Don’t pull that string and unravel my whole world
I ran for so long from all my growing pains
Wasn’t looking for the cure but it found me anyway
I was trained to hit the target
Wanted everyone’s attention but my own
Always feeding off their praises
Seen by everyone, but never really known
I’m hopelessly devoted
To the thing that’s killing me
Had to wear me down and wreck my health
So I could finally see
I’m scared cause I know the healing’s gonna hurt
Don’t pull that string and unravel my whole world
I ran for so long from all my growing pains
Wasn’t looking for the cure but it found me anyway
I’m scared cause I know the healing’s gonna hurt
Don’t pull that string, and unravel my whole world
I ran for so long from all my growing pains
Wasn’t looking for the cure but it found me anyway
But it found me anyway
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Willow Stephens Los Angeles, California
Willow Stephens is a singer-songwriter based in LA. The Montana native started her career playing solo around the
coffeehouses of the Pacific NW. Stephens has strong roots in pop, jazz, folk, R&B and classical music. With influences from doo-wop to hip-hop her music is both nostalgic and future-facing all in one stroke.
She released her first full length album "All that Glitters" in Jan. 2020.
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