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scrape by
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Indie Pop
scrape by was released on October 14, 2022 by Ward 15 as a part of the album GOSSIP
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AlbumGOSSIP
Release DateOctober 14, 2022
LabelWard 15
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM69

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rothstein
Rothstein
Performer
Nathaniel Mann
Nathaniel Mann
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nathaniel Mann
Nathaniel Mann
Songwriter
Ivan Jackson
Ivan Jackson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brasstracks
Brasstracks
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Uh
I need you now more than ever, you're my forever love
My little light as a feather, my Miss America
My Mrs. Erykah, my wall of Jericho, you drink December up
We do a merry-go, I tear your letters up
Cowgirl, you just love a sunset
You just wanna run reds, devil in a sundress
Devil's in the subtext, devil's in the details
Devil's in the dirt I had to do to give up retail
Ima do your dirty work, anything beats service work
Gives me time to focus on my die-before-I'm-30 work
Mama always told me I was special like the early bird
But she never said that this would work
[Verse 2]
You were ten toes
I've always had an eye for potential
But I ain't see you staring out the window
Ay, ooh
[Verse 3]
It wasn't faith it was love, kept my hopes high
Ivory dunks, they were laced with a bow tie
Said I'll emerge from the grain when it's low tide
But I won't change, and business been on the slow side
It's not a scream to the void it's a faint cry
Spent like half of my life watching paint dry
Said I been up, I been down, it's the same high
As long as I got you I can scrape by
[Verse 4]
Sunday morning in the concrete, New York City feels like Palm Beach
I'm a faded patch upon a leather jacket sold for twenty dollars at a swap meet
In a building where they sell a honing missile I'm a Jeff Koons in the lobby
Did the table dance up in the Sony building, they ain't look at me like i was Bobby
[Verse 5]
I'm shaking hands (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Man with a plan (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
MGM Grand (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Feet in the sand (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You never sunk all the way to the bottom you won't understand (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Running up bands (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Supply and demand (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Verse 6]
It wasn't faith it was love, kept my hopes high
Ivory dunks, they were laced with a bow tie
Said, I'll emerge from the grain when it's low tide
But I won't change, and business been on the slow side
It's not a scream to the void, it's a faint cry
Spent like half of my life watching paint dry
Said I been up, I been down, it's the same high
As long as I got you I can scrape by (As long as I got you)
[Verse 7]
Then oh, I'll be alright now
And I know it, I know it
As long as I got you I can scrape by (Long a I got you, baby)
It was love, it was love, it was love, it was love, yeah
As long as I got you I can scrape by (As long as I got you)
Written by: Ivan Jackson, Nathaniel Mann
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