Cheers to Progress, by Huck Hastings

Cheers to Progress

by Huck Hastings

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1.	Hydrogen 01:18		buy track
2.	Soft - An Epilogue 03:16	lyrics	buy track
He consumed chickpeas, black beans and me I thought he was pretty I think he thought I was weak He wore too much cologne Spent too much alone (But what I really mean) Is not enough time with me And in all the ways he taught me to be hard I hope I taught him to be soft The only reason I am found Is because first within him I got lost He consumed Sartre, gifted me philosophy Yeah he chewed me up real good, He consumed me Unlike any before I think he really knew me A sudden crash to earth Stripped me of all my worth I was the only one to save me And in all the ways he taught me to be hard I hope I taught him to be soft The only reason I am found Is because first within him I got lost In the day times He studied pharmacology and he said “I can make the drugs baby ...you just sing for me” He was a libertine, Beautiful and broken dream Caged alone, by his freedom. He thought me radical for wanting him to stand still Just for a minute here with me And in all the ways he taught me to be hard I hope I taught him to be soft The only reason I am found Is because first within him I got lost And in all the ways he taught me to be hard I hope I taught him to be soft The only reason I am found Is because first within him I got lost lost Lost lost Yes I was lost I was lost lost I was lost lost
3.	Hang Around 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Yeah I know we shouldn't I Should probably head home. I promised that I wouldn't I'm better off alone But Man I love your eyes They really see right through me And all cliche's aside I'm pretty sure we fit together right So would you stick around tonight (would you stick around?) See what we could be Yeah would you hang around this time Yeah hang around with me I like that you care I like that you fight for what is right And you never seem scared But your terrified of life And I like doing the shopping And staying up eating late at night I wonder what you're dreaming of In that bed so far from mine So would you stick around tonight (would you stick around?) See what we could be Yeah would you hang around this time Yeah hang around with me When I'm with you I get so dizzy Sucking in air but I can't breathe One time I cut my finger And you just wrapped it in your sleeve You know you're seriously good looking So out of my league But I still sort of wonder What would happen If you hung around with me So would you stick around tonight (would you stick around?) See what we could be Yeah would you hang around tonight Hang around with me Yeah would you stick around tonight Would you stick around? See what we could be Yeah would you hang around tonight? Hang around with me? (Hang around) So would you stick around tonight (Would you stick around?) See what we could be Yeah would you hang around tonight? Yeah hang around with me Hang around Hang around
4.	Bed 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Here under the covers Lover I want to discover you again. Traced with tip of finger on your chest I’m painting pictures, Find out where the soul begins and body ends and I can’t think when we last fucked sober we've just begun, don’t say its over I want you to want me I need you to need me But I won’t beg you to beg me cause darling that is beneath me I want to go to bed with you tonight Find new ways to make this world alright I want to go to bed with you tonight Down the stairs I stumbled change in crumby pockets fumbled Found the bar and bought two shots To ease the pain The world around went hazy And your friends all thought me crazy And neither us knew which one was to blame Imagine if you'd never said it Well I'm right here love Come and get it Just think if you’d not come over And I had never got to know ye I want you to want me I need you to need me But I won’t beg you to beg me cause darling that is beneath me I want to go to bed with you tonight Find new ways to make this hell alright I want to go to bed with you tonight I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me I want you to want me
5.	Backseat Editor 02:59	lyrics	buy track
Sometimes when I write You sit right by my side You play backseat editor Sometimes we get in a fight You tell me "keep it simple" And yeah I know you're right You hand me a Texta Tell me only to highlight "Just the important parts" I feel all picked apart "Just the important parts" So I coloured in your heart Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh Huh And I don't wanna go Uh huh, na na, uh huh huh Cause you (you) are the only thing I've ever seen (i've seen) Your opinion it really means so much to me (means so much to me) I try but you know I can't lie and I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna I show love with language and you express in silent sighs in sheets all tangled You're nestled neat between my thighs You keep me warm And yeah I know you know you're right If you turned me inside out You're the person that you'd find Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh Huh And I don't wanna go Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh huh Cause you (you) are the only thing I've ever seen (the only thing i've seen) Your opinion it really means so much to me (means so much to me) I try but you know I can't lie and I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna No i'm not gonna, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna No I don't wanna, I don't wanna, na nah. No, Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah No, Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah No, Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah No, Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
6.	It's Alright/It's Cool (Commitment Issues) 03:42	info	buy track
7.	Phosphorus - The Day of Heroic Inevitability 01:17		buy track
8.	The Clincher 03:55	lyrics	buy track
We haven’t spoken I blocked your number Bout a month ago Hope you aint broken Soakin in your sadness Iron on the soul Cause I got done with thinking That you’d come around That you might quit your drinking And wanna settle down With me I miss your judgment Miss your downward lip and your upturned brow Miss the condescension Look of satisfaction when you show me how I miss the silence When you're thinking deeply Miss that absent sound I guess I kinda miss it Having you around A mirror to my madness My head stuck way up in the clouds Now you're in my inbox Reaching out for help You know I can’t say no You’ve been burning bridges I’m aching for a clincher Gotta let you go I hope you're happy I hope you're well and that your life is good That both your boyfriends Keep you satisfied In ways I never could
9.	Let Me...Please? 04:26	lyrics	buy track
Let me fix you.. please? Let me take your disease and turn it white Let me show you please? Darkness cannot live without the light Let me hold you please? Don't make me get down on my knees and beg Let me kiss you... please? Let me take some of the worry from your head Let me love you... please? Let me keep you safe and warm here in my bed Let me wrap you up tight And we could watch the sunset through my window at night It goes on, and on, and on and it hurts on and on and on and on you get worse but it will all be okay You just can't let your mind have it's way Will you show me please? Would you tell me what to do to make it right? Would you tell me please? Because I fear that you are being too polite Just be honest please If I have aided in the breaking of your mind Just be honest please and I will flee forever from your side It goes on, and on, and on and on and on and it hurts on and on and on and on you get worse but it will all be okay You just can't let your mind have it's way This has gone Too far And I am living in worry Scared that I will leave scars On your Pretty mind Which is so filled with sadness That it's making you blind You're too blind to see That there is so much more to life than your misery It goes on and on and on. On and on and on On and on and on On and on and on On and on and on On and on and on I couldn't leave you there because you're far too sweet for words I couldn't bear it But you're beyond despair And I am not sure that these brittle bones would wear it.
10.	Anthem for the End of the World 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Sydneys on fire Ash In my drink All said and done Here’s what I’m thinking You did your best And I did too With the hands we’ve been dealt With all we knew Remember that week? Sat on the bridge You said the world was ending Called you a catastrophist Cmon lets dance As the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than more than this Cmon lets dance As the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than, more than this You said You saw it coming They called you crazy Thought you were bluffing Ash on my windshield There’s a weight in my lungs I Wish that I’d met you later After I’d learned I was enough Without you Lets dance As the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than more than this Cmon lets dance As the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than more than this Where will you be When the sky starts to fall Who will you think of Who will you call Will you be happy With the person you are When it all comes to nothing When we are returned to matter Scattered matter Dance As the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than more than this Cmon lets dance Dance as the world ends Pretend we’re infinite Pretend we’re more than more than this
11.	Breathing 04:19	info	buy track
12.	Cheers to Progress 03:57	lyrics	buy track
I am a little shy at first For a writer I don’t care much for words Without actions Too often served as distractions Hey hand me that packet of matches I’m gonna light one up Im not giving in or giving up its a process My life is a work progress Da doo doo doo doo Da da da doo doo Da doo doo doo doo Da da da doo doo doo I breath you in just to breathe you out Letting go is what life is all about Mamma told me The year she left Tony I'm searching for truth And I’m falling short I’m sharp elbows, I’m racing thoughts I see through you Well hey I guess I consumed you too Da doo doo doo doo Da da da doo doo Da doo doo doo doo Da da da doo doo doo I get frustrated with my guitar For a while four chords got me pretty far I need more now I’m aching for new sounds Hey hand me that packet of matches I’m gonna light one up Gonna take a sip Out of the devils cup Cheers to progress I’ll shed one tear as the world ends

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The debut album from Huck Hastings

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released May 3, 2021

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Huck Hastings Sydney, Australia

Huck Hastings is a Sydney based Singer songwriter, artist and fronts Indie pop trio Hollow States.

His latest single "Hey Babe?" is a Jangly and infectious number that attempts to create closure within itself when faced with the disappearance of a lover. ... more

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