#way through

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I wish I was in a montage,

Or rather, at the end of it.

The part where I’ve already acquired the skill; succeeded,

The part that’s filled with ease

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Instead I’m at the beginning;

The hard part of every success story.

 Ground zero they call it,

Long before the accolade and glory. 

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I don’t know how I feel about it, 

My situation is too present to look back and laugh at.

I’m honestly overwhelmed;

Soo much to do and that isn’t even the hard part.

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‘Where do I start?” 

That question is constantly reoccurring,

With no answer in sight.

I’m just in limbo, wondering.

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‘Where do I start”

‘What are the steps; the processes?’

I’m soo eager to experience the success,

Without the struggles that comes with it.

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But we all know that’s unrealistic,

Incomprehendable really.

This dunya is not supposed to be easy,

Expecting ease all the time is kind of silly.

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We all know,

That every real success story has struggles.

This isn’t some TV show,

That only shows the clips without any hustle. 

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This is real life, 

And real life is as painful as it is hopeful.

There is no montage time,

 Just a slow and steady way through.

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theres a very very old youtube channel that dates back to antiquity (my childhood) that i rediscovered recently. surreal visuals done in ms paint with super disturbing implications/settings/"lyrics" to 30-second "songs" which are more like religious chants.

like their most popular video is a parody on human nature and society, its perversions, greed, cruelty, selfishness, and the song is catchy as FUCK.

but then you have "behds" which is just a 20 second clip of a guy drawn in ms paint complaining about being a servant for anthropomorphic birds

the channel is called "treatsforbeasts"

It's Joseph Shabason, Chris A. Cummings and Thom Gill

Nostalgic song

Cici Arthur = Toronto artists Joseph Shabason, Chris A. Cummings, Thom Gill who are releasing the new album Way Through for a February 21st release date via Western Vinyl. 

It’s roots came from Cummings finding a way through dead ends when biking to untapped but nearby locations in Toronto during the 2020 pandemic, and musically Shabason and Gill create delicate introspection that map this emotional territory with something of a joyous outlook created from a subverted take on adult contemporary aesthetics. 

The album guests are notable too, with vocalist Dorothea Paas providing glassy harmonies through all the moving parts, Nicholas Krgovich and drummer Phil Melanson keeping Shabson’s communal spirit intact, and perhaps most impressively, violinist Owen Pallet running a 30-piece orchestra for the proceedings. 

“What good are dead ends when I’m looking through a way through,” he repeats on the album’s title track over the crest of a weary and sweet brass section. “When the miracle you’d hoped for never comes it’s hard to take, but it’s your fault for hoping.” About new single “Way Through” out next Tuesday; for all of its orchestral technicolor wonder, Cummings delivers refreshingly honest doses of realism about how dreams unfold across a lifetime.

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