material love, by Jontha Links

material love

by Jontha Links

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1.	hero 02:42	lyrics	buy track
Can't explain what it means to be 'round you So cliché but it seems like you're just my type Not a thing in the world that you can't do You've been independent your whole damn life Yeah that's right Look away I don't wanna look away Scared I'm gonna lose that face Call me by your special name Will you take my hand I could be your man Stay right where you're standing I just want to see you shine It's all in my head What you mean it's all in my head Said I could be your hero If you want me I'll be I'll be your superman for you I'll be your batman for you You'll be my MJ baby I think you'd like that Swing from the rooftop baby don't gotta fight back This life a movie with you and ain't nothing typecast Knight in shining armor tryna save the day Whoever said you needed saving anyway Didn't stick but I played my part When I held your broken heart Look away I don't wanna look away Scared I'm gonna lose that face Call me by your special name Look away I don't wanna look away Scared I'm gonna lose that face Call me by your special name Will you take my hand I could be your man Stay right where you're standing I just want to see you shine It's all in my head What you mean it's all in my head Said I could be your hero If you want me I'll be there
2.	running 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Oh yes, oh yeah Right there, that's where you're supposed to Real close babe, blush when I hold you My lucky charm, don't play with the voodoo Will never harm or break your heart, no My emotions, they rollercoastin' And I'm drunk, sippin' your potion Like that, oh you like it like that How you movin' so fast, got me losin' my track Would you stay with me why you have to leave Every time we get back home Cause you're the only thing that can help me sleep But I can't get a hold of ya See you runnin' away You keep runnin' away See you runnin' away, away from me See you runnin' away You keep runnin' away See you runnin' away, away from me Slow down, I'll be sad if I have to Tell you I'm tired of chasing ya But one day I'ma catch you And I swear I'm never gonna let you go You had me by the phone Don't ever get a call cause you would rather be alone Consider goin' out and doin' things I don't condone Oh I miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, darlin Would you say to me all the words you think And the things you picture, yeah 'Bout the life you lead, knowing truthfully That I won't be with ya See you runnin' away You keep runnin' away See you runnin' away, away from me See you runnin' away You keep runnin' away See you runnin' away, away from me Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Runnin' away Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Runnin' away
3.	every night 03:21	lyrics	buy track
It's an ugly road Broken glass This story's told Trust it wasn't honest Wasted promise Cut and pasted Laced with silence, mind and soul Mind and soul It's a long way down The feeling lost and not been found Believe in second chances Past romances, dances Set to music that we used to know I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I'm sorry The same thing happens every night I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I'm happy that you're happy Every night It's a brand new life One with you and me right by your side Fantasies abound with no one around Swallow pills of pride and drown Listening to how it sounds Listening to all of my regrets I- Tell me are you oh Tell me tell me are you okay? Tell me are you oh Won't you tell me are you okay? Tell me are you oh Tell me tell me are you okay? Tell me are you okay? Tell me are you okay? Tell me are you oh Tell me tell me are you okay? Tell me are you oh Won't you tell me are you okay? Tell me are you oh Tell me tell me are you okay? This I know for sure This I know for sure I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I'm sorry The same thing happens every night I play my songs for you every night I play my songs for you every night I'm happy that you're happy Every night
4.	bad loser 02:55	lyrics	buy track
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah Every night, stealing time from the day, yeah On my grind, to the side, how I stay, yeah Can't tell a lie, it's the truth that I am saying Still gotta try, know as long as mama praying Put in the work, everyday I feel impatient It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah It's okay, it's okay, it's o Pipe down, would you sit tight, lil' baby and reload It's on sight, yeah Shoot for the stars, sometimes it's hard, lil' baby Don't fear the night, yeah That's where it starts, lil' baby, uh-huh Think slow, I don't know what I need Drink more, I've been losing my peace Sinkhole right under my feet Ten toes bring me down to my knees It's a lot of things that I don't wanna lose There's a lot of things I gotta pick and choose I won't let it go too far, we've done come so far Just to leave without it It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah Every night, stealing time from the day, yeah On my grind, to the side, how I stay, yeah Can't tell a lie, it's the truth that I am saying Still gotta try, know as long as mama praying Put in the work, everyday I feel impatient It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah It's okay, it's okay, it's o Signs fly around, I can't read them at all Something to get into Not what I usually do, that's when I really knew The world was made for better, unless it lasts forever Your own fault, what it takes to believe It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah Every night, stealing time from the day, yeah On my grind, to the side, how I stay, yeah Can't tell a lie, it's the truth that I am saying Still gotta try, know as long as mama praying Put in the work, everyday I feel impatient It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, yeah It's okay, it's okay, it's o-
5.	material love 02:17	lyrics	buy track
You're the one keeping me up Feels like I'm letting you down Wonder am I giving enough Hurts just to keep you around Thinking about the future a lot Lost, but you had me found Changed my life with a touch But it's just material love Won't mess around with anybody 'Cept you, cause you my world, I ain't a playa shawty You ask 'bout other girls, and if I like to party I laugh cause I ain't left my room in 'bout a year Not sure if I'm the one, well let me make it clear You're everything I want, gon' get my act right Let me give my all to you Yeah, isn't that what lover do I been on your side, tried to speak your language Bought you presents all the time Had to capture all your angles for the perfect timeline Let the others know you're mine Learned your favorite hobby since the reason that I grind To paint a picture with you, any blemishes is fine, girl I got you Scared that I'ma leave you there behind, no that's not true I'ma give my all to you 'Cause isn't that what lovers do You're the one keeping me up Feels like I'm letting you down Wonder am I giving enough Hurts just to keep you around Thinking about the future a lot Lost but you had me found Changed my life with a touch But it's just material love
6.	checks 02:37	lyrics	buy track
100 bands, money is an object Get it when you want it, it's better that we stay apart The middle man, collecting all your profit They be calling often, tryna get a piece of me And I used to mask my inhibitions, turn them down Until I cracked my inhibitions, laid them in the ground Got money on my mind, I need that Got paper on my mind, I want that Got people on my mind, that need that Got people on my mind, wish that I don't wanna hurt nobody I don't wanna make them leave I just wanna make my money Promise I won't waste a thing What you eating on, yeah? Benjamin and celery, it's hella green around hеre Puff of smoke, blow it out, your dream in thе air Gave it up for free, guess I should've been scared Freedom on deck, freedom on deck Double my bets for the profit Catching these checks, catching these checks Catching these checks, just to impress Got money on my mind, I need that Got paper on my mind, I want that Got people on my mind, that need that Got people on my mind, wish that I don't wanna hurt nobody I don't wanna make them leave I just wanna make my money Promise I won't waste a thing Well, I know that it's a shame for you and No matter what, I feel this way So rack em up to feel this pain It's not enough to make it rain Got money on my mind, I need that Got paper on my mind, I want that Got people on my mind, that need that Got people on my mind Cause it's nothing to me, it's nothing to me It's tougher to beat, it's hard to be pleased The highest degree, the highest degree It's nothing to me, it's nothing to me There's nothing to see 'cept dollars and trees
7.	monterey 02:17	lyrics	buy track
Get away, put a record on baby And let it play, 'till the tank run dry I pipe down whenever you open up So down whenever you roll one up Find hope whenever we broken up, yeah Hideaway, overlooking the highway But you staring at the sea Would you look at me I pipe down whenever you open up So down whenever you roll one up Find hope whenever we broken up At least wе have this place Monterеy by the bay Under ocean waves Sinking in the mud to our knees, yeah Where you and I don't have to wait In Monterey, in Monterey Strolling through that boulevard We window shop with no regard for Passing time, cause it's too hard For you and I to break apart You took me out to pick a ring My first piece of jewelry And in that stone I'll forever see A shade of you, the deepest green, uh-huh Would you do your best to forget about me And that ocean breeze At least we have this place Monterey by the bay Under ocean waves Sinking in the mud to our knees, yeah Where you and I don't have to wait In Monterey, in Monterey
8.	over 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Lyin' in my bedroom, starin' at the moon like Why so undeserving? Why it never feel right? Just pack em up, cut your ties, hit 'em then go Don't understand what you had under your nose Run home to your mama, yeah Tell her that I'm bad karma, yeah Said he can't cope with the trauma, yeah Sing my verses in every line Look in the mirror, sayin' I'll be fine Not afraid of you, no I believe in myself, never needed your help Don't say it's okay till it's over Don't say it's okay till it's over No, it won't be thе same when it's over Won't say it, don't say it, can't say it Forgеtting it all Come on I don't think there's prescriptions I don't think there's medicine For the sickness in my lungs I've been taking hella drugs I've been thinking not so good Probably more than I should Hide away and don't come out Were the words straight from your mouth All I've learned, can't explain, all I gave All the time, running through, in the rain Settle down, in a town, far away Settle down and take it in, it's okay Gentleman gone, so I'm proving you wrong I'm a vagabond man anyway Should've never left home, but I'm on my own And I got no place to stay The type of fever dream that's going on and on and on I'll try to keep it moving right along Don't say it's okay till it's over Don't say it's okay till it's over No, it won't be the same when it's over Won't say it, don't say it Can't say it, forgetting it all All I've learned, can't explain, all I gave All the time, running through, in the rain Settle down, in a town, far away Settle down and take it in, it's okay

credits

released October 13, 2023

Writers:
Conrad Kisunzu
Shamik Ganguly

Producers:
Shamik Ganguly
Cooper Holzman
Conrad Kisunzu

Musicians:
Conrad Kisunzu - vocals
Shamik Ganguly - guitar, bass, drums, drum programming, keyboards
Cooper Holzman - guitar, drum programming

Engineering:
Shamik Ganguly

Mixed by:
Matt Wolach

Mastered by:
Idania Valencia

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about

Jontha Links Los Angeles, California

Shamik and Conrad came from the suburban Midwest and worked hard to start careers in tech, moving to Silicon Valley to be a part of the world’s largest hub for innovation. They met there and discovered a shared musical interest. After many late nights at the studio, they realized they could no longer ignore their lifelong passion for music. Jontha Links formed, and they left for new lives in LA. ... more