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Newfound Oxygen

by Steady Holiday

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seven seven zero
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seven seven zero an introspective voice. sharp or witty, always heartfelt. all accompanied by skillfully crafted melodies everywhere. this album captures the je ne sais quoi of the city of angels.
djhook
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djhook What a great album, reaching out, feeling out relationships, poignant, compassionate sketches of life and loves, stories of moving forward and looking back. Dre's lyrics are sharp and thoughtful and her music stretches in so many wonderful directions. A joy to listen to end to end. Favorite track: The Balance.
energydiluted
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energydiluted Steady Holiday slays at writing pop melodies that feel timeless and lyrics that are "mood AF". Favorite track: Bomb Shelter Comatose.
The Questionable Question
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The Questionable Question The cover artwork gives it away. A frozen movement and an indicated direction, but it is unclear in which. Musically this is reflected as well. The music is partly in a previous style, partly in something new. Occasionally catchy, but all too often too tiresome. A weird and unconvincing release. Like as if something was found, but there is still no clue on what to do with it. All split into two eps would have been a better decision.
Derek DeGroot
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Derek DeGroot Steady Holliday is able to compress thoughts I spend day contemplating into just a few words. This album makes me realize how life, with all its complexities, can also be beautifully simple. Favorite track: Can't Find A Way.
newtsky
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newtsky I like about half the tracks on this album…the other half I LOVE! Some of them really speak to me (but in Dre’s beautiful voice). Favorite track: The Balance.
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1.
Sunshine once again It’s temperate, 7 out of 10 Not quite good or bad I can’t explain what’s wrapped around my neck Maybe I’ll go out, change it up Go out for a swim I’ll sink or swim or float I wanna hit the bottom just to know Will a shock to the system do me good? Or do me in to the point where I’ll never take a risk? And keep my world small because it fits Close my eyes blind because I’m scared of the truth It’s a 7 out of 10 This bomb shelter comatose I’m in It keeps me safe, it’s good enough to live But it’s not living, it’s not what I want I’ve been thinking of breaking out But something in me wants to keep me down I know the function and it freaks me out I understand why I faked it on command Now I gotta break it with my hands And reckon with the things that keep me far away At a 7 out of 10 This bomb shelter comatose I’m in It keeps me safe it’s good enough to live But it’s not living, it’s not what I want
2.
The Balance 03:41
Time didn’t matter a lifetime ago I took for granted what I didn’t know Things like: time, you can’t stop it It goes one way It’s a lot to manage Time, when you have it, take a moment Gotta learn the balance Love was a trainwreck a lifetime ago I didn’t come back totally sure But I know: love in a strange time It’s a challenge, it takes work and knowing Love, it’s a habit, it takes practice Gotta learn the balance I’m not waiting on a miracle to come Would you follow me into the unknown Either way, it’s gonna change It comes out in the wash now baby I’m not waiting on a miracle to come Would you follow me into the unknown Tell me straight, but either way It comes out in the wash baby My dreams they would haunt me a lifetime ago Now I’ll climb a mountain with plenty of rope Because dreams without failure never happen Put it all together Dreams, when you’ve earned them, nothing’s sweeter Cause you learned the balance Gotta learn the balance
3.
Asleep 03:15
I was asleep in the back seat When I woke up in the middle of a bad dream It was real it was concrete When my body hit the ground It brought me to my knees It was an accident I know Just a poorly timed blink How fragile can we be? There’s someone looking over us you say How else did we walk away? I wonder the same I got up when the smoke cleared I looked into the sky, nothing appeared Where’s my god, where’s my energy? I want something to hold, something to believe But please don’t try to save me in the street There’s a better time to preach We don’t need to agree There’s someone looking over us you say How else did we walk away? But I don’t understand how you can be so certain A moment later and we would have crashed head on No one would survive But isn’t that just life? You say there’s someone looking over us for sure It’s a miracle at work I wanna believe in something I was asleep in the backseat When I woke up in the middle of my 30s Asking what is real, what is concrete? Except the solid ground under my feet?
4.
High Alert 03:12
I’m on high alert Give me the plan Give me the dirt Something to command A direction if absurd This is how I make the chaos work I’m on high alert Gotta be right Gotta be sure It’s a silent obsession I’m addicted to the burn This is how I seem to never learn Show me how you feel Over and over Won’t you repeat? Trust is not an easy thing I need hard evidence please Prove it and the skeptic believes I won’t stay on high alert If I could breathe it in A sip of oxygen Show it when you know that you’ve got nothing to conceal This is how love makes the broken heal
5.
Reprise 00:50
I can only speak for me Love is the most elusive thing So show it when you know that you’ve got nothing to conceal This is how love makes the broken heal
6.
Can’t find a way to fall in love with you Can’t find a way to fall in love with you You worship everything I do But I know I can’t find a way to fall in love I really wish it wasn’t true The secret’s out I wasn’t right for you Everyone knew before I knew but I denied Cause all the little things you do You meet me in the middle, make me smile It isn’t lost on me how hard you try But I can’t find a way to fall in love with you In the middle of the night I run the numbers on a decent life But I knew the answer when I looked into your eyes This isn’t black and white It’s safe to say that I would die for you Cause I can depend on you in every way but one Can’t find a way to fall in love with you
7.
All Weekend 02:00
The sun sets at the same time all weekend That’s what they say and I want to believe it’s true I’ve gone looking for moving targets and lo behold Can you imagine my face on sunday night The shadows move in a wave and they’re right on time The colors blend at the far end I wanted nothing more There are no guarantees, only wishes I want you next to me but how luck changes I won’t be cynical I’ll try my best to have it all and let it go Like 1, 2, 3
8.
My Own Time 03:57
To all the guards at the castle gate I have made my very best case There’s nothing left I can do or say To convince them this way that way In my defense there was no time left And I got caught looking around I’m on my knees now suddenly pleading This is what I need I guess All I can do is to walk amongst the hours All that I find is the day outside I’m not left behind when I’m on my own time To everyone kneeling down at the gate There is something you should know I must admit I’ve been here twenty years Never once have I seen it open Do what you want don’t just take it from me But I stand up and turn around Life moves on quick with or without me I may as well take my chances now
9.
Sometimes it’s possible to outrun each other Today is yours, tomorrow’s mine This constant climb, to thrive, to outrun each other How quickly we forget me and you We’re all living under the moon It’s true, we’re all living under the moon Have you ever once thought Maybe I don’t want everything in real time? When it’s all too much when nothing is enough What is the end we pursue? But look I do it too I don’t want to consume Or ponder with my feet up Like will we decompose Will we sooner explode? What are we trying to prove? History will see what hurt you hurt me There’s no way around it So why do we repeat when no one is happy? Is this the best we can do?
10.
Drifting way up high See how we organize Out here things begin With newfound oxygen Newfound oxygen So long breathing in up here So long that I now hold my own I’m ready for a hard landing if it gets me home No magic, no pretend Silver bullets bend Nothing heaven sent It’s newfound oxygen Newfound oxygen Truth and altitude up here Don’t fear me if I come back a little undone Ready for a hard landing if it gets me home Come right in you’re welcome anytime There’s enough for all of us to dine Won’t you stay? Newfound oxygen Saved me in the end I know So slowly, down we go Ready for a hard landing if it gets me home

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released February 17, 2023

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Steady Holiday Los Angeles, California

Steady Holiday is Dre Babinski and a small dog

My new album Newfound Oxygen is out now

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