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Freshman

by Nicholas Chakinis

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1.
California (Nothing But The Best) 04:12
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where the sun will always shine glowing far into the night it’s where to be Sinatra’s voice always heard young tales where lovers yearn it’s where we dream dress up cause you don’t dress down they will know you all around always smile, life’s carefree they know you’re something to see life’s a ballroom, a drink in the hand they want you to be the man California, nothing but the best in Italian suits, you’ll dance martinis, endless sunsets it always shines succeed, don’t act like you try it’s the pinnacle of life isn’t a dream dress up because you don’t dress down they will know you all around always smile, life’s carefree they know you’re something to see life’s a ballroom, a drink in the hand they want you to be the man California, nothing but the best dress up because you don’t dress down they will know you all around always smile, life’s carefree they know you’re something to see life’s a ballroom, a drink in the hand they want you to be the man California, nothing but the best
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Dying Fiction 03:39
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running off with books up our sleeves told us to throw away those fantasies but London’s voice calls our name and we’ve never felt that strange the one thing that we can give do we really live in sin with dead ends all the time is it nothing when we die slip back into weeks lifeless, quiet nights softly hear the radio the wind winding down pull me close and say we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction reckless is what they call these dreams we’ll end up dead in a van down stream hopelessly playing cards with broken heroes at the bar not us and not today won’t let our minds stay the same for I’ve seen too many times those I love wasting their lives slip back into weeks lifeless quiet nights softly hear the radio the wind winding down pull me close and say we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction head for South Dakota we’ll heal all our sins head for South Dakota we’ll heal all our sins head for South Dakota we’ll heal all our sins we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction we can’t shake this affliction we’re no dying fiction
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Pop Star 03:16
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pour wine in my coffee cup fill it up until I’m drunk lost in the world I am a God I’m infinity and beyond don’t you love when I turn you on Walt Disney and Howard Hughes we always have news for you go document me day to day Italian sub hold the mayonnaise don’t you love when I lick your face to be a pop star endless caviar mansion on the hill this is the life for me to be a pop star genius cookie jar we just can’t stand still this is all we can be take my pills and watch TV march of the penguins a sponge in the sea take my pills and watch TV march of the penguins a sponge in the sea la la la la la la la la la so creative blah blah blah blah blah la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la all abstract art blah blah blah blah blah la la la la la la la la la so creative blah blah blah blah blah la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la all abstract art blah blah blah blah blah
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Stipe & Socrates 02:38
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I am just I am just what I am I am just I am just what I am busy living too busy to see not living at all fish in the sea what I am I am that I know what I am I am that I know admit you know admit you know admit you know nothing when you fail it’s now your turn fear will wonder you will learn I am just I am just what I am I am just I am just what I am I am just I am just what I am I am just I am just what I am
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Sorority Girl 02:41
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sorority girl you have it all classic photos, so many friends all things that I just never had always looked at, always seen all the attention, all eyes on me all things that I wanted to have as you I’d be happy as you I’d find my place as you I’d leave my mark you’d know my name sorority girl you have it all all of the wine, it’s all for you all things I thought I wanted too brim-filled closets, mascara eyes don’t talk to those who aren’t worth the time all things I planted in my mind as you I’d be happy as you I’d find my place as you I’d leave my mark you’d know my name sorority girl
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The Age Of Recklessness & Hopeless "Love" 03:10
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I’m hanging up all the lights for something you’ve got to see I’m staying up every night writing our love in the streets don’t wonder what happens next only see what happens now how soon is now that we feel like The Smiths how do you love my fumbled Death Cab lyrics any number of lovers just couldn’t match how I need you now you’re always inside me an everyday suffering why can’t I just let it be the dreams of us keep coming I wonder what happens next I can’t see what happens now how soon is now that we feel like The Smiths how do you love my fumbled Death Cab lyrics any number of lovers just couldn’t match how I need you
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August Stars 04:13
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when I saw you on TV like you always dreamed far back when we were frozen in time the warm air with the light breeze, the cool touch of the grass still hearing the way you’d always laugh all from a lifetime ago when we were just too young to see that we would fall off in fall we’ll always have the August stars yes, I know I was the one to brake your heart of glass and I can’t take some of my words back believe me, you really were the best thing one could have but we both had to dream big instead we’ll always have we’ll always have the August stars I hope my words will reach you, they are long overdue I believe you’ll reach all of your dreams that lead role in a movie with your name up in lights I pray to God you will live that life we’ll always have we’ll always have we’ll always have the August stars
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What's In My Heart 05:13
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I cut my hair for you so you can finally see my eyes I washed my clothes for you you’ll say it’s about time I’ll show up at your door with cake no matter how many times you say don’t I learned spanish for you to tell your neighbors fuck off I crashed my car for you so you wouldn’t wait at the light I’ll show up at your door with cake no matter how many times you say don’t whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart I robbed the bank for you so you could go to the mall I went to jail for you because I robbed the bank whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart I call you from prison everyday no matter how many times you say don’t whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart whats in my heart I have to do what’s in my heart
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Wait 04:02
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in an Indian summer golden brown’s all around her as she drinks hot coffee slow she catches the cold a marvel in lace and silk she only does what she will never curls like a kitten hair flows like ribbon wait, wait and wait, and wait I long to be near her one who marvels the mirror she knows she’s all that she needs she wants to be free dip my head into her hair why do I crave just the stare I must be the one who is vain trying to contain wait, wait and wait, and wait my face lacks a shave honey has turned gray
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We Just Want To Be Loved 02:28
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did you forget how things go ? how the wind tends to blow did you stay up all those nights ? looking for the end in sight thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do have you come here to heal ? did you learn how to feel have you been here before looking for the right door thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do did you forget how things go ? how the wind tends to blow did you stay up all those nights ? looking for the end in sight thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do thinking we just want to be loved we just want to be loved we do
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He Would Take You For Rides 03:58
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on the last day you saw him, the side of route 55 torn dress in the wind, Audrey Hepburn eyes you were the contender they found you there late at night all battered and bruised, dried tears and still eyes he would take you for rides and you were under his arm you knew he was trouble, didn’t want to hear now the thrill is gone now you know you’ve been a fool did you finally see what you should’ve seen all faded in the distance, all your money and time I should’ve been there, there right by your side when he saw all you have he just took all he would need the only way in to be on the screen when you’re caught up with the wrong kind it feels real then you get scared and you don’t know how to feel we stayed up by the front door praying one day you’d come home you never came home we left the light on he would take you for rides and you were under his arm you knew he was trouble, didn’t want to hear now the thrill is gone now you know you’ve been a fool did you finally see what you should’ve seen
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Midnight Rides 03:16
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lights turn red to green pass familiar streets where we’d spend our days afraid to show our face then we’d reach the ramp an astronomic trance off knowing, that now we’re free the highway is alive every midnight ride let go of the past and all the regret know that one day we will change our ways and finally come home always had it rough heart was never filled never felt at home always felt alone waiting for the time when we’d be right outside driving off forgotten fears the highway is alive every midnight ride let go of the past and all the regret know that one day we will change our ways and finally come home the highway is alive every midnight ride let go of the past and all the regret know that one day we will change our ways and finally come home
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Throw Your Arms Around Me 03:30
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that’s how your story goes broken heart, love’s foreclosed no laughing at loss of hope you cry alone outside you shiver through the night put my jacket over you throw your arms around me where you’ll always belong don’t let the world drag you down throw your arms around me where you’ll begin to know all that’s been hidden below it takes time to grow mother’s arms gone away old lovers never stayed drowned yourself into despair won’t always see the light those always at your side I’m right here, I’m gonna stay throw your arms around me where you’ll always belong don’t let the world drag you down throw your arms around me where you’ll begin to know all that’s been hidden below it takes time to grow it takes time to realize it takes time to realize it takes time to realize it takes time to realize
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Pensacola Man 04:13
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washed up from California back to where it all began there’s no motion picture world this is your home wouldn’t it be nice to live a life where it all went right with all the stars in LA won’t fade away lying on the beach as the sand falls through your hands stuck in your defeat lost the will to stand pensacola man so restless in your ordinary life dreaming everyday you can’t fade away pensacola man they’ll find you buried under all the sand your dream washed away why’d you stay the same you grew up right in my town no stage could contain your sound so you just got up and left straight for the west for years you would try and try ran out of cash, lost your pride to be someone on the screen just was not to be lying on the beach as the sand falls through your hands stuck in your defeat lost the will to stand pensacola man so restless in your ordinary life dreaming everyday you can’t fade away pensacola man they’ll find you buried under all the sand your dream washed away why’d you stay the same pensacola man so restless in your ordinary life dreaming everyday you can’t fade away pensacola man they’ll find you buried under all the sand your dream washed away why’d you stay the same
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Noise In The Air 04:43
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now the sun is setting down the sand is cool only the water’s around what do you do now what do you do now tell me how does it feel to be someone you don’t know that isn’t you don’t be what you are you know who you are now you’re thinking playing thoughts in your ear will you ever make a difference here will your voice be nothing noise in the air will anyone, will they even care when you hear it everywhere maybe you’ll try and go get away somewhere where do you go now where do you go now still you’re thinking playing thoughts in your ear will you ever make a difference here will your voice be nothing noise in the air will anyone, will they even care will anyone, will they even care do you really, do you really care

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4 Albums.

60 Songs.

College is a time of developing points of view.

First-Person.

Second-Person.

Third-Person.

And by the end of college, you've cultivated all these developed points of view into your point of view from each year of college: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior.

100% of all download proceeds will be donated to Belmont University's Alumni Association Scholarship.

*excluding Bandcamp revenue sharing percentage, Bandcamp payment processing fee & any PayPal related fees*

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released August 26, 2019

Singer/Songwriter: Nicholas Chakinis
Producer: Declan Kennedy
Album Cover: Meg Barron

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Nicholas Chakinis San Diego, California

Making music that you might enjoy, find comfort in & be inspired by because I believe the music you listen to matters, you matter & we all matter.

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