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Bearskin

by Zaid Khan

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Sidney Gish nice and dreamy folk pop :) Favorite track: Shut Up, David.
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1.
Kaleidoscope 03:04
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ wrote this as a plaintive college freshman; it's about feeling let down. seems like only yesterday we were set to leave it all onto bigger, better things that we swore to give our all but months have passed since that distant pact I don't like the skin I'm in lacking the clarity that I had with me in the interim find the place that matters the most but who put life into hard mode tempted to unplug and restart, escape the blow of these poison darts 'cause I saw more through my kaleidoscope locked out of my house locked out of my house locked out of my house locked out of my house (and there's no turning back) 'cause I saw more through my kaleidoscope yeah, I saw more through my kaleidoscope
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As the Stars Appear 02:48
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ the song title comes from r/SongwritingPrompts. it’s the fleeting desire to be like your idols, coupled with simultaneous admiration for them. Look over there Is that Kelly Clarkson Or just a constellation Glowing over Texan sky Look over there I think I see Bob Dylan or Is it a cosmic trace Of his face, I'm in such awe As the stars appear I will count them all Tonight Who's way up there I spy Ricky Martin A warm-bodied celestial Living a vida truly loca Who's all around me So brilliantly blinding They're astro-figurines All in a league of their own As the stars appear I will count them all As the stars appear I'll wish upon them all Tonight Always glowing Showing how it's done Lofty dreaming Wanting to be one But for now As the stars appear I will count them all As the stars appear I'll wish upon them all As the stars appear I'll channel them all As the stars appear I'll count them all, Count them all Tonight
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Summer Feeling 02:56
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ summer of 2016, I miss you and your Pokémon Go, glacier-ridden antics do you remember the breadth of verdant leaves, glazed in cough-inducing pollen, that sprinkled through the air do you remember the laughter amidst strangers, and how the sighting of rare Pokémon erupted into frantic footsteps can we go back to the days of enthralling smartphone monsters on the grass that i used to lay it’s the summer feeling i lack can we go back to the days of demigod-like athletes of minimal agendas oh take me back oh take me back do you remember the decadent array of sustenance injected with a never-ending love a haven from the day-to-day, euphoria I wish could stay the symphony of stomach growls was so in tune can we go back to the days of enthralling smartphone monsters on the grass that i used to lay it’s the summer feeling i lack can we go back to the days of demigod-like athletes of minimal agendas oh take me back oh take me back to the summer lights and the humid air of the summer nights and the lack of care of the summer lights and the humid air yeah
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Wonderland 03:06
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~~~ 2017 ~~~ the feeling of frustration with less-than-stellar people in your life. you are not in the state i left you in loving and receptive of my sins your fine words have coarsened as of late wrapped in nodes of an apathetic taste you distill a palpably fake love and claim to know the Genius from Above maybe i was pulled into the charm but maybe i can scurry out unharmed i’m so done with this goodbye, don’t cry on your way out sure it may be sad, the good times have been had but there’s no looking back and now I’m ready for you and your egocentric face swayed about with a tantalizing grace landing you in unsavory arms your changed demeanor was the first alarm maybe i was pulled into the charm but that doesn’t mean i can’t scurry out unharmed i’m so done with this goodbye, don’t cry on your way out sure it may be sad, the good times have been had but there’s no looking back and now I’m ready for wonder, wonderland wonder, wonderland (x 1000)
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Nobody Knows 03:07
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ first song I wrote on the guitar! writing this helped me learn scales and plucking. Wait another second, I'm not ready My hyper-desperation it's still setting And wait another minute, I'm still prepping My shield, cause I know they'll be heckling at me and my oddities But that's not fair I want to live to see my eighties but how can I when I'm crazy and I want to build an iron tower but how can I when I'm powerless Oh, oh, nobody knows Wait, give me an hour I'm still dour From my reservations as they scream louder at me But that's not fair I want to live to see my eighties but how can I when I'm crazy and I want to build an iron tower but how can I when I'm powerless Oh, oh, nobody knows You gotta move on, you gotta go (x3) You gotta move on and on and on and on But that's not fair I want to live to see my eighties but how can I when I'm crazy and But that's not fair I want to build an iron tower but how can I when I'm powerless Oh, oh, nobody knows
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Mustache Song 00:38
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ Songwriting Final Project in which I wrote a song for a razor blade commercial. Leave the past you far behind Then sit down and style away Steady face and steady mind You'll pique curiosity Who's that fella over There you're looking great And you'll say "I'm feeling great 'Cause today I'm looking great And today I'm feeling great Inside"
7.
RUMINATE 01:51
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~~~ 2015 ~~~ one of my early attempts at a Garageband instrumental track: here it is in its somber glory.
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Shut Up, David 03:02
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~~~ 2016 ~~~ shoutout to the Argentina Dialogue of 2016: David was our TA and we love him and this song is in jest. A simple tune for a buffoon Prepare yourself for a typhoon Coming in strong, it won’t be long now Before the day, you’ll here me say Shut up, David You are the source of all my plight Shut up, David Don’t bother putting up a fight A sudden, short awakening You aren’t king, it’s got to sting Yet you blabber on, though it’s frowned upon, why oh why When will you learn, you will get burnt Shut up, David You are the source of all my plight Shut up, David Don’t bother putting up a fight Of course I don’t mean that It’s all a rouse, you’re a class act But if it doesn’t bother you I’d like to sing this final tune Shut up, David You are the source of all my plight Shut up, David Don’t bother putting up a fight Shut up, David You are the source of all my plight Shut up, David Don’t bother putting up a fight
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Tropicana 02:26
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~~~ 2017 ~~~ created in the final month of co-op, when I was burnt out and ready for the summer. side note: I like orange juice. Your local neighborhoodly grocer Can't help you feel any less grosser Your pulp-free Tropicana beverage Won’t give you courage you can leverage But now I know Yeah I know Your swath of hard-mode logic puzzles Will only leave you more confuzzled Your lofty pursuit of some art form Can only end in feeling so torn But now I know Yeah I know
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Grow Up 02:58
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~~~ 2017 ~~~ I had just moved into my first apartment and started co-op. here I am terrified of the idea of adulthood and the trials/tribulations that come with it. Sprinting through the morning chill With scantily ironed clothes and bags under my eyes Driven by the pressing hour and my hollowed out backpack I'm missing things, but there's no time Slipping through the metal doors with inches left to spare As I catch my breath I glance around at the suited up zombies Dictated by vertical screens, tangled by wired ears Amidst it all I miss my stop And in the time it took for me to realize Oh great I think I messed up How can my status line up If I never show up If I never grow up Turns out I really messed up Maybe I'll finally 'fess up I’m not ready for This bigger life ~Kazoo Solo~ Oh great I think I messed up How can my status line up If I never show up If I never grow up Turns out I really messed up Maybe I'll finally 'fess up I’m not ready for This bigger life This life I’m not ready, I’m not ready, For this life

about

these are some songs I’ve written over the past two years.
if you open the "lyrics" for each song, you'll see the year I wrote the song as well as a short description.

It took a long time to create this, thanks to constant self-doubt, however I had some free time this summer and was determined to finally give these songs a home.
this album is far from perfect, but reflects my musical path thus far. I hope you can relate to some of its themes/ideas, which include crummy people, celebrity constellations, grappling with adulthood, orange juice, and more.

what I learned from this process: don’t be afraid to create art, even if (you think) it totally sucks.
if you somehow dig any of these tracks, feel free to download them.
thank you for stopping by :)

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released September 1, 2017

all songs written, recorded, and mixed (poorly, lol) by Zaid

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Zaid Khan Boston, Massachusetts

Boston-based singer-songwriter who occasionally releases music.

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