is this what it feels like?

by Justin Payne & Co.

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lyrics

Feeling sick, angry, and numb
That's how you know you've been spinning wheels
Breaking deals, losing touch with what's real
Lying fallow one place too long

Stumbling through life blind, deaf, and dumb
What does it show?
You've been running in the wrong race, staring in the wrong face
Lapping up the lies, but no one's home at night

So, turn out the lights
Open your eyes
Oh!
I hate it here
You hate it here, too
How does it feel?

Oh!
Is this what it feels like to be free?
Is this what it feels like?

They sell us little more than junk, what does it show?
When the wheels start sparking, train starts rocking
Engine howls like the Devil, and spins alone

Nothing but numbers, with dreams and heartbeats, babe
Caught up in the throes of a dying institution, flawed execution
Not to let the secret slip, let it go down with the ship

So, go run and hide, screw down your eyes
Oh!
I hate it here
You hate it here, too
Hell, how does it feel?

Oh!
Is this what it feels like to be free?
Is this what it feels like?

Is this what it feels like to be free?
Oh!
Is this what it feels like?

credits

released December 2, 2022
lyrics/music/electric guitar: justin alan payne
electric guitar: marshall fassino
bass guitar: dave cerelli
drums: eli simon
recorded/mixed/produced: jeremy bernstein
mastering: bobbi giel
recorded at welcome to 1979, nashville, tn
cover photo: hannah gray hall

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Justin Payne & Co. Nashville, Tennessee

Located in Nashville, Justin Payne & Co. strive to entertain audiences with their powerful and moving live performances, bringing equal parts angst, fearlessness and vulnerability that never fail to capture a room.

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