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Manifest Destiny

by Hawker M. James

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The third and last track from a series of monthly singles that were released, (on the full moon, titled, "Phases", the first three months of 2014). Originally supposing to be every month the year of 2014, the idea was abandoned after label support was cut.

"The new track echoes Bowie’s “Life On Mars” mixed with a little Big Star and Brian Wilson". - Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (FeedbackDef, Pitchfork, Paste)

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I never thought it would just fade away

To where I can’t save it

I thought I’d never ever see the day

When I’d turn and walk away

I found the place where I can finally back down

I guess I blame it on this bombed out town



Break
No I can’t break out of it

No I can’t snap out of it
Well I’ve been trying
You know I know it’s hard

You should have turned around and fled
When I wake it’s still with me
And I can’t stop trying
I know you know it’s hard


The little victories you once could claim
Well they’re all but buried
The distant pictures of a better face
Simpler days you won’t replace
I gave myself to something that I once saw
Well now I know it was just something I thought



The sense of no return has ended
Crash and burn of will has ended
For you to grab and hold
Start over for your own

And fade away
Fade away

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released March 9, 2014
Produced, Written, and Performed by Hawker M. James
Recorded by Jason Milton & Hawker M. James at Young Lion of the West Recording Co.
Mixed by Hawker M. James
Mastered by Kevin Nix at L. Nix Mastering
Piano & Backing Vocals- Jason Milton
Backing Vocals- Callan Saunders

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Hawker M. James Rochester, New York

From his 90's beginnings making demos on a 4-track, to his brush with the millennial zeitgeist as the drummer in Longwave, (and solo-driven projects he's released since then), Mikey James quietly emerged as a journeyman songwriter. James' tunes struck a chord with TV producers and the indie music charts, and blazed his own trail with his singular blend of folk and art rock. ... more

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