Failing Upward

by Khalid Hanifi

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Nightly doomscroll
Peppered with cute kittens
I'm end to end encrypted
Lots more where I come from
We’re an army of hos and hums

Failing upward
Learned to love the golden lie
More than the rotten truth
And yes these are the
whitest blues that
I have ever crooned
There isn’t much that I have yet to lose

I had friends and they’re still out there I suppose
I hit the jackpot once but it was too on the nose
If you live long enough
You’ll see every dream that you’ve had snuffed

Take my advice out to the back forty and put it out of its misery

Yes I’ve been guilty
Of being hormonally earnest
Content to loiter on the surface

But I still love you whether you know it or not
Whether you care or whether you’ve got
Ice in your veins or fire in your heart

When the fearless hesitate and the ruthless tea break
The diabolical improvise

credits

released June 27, 2023
Khalid: Vocals, Guitars
Chuck Mauk: Drums
Chris Codish: Keys
Pat Prouty: Bass
Olman Eduardo Piedra Carvajal: Percussion

Produced by Khalid
Mixed by Khalid and Geoff Michael at Big Sky Recording, Ann Arbor, MI
Mastered by John Scrip at Massive Mastering, Chicago, IL

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Khalid Hanifi Ann Arbor, Michigan

Over the course of three decades, Khalid Hanifi (Map of the World [Atlantic Records], Kiss Me Screaming, Maypops, and as a solo artist) has built a deeply compelling body of work that combines uniquely thoughtful, personally-charged lyrical content with impeccably crafted, irresistibly infectious melodies. ... more

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