Video credits (25¢) : Directed and animated by @ericpowerup ericpowerup.net Piano, synths, production by @John Mark Nelson // Lyrics and vocals by jeremy messersmith Stream/purchase: smarturl.it/forthemilkyway @Mixtape for the Milky Way Follow: Instagram: @jeremymessersmith // @mixtapeforthemilkyway Twitter: @jmessersmith // @forthemilkyway Lyrics: when i was young i played video games castles and dungeons and damsels to save every night in the dark i would play i played on a flickering color tv i played with my forehead pressed up to the screen and i played until i would catch fire and for a little while i knew that i couldn't lose nothing in the world could tear me away when i grew up i played video games in basement apartments and empty arcades and i learned it was all just a joke there were no kingdoms or damsels to free no guardian angels that i'd ever seen and no gods but the ones that we make but for a little while i knew that i'd never lose nothing in the world could tear me away life isn't much like a video game sometimes it’s hard and there's nowhere to save and you can't start it over again so every day i play video games i guess i don't know what you want me to say i just don't want to cry anymore

Be the first to comment