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Square 1

by Olive Avenue

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“wanting more but counting out
the same thing
time and time and time again”

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I can’t deal with all this cold
And I’ll probably die before I’m old
With stars that burn like neon in the night
They’re a light I find
When I need some peace of mind

When I’m feeling lost in the sand
When I’m tired of wasting all my plans
Illusions, delusional confusion
With no solution to where I stand
When it’s not like I had planned
Gotta pick it up and it’s back to square one
Its back to square one!

I can’t deal with all this change
And I feel it moreso as I age
Cause we are precious
We burn like neon in the night
We are light
And we strive to be more than just alive

So when I’m feeling lost in the sand
When I’m tired of wasting all my plans
Illusions, delusional confusion
With no solution to where I stand
When it’s not like I had planned
When my feet can’t stay on land
And I’m feeling lost in the waves
When I’m losing my mind in confined space
Illusions, delusional confusion
No solution to where I stand
When it’s not like I had planned

And it’s back to square one!!

credits

released August 24, 2023
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Written by Ryan O'Toole
Produced by Jaewon & Ryan O’Toole
Engineered by Jaewon
Mixed by R. Andrew Humphrey
Mastered by Greg Obis

Ryan O'Toole: Vocals, Synths
Jaewon: Electric Guitar, Synths
Ryan Donlin: Bass
David Lopez: Drums

Additional songwriting by Max Miller
Single artwork by Ryan O'Toole

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Olive Avenue Chicago, Illinois

Olive Avenue’s songs are crafted as modern love letters to classic pop writing, where soaring melodies and complex harmonies melt into technicolor guitars. Chicago artist Ryan O’Toole explores themes of intimate friendship, late-stage capitalism, and growing beyond adolescence in a world somewhere between dreams and reality. ... more

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