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This Is the New Year

by Ian Axel

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LEAVE ME ALONE! Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad It’s not easy When you say that you’re sorry It’s not easy When you say you don’t love me at all Let’s be honest You don’t care that you hurt me Let’s be honest I don’t care that you’re lonely You don’t love me anymore You keep coming back for more If you don’t love me anymore Leave me alone! We’re not dating Who cares what your mom says We’re not dating You can sleep in your own bed You don’t love me anymore You keep coming back for more If you don’t love me anymore Leave me alone! Whatever I do Whatever I say It doesn’t matter anyway You want me to move You want me to stay You won’t be happy either way Take all your shit... I’m over it! It’s not easy You don’t love me anymore You keep coming back for more If you don’t love me anymore Leave me alone!!!
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Afterglow 03:09
AFTERGLOW Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad Take your headphones off little girl Listen to the sounds of the world Put your heart into it. It’s all intuitive. Paint a picture black and white Write a book about the meaning of life You gotta use what you’ve been given To change the world you’re livin’ in. What would you do with all the answers? What would you do if you’re the only one? Annie dreams of others when she’s wide awake Wishing on the beauty that they hide away And if someday you slip away from all the souls that you’ve saved, I promise I’ll find you in the afterglow. Staring out the window, Seeing the streetlights pass you by In the reflections in your eyes, Your thoughts collide. It’s more than coincidence. Believe in it ever since, You know, “the times they are a changin’’ all that’s happened in the past. What would you do with all the answers? What would you do if you’re the only one? Annie dreams of others when she’s wide awake Wishing on the beauty that they hide away And if someday you slip away from all the souls that you’ve saved, I promise I’ll find you in the afterglow. I promise I’ll find you in the afterglow.
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Gone 04:19
GONE Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad When I fall out, who will leave me Will my voice still carry meaning Will you even know I’m gone Will the world still see in color Will we learn to love each other Will you even know I’m gone You won’t even know I’m gone. Tell my brothers to be brothers To forgive me, and each other They won’t even know I’m gone Tell my sister take it easy Life will never be this easy She won’t even know I’m gone She won’t even know I’m gone Tell my mother she can hug me I still love her when she bugs me She won’t even know I’m gone. Tell my father don’t feel guilty And to follow his heart for me He wont’ even know I’m gone He won’t even know I’m gone He won’t even know I’m gone You won’t even know I’m gone
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Waltz 03:43
WALTZ Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad Hello monsieur I’ve got the door and the key to your loft on Lenoir Where it’s notorious for the bumps in the night Thump, ba dump, ba dump, ba dump, ba dump They have been waiting. They are your friends til' the end, we’re your friends til' the end We’re not gonna harm you Let us in for a swim We will find a way to your heart Thump, ba dump, ba dump, ba dump, ba dump! The music that haunts this town Awakens the souls as they gather around The fire that burns their ground Now we are one, two, three, four You can’t stop us now No, you can’t stop us now No, you can't stop us! Open your eyes This is the start of a beautiful, beautiful, day The weather is glorious It’s the talk of the town Something must be wrong around here... It’s no surprise there’s a glow in your eyes You’re alive now I can die now...victorious While the dancing goes on You have never won But we have overcome the endless little folds of your heart The music that haunts this town Awakens the souls as they gather around The fire that burns their ground Now we are one, two, three, four You can’t stop us now No, you can’t stop us now No, you can't stop us!
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THIS IS THE NEW YEAR Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad Another year you made a promise Another chance to turn it all around And do not save this for tomorrow Embrace the past, and you can live for now And I will give the world to you. Speak louder than the words before you And give them meaning no one else has found The role we play is so important We are the voices of the underground And I will give the world to you. Say everything you’ve always wanted Be not afraid of who you really are ‘Cause in the end we have each other And that’s at least one thing worth living for And I will give the world to you. A million suns that shine upon me A million eyes you are the brightest blue Let’s tear the walls down that divide us And build a statue strong enough for two I pass it back to you And I will wait for you ‘cause I would give the world, and I would give the world, and I would give the world to you. This is the new year A new beginning You made a promise You are the brightest We are the voices This is the new year We are the voices This is the new year
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Hangman 04:12
HANGMAN Words/Music by Ian and Chad You and I together This is not the way it’s gonna be Please accept my honesty You are not my cup of tea Here’s a thought...it’s over. And no it’s not a temporary thing Blame this on your family It’s all for you your majesty Takin' all your friends for granted We ain’t gonna help you anymore You never let it out until the money My money ain’t gonna help you anymore You will be forgotten Easier than permanent ink Even in the apple tree You love your vanity You’re takin' all your friends for granted. We aint gonna help you anymore You never let it out until the money My money aint gonna help you anymore So many people put their feet on the wall and yell hangman So many people put their feet on the wall and yell hangman So many people put their feet on the wall So many people put their feet on the wall So many people put their feet on the wall and yell hangman! You’re takin' all your friends for granted. We aint gonna help you anymore You never let it out until the money My money aint gonna help you anymore You will be forgotten.
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Cannonball 02:32
CANNONBALL Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad My love is a cannonball Catch it as it falls on you Everywhere you go, you are gonna fall for me No one has to know anything at all But you…but you…but you And your love is a fireball Ready to explode on me I am gonna glow and never let it go for you For you…for you…for you Alli, hearts are breaking for you Alli, if I don’t make it, it’s not your fault. It’s not your fault.
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GIRL I GOT A THING Music/Lyrics by Ian, Chad and Honey Larochelle I had a really nice day today I met a girl on the MTA I lost my balance and I got in her way. Girl I got a thing for you Turns out she really likes pb&j Good conversation ‘cause she knows what to say You’re not that funny, but I laugh anyway (for you) Girl I got a thing for you. Girl I got a thing for you. You know you’re sweeter than a tangerine You make me wanna shake my tambourine If I had money, you’d be marrying me...it's true! Girl I got a thing for you Girl I got a thing for you You could’ve gone your own way And I coulda missed the subway... Girl I got a thing for you Girl I got a thing for you Girl I got a thing for you And it’s good, 'cause I think you got a thing for me Na na na na whoa whoa
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Pacific Sun 02:13
PACIFIC SUN Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad Pacific sun You changed the color of my skin From up above Lift up my heart and let me in Lay me down I was lost without you Under the sea The fishes kissing at my toes Of all I see You are the one that I would like to know Lay me down I was lost without you Lay me down I was lost without you Pacific sun You changed the color of my skin From up above Lift up my heart and let me in Lay me down I was lost without you
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We Are 04:00
WE ARE Music/Lyrics by Ian and Chad Believe in it It’s more than you and so much more than me Hold on to it I’ll believe in you if you believe in me I swear, I’d give it all for this I’ll fall onto my knees We are the lucky ones These years comin’ They’ll be worth the fight and they’ll be worth the wait Keep on goin’ Let this be the star that’ll light your way And I swear, We’ll make it over this… I’ll fall onto my knees We are the lucky ones I won’t let you down We are the lucky ones
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SAY SOMETHING Music/Lyrics by Ian, Chad and Mike Campbell Say something, I’m giving up on you I’ll be the one if you want me to Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m feeling so small It was over my head I know nothing at all I will stumble and fall I’m still learning to love Just starting to crawl Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m sorry that I couldn’t get to you Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you I will swallow my pride You’re the one that I love And I’m saying goodbye Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m sorry that I couldn’t get to you Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you Say something, I’m giving up on you Say something...
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SAY SOMETHING Music/Lyrics by Ian, Chad and Mike Campbell Say something, I’m giving up on you I’ll be the one if you want me to Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m feeling so small It was over my head I know nothing at all I will stumble and fall I’m still learning to love Just starting to crawl Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m sorry that I couldn’t get to you Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you I will swallow my pride You’re the one that I love And I’m saying goodbye Say something, I’m giving up on you I’m sorry that I couldn’t get to you Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you Say something, I’m giving up on you Say something...

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released February 8, 2011

Produced by Dan Romer except "This Is the New Year" produced by John Alagia
Mixed by Jon Kaplan at The Lemonade Stand (Brooklyn, NY)
Mastered by Dave McNair at Sterling Sound (NY, NY)

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Ian Axel New York, New York

In 2011, Ian Axel released his debut solo LP This Is the New Year, the title track of which appeared in Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve film, provided the theme song to an MTV documentary series & had an associated video wrack up over 1 million hits on YouTube. He's received critical acclaim from publications including NPR, SPIN, and New York Magazine. He is now in the band A Great Big World. ... more

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