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Youth Valley EP

by Youth Valley

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    B Side - Untouched

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1.
UNTOUCHED 04:47
In my bones I have never waited to get old In my head I have never waited to be told (What to do and what to not) In my thoughts I have always been the young and bold In my guts I was always meant to be alone (One for me and I for all) So I don’t mind (I don’t mind) I don’t mind (I don’t mind) If you want to fake it I am going to take it In my soul I can’t feel the slightest of your words (And it is all my fault) In my hopes I had never wished to get along (With you or anybody else) In my bed I have never welcomed anyone (Never letting go) Because in the end We are all the slaves of others’ wants (And then we die alone) So I don’t mind (I don’t mind) I don’t mind (I don’t mind) If you want to fake it I am going to take it ————————————— I don’t dream and I don’t dare I don’t travel anywhere I don’t listen, I don’t care “I want you, I want you”
2.
I don’t want to be like you do believe in truth others put through I don’t want to be the perfect spitting afterimage of you Father forgets Father forgets I don’t hope to cling onto you I need something strong to break through I don’t know why you don’t know me you should know me more than I do You have been here I have been here criticizing one another I don’t want to hear your voice in my subconscious How could you say? Father forgets Father forgets Whatever you do Whatever you say Whatever you crave Forever you fail (Once I did bad and that I heard ever) (Twice I did good but that I heard never)
3.
Young sad lovers / happy old friends Why are others better than them? Honest promise / never forget Why are others better than them? Fragile egos, jealousy, hate Are for others, not ready yet Cut the flowers, before they can bend Passionate lovers / households for rent Where are you, I missed you my other Where were you, I missed you my friend Where are you, I missed you my other Where were you, I missed you so much ————————————— Troubled marriage / troubled romance We were different, we could withstand Like young bold partners ready to dance Facing each other with love for the past Young sad lovers / happy old friends We were waiting for Fridays, our evenings to spend Honest promise / never forget Why are others better than them? Young sad lovers / happy old friends We were waiting for Fridays, our evenings to spend Honest promise / never forget We were better than them, we were better than them Where are you, I missed you my other Where were you, I missed you my friend Where are you, I missed you my other Where were you, I missed you so much ————————————— Where are you, I missed you, my darling Where were you, I missed you, my love Where are you, I missed you my other Where are you, I missed you my friend I missed you so much

about

What if you had the chance to go back to your childhood and adolescence years and be the parent of yourself you needed to be?

Imagine a place, where we could meet our younger selves, talk to each other about what happened while growing up and face those burdens together, before they become invincible avalanches. A place where we can embrace these troubled youngsters in our arms as they will us, and finally say “it’s ok” to each other; This would be a place - in your mind - where you can claim the right to know what u need to heal from. In this place, beyond the pain, depression and fear, lies a unique personal truth and happiness, that everyone deserves to take with them, when they leave. This “place” is the Youth Valley

The band’s songs involve internal dialogue, facing of traumas, observing the family and society and openly discuss or philosophize matters we simply have not been “programmed” to question, let alone communicate and comprehend and usually end up passing to the following generation just like they did to us; unless we decide to break the circle. And to do that we acknowledge that the inner self-parent needs to take care of the child within. If this child learns to feel loved and appreciated, it will do wonders.

Sometimes all it takes is to finally let it out and talk about it. Sometimes, it requires you to take action before you, eventually, learn to let it go. Just like therapy. Youth Valley’s lyrical and musical narratives, might come from a very personal place, but their message to whoever chooses to eventually actively listen, aims at pushing them for at least one more small step into the aforementioned realizations. And when and if that happens, the desire to get up from the chairs of routine, act and claim our dreams is born again. This, as we humbly believe, would be the definition of truthful art.

We offer you our first EP from our heart, hoping it will speak/sing to yours.
Thanks for listening/ reading!

credits

released December 8, 2020

All music arranged, deployed and performed by Youth Valley
All music composed by Joseph Powell, George Piaditis, Dean Jola
All lyrics written by Joseph Powell

Recorded and Mixed by Alex Bolpasis
Produced by Alex Bolpasis and Youth Valley
Mastered by Nick Townsend at Townsend Mastering, CA

Performing in this album:
Joseph Powell - Vocals
Dean Jola - Drums, Percussion
George Piaditis - Guitars, Keyboards (track 1)
Alex Bolpasis - Bass

Album cover by Alexandra Diona
Art Direction by Alexandra Diona

Watch our first music video for 'Young Sad Lovers' :

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Youtube: shorturl.at/ntEHS
Instagram: www.instagram.com/youth_valley/
Facebook: shorturl.at/euNW8
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/youthvalley

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“Make Me Happy” is an indie pop group of friends sharing an endless love for our musical roots such as C86, underground pop, electropop and other similar sounds. We shared with you our beloved music and addressed once more the dormant, but always strong, need to reactivate everyone along the lines of “anthropocentric creativity,” or D.I.Y., in the words of our musical forbears. ... more

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