Part-Time Superstar

by The Aaron English Band

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lyrics

Part-time superstar
Do you know what you really are?
Just ash from a god's cigar

Part-time superstar
You're a pretty little meteor
Burnin' up in the atmosphere
Yeah, you know what you are

You rise and fall like this
Like some new Icarus

Part-time superstar
Do you know what you really are?
Just the blood from a broken heart

Part-time superstar
They say you’re never gonna go far
You can’t fight an unwinnable war
You gotta own what you are, you're a part-time superstar

You spread your wings like this
And fall like Icarus
Yeeeah, now you know what you are

Part-time superstar
Just the blood from a broken heart
Just the ash from a god's cigar
And I don't wanna be a part-time superstar no more

Hey, you are the face of the new youth
You take the place of the old truth
Now the world knows who you are
Another fifteen-minute star
And you know what this is:
The age of Icarus, Kid Icarus

credits

released October 31, 2016
Aaron English: Vocals, keyboards. Don Gunn: Drums, percussion, keyboards. Patrick Strole: guitars, bass, programming. Mark Fauver: Programming.

Written by Aaron English. Produced by Patrick Strole. Recorded by Patrick Strole, Don Gunn, Mark Fauver. Mixed by Don Gunn. Mastered by John McCaig at Panic Studios.

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Aaron English Nashville, Tennessee

Aaron English's distinctive sound is ambitious, world-beat-influenced art rock a la Peter Gabriel and Led Zeppelin, driven by his English's vivid lyrics, acrobatic voice, and deft piano work. Also incorporating high-energy rock, pulsing electronics, and instrumentation from five continents into his recordings and live shows. ... more

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