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The First Step to Nowhere

by LuizA 177

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1.
These days what are we people made of Sullen stone eyes, sunken smiles so devoid of love Every grin full to the brim of that plastic sincerity and it's still killing me Don't run away from the heartache Hiding away while you fantasize, realize Just what recovery will take More than a man without compromise (Starry skies) They echo the stars in your eyes Holding the thoughts of thousand fractured nights Seeing past, the future blinds And burns away all the innocence left inside The manequin, so chagrin, plaster left in pieces Taped together to keep the last of hope inside As every part soon falls away under gravity The heart, it atrophies Don't run away from the heartache Hiding away while you fantasize, realize Just what recovery will take More than a man without compromise, starry (Starry skies) They echo the stars in your eyes Holding the thoughts of thousand fractured nights Seeing past, the future blinds And burns away all the innocence left inside The manequin grins ith mouth full of lies While the tourniquet twists and then renders them blind Holding on to the thought of a thousand fractured nights While it burns all the innocence left inside Take it back
2.
Naysayer 02:34
Why do you have so mad At my success, will you stop at nothing To guarantee that I fail But it’s your hope that you end up crushing Is there nothing else for you to do? Than talk shit about other’s lives So what is in it for you? I really don’t need you by my side You say it won’t amount to anything I’d rather ignore and get on with my life You never support anything I ever do So all I have to say is “fuck you” Naysayer, keep your words at bay (and out of my face) Betrayer, you’ll get it someday You tell me I can’t just do that It’s not that much when you think back, is it? Your hindering words will just stall me Yet you have nothing to warn me You want to see me down but you’ll just hurt your pride Take your nasty words and keep outta my life I’ll never how bad you always want me to So all I can say is “fuck you” You say it won’t amount to anything I’d rather ignore and get on with my life You never support anything I ever do So all I have to say is “fuck you” Naysayer, you'll get it someday (keep those words out of my face) (get lost and leave back no trace) (keep those words out of my face) (cause I’ll be keeping my pace) Betrayer, keep your words at bay (keep those words out of my face) (get lost and leave back no trace) (keep those words out of my face) (cause I’ll be keeping my pace)
3.
The Pandemic 04:13
Stultified Has life no meaning? Other than to consume and multiply it's like I'm losing my soul my life sucked into black hole the first step toward nowhere spinning out of control override the reason of mind depression, the feeling of confines I can't think straight I can't steer fate I can't keep from becoming what I hate most I consume hate I bear this weight I can’t keep nature from taking its toll No It drops its anchor Collective ignorance spreads like a cancer It’s like I’m losing my mind I’m afraid of what I will find It’s all our fears combined and we can’t leave it behind Oh, but we meander The opposite way of the answer. The last straw has set in place No one can save us now I can't think straight I can't steer fate I can't keep from becoming what I hate most I consume hate I bear this weight I can’t stop this tearing at my soul I can't think straight I can't steer fate I can't keep from becoming what I hate most I consume hate I bear this weight I can’t hope to ever be in control
4.
I wish you couldn’t see me now I’m breaking down into tears and pieces oh so small And simple tasks so daunting everything once bright now is so haunting I can’t see light In all of these dark clouds I just feel rotten In never ending night Dawn turned to dusk so fast Unifying the shadows it’s cast The murk that lurks inside me Then merges with the dagger that divides me I just feel rotten Inner peace forgotten Existence is senseless And deathwish relentless Let's go Deathwish relentless
5.
He sits at home at night He’s waiting for something he can't live without And as time passes by Like eternal inertia he won’t break out And he's blind, his state of mind No conviction Yet he's fine deep inside His world of fiction No two words he can utter Cause any friction 'Cause it's how it's been 'til now No ambition He can’t help it, he'll just settle for less While his life's filled with boredom and no direction Emotions obsolete, his fate can’t be concrete Defrauds himself from a real connection His night turns into day It's his own callous desire to quit before he even starts It's become his own cliché He's so listless he averts his from his own mind's decay Yet he won’t do shit about it No fucks could he give to ever doubt it He can’t help it, he'll just settle for less While his life's filled with boredom and no direction Emotions obsolete, his fate can’t be concrete No hindsite affords him no real connection Get up, Get out. Make this world your own There’s a whole world inside him that he won’t leave But he’s not satisfied inside it While he seeks refuge inside his fantasies His reality crumbles in apathy He can’t help it, he'll just settle for less While his life's filled with boredom and no direction Emotions obsolete, his fate can’t be concrete Defrauds himself from a real connection He can’t help it, he'll just settle for less While life's filled with boredom and no direction Emotions obsolete, his fate can’t be concrete No hindsite affords him no real connection Get up, Get out. Make this world your own
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7.
Original 03:49
I've been thinking, have we reached our full potential? Is this how far we can go? We’ve what it takes, we just gotta get up there It would be nothing but fair Tonight we’ll ride as one We’ll never be outrun We’ll stand tonight tall with pride We’ll be original We’ll make our goals reachable Unleash your mind Then spread your wings and fly Come on We’ve come a long way It’s finally the day we stood strong Go on it’s our time to shine, it’ll be fine It won’t be long Why surprised Don’t be so scared ‘Cause you can’t thrive If you don’t dare Ignite the fire There's no shame to aspire Just take to the skies and fly high Come on We’ve come a long way (It’s time to find what’s hidden deep inside) Go on it’s our time to shine, it’ll be fine It won’t be long (Side by side I know we’ll be alright) You’ve got to see that You’ve got potential, baby This is our time to glow (but) You’ve got to know that It ain’t shit until you grow Just gotta take it slow Come on We’ve come a long way (It’s time to find what’s hidden deep inside) Go on Side by side I know we’ll be alright I will be alright
8.
Unbound 04:28
Faith I never had the faith in you to bring us closer Hate The way you look down upon others of your own kind Lies I lied so many times to myself to make it through this Life You only live once, so I'm gonna take my chances Now Don’t say I won't see tomorrow I can stand on my own two feet (yeah, stand on my two feet) My soul was torn asunder But you no longer have me to deplete I'll live I'll go on Without you guiding me Now I Can see through The Bullshit you fed me I'll breathe I'll move on I'm gonna make it this time I can now be myself It's time to let go and move on, time to begin Anew Gone are the times when all that I could ever see was You I'll leave it all behind, there's nothing to remind you of Me I'll be myself again, I'm transformed, I've set me free Don’t say we have to count the headstones Like ashes falling from tattered skies above My soul is torn asunder as the Fireflies come light my way I'll live I'll go on Without you guiding me Now I Can see through The Bullshit you fed me I'll breathe I'll move on I'm gonna make it this time I can now be myself Won’t say that I made it out without a scar My mind has lost many battles but not the war Today is just the prelude to tomorrow as I move ahead Move ahead I’m gonna walk across this bridge Made with ropes that held me down Over the rivers of despair Onto the other side unbound I'll live I'll go on Without you guiding me Now I Can see through The Bullshit you fed me I'll breathe I'll move on I'm gonna make it this time I can now be myself (Over the rivers of despair) (Onto the other side unbound)
9.
Journey II 05:21
10.
I can't explain for the life of me Why my heart broke tempo and leapt up my throat It's not like me to ever skip a beat But you strip my voice of every single note You make me feel like I could swim around the world So let's dive in; let's just give it a whirl In a sea of your love I could drown Falling down in the abyss of you Let the sea of your love pull me down I can breathe as long as I'm with you They'll be looking for us constantly Wondering if we will ever come afloat But we are comfortable down in the deep They don't even need to send a rescue boat In a sea of your love I could drown Swallowed up in the abyss of you Let the sea of your love pull me down I can breathe as long as I'm with you
11.
Wake up the weak Don’t stand there pretending Shout for the meek The shuddered, the voiceless Caught in the wake A sandstorm of chaos It’s really better than a silent protest What does it really have to Take to get moving and then make a change It ain't all that tough But he mad, the shrill, the callous, The pathetic and the scandalous The breeders, heeders, feeders, well, I’ve had enough! Wake up the weak (wake up the weak) Don't dare retreat (Don't dare retreat) Get up and speak, express and Start standing up for yourself
12.
The Dawn 05:09
I’d been bound by unseen chains unable to withstand the pain But now I found strength to break free I can be everything that’s me And I’m sure it’s high It’s more than just a wall to climb Go, spread my wings and bare my teeth Flow, light and free Glance on to new horizons And dance on the ashes of bygones (Here’re the) cards on the table I may bluff but I won’t fold So here’s to a long hard road But one I’ll tread upon with pride And I’m against time But I will never shy from flight Go, spread my wings and bare my teeth Flow, light and free Glance on to new horizons And dance on the ashes of bygones Go, spread my wings and bare my teeth Flow, fast and free Higher to new horizons the Fire consumes what’s now bygone

about

The year 2011 was one of major change for me. It was then that I decided to ditch engineering school a year and half from graduation, to pursue my dream: a career in the music industry. I was always acutely aware of the risks, but despite the fear, uncertainty and hardship ahead, this decision brought me a sense of liberation and fulfillment.
The First Step to Nowhere represents exactly that. Despite being on and off in production for roughly two years, it brought to life musical ideas that had been born as early as 2005. In many ways, this album is a compilation of everything I learned in 12 years of making music. Now in 2013, finally able to pursue the dream in Boston, it was time to wrap this up and move onto the next step...

Special thanks to:
Stevo Bortz (Level 99), Fernando Pires, David L. Puga (Joker), John Orr (The Last Domino), for helping to make this record as awesome as it is. ;D

Thanks to:
My parents, my awesome boyfriend Luccas, Guilherme 'Fox' Amato, the boys and girls from VGMChoir, the boys and girls from Mammoth Murmur, my friends in São Paulo and in Boston.

credits

released August 24, 2013

All songs written, produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Luiza S. Carvalho.

Lyrics of tracks 2, 3, 4, 7 and 12 by Luiza S. Carvalho.
Lyrics of tracks 8 and 5 by Luiza S. Carvalho and Stevo Bortz (Level 99).
Lyrics of tracks 1 and 11 by Stevo Bortz (Level 99).
Lyrics of track 10 by John Orr (The Last Domino).

Additional writing in track 8 by Stevo Bortz (Level 99) and track 10 by John Orr (The Last Domino).

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Sitar, Sequencing/Sound Design - Luiza S. Carvalho.
Back up Vocals in track 5 - Stevo Bortz (Level 99).
Alto Saxophone in track 10 - John Orr (The Last Domino).
Back up Vocals in track 11 - Luccas Menezes.

Cover Art by Fernanda Pires.

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