Abstract

Released: December 25, 2012

Songwriter: Abstract

Producer: Clams Casino

[Verse 1]
Starin' at the ceilin', wonderin' what I'm livin' for
At the same time feel like I been here before
Is this all new? Or is it déjà vu?
Starin' in the mirror, wonderin', "Who the hell are you?"
'Cause this life is gettin' crazy
They say I'm gon' make it, but what's it gon' take me?
Feel like the world is tryna break me
Some days I wanna tap out, find someone to replace me

[Bridge]
So I lose my mind in the smoke
Get a little high, just to leave my lows
And really, I don't know, I don't know
Smoke clouds my eyes from it, the finish close

[Verse 2]
And goddamn, I hope it is
'Cause stress plus me and expectations equal cigs
I know it's a bad habit, but no matter how I'm actin'
Tobacco laughin' at my passion, 'cause I know right when I go grasp it
This life gon' turn me to an addict
Yeah, 'cause I think my dream is comin' true
Think that I'd be happy, come to grips, but, yo, this isn't true
There's always that next goal
'Cause even fire gets cold, remember when it used to scold
They say cigarettes deplete your oxygen
The fire inside me, how can I feed it then?
As an artist, I'm independent
But have I become dependent on what I burn all my regrets in?
'Cause I don't know
Losin' my mind in the smoke
Losin' my mind in the smoke

Growing up in New Jersey, Luke Terkovich, otherwise known as Abstract, was involved with music at an early age. Learning how to play piano, electric guitar, and the drums were Luke’s first involvement with music — and he did it all before 6th grade. With a move across country from New Jersey to Jackson, Wyoming, the distance between learning and playing new instruments got larger. It wasn’t until several years later that Luke began to mess around with freestyling during his high school years spent at Jackson Hole High. Evolving his newly found musical expression into Raised in Jackson, WY, Abstract is known for his immense musical versatility and affinity for providing uplifting music for a turbulent world. With a knack for storytelling, he provides introspective motivation to all who take the time to dive into his work. Notably known for his remix of Ruth Bs Lost Boy “Neverland” which has garnered hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube, his work with Drumma Battalion and Roze, and his 2016 album Something to Write Home About. He heads a collective known as “A Team Worldwide” 5 musicians from 4 different countries. Producers Drumma Battalion of Norway, Blulake of Sweden, Cryo Music of Scotland, and Abstract. Coming off his first overseas tour with YONAS, the ATWW collective is gearing up to drop Abstracts new album/experience late summer 2018.writing detailed lyrics, he began to find that he could vent the stresses of his everyday life through creating music. Slowly progressing through the years of his new town where he calls home; balancing school, life, and music developed Luke to become Abstract.

Trying to find his sound was a young teenager who just looked to get something written down and then translated into music, and eventually rap. Still in his caterpillar stage of metamorphosis was a young Abstract who released his first ever collection of songs, properly named The Dream.

In 2012, through YouTube, Abstract met Craig McAllister, a producer from Glasgow, Scotland. During that period, Abstract was in the midst of working on On My Own Time and was the first time Craig showed up with Abstract. Afterwards, the duo started to mesh extremely well and produced the five projects, Under Lights & Microscopes, A Life To Live By, Dreaming With Eyes Open, The Science Of Feeling Tall, and We Are The Artist.

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