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Sideways City

Avenir

Midnight static, neon tongue

I ride the freeway speaking in drums

Graffiti angels talk in rhyme

A candy riot, skipping time

Backseat prophet in a velvet cage

Flicker through the stations like a turning page

Sidewalk’s burning with a plastic beat

She sells dreams on a broken street

By the way, I lost my name

In a sideways city with electric rain

Tried to scream, but it came out sweet

Found my rhythm in the dirty heat

Tangerine silence, echo high

Sunglasses moonlight, blinking sky

Chalk on my fingers, pulse in my shoes

I'm a headline ghost with nothing to lose

Speed trap gospel on a tin can phone

Dancing with a signal I don’t own

Mirrorball logic, patchwork soul

She hums in static, takes control

By the way, I lost my name

In a sideways city with electric rain

Tried to scream, but it came out sweet

Found my rhythm in the dirty heat

Flip the switch, the moment breaks

Underneath the vinyl sky it shakes

No map, no plan, just vibes and sound

I spin ‘til the world stops turning ‘round

By the way, I found my flame

In a sideways city where no one’s tame

Tried to hide, but she saw through me

Now I’m dancing where I used to flee

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  • Graphic Design

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  • Guitar

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  • Bass Guitar

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  • Drums

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  • Vocals

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  • Other Instruments

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    Sideways City

    Avenir

Sideways City dives into a neon-soaked dreamscape where identity dissolves in static and rhythm becomes survival.
Inspired by By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the track fuses psychedelic funk, rap-like verses, and soaring choruses to tell a story of losing-and reclaiming-yourself in a city that never sleeps.

With electric rain, candy-colored chaos, and back-alley prophets,
this is a sonic journey through a sideways world-where screams come out sweet and dancing becomes rebellion.

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