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Northernly · I'm Alright · Track 15

Not Andy

The closer. A short, self-aware anti-anthem about starting anyway — because Andy has a notebook full of first lines and no timelines.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wrote a sentence today
Threw the paper away
Ate my words now I'm not andy
I'm not andy
I'm not andy, hey

[Verse 2]
Andy's got a notebook
Full of first lines
Ten thousand plans
Zero timelines
Wants the perfect moment, perfect year, perfect headspace, perfect gear

[Chorus]
I wrote a sentence today
Through the paper away
Ate my words now I'm not andy
I'm not andy
I'm not andy

[Verse 3]
Andy he reads books
About starting
Highlights hope
Never actually starts
Talks big game, Real articulated
Can't explain, the why never demonstrated

Bro, just do it once
Not Andy, not Andy, not Andy, not Andy, not Andy

[Bridge]
I miss shots, I post cringe
I say things I didn't think
Andy waits for the sun
I trip forward every time

[Chorus]
I wrote a sentence today
Through the paper away
Ate my words now I'm empty
But hit send

[Outro]
Not Andy, not Andy, not Andy, not Andy

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