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Prison Walls

by City Island

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Prison Walls, a rainy day track directly influenced by the confines of quarantine, is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Finneas's "I Lost a Friend". Bright notes and melancholy lyrics hint at the dissonance between the highs and lows of being locked in your mind

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This tiny room is painted red again
And my aggression has become self-evident
I'm not the one to let it conquer me
But there's a fire burning underneath

I'm afraid of my mind again
When it wears my body thin

These prison walls are surrounding me
No, this is not the man I want to be

This tiny room has asked too much of me
But there's a promise that I must keep
I'm not gon' to let it conquer me
But there's a fire burning underneath

I'm afraid of my mind again
When it wears my body thin

These prison walls are surrounding me
No, this is not the man I want to be

Ooh oh oh
Ooh oh oh (Won't you please listen now)

I'm afraid of my mind again
When it wears my body thin

These prison walls are surrounding me
No, this is not the man I want to be

These prison walls are surrounding me
This is not the man I want to be

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released April 30, 2021
Music and lyrics: Nicholas Pretel
Music and lyrics: Joshua Layugan
Vocals: Nicholas Pretel
Keyboard: Joshua Layugan
Backup Vocals: Peter Wise
Guitar: Peter Wise
Second Guitar: Joshua Layugan
Bass: Peter Wise
Producer: Peter Wise
Mastering Engineer: Mike Tierney
Graphic Design: Jenn Cacciola

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City Island The Bronx, New York

City Island is an NYC-based soft rock meets indie pop band composed of lifelong friends Nick Pretel and Josh Anthony. With inspirations ranging from Coldplay and Sam Smith to Queen and Sam Cooke, they aim to unite people by communicating their experiences of joy, camaraderie, and the spectrum of all emotions with those around them ... more

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