Once in a Lifetime
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Once in a Lifetime by The Night Game
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“I was living in Brooklyn and couldn’t leave the house. People had to physically come over to drag me out to play shows. Then comes in this tiny pinhole of light — a fighting chance and the opportunity to change everything.” — Martin Johnson via Billboard
Once in a Lifetime Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fifth floor Lorimer apartment above the warehouse
The Hasidic landlord checks on the rent
Neon lights shinin' off of the bodega
It's been weeks since I got up out of bed
I pushed her farther for nothin' but the silence
Sometimes it's nice to just be alone
Up and down, trip the rock around the diamond
And sometimes it skins me down to the bone
[Chorus]
(Once in a lifetime) Wake the dead and dreamer, the angel, the sinner, the saint
(Once in a lifetime) Dealer's got twenty-one, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
(Once in a lifetime) You put the handgun down, the bag down and give it away
(Once in a lifetime) Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be saved
[Verse 2]
Blue sun risin', awake at eleven-thirty
With a headache that's been poundin' for months
Somethin' is different, a hot Indian summer
The body's wakin' up in the trunk
Help me
I need a voice, I need a reason
Need anything but smoke in my lungs
Flush it down
Watch it spin around to freedom
The bathroom floor is temple for some
[Chorus]
(Once in a lifetime) Wake the dead and dreamer, the angel, the sinner, the saint
(Once in a lifetime) Dealer's got twenty-one, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
(Once in a lifetime) You put the handgun down, the bag down and give it away
(Once in a lifetime) Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be saved
And you're walkin' out
[Post-Chorus]
(Once in a lifetime)
(Once in a lifetime)
[Bridge]
It was hard to believe
It's hard to believe
Once in a lifetime
But I'm down on my knees
I'm down on my knees
Well, I'm down on my
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
[Chorus]
(Once in a lifetime) Wake the dead and dreamer, the angel, the sinner, the saint
(Once in a lifetime) Dealer's got twenty-one, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
(Once in a lifetime) You put the handgun down, the bag down and give it away
(Once in a lifetime) Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be saved
And you're walkin' out
[Outro]
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(Once in a lifetime)
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(Once in a lifetime)
(Once in a lifetime)
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(Once in a lifetime)
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(Once in a lifetime)
Once in a Lifetime Q&A
Who wrote Once in a Lifetime's ?
Once in a Lifetime was written by The Night Game.
Who produced Once in a Lifetime's ?
Once in a Lifetime was produced by The Night Game & François Tétaz & Brandon Paddock.
When did The Night Game release Once in a Lifetime?
The Night Game released Once in a Lifetime on Fri Sep 29 2017.
What did The Night Game say about "Once in a Lifetime"?
There was a self-destructive time in my life when it was challenging to walk out my front door, and the world in my head was more dangerous then the world outside
‘Once in a Lifetime’ takes me back to the moment that started with a pinhole of light, and ended with a chance to leave that life behind...