Don't Panic

by Rob Reese

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1.
WASTED LIFE 02:21
It’s hard to understand why I feel the way I do I look around my life noticing there’s nothing new It’s all the same, been this way for too damn long Need a change, need a break, need a hit song Something that can make a difference in my existence The way I’m sitting currently, every shot I’m taking I’m missing The target, I move along regardless And try a little harder, but I still feel like some garbage The sun begins to set while I contemplate Run it back in my head the mistakes I made All my shortcomings, I know they’re my fault Every bad decision made was my call But that doesn’t excuse feeling sorry for myself Take a walk in my shoes, see the cards I was dealt Were some good ones, still I’m acting dead wrong I can’t seem to help it so I write another sad song I don’t wanna waste my life Doing something I don’t like All I know is this ain’t right Something here blocking my shine I don’t wanna waste my life Doing something I don’t like All I know is this ain’t right Something here blocking my shine Please Lord let me get some more drugs before Friday Every single day of my life I’m sitting sideways Thinking how the hell did I end up here? Gotta get up off my ass, kick it into first gear I’ve seen my loved ones doing that I can’t repeat Keep it to myself, knots in my stomach, I’m feeling weak Sixteen with a dream to do something more Than everybody else, knowing what we had in store Cause I grew up seeing the characters I didn’t wanna be Made a promise to myself that’ll never be me Hard to say if I’m succeeding, probably not though My worn tires take a beating from these potholes Patch me up, get back me up on the track Need to realize that I’m really only in the first lap Matter fact, I can do this, no more feeling foolish Sliding into first place, everyone like who’s this? I don’t wanna waste my life Doing something I don’t like All I know is this ain’t right Something here blocking my shine I don’t wanna waste my life Doing something I don’t like All I know is this ain’t right Something here blocking my shine
2.
Ain’t no way live a life like you see on TV You can try to get it right, but you’ll never succeed Imma make my own life how I want it to be Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me And that’s the point Cooling while I pass the joint Lower expectations make sure life don’t ever disappoint As long as I got air inside my lungs I know I’m Gucci That’s really how I feel Don’t think I throw that out there loosely Life is ups and downs Smiles mixed with frowns And through it all We tend to fall and slam hard on the ground But then we get right back up And live to see another day No guarantee it goes your way But good things come to those who wait Ain’t no way live a life like you see on TV You can try to get it right, but you’ll never succeed Imma make my own life how I want it to be Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Ain’t no way to live a life like you see on TV You can try to get it right, but you’ll never succeed Imma make my own life how I want it to be Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me And that’s all I can ask for Aside from no more nine to five And filling up my passport But those will all come in due time Just gotta wait a bit Soon enough I’ll look back at my life In terms of greatest hits But where would I be Without the people I love That hold me down Keep me up, heaven sent from above, yeah I got everything I need, ain’t no sense in getting jealous Of these people that I see up on Instagram Balling out with hella friends, driving round inside a Benz Living lives of luxury but mostly it’s just all pretend Cause I know me, I got problems up to here And my life ain’t all too complicated I’m just full of fear of the unknown I’ll run home, remember where I came from Remind myself of why I do these things I go insane from Tryna make a life for me to spend with all my day ones And that’s the reason why we don’t relate, we ain’t the same, no Ain’t no way live a life like you see on TV You can try to get it right, but you’ll never succeed Imma make my own life how I want it to be Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Ain’t no way to live a life like you see on TV You can try to get it right, but you’ll never succeed Imma make my own life how I want it to be Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me Might not always be alright, but I’ll always be me
3.
BOY 02:21
Remember when I used to care about The way that I behaved, guess I’m different now Take a forty to the face, then I pour one out Till I’m buried in the grave, I’ll be whyling out Man I’m really starting to worry bout the things I do Now my visions getting blurry, this ain’t nothing new Every night at 7:30 fucked up in my room Make decisions in a hurry, need to slow my roll And I’m not cool With the way I am Why I act a fool Every time I can Boy you really test my patience Why you gotta act so anxious Spending half your days getting wasted You ain’t got nothing to worry bout Whatchu feeling nervous bout Boy you really test my patience Why you gotta act so anxious Spending half your days getting wasted You ain’t got nothing to worry bout Whatchu feeling nervous bout You’d think that eventually I’d start to see the problems that have grown to be The way I live my life, there’s something wrong with me But I can’t seem to change, my conscious fell asleep Left my hometown in the search of something great I guess that’s what I found, but I seem to struggle as of late To relate to the place I’m at in the universe Anxiety getting worse, throw my demons in the hearse And I’m not cool With the way I am Why I act a fool Every time I can Boy you really test my patience Why you gotta act so anxious Spending half your days getting wasted You ain’t got nothing to worry bout Whatchu feeling nervous bout Boy you really test my patience Why you gotta act so anxious Spending half your days getting wasted You ain’t got nothing to worry bout Whatchu feeling nervous bout
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RICK ROSS 02:09
Mow the lawn with my shirt off like Rick Ross Big boss, I lose money on shitty stocks Independent, no one claiming me on taxes Speaking of, my bracket is nothing too immaculate Credits score bout as nice as saying “hi dude” I’m making monthly payments smaller than my IQ All I eat is fried food, grew up on a microwave Blow a check on Uber Eats all because I’m high today I spend my days getting high to the same song Come together, turn the hi-hat and bass on Stormy weather, but it’s fine, imma face one It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done I’ll be fine when the days done It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done I’ll be fine when the days done It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done Off that purp scurp Miss me with that skirt skirt Shawty wear a short skirt And make me wanna skip work So we can get high and hit the hay from all angles Doing things that grown-ups do on kids can’t watch cable channels Orange juice inside my glass I don’t got a lot of cash But my girl got hella ass And I can always make her laugh At least I got that going for me Go and bust it open for me Sorry, made these lines too horny But it’s better that than corny I spend my days getting high to the same song Come together, turn the hi-hat and bass on Stormy weather, but it’s fine, imma face one It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done I’ll be fine when the days done It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done I’ll be fine when the days done It’s whatever, I’ll be fine when the days done And if you’re wondering how I’ve been doing lately Safe to say I’m far from amazing And if you’re wondering what I’ve been smoking lately Safe to say it’s nothing but the best weed
6.
GRAPE PARK 02:43
Let’s go by the park After dark Just the two of us I know in my heart This the start Of something beautiful I know this happened quickly But they say loves a mystery I just hope you don’t get sick of me Yeah, I just hope you don’t get sick of me Cause sometimes I can be a lot Please don’t put me on the spot What I say, oh I forgot I’ll just blame it on the pot I don’t got no reason to lie to you But I got every reason to like you I don’t want no reason to fight with you But I got all these feelings and my love don’t have no ceilings But every day I wake up next to you Is the new best day of my life And I’ll be up at work just texting you Wishing you were by my side The moment that I’m off I’m heading to your place Riding on my bike With a smile on my face These clouds in the sky so beautiful Like you my boo too beautiful yeah Too beautiful like you my boo too beautiful yeah Let’s go by the park After dark Just the two of us I know in my heart This the start Of something beautiful I know this happened quickly But they say loves a mystery I just hope you don’t get sick of me Yeah, I just hope you don’t get sick of me Cause sometimes I can be a lot Please don’t put me on the spot What I say, oh I forgot I’ll just blame it on the pot I don’t got no reason to lie to you But I got every reason to like you I don’t want no reason to fight with you But I got all these feelings and my love don’t have no ceilings
7.
DROP DEAD 02:43
Yeah you’re drop-dead gorgeous Whole time, acting like I didn’t notice Yeah, you’re drop-dead gorgeous Hold tight, let me break into your fortress Yeah you’re drop-dead gorgeous Whole time, acting like I didn’t notice Yeah, you’re drop-dead gorgeous Hold tight, let me break into your fortress And I’ve been on my own for way too long my darling And I’ve been coming home so late the day already started But I’ve been on my own for way too long my darling My head is spinning round and round, just look at what you started Tell me, are you down? Will you show me love? I just need a way out Better than these drugs Throw me around Show me blood I feel like I’m bout to drown Can you pull me up? These days I don’t know how I should feel Plenty things that we go through, but nothings real Yesterday is the old news filled with fear But today I’m getting high because I can’t deal With reality, lately I been impatient I’m overthinking every situation I’m demonstrating the reason that I’m by myself Fuck it though, I’ll say I’m well Got a thousand lies to tell and it’s not like it’s matters anyway The show will go on with or without me I tend to downplay the gravity of things I’ve seen Hard to say what fucked me up, but frankly, I don’t give a fuck As long as I got you and you got me, that’s really all we need Yeah you’re drop-dead gorgeous Whole time, acting like I didn’t notice Yeah, you’re drop-dead gorgeous Hold tight, let me break into your fortress Yeah you’re drop-dead gorgeous Whole time, acting like I didn’t notice Yeah, you’re drop-dead gorgeous Hold tight, let me break into your fortress And I’ve been on my own for way too long my darling And I’ve been coming home so late the day already started But I’ve been on my own for way too long my darling My head is spinning round and round, just look at what you started
8.
If I’m being honest right now, I’m cool with being alone I’m too in love with my sounds, I’m tryna grind and get on And so far I’m succeeding Not tryna say I’m eating, but I’m sitting comfortable without a care who I’m competing Against, right now I’m on the fence of whether or not I should call my dad and make amends For the issues that I got with him I’m not tryna play pretend and act like it’s all Gucci I just wish he really knew me, but he don’t and it’s cool Sometimes I act a fool Like the time I got arrested driving drunk in high school I was oh so young, I was oh so dumb I was causing all the problems I was tryna run from The world keep spinning The world keep burning And I’ll keep wishing I could be a different person And I’ll play my cards the best I can And you’ll break my heart once again Knew from the start how this would end Happens nine times out of ten Ya know the feeling on your worst days When all you think about’s the worst case Like how’d I even get here in the first place So now I’m sideways with a sad face But it’s cool, I got tomorrow And plenty time for sorrow So I don’t need to sit and pout cause right now I’m just chilling out This drink it got me thinking bout how everything so different now All the times I’m missing out cause all the times I’m dipping out The world keep spinning The world keep burning And I’ll keep wishing I could be a different person And I’ll play my cards the best I can And you’ll break my heart once again Knew from the start how this would end Happens nine times out of ten
9.
BRAND NEW 02:46
I know I’m not perfect But I know I deserve this And I know that I’m worth it Cause I’ve been out there searching for so long Don’t know how the hell to right my wrongs So I write my songs and I move along I’m moving on I know I’m not perfect But I know I deserve this And I know that I’m worth it Cause I’ve been out there searching for so long Don’t know how the hell to right my wrongs So I write my songs and I move along I’m moving on And I’ve been holding on To things outta my control Don’t know which way to go All I know is I’m all on my own Cause I can’t seem to change No matter how I try Guess that’s the reason why There’s no you and I Honestly girl you should of came with a brochure That said hold up homie, don’t approach her You’ll be more than fine alone, you don’t need that You’ll be better off at home with your feet back This a warning right here telling you to turn around You ain’t bout to her king, she ain’t giving you no crown She gon’ treat you like a peasant Walk away and get to stepping Trust me boy, you won’t regret it, nah I know I’m not perfect But I know I deserve this And I know that I’m worth it Cause I’ve been out there searching for so long Don’t know how the hell to right my wrongs So I write my songs and I move along I’m moving on There’s something so special Bout the way that I’m feeling right now Cause I’m feeling brand new Got me like who knew? There’s something so special Bout the way that I’m feeling right now Cause I’m feeling brand new Got me like who knew? That I didn’t need you I know I’m not perfect But I know I deserve this And I know that I’m worth it Cause I’ve been out there searching for so long Don’t know how the hell to right my wrongs So I write my songs and I move along I’m moving on
10.
Hold me down Tell me why you got me frowning You ain’t around All this space, but still I’m drowning Don’t let me feel outta place You left me without a trace You can wait around to try and find someone that cares as much as me Or you could see that I’m right here waiting for you And that’s all I’ll ever do I remember when you used to say my name It meant something but now it doesn’t mean a thing I let you feel outta place I left you without a trace After the fact Bet my life you ain’t coming back, yeah Forget all that, you and I ain’t meant for the bag, yeah I bet you thinking bout me when I’m not around I bet you thinking been bout me since you left me down, yeah You can wait around to try and find someone that cares as much as me Or you could see that I’m right here waiting for you And that’s all I’ll ever do Imma stick to doing this, you should stick to doing that Cause with you I’m pretty bad, always made you pretty mad But that’s in the past, all that’s left to do is laugh Don’t make sense to feel bad, cause this life goes pretty fast You ain’t the one, think it’s safe to say we’re done We had our fun, but it’s time for me to run Everything can switch up real quick I got way too much to deal with You can wait around to try and find someone that cares as much as me Or you could see that I’m right here waiting for you And that’s all I’ll ever do After the fact Bet my life you ain’t coming back, yeah Forget all that, you and I ain’t meant for the bag, yeah I bet you thinking bout me when I’m not around I bet you thinking been bout me since you left me down, yeah
11.
OTHER SIDE 02:28
Why can’t I say what I feel inside Try every single day, but still I lie I hate to say it, but I think it’s time I make way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side I can’t hate you for how you are Remember those days back in your car Making minimum wage tryna be a star I was stepping on stage tryna go real far And you believed in me even when it wasn’t really clear to see What I could be eventually You’d set me free, I had to leave At least that’s what I thought I mean come on, I was seventeen I ain’t have a fucking clue I was tryna be the dude Everybody looked up to And that’s the part of myself I’ve lost since then I’m off the gin, I’m often intoxicated Crushing up (Censor beep) Safe to say I’m awfully faded Sending out another text with a happy belated Honestly, I’m just glad that we dated Cause you the one that made me think I could make it That’s for real Why can’t I say what I feel inside Try every single day, but still I lie I hate to say it, but I think it’s time I make way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side Make my way to the other side

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this album has been years in the making w some of these songs & it’s a huge weight off my shoulders to put this out.

everyone that knows me personally knows how much I love the phrase “Don’t Panic” & to me, Don't Panic symbolizes every ounce of anxiety I feel throughout every day. it comes from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which started off w me obsessing over 42 and making a mixtape based off that being the answer to the meaning of life to me getting a Don’t Panic tattoo and now, an album titled after it.

it’s been a wild ride this year - obviously, the pandemic is at the forefront of reasons for that, but I also lost my grandma, moved out of a mold-infested apartment, started a new relationship, lost my groove w music, found my groove w music and so much more. music is truly my favorite outlet for expressing myself and it’s always going to be the thing I pride myself on.

from the bottom of my heart, I hope the music speaks to you in some way and it reminds you to take a step back and breathe in those stressful moments cause I know I don’t listen to that advice enough. thanks to everyone for ever caring about my words and sounds.

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released November 11, 2020

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