Give Up! - Philip Labes (Official Music Video)

from my album AUTUMN. https://beacons.ai/PhilipLabes LYRICS When they're younger many parents tell their kids that they can be The president, or an astronaut, or an actor on TV But no one ever tells a child what they cannot be So it seems that the responsibility has come to me Life is just a compromise it's better for your health You might achieve a smaller dream so look inside yourself Why do you want the big career and all that fancy stuff? Give up give up give up give up give up The moment you stop working out the fat will start to creep You can never smoke a cigarette and still die in your sleep So you don't have to make the bed you're getting back into 'Cause life tends towards chaos and there's nothing you can do And love is just a compromise so you don't have to frown And romcoms are a bunch of lies so bring your standards down Sure he's a comedian but being single sucks Give up give up give up give up give up Think of what's awaiting you a couple years down the line A bunch of emptiness at the success you didn't find Think of how much happier you would be at that time If you never ever failed because you didn't even try And life is just a compromise but we don't wanna see We write ourselves the movie script of how our lives should be You're reaching out for happiness when what's inside's enough Give up give up give up give up give up Music and lyrics by Philip Labes Recorded live at EastWest Studios Los Angeles Arr. and conducted by @Jacob Mann Drums: Greg Sadler - @gregsadlerdrums Bass: Karl McComas Reichl - @karl.mccomas.reichl Piano: Amy Rowe - @amyrowemusic Saxes/Flutes: Dan Kaneyuki - @dan_kaneyuki Nicole Mccabe - @nicolemccabe_ Ari Silberman - @arisilberman Michael Czaja - @michael.czaja Tim McKay - @timboslice146 Trumpets: Ryan DeWeese - @radjazzz Blake Martin - @blakemartinmusic Brandyn Phillips - @b_phillmusic Aaron Janik - @ajanik07 Trombones: Erik Hughes - @erikhughesmusic Abdullah Ebrahim - @jembis Sean Shackelford - @ssssssean Byron Sleugh - @sleughbdoo Shot by Jesse Kruger, Jared Kruger, and Zach Siegel editing by Noah Longworth