How To Get Even

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1.	Something 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 Cheer up! It may never happen - or it just might Oh, it just did. Damn that’s just life Your greaters and your betters:well, they’re not mine Tell you what to think and where to stand in line Chorus 1 But I can’t be Something you want that I know I'm not There’s really nothing you;ve got that I’d ever want Verse 2 Try to lead you to the water, you refuse to drink Trapped on the Titanic, you refuse to sink Oh yeah Trying to blind me with science, rattle me with facts Stick to the pulp fiction, E or Paperback Oh yeah Chorus But I can’t be Something you want that I know I'm not There’s really nothing you’ve got that I’d ever want Solo Chorus I can’t be Something you want that I know I'm not There’s really nothing you;ve got that I’d ever want I can’t be Something you want that I know I'm not There’s really nothing you’ve got that I’d ever want I can’t be something, There’s really nothing (Gotta something, there’s really nothing, got to be something I really want) I can’t be something, There’s really nothing (Gotta something, there’s really nothing, got to be something you really want)
2.	Get Your Shit Together 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Chorus: You better get your shit together and I mean right now Baby you better get your shit together Some way, somehow, Yeah Verse 1: I like to get lit at the end of the day Let all reality just slip away You say for each vice there's a price you must pay If only I had a pound for every joint that I blazed Bridge 1 But what feels right it can't be wrong Hold on tight here it comes How long can this go on and on and on Chorus You better get your shit together and I mean right now Baby you better get your shit together Some way, somehow, Yeah Verse 2: You wake up to another scene of dismay How many times you gonna relive this day If the walls could talk, what would they say About the bodies in hallways, propped up in doorways Bridge 2: You flee from the scene of the crime You swear it's your last time Both shoulders know you're lying, you're lying, you're lying! Chorus: You better get your shit together and I mean right now Baby you better get your shit together Some way, somehow, Yeah Verse 3: What have you got at the end of the day? Did you let life just slip away? You knew from the start it's a dangerous game Are you ready for all the risks you take? Bridge 3: But what feels right can't be wrong Hold on I'm not that strong How long can this go on and on and on Chorus: You better get your shit together and I mean right now Baby you better get your shit together Some way, somehow, Yeah : You better get your shit together and I mean right now Baby you better get your shit together Some way, somehow, Yeah
3.	To Love Me Is To Know Me 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Chorus To love me is to know me If you learn anything at all It's not not be acting phony I see it all in my crystal ball The new me's like the old me With a few more scars that's all To love me is to know know know me Call me the black sheep, I'm always gonna stand out Never begging on my knees for acceptance with my hands out My people got my back, that's what the fan's 'bout So before you run your damn mouth… Chorus To love me is to know me If you learn anything at all It's not not be acting phony, I see it all in my crystal ball The new me's like the old me, With a few more scars that's all To love me is to know know know me Verse 2 Don't care if I'm on trend, not interested in being cool Forget about me, you should focus on being who They tell you to be and doing what they want you to But just between me and you… Bridge You gotta a picture in your head of who you think I am Can't understand why I would ever desecrate the plan And things aren't adding up, you have had enough, it's bad enough You're walking out the fucking door, you can't take the shit no more But truth to tell, you knew damn well what you were getting in And that the road is tough, so why you sweat the potholes then And then when things get rough, you start to fuss As if it's just a matter of clicking fingers pow, You get what you want right now! No, no, no, no Verse 3 Wanna put me on trail for everything I ever did Always screaming facts when you ain't got the evidence You keep on bringing up the past, I don't see the relevance So don't you play with my intelligence Chorus To love me is to know me If you learn anything at all It's not not be acting phony, I see it all in my crystal ball The new me's like the old me, With a few more scars that's all To love me is to know know know me Chorus To love me is to know me If you learn anything at all It's not not be acting phony, I see it all in my crystal ball The new me's like the old me, With a few more scars that's all To love me is to know know know me Chorus I said To love me is to know know know me Know know know me Know know know me
4.	Plugged In 02:52	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 Plugged in, we’re live, We bring good vibes Inside,,outside, Low down, up high Once the music hits, all pain’s eclipsed, Replaced with bliss, and you trip one time Don’t control your soul, let it go with the flow And roll, and know, You’ll be fine You’ll be fine, In this time, in this time Instrumental Break Hey! Verse 2 Plugged in, we’re live, We bring good vibes Inside,,outside, Low down, up high Don’t you flip, stick to the script, Cos life’s a gift, the price of which You can’t buy Don’t scared, just be prepared, Who wins, who dares, who sins, who cares? It’s one life It's one life, live tonight, live tonight Instrumental Break
5.	Blood Sweat and Tears 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 The thing about the truth, which everyone fears IHardly ever stuff that you wanted to hear The thing about a lie, it can sound so sincere When all you’re tryin’ a do is get through, the Blood, Sweat and Tears Chorus Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears All you’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears All you’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Verse 2 The thing about mistakes, they’re so easy to make The thing about habits, they ain’t easy to shake We all need a break and the reason is clear All we’re trying’ a do, is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Chorus Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears All we’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Oh, all you’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Bridge You share, every thought that’s in your head I swear, that I heard everything that you said Down here, where the rest of us mortals live It’s clear, you gotta get it how you live Chorus Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears All we’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Oh, All you’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears All we’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat and Tears Oh, All we’re tryin’ a do is get through the Blood, Sweat and Tears
6.	Get Over Yourself 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 Pushing my luck, what else am I supposed to do with it? And I'm running amuck, I never crashed i just skidded And I'm running out of lives, at least I can say I had a few While you’re singing that same old tune, Why don’t you? Chorus Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else! Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else! Verse 2 Holier than thou, well of use it was written And you’re dressed to kill, right down to the mittens You’re the ultimate pill, for all those who surround you Another idol to bow to, who don;t know how to How ‘bout you? Chorus Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else! Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else! Guitar Solo Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else! Just get over yourself Just get over yourself Just get over it, Cos they’ll throw you under the bus like everyone else!
7.	Not Today 03:28	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 Having a lazy Saturday At home with a new girl from round the way Got a call from my studio to say Some rude boy’s talking hot, don't wanna pay That's not OK, I’m on my way! Chorus Could be bold, could be brave You could win, just not today So be bad or be behave Either way, not Today, not today, NOT TODAY Verse 2 (True story) So I’m riding back on my bike down past Golden Square A black cab cuts me off and almost kills me there He goes grab a baseball bat out the back and jeers I know that I should back up but I don’t fucking care Chorus Could be bold, could be brave You could win, just not today So be bad or be behave Either way, not Today, not today, NOT TODAY (Dodging bullets motherfucker) Verse 3 More than few times I’ve had fools threaten me Cruel minds, tyrin’ a put my life in jeopardy You might, think I reacted recklessly But who’s time, it is to gom is up to destiny Chorus Could be bold, could be brave You could win, just not today So be bad or be behave Either way, not Today, not today, NOT TODAY Could be bold, could be brave You could win, just not today So be bad or be behave Either way, not Today, not today, NOT TODAY
8.	Take You There 01:58	info	buy track
9.	Here I Go Again 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Chorus Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Mind, body, chat, keep talking like that and we’ll be more than friends Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Don’t wanna waste none of your time, Amen Verse 1 She said she dreamt about us, before we even met She knows that it;s impulsive, but she feels she may regret Tryin’ a defy destiny, fighting against fate She feels it so intensely, she says she knows I can relate Chorus Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Mind, body, chat, keep talking like that and we’ll be more than friends Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Don’t wanna waste none of your time, Amen Verse 2 She swears that this is different, she feels it deep inside She loves our conversation, that’s not all that’s on her mind She says there’s a connection, she feels with me and no one else It’s like I’m her reflection, she can really be herself Bridge She took me by surprise, Way off track I usually light the fires, I might have met my match My match, my match Chorus Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Mind, body, chat, keep talking like that and we’ll be more than friends Well Goddamn girl, here I go again Don’t wanna waste none of your time, Amen Here I go again Here I go again Amen
10.	How To Get Even 04:10	lyrics	buy track
Chorus This is how you get even! How you get the last laugh! Mad? Not even! You gotta let the past pass How you get even! Leave the drama behind Long as they’re breathing. Let them see you fly high! Verse 1 You’re slashing tyres, and you;re keying cars Busting windows, cutting clothes apart The funny thing is, you don;t remember the start, where’d it all start? If nothing changes, you’re gone in the wind Don;t need more pages, you know how this book ends I guess today is, the day you start again, but without them Chorus This is how you get even! How you get the last laugh! Mad? Not even! You gotta let the past pass How you get even! Leave the drama behind Long as they’re breathing. Let them see you fly high! Verse 2 Got in this morning, the job let you go Instead of calling, they put on a show Feel yourself falling, you can’t let them know, don't let them know You put the work in, you gave them your all But nothing’s certain, in this life at all The final curtain, this is not that call, you get you stand tall! Chorus This is how you get even! How you get the last laugh! Mad? Not even! You gotta let the past pass How you get even! Leave the drama behind Long as they’re breathing. Let them see you fly high! Verse 3 She knows he’s cheating, she caught him in a lie But that’s not reason, to let him see her cry And now she’s leaving, without him she thought she’d die, but she;s alive! She gotta take some time out, get to know herself again And then she’ll find out, her worth will just ascend She needs a real one, well lady let’s be friends, lady let’s be friends Chorus This is how you get even! How you get the last laugh! Mad? Not even! You gotta let the past pass How you get even! Leave the drama behind Long as they’re breathing. Let them see you fly high! This is how you get even! Let the past, be passed, be passed Mad? Not even! No no no How you get even! How you get it, how get it, how get it, how you get it , ha! Long as they’re breathing. You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get it on
11.	One Chance To Be Free 04:26	lyrics	buy track
Verse 1 Your head’s pounding and your throat is raw Curled up beside the door Your hands tremble and they shake As blood starts to form a lake In the middle of the kitchen floor A heart won’t pump much more Certain but now unsure Of the thing you were fighting for Chorus One chance to be free When they won’t release their grip on us One chance to be free It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love Verse 2 It happened in the blink of an eye You almost passed out, thought you;d die With those same hands wrapped around your throat Cos this time you spilled a bottle of coke Then your hand’s on the knife Pushing so deep inside The shock within those eyes You just want to survive Chorus One chance to be free When they won’t release their grip on us One chance to be free It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love One chance to be free! One chance to be free! Oh!, Oh! Oh! Guitar solos Vesre 3 Of course it was self defence God knows where you found the strength So it dont make no sense That you feel guilt for these events Battered and bruised and scarred You were taught life would be hard Till something snapped in your brain Oh hell no, NEVER AGAIN! Chorus and vamps One chance to be free When they won’t release their grip on us One chance to be free It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love One chance to be free When they won’t release their grip on us One chance to be free It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love — One chance to be free It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love One chance to be free, one chance to be It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love Ohm One chance It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love One one oh Wo-ooh-ooh It’s called a lot of things, don’t call it love One, One CHANCE!
12.	Small Victories 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Chorus When you buss case, see the smile upon your face Small Victory Yeah you escape, love to fight another day Small Victory Who cares what th4y say, when you know you;re A OK Small Victory Cos you beat the pain It’s a Small Victory They just move the finish line When you get too close, don’t want sun to shine You know that taking time is taking time You feel you’re skating on the thinnest ice I feel you, I feel you , But still Chorus When you buss case, see the smile upon your face Small Victory Yeah you escape, love to fight another day Small Victory Who cares what th4y say, when you know you;re A OK Small Victory Cos you beat the pain It’s a small victory Count your blessings yes you should Remember you finally made adulthood December, ain't as cold it;s understood You’d never stop the fighting if you could I feel you, I feel you , But still Chorus When you buss case, see the smile upon your face Small Victory Yeah you escape, love to fight another day Small Victory Who cares what th4y say, when you know you;re A OK Small Victory Cos you beat the pain It’s a Small Victory

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Yinka Oyewole says "How To Get Even “is the most cohesive and free Sabatta album I’ve produced. It’s also the most raw and unfiltered. I love storytelling, I love guitar playing, I love grooves. And I love being my own person, even if that's seen as rebellious or contrary, on the new album I’m just being me." With such an unfettered attitude it’s no surprise that the album also includes a first for Sabatta - the instrumental ‘Take You There’, says Yinka: ‘It’s only 2min longs, but it’s a chance for me to stretch out on the guitar and really go for it, and the solo is improvised: - the Shredheads gonna love it!’

Some may call Sabatta’s style "grunge soul" or "funk-punk rock", but it is also very much "alternative rock" in the sense that it rests on raw-as-f**k riffs with thought-police proof lyrics that provide a view alternative to the conventional wisdom. On How To Get Even the most potent of these disparate elements are fused into a seamless whole. Here we have super dirty riffs, grooves that would make both Black Sabbath and George Clinton proud, lyrics with the vitriol and vulnerability of Tupac, and the wit of Elvis Costello.Expect to hear Yinka’s trademark falsetto that Curtis Mayfield or Josh Homme might envy and last not least some almighty shredding that’s. like a mix of Jimi Hendrix and early Dave Mustaine.

Produced and mixed by Yinka Oyewole for Blackfriars Entertainment, this album was recorded by Alex Franklinos at Shrunken Heads Studio (King Krule, Ghostpoet, Songdog, Domino Records) and mastered at London's EC Mastering (Sony, Universal, BBC),

Helmed first two singles - Get Your Shit Together, and Get Over Yourself, HOW TO GET EVEN drops Fri 17 Nov 2023. Pre-order NOW

Background:
Yinka Oyewole began making noise with their debut album 'Middle Of the Night', released in 2015. With their sound, being compared to Hendrix and QOTSA, but with an edge like Bad Brains and The Clash, the album’s lead single 'Politician' garnered national play on BBC 6 Music, setting the band off touring nationally.

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released November 17, 2023

Music and lyrics by Yinka Oyewole
Recorded by Alex Franklinos at Shrunken Heads Studio, London
Produced and mixed by Yinka Oyewole for Blackfriars Entertainment
Mastered by Aaron McIntosh at EC Mastering, London
Guitar, Bass, Vocals - Yinka Oyewole
Drums - Adam Frederick Jacques
Cover artwork by Tilt Designs
Artist photography by Marisa Knight

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