Real Contender

from Sticking With It by The Dip

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lyrics

How they hang around,
Like echoes in a chamber.
Floating in and out,
From minor into major.
Wanted you to feel like you could really trust me but maybe,
I just don’t deserve it.
But when you think it through,
I’m hoping that you,
Realize that I have always been beside you.
Sand between our fingers,
Time is always movin’ along.
(Here and then it’s gone)

I wanna be a real contender,
Whether you see it or not.
I know it’s in there,
Somewhere this thing that we got.
For once in my life I am sure of something,
For once in my life I am sure of something.

I know my eyes deceive a brief and fleeting failure,
They want what they don’t need,
I try to see it clearer.
Changin’ of the seasons,
Time is always creepin’ along.
(Here and then it’s gone)

I wanna be a real contender,
Whether you see it or not.
I know it’s in there,
Somewhere this thing that we got.
For once in my life I am sure of something,
For once in my life I am sure of...

Something there I should’ve noticed yesterday
But now my heart won’t let me see it any other way.

So I wanna be a real contender,
Whether you see it or not.
I know it’s in there,
Somewhere this thing that we got.
For once in my life I am sure of something,
For once in my life I am sure of something.
For once in my life I am sure of something,
For once in my life I am sure of something.

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from Sticking With It, released March 4, 2022
Written and produced by The Dip

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The Dip Seattle, Washington

Hailing from Seattle, The Dip is an electrifying six-piece ensemble that melds vintage rhythm and blues with classic pop storytelling. Acclaimed by KEXP as “one of the most exciting and joyous acts to emerge in recent years,” the band features frontman Tom Eddy’s compelling vocals over an effortlessly deep pocket and energetic melodies from the three-piece Honeynut Horns. ... more

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