"Happy" is the first single off of Ayminor's debut EP Tyme Machine. This mid-tempo record about finding peace after a break-up exemplifies just that including unique harmonies and vocal layers, as well as rich storytelling.
lyrics
Yea, yea, oh, oh
I thought I wanted you to stay (stay)
But I feel differently these days (differently, these days)
Things shift and change (shift and change), go out of view (view)
Be real my heart, could I be over you (over you)
Cause I, I can't forget you,
But I don't know if I have to
Surprise, all of it feels new but right
I'm ready to be happy without you
I, I, I, I'm happy without you
Feels good, I have a clear view
I, I, I, I'm happy without you
I'm happy without you
I thought this day would never come (never come, never come)
So dark, the battles I have won (dark the battles I've won)
But one is where I'm meant to be
I'm finally back in love with me (back in love with me)
Cause I (I), I can't forget you (can't forget you)
But I don't know if I have to (but I)
Surprise (I'm ready), all of it feels new (it feels new) but right (and I'm ready)
I'm ready to be happy without you (I'm ready)
I, I, I, (I'm) I'm happy without you
It feels good (so good, I have a clear view (so good)
I, I, I, (I) I'm happy without you (I'm)
I'm happy without you
As four turned into five (four to five)
I knew I wasn't fighting the right fight (fighting right fight)
In trying to save us both I couldn't see (she couldn't see)
But it feels so right because I finally chose me (finally chose me)
And I, I, I (I), I'm happy without you (I)
I have a clear view (I finally have)
I, I, I, I'm (a clear view) happy without you (and I'm happy)
I'm happy without you (without you)
It's time
credits
from Tyme Machine,
released June 24, 2023
Music: Paul Staats, Lauren Weems
Lyrics: Janay Sylvester
Ayminor is a pop R&B singer-songwriter based in the Greater New York City area. After years of experimenting with different
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