We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

I'm Too Old to Die Young

by Nazneen Rahman

supported by
Brendan Delaney
Brendan Delaney thumbnail
Brendan Delaney Brilliant new album from London singer-songwriter Nazneen Rahman. Real maturity in this album, clever, insightful lyrics, powerful voice and solid production. If you like Sade, Kate Bush, Swing out Sister, Annie Lennox, you will love this! Favorite track: I'm Too Old to Die Young.
/
  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    FREE autograph if you order in Oct.
    With all the lyrics and beautiful artwork by Brigitta Both

    Includes unlimited streaming of I'm Too Old to Die Young via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £5 GBP  or more

     

1.
Split Second (free) 03:25
I felt the sound I saw the world turn to dust Fell to the ground Scrambling for something to trust Every moment is a risk Every moment is a million to one Every second is a sign Every second is the start of a new day breathing Split second sooner everything’s lost Split second later destiny’s crossed I saw your smile Calling to me through the crowd You caught my eye Wondered, then turned around Every moment is a chance Every moment is a million to one Every second is a sign Every second is the start of a new dawn gleaming Split second sooner you might be mine Split second later love’s out of time Every moment is a choice Every moment is a million to one Every second is a change Every second is the start of a new world turning I take my time Can’t sell my attention too cheap Waiting in line Can’t find the conviction to leap Every moment is a start Every moment is a million to one Every second leaves a mark Every second is the gasp of a flipside fading Split second sooner everything’s won Split second later everything’s gone Split second bright Split second black Split second over No turning back
2.
Midlife Musings (free) 03:54
Caught me selling out the dreams I told you long ago I make my excuses You don’t care Caught you sliding round the principles You used to hold You make your excuses I don’t care Look at all the pieces now See the missing pieces now Do you have a picture you love? Did you paint the picture you dreamed of? All of us are getting by No time to be starry-eyed Keeping up and buckling down Dreams are for tomorrow But tomorrow never comes Drowning in our busy lives Hiding in our empty highs Wondering what we really need Time slips through our fingers Teasing us with promised lands We’re out of excuses No one cares Look at all the reasons now Do you know the reasons now? Do you have a picture you love? Did you paint a picture you’re proud of? Fools gold Shiny but cold Always out of reach We don’t practice what we preach (we keep drowning) Lives spent Never content Always in between You know what I mean Do you have a picture? Did you paint the picture? We must paint the pictures we love Dream over, start over, paint over, love
3.
Did you sleep well last night? Did your phone hold you night? When the lights die, are you down, down? Do the nights drive you round, round? Did you mess up that call? Is your back against the wall? When the lights die, do you drown, drown? Nights driving you round, round Haunting you with everything You didn’t do, wouldn’t do, couldn’t do Everything you didn’t say, wouldn’t say, shouldn’t say And it’s always, One, said that stupid thing Two, missed that key meeting Three, sheep aren’t working Four, behind on everything Five, said that stupid thing Six, damn sheep aren’t working Did you sleep well last night? Did your phone hold you night? When the lights die, your mind’s loud, loud Nights going round, round? Taunting you with everything You didn’t know, couldn’t do, shouldn’t do Everything you didn’t fight, wouldn’t fight, shouldn’t fight And it’s always, One, said that stupid thing Two, missed that key meeting Three, sheep aren’t working Nine, behind on everything Twelve, said that stupid thing Fifty-five, damn sheep aren’t working Did you sleep well last night? Did you phone hug you tight? And it’s always round and round and round……
4.
So small, so vast I held you in the palm of my hand My life was ending My life was beginning I was swimming through quicksand You made me tired, you made me tireless You made me scared, you made me fearless There ain’t no love like this You gave me joy, you gave me wonder You made me know what life was made for There ain’t no love like this I still feel your tiny hand in mine Your arms wrapped tight around my neck I glanced away for just a moment Turned back to hear your voice break The days were long The years have gone You made me careful, you made me care less You made me hopeful, you made me anxious There ain’t no love like this You gave me joy, you gave me wonder You made me know what life was made for There ain’t no love like this I don’t want you to go But I sure don’t want you to stay I want for you all that life can give But I still need to keep you safe You give me strength, you teach me patience You pull me up, you give me licence There ain’t no love like this You give me joy, you give me wonder Make me know what life was made for There ain’t no love like this Every time your smile greets me at the door Every time I pick your socks up off the floor Every moment rough and calm we share There ain’t no love like this
5.
I’m trapped in a room locked from the inside The window’s open but I can’t call your name I plan escapes desperate and frightened The years go by, I’m just the same I am someone, hiding to be no one I am no one, hoping to be anyone But me And you you, lovely you wanna save me You see my flaws in the rear view mirror My strengths with a rosy shimmer You don’t need anyone but me You meet life with a fearless hunger Fate with a supple wonder But I can’t find the beauty you see You, you, you gorgeous you wanna save me You, you, you wondrous you Can I be saved? The sun comes out I step out so brightly The rains come I get washed away You curl your fingers over mine so tightly The darkness comes I lose my way. I am still someone, hiding to be no one I’m always no one, hoping to be anyone But me And you, you, lovely you wanna save me. You see my flaws in the rear view mirror My strengths with a rosy shimmer You don’t need anyone but me You meet life with a fearless hunger Fate with a supple wonder But I can’t find the beauty you see You, you, you gorgeous you wanna save me You, you, you wondrous you Can I be saved? Can I be safe? Can I feel safe? Safe
6.
Done Undone 03:35
I know You know I saw You see Take my hand And I’ll lead you home We’ll pretend it’s just another day Hold my hand Let me bring you home I can keep your demons at bay Break my hand Pain the shame away Let me make the done undone You watch I wait You say nothing at all I wait Kiss me quick Like that night in June Pull the covers over our heads Kiss me soft Guide us back in tune Don’t you think about what he said Kiss me hard Like that photograph We can make the done undone Taste my tears Savour all our years Don’t let this moment define who we are Crush your fears Trust in all our years Don’t let this moment decide who we’ll become Trust in us Remember all my good days Remember all your bad days Remember all your cruel days Forgive our crimes Relive all our best times And we’ll make the done undone
7.
Move along You can’t stay long We don’t belong We’re not their style They don’t care Don’t wanna share They say it’s fair We’re not on file The gods are singing in a different key The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me Back on the road Don’t relax Don’t turn your back Check all the facts You’re on your own Can’t complain Can’t play the game We’re not the same Not home-grown The gods are singing in a different key The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me Back on the road Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice That you broke the rules Don’t get complacent, mister faceless Don’t mistake us for poor fools Been here for years With long careers No tax arrears It can’t be right To cast us aside Our rights denied Unjustified We have to fight The gods are singing in a different key The laws of freedom aren’t for you or me Back on the road Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice That you changed the rules Don’t get complacent, mister faceless Don’t mistake us for poor fools Hey did you think we wouldn’t notice You rewrote the rules Don’t make excuses We’re not losers or abusers We not idle, we’re entitled You can’t crush us, or Windrush us You’ll get complacent and too blatant We’ll be waiting We’re not fools On the road again On the road again
8.
Fake News 03:58
Did you hear the news on the radio? Do you feel the same? Did you suck it up without a second thought? Or refuse to play the game? I don’t know what to trust, what to ignore Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore The future’s scary, the future’s wary on the news tonight Everyone’s wrong, everyone’s right on the news tonight I can’t find my way to the truth Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore Do you think about the last time we spoke The story of our life in tatters Did the pain and fear steal our understanding Or is our own view all that matters I don’t know when to speak up, when to pipe down Cos I don’t know what’s reasonable anymore The future’s scary, the future’s wary in our hearts tonight Everyone’s wrong, everyone’s right in our hearts tonight I can’t find my way to the truth Cos I don’t know what’s real Keep on closing our minds Keep on closing their minds It’s just the same (fake, all fake) Keep on calling my name Keep on calling her name We’re not a game (this is not a game) Wrapping us in sweet-talk Trapping us in deadlocks Can’t lose face (you won’t lose face) Keep on calling my name Keep on throwing me away I can’t escape The future’s scary, the future’s wary in our homes tonight Everyone’s wild, everyone’s riled in our homes tonight I can’t sort the mean from the strong I can’t sort the weak from the wrong I can’t find my way to true north Cos I don’t know what’s real anymore Did you hear the news on the radio?
9.
Don’t you know we’re calling all the shots tonight Don’t you know we’re making all the dark look bright Can’t you see, the walls are coming down Everyone is here tonight Don’t you know the power of a heart that’s stirred Don’t you know the whisper of a crowd is heard Can’t you see the flares are going up Everyone is here tonight. We’ll write the songs We’ll right the wrongs We’ll dazzle them with brilliance Don’t leave me hanging here alone We’ll take a chance We’ll take a stance We’ll reignite our conscience But we won’t make it on our own On our own we won’t make it. Don’t you know nothing is as bad as it seems Don’t you know nothing can live up to your dreams Can’t you see we’re the butterfly wings Not the apron strings tonight Can’t you feel the tide is rushing in We can’t sink we have to swim We’ll keep on going under Keep on diving in. We’ll write the songs We’ll right the wrongs We’ll dazzle them with brilliance Don’t leave me hanging here alone We’ll take a chance We’ll take a stance We’ll reignite our conscience But we won’t make it on our own On our own we won’t make it. Push-pull everyone is heaving Win-lose everyone is bleeding out We’re all messing up No one’s ‘fessing up Stand down, it doesn’t really matter Stand up, it really, really matters Wake up, face up, make up Don’t you know the world is always in our hands Don’t you know doing nothing is still a stand Look up and see Look up and be Here, tonight
10.
Why you looking over here, girl Is there nothing going on with you Why you messing over here, girl Is there nothing better you could do Why you hiding over there, boy Come out, have a conversation Why you peddling pain and fear, boy Come out, find a new destination Some things matter Most things don’t Skip the chatter Some things matter Most things don’t Lash me with your tongue I’m too old to die young I’ve been battered many times before I got up many times more I got things to say, things to do Life’s too dear to give it away to you I attend to the clamouring voices But I make my choices Stayed the course, built to last You can’t waste my past Some things matter Most things don’t Skip the chatter Some things matter Most things don’t Shoot me with your gun I’m too old to die young Some things matter Most things don’t Skip the chatter Some things matter Most things don’t You can’t spoil my fun I’m too bold No pigeonholes I’m too old to die young

about

What do you live for? What is the point of your life? How will you be remembered? As time slips through our fingers we find ourselves thinking more about these universal questions.

Are we making the most of our chances?

I'm Too Old to Die Young includes 10 songs I wrote as I wondered about life. About the long shadows our pasts cast. About the futures we can craft if we find the courage and commitment. I hope these songs feel like conversations with old friends. Nazneen xx

credits

released October 18, 2019

Music and lyrics by Nazneen Rahman
Vocals and backing vocals by Nazneen Rahman
Brass (tracks 2, 10) by Yaniv Fridel
Produced by Oscar Moos, Julian Blanco, Natan Sterenfeld, Jake McCormack of The Sonic Crew
Mixed by Oscar Moos, Julian Blanco, Imad Salhi, Jake McCormack
Executive Production by OJ & Fridel
Recorded at Soho Sonic Studios
Mastered by Moshik Kop
Artwork by Brigitta Both

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Nazneen Rahman London, UK

I sing stories to wonder and wander. To connect with the world and with you. Shared with hope and love.

If money is tight, email me, we'll work it out.

contact / help

Contact Nazneen Rahman

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Nazneen Rahman, you may also like: