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Hostage

by The Kintners

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Written about a crisis I went through in 2010. It was when I was first diagnosed a Bipolar. I was driving around the country, looking for meth and old girlfriends before I wound up at a hospital near my father’s in New York. This is that song for me. The stage sound comes from this mania phase I go through where everything and every sound feels as if it’s on stage. It was fun when I was a kid, but now it doesn’t feel “right.”

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Some gangs they left Chicago for Northwest Mephis

They hold the city hostage with their drugs and violence

I never played a gig down on Beale Street Row

Dont ask me ‘bout the ribs the King, I dont know


I brought my violence with me

I wanted to hurt myself

Making chaos make sense

But all I made was this violence


I drove to Detroit wintertime in my beat up Ford

Cold as my seat, beer cans in the floorboard

Where was I going what was I running from?

I just had to keep moving on, my fingers were numb


I brought my violence with me

I wanted to hurt my self

Making chaos make sense

But all I made was this violence


And it holds me hostage

And it takes its toll on lovers too

I am the traveling gangs

With victims across the miles, between me and you



I would up in the city like everyone to be no one

Got a place thats barely as big as my old Ford

I never made that gig down on Beale Street Row

I never saw Motown in Detroit


Because I brought my violence with me

I wanted to hurt myself

Making chaos make sense

But all I made was this violence


And it holds me hostage

And it takes its toll on others too

I am the traveling gangs

With victims across the miles between me and you


While it holds us hostage

And it takes its toll on lovers too

We are the traveling gangs

With victims across the miles between me and you

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released November 28, 2022
Andrew Hartshorn
Mikey J
AKANATRAT
The Kintners

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The Kintners craft songs that are an intimate fusion of personal experiences and evocative melodies. As indie artists, their storytelling prowess turns each composition into a heartfelt expression, making their music a unique and resonant experience.

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