Hard Town

from SOLARI by SOLARI, David Baron, Renée Hikari

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Hard Town based on a fictional futuristic city. Our main character, Solari, is stuck in a system of commuting (futuristic tube trains) and work. She never sees natural light. Her life is a rat maze that she can’t get out of. Solari feels trapped.

1980s style production. Linn Drum machine and synthesizer stabs from a Roland Jupiter 4. It has a constant beat that represents the pulse of the city. Vocals are tightly doubled between Renée and David. The human/robot feeling of the vocals helps the message of what it is like to live in a big city.

The song is supposed to feel like being on an urban treadmill. It highlights the love/hate relationship many of us have with living and working in cities.

lyrics

Running around in this rat race
Spent all i had on my new face
I couldn’t survive you ever again

Flying alone I live in blank space
You called my bluff with just a lone ace
I know what I know
And I know that I deny-y-y

You can never get out
You’ll never get out

It’s a hard town baby
No one to believe in
It’s a hard place baby
You know i can’t believe in

Working too much drinking too hard
Lost in the night
Random dive bars
You say that you love me as you walk away

You can never get out
You’ll never get out

It’s a hard town baby
No one to believe in
It’s a hard place baby
You know i can’t believe in

Keeps us running running round
Running running round
All day-ay-ay

Keeps us running running round
Running round this town all day-ay-ay

And you can’t get out
And you’ll never get out
And you can’t get out
You’ll never get out

It’s a hard town baby
No one to believe in I
t’s a hard place baby
You know i can’t believe in

Keeps us running running round
Running round this town all day

Keeps us running running round
Running round this town all day
Keeps us running running round

Running round this town all day
Keeps us running running round
Running round this town all day

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from SOLARI, released August 25, 2023

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solari New York, New York

synth duo (david baron and renée hikari)
www.tiktok.com/@solari__runs
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