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Erick the Architect Is Done Second Guessing on ‘Instincts’ With Westside Boogie

Erick the Architect released "Instincts," a new single from his upcoming debut solo album 'I’ve Never Been Here Before.'

Erick the Architect rolled his latest single from his forthcoming debut solo album I’ve Never Been Here Before on Friday. The song was released alongside a new video, which sees Erick in an open field rapping, “Follow my instincts Monday to Wednesday/Life is a mystery/What do my friend think?” A sweet Sixties tune unwinds as he picks up a lone duffle bag while unpacking his own indecisions, admitting, “I’m tryna fix up my relations, I still gamble with stress/I don’t wanna drive you crazy over something/I said In my mind I got it all and still I hang by a thread.” For Boogie’s part, the Compton native echoes the opening verse and asks, “I done seen my hands bleed from tryna plant seeds, what your bands mean when they matter in the grand scheme?/What do my friends think?” The black-and-white video ends with Erick in a parking lot and the contents of the bag stolen, while the refrain plays: “Save me from this darkness I see, ‘cause I won’t feel at home ‘til I’m free.”

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