{"id":2166,"date":"2016-06-28T14:43:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ayf.com\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2016-06-28T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:43:44","slug":"you-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/you-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"You &#038; Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Written by Asher Abrahms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You and Me is a tribute to the American Youth Foundation and its National Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca. I\u2019m grateful to know so many AYF members and NLC staff and participants, all of whom inspired this track. The instrumental comes from &#8220;You &amp; Me&#8221; by Skrux, which you can listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CT5yxTMh4iQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe title=\"Asher Abrahms introduces You &amp; Me\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/di7kfdi7cYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"x-audio player\" data-x-element-mejs><audio class=\"x-mejs x-wp-audio-shortcode advanced-controls\" id=\"audio-2166-1\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Asher-Camp-Rap-Final-sept-20.mp3?_=1\" \/><\/audio><\/div>\n<strong>You &amp; Me<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one goes out to anyone<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s ever felt the Miniwanca Magic.<br \/>\nWho gets a feeling in this place<br \/>\nLike no other.<br \/>\nThese last 4 years have been amazing,<br \/>\nAnd even though<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re leaving this place soon,<br \/>\nI want to share<br \/>\nOne last story with you.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, picture this: a kid in his room,<br \/>\nWants to do something great.<br \/>\nThen remembers a place,<br \/>\nAnd writes a letter to show.<br \/>\nPuts the pen to the page,<br \/>\nAnd then thinks to himself<br \/>\nNow is the time,<br \/>\nHere\u2019s how it goes:<\/p>\n<p>Dear Miniwanca, where do I start<br \/>\nWhen you changed my heart?<br \/>\nThese years go by,<br \/>\nHow time flies!<br \/>\nUsed to not know you that well,<br \/>\nThen I could just tell<br \/>\nAfter that first year,<br \/>\nNever felt fear here.<\/p>\n<p>But then things changed.<\/p>\n<p>Had to leave this place,<br \/>\nSkip a year,<br \/>\nSo far from you yet so near<br \/>\nTo these thoughts in my head:<br \/>\nWill I ever see you again?<br \/>\nWill I see this through \u2018til the end?<br \/>\nWill it be the same now<br \/>\nAs it was then?<\/p>\n<p>Who, what, why, where, how when?<\/p>\n<p>In the darkest of nights,<br \/>\nYou were my lightest of lights.<br \/>\nIn the hardest of fights,<br \/>\nReminded me that it would be alright.<\/p>\n<p>This place is the truth,<br \/>\nThese words are the proof.<br \/>\nCapture that feeling, give it to you.<br \/>\nClose my eyes, I\u2019m on stage.<br \/>\nFilled it up, flip the page.<br \/>\nSet my soul on fire,<br \/>\nTake me higher,<br \/>\nOh my god what you do to my mind!<br \/>\nI\u2019m feeling so live, feeling so hype,<br \/>\nAnd time stops as the bass drops!<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><br \/>\nIt\u2019s you, me, now it\u2019s we<br \/>\nFrom NLC to the farthest seas.<br \/>\nWhen I\u2019m with you, I can hardly breathe.<br \/>\nThink you could be the one to set me free.<\/p>\n<p>I will not lie to you,<br \/>\nFeel I can fly with you,<br \/>\nBe the one I cry to,<br \/>\nYou know I\u2019ll try for you.<br \/>\nNever think \u201cwhy?\u201d with you,<br \/>\nMan I would die for you.<br \/>\nNever think \u201cwhy?\u201d with you,<br \/>\nMan I would die for you.<\/p>\n<p>You will not lie to me,<br \/>\nFeel you can fly with me,<br \/>\nBe the one you cry to,<br \/>\nI know you\u2019ll try for me.<br \/>\nNever think \u201cwhy?\u201d with me,<br \/>\nMan you would die for me.<br \/>\nNever think \u201cwhy?\u201d with me,<br \/>\nMan you would die for me.<\/p>\n<p>You, me, now it\u2019s we<br \/>\nFrom NLC to the farthest seas.<br \/>\nWhen I\u2019m with you, I can hardly breathe.<br \/>\nYou could be the one to set me free.<\/p>\n<p>Take a cup,<br \/>\nFill it with heart,<br \/>\nSpill it on you,<br \/>\nLet\u2019s call it art.<\/p>\n<p>This place taught me that<br \/>\nYeah, and so much more,<br \/>\nBut please sit tight,<br \/>\nCuz I\u2019ve got more in store.<\/p>\n<p>Ever have those moments<br \/>\nWhen you could just die,<br \/>\nAnd you were so happy<br \/>\nThat you wouldn\u2019t mind?<br \/>\nTo tell you the truth,<br \/>\nI\u2019ve been feeling down<br \/>\n\u2018Til I found you<br \/>\nAnd turned it around.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it funny how we grow up?<br \/>\nCome to know stuff.<br \/>\nCome to know bluffs.<br \/>\nCome to know trust,<br \/>\nCuz that\u2019s a must.<br \/>\nAnd come to know love.<\/p>\n<p>So remember your past,<br \/>\nHold fast to the now.<br \/>\nProgress the vision<br \/>\nAnd shout out:<br \/>\nYou\u2019re my lifeline in tough times,<br \/>\nThe left brain to my right mind,<br \/>\nI\u2019m yours, and you\u2019re mine,<br \/>\nFeel it now as I write rhymes.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t even sleep cuz I\u2019m thinking \u2018bout you.<br \/>\nHow can I lie, when you are the truth?<\/p>\n<p>From the dunes to the church,<br \/>\nThe sky to the earth,<br \/>\nYou give me everything,<br \/>\nAll that you\u2019re worth.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re the MVP (yeah) to my MPV.<br \/>\nThe MP3 to the soundtrack of my life like:<br \/>\nI feel it so true!<br \/>\nDo you feel it too?<br \/>\nOh my god NLC it\u2019s me and you!<\/p>\n<p>You never take from,<br \/>\nOnly give more,<br \/>\nLike when the whole team<br \/>\nYelling out \u201cSports!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So shouts to the boys,<br \/>\nShouts to the girls,<br \/>\nShouts to all my kids \u2018round the world.<br \/>\nI take a look \u2018round,<br \/>\nIn this moment now,<br \/>\nMy heart stops as the bass drops!<\/p>\n<p><em>[Chorus]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So Miniwanca, thank you.<br \/>\nThank you for the good times,<br \/>\nSpill my heart with these night rhymes.<br \/>\nThese are the times of our life,<br \/>\nI can feel it<br \/>\nTonight is the night.<br \/>\nThis just feels so right.<\/p>\n<p>So happy with you I could die,<br \/>\nAnd I wouldn\u2019t mind cuz<br \/>\nWith you and me<br \/>\nLife is supreme.<br \/>\nEnd of the day<br \/>\nWouldn\u2019t change a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Nostalgia kicks in,<br \/>\nAnd tears roll down,<br \/>\nBut that\u2019s cuz<br \/>\nI love you so much right now.<\/p>\n<p>I think about<br \/>\nAll the places we\u2019ll go,<br \/>\nThe people we\u2019ve met,<br \/>\nAnd promise myself<br \/>\nI\u2019ll never forget<br \/>\nEvery face in this crowd,<br \/>\nRight here right now.<\/p>\n<p>My own best self<br \/>\nYou helped me master.<br \/>\nThank you all.<br \/>\nSincerely, Asher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Asher Abrahms You and Me is a tribute to the American Youth Foundation and its National Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca. 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