Livin' On A High Wire

***Livin' On A High Wire*** is the lead and only single from Nash Yamin's first greatest hits album, "The Best". It was released on February 11, 2020 alongside the album.

## Background and release

"Livin' On A High Wire" was originally written and recorded for Yamin's fifth studio album, "Get This Vibe", under the original title *"The Antichrist"*, and was intended to serve as the lead single off the project. Eventually, the project was scrapped and several songs made it into the released version of *Get This Vibe*. A low-quality preview of the music video was leaked online about a month prior to the release of the new single, "Run Back to Your Arms". In an interview, Yamin said, "[...] I really love ["Livin' On A High Wire"] and it was an incredible thing to work on. I promise to my fans to find a way to release it soon."

## Music video

The music video was filmed in California and directed by Hannah Lux Davis over a year before its release and was released simultaneously with the single. The song is performed at a circus-themed set, with Yamin singing his parts as an acrobat on a trapeze. Macklemore raps while dressed as a lion trainer, and Ryan Lewis gives a cameo appearance as a clown.

## Lyrics

*[Macklemore:]*

Listen up

This is the story on how we lived

The glory of what we did

It started when we were kids

With music up in our heads

He said

*[Nash Yamin:]*

I've been out on the edge

Breathin' a little bit of fresh air

Big dreams, I took a chance

Held out for everything I've got here

I've been feeling this life's a circus

Hanging on without a fear

Livin' on a high wire

Runnin' through a wildfire

You can't shake me, I'm not going nowhere

Walking on a tight rope

No net, high hopes

Step back, I'm gonna make it over

Na na na-na-na na na

Livin' on a high wire

Na na na-na-na na na

Livin' on a high wire

*[Macklemore:]*

This is the story on how we lived

The glory of what we did

It started when we were kids

With music up in our heads

He said

*[Nash Yamin:]*

Big top, turning around, no clowns

I'm running as I hit the ground

Front row, big show is sold out

So I'm ready for the crowd roar, let's go

I've been feeling this life's a circus

Hanging on without a fear

Livin' on a high wire

Runnin' through a wildfire

You can't shake me, I'm not going nowhere

Walking on a tight rope

No net, high hopes

Step back, I'm gonna make it over

Na na na-na-na na na

Livin' on a high wire

Na na na-na-na na na

Livin' on a high wire

*[Macklemore:]*

When it comes to the beat

Seeing that the heads are moving

Move off your seat

Achievement is what we're really doing

Freedom of speech

I'm in it just to win it

I'm springin' and I can see it

In the end that you can be it

'Cause it's patience, it's statements

Famous greatness

Movin' 'til you make it through

And maybe you can make it too

*[Nash Yamin:]*

Livin' on a high wire

You can't shake me, I'm not going nowhere

Walking on a tight rope

No net, high hopes

Step back, I'm gonna make it over

*[Nash Yamin (Macklemore):]*

Na na na-na-na na na

(Yeah, we livin' on a high wire)

Livin' on a high wire

Na na na-na-na na na

(Top story, top story)

Livin' on a high wire, oh yeah

(On top, baby)

Na na na-na-na na na

(We're looking, we're looking, we're looking down now)

Livin' on a high wire