Mikky Ekko - Watch Me Rise | Live @ JBTV

JBTV Music Television welcomed Mikky Ekko to the stage to perform his distinctive blend of alternative indie pop. Mikky Ekko set the tone of the show with the passionate and deep track “Watch Me Rise.” Energy quickly picked up with the tune “Riot,” featuring loud, clashing drums. Next came “Time,” a delicate acoustic song, followed by the soothing dance pop vibe of “Love You Crazy.” He concluded the set with “Smile"--an uplifting crowd pleaser. Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Mikko Ekko has been writing catchy pop songs since his career kicked off in 2008. His first EP Strange Fruit released in 2009, while follow-up EP’s Reds and Blues released a year later. The track “Who Are You, Really?” was played during the closing credits of HBO’s sixth season premier of “True Blood.” In 2012 he was featured on the Rihanna track “Stay,” which ranked number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His greatly anticipated debut LP Time came out on January 16, 2015, featuring "Watch Me Rise" as the first of twelve tracks. Lyrics: When it's cold out, when the night is still And you're standing alone I'll be racing when the lights go out And you're losing control Higher, higher, higher we go Tell me, tell me we're close enough to touch the Sun, the Sun Higher, higher, higher we go Tell me, tell me the journey's only just begun, begun I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the rest are falling, the rest are falling The rest are falling I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the best are falling, the best are falling The best are falling You say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the clouds I'm never coming down Say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the cloudy skies Watch me rise Watch me rise Now paranoia's setting in and I'm falling from these stars again While every part of me screams, "hold on" Cause if you can't learn to bend then you break Oh my God, how long does it take? Every lesson we learned took so long But it made us strong I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the rest are falling, the rest are falling The rest are falling I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the best are falling, the best are falling The best are falling You say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the clouds I'm never coming down Say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the cloudy skies Watch me rise Watch me rise Higher, higher, higher we go Right into the fire we go I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the rest are falling, the rest are falling The rest are falling I-I-I-I'm still standing, I-I-I-I'm still climbing Even when the best are falling, the best are falling The best are falling You say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the clouds I'm never coming down Say, say my name Cause once I get my head above the cloudy skies Watch me rise Watch me rise To find more content treats like this join JBTV social channels at: Facebook:   / jbtvmusic   Twitter:   / jbtv   Instagram:   / jbtvstudio   Tumblr:   / jbtvonline