Mak Aviña - Overseas (Official Audio)
What’s good everybody? We continuing the highlights from our favorites in the region. This time around we tap in with Mak Aviña repping from out in Elko, NV. For 2022, he released his first single of the year with “Overseas” to set the tone off for the year. Taking a bit different approach from his last string of singles, we have come to appreciate the versatility that Mak offers in all his releases. There is something for everyone in his catalog but it comes off effortlessly. You get the sense that Mak is well learned as a student of the game. He has the ability to change his style without compromising his sound. Although none of his singles sound the same, you can tell it is him on the record. Improving in delivery and song structure with every new record.
It has been almost 9 months since stumbling on the Mexico born, Elko raised artist and the growth is apparent in that short amount of time. In between a string of releases, Mak Aviña took his talents on the road for a tour alongside iLL ZakieL, who independently put on the tour across Northern America. Even going as far as Chicago, IL. This only adds to the credibility of the artist and his immediate circle of peers. After seeing some things outside of his home base, his perspective widens on the world and is reflected in this song right here. Without further delay, let’s get into it.
“We can book a flight and take a trip. I can take you to a place you thought you’d never ever see before. Babe you looking fine as it can get. Love it when you walk away but I do hate it when I see you go. I see you when you dressed in confidence with no make up on your face. Even like that you’re looking beautiful.”
It’s rare when you find someone who demands your attention without a request ever being made. Sometimes our eyes fall onto things we thought we could never have or even are worthy of the time. Outside of our minds playing tricks that way, we find our way in the graces of privileged presence and it is to be appreciated when found. It is something to handle with care, knowing that you do not control or dictate this delicate gift, what you do with it in the limited time we have say a lot more than words. They say memories don’t live like people do, they’ll always remember you. At times that is all we are left with, so dedicating time to intimately learn the inner workings of someone’s mind to find out it is just as beautiful as the outside is a blessing.
Mak Avina knows this well and creates a vibe for when faced with the company of a young lovely. It is a wonder how someone who is so stunning can take the time to give you a little of theirs. Do they know that they are worth the world and can have it all? Without all the things that deems them beautiful to society, it’s the spirit inside that is the true blessing. It’s like catching a firefly in a jar, although its not meant to be there forever, it’s a phenomenon regardless and will be something you carry with you in life. In Mak’s case, this may be something personal, yet relevant to his story but worth sharing to those may be able to relate.
“You know how I feel when I don’t have a word to speak, you done kept it real when nobody heard of me. And you get me high like when i’m burning up this weed. This right here your song, I see you turning up to me.”
To lock in and get to know someone is inevitable if you’re going to offer your time to them. However, genuine appreciation, care, and reciprocation is something you get if you are real lucky. You can go your whole life trying to give love to someone who will never understand you. It’s more common than finding someone healthy for your spirit. When you strike gold inside the soul of another, one may assume that it unlocks something deep within yourself that changes your perspective on loyalty and love. One can only dream of achieving a connection such as that. Making the song sound like a dream come true for those who struggle with trust and strengthening bonds with people they love.
The vulnerability being accepted from an external source is a sensation of bliss that can only be compared to an ethereal intoxication. A concoction that Mak has sipped from once or twice in his day. A love so apparent and deep that what is understood doesn’t require anything to be said. Intuitively detecting another person’s way of thinking is peak intimacy. There’s nothing fake about it, it’s so genuine that everything he is passionate about it accepted by this mystery person. An escape in itself that the simile of taking a trip is the only way to tangibly bring the emotion to life.
“I think about you taking me back but it’s too late for that. And when I drop a new track, are you playing it back? I can’t be distracted when there’s all of this paper to stack.”
When chasing this dream that Mak has, time is the biggest sacrifice to be made. As well as in love, time is the most sought after currency when cultivating something deep rooted. So when being torn between the two loves, it causes one to feel neglect. As a go getter, Mak can’t stop his passion or chasing his dream. In fact, his motivation for grinding may subconsciously be to help improve the quality of life for him and his loved one who believed in him so much that he felt he could achieve it. It would be a disservice to him and his path as an artist to not take the chance to find out if it could all be real. However, maybe one day once he reaches what he set out to do, that by small chance, it would allow him the time to give back into his other love.
“I’m a take you on a trip to the other side of the map. I’m a show you what it’s like when you kicking it with the Mak. All this sacrifice is made just to bring in all this cash. Head was in the clouds, you bringing me back.”
Even though making progress and seeing new things due to achieving his goals may be filling his head with confidence, he is grounded by the thought of coming back. Once he passes the barrier, he still wishes to come back for the one who may feel left behind by him sacrificing his efforts to other places. Although physically he was all over trying to make it happen, his heart never left home. Now that he is feeling up, it’s nothing without the person who held you down when you were down. A look into his character and morals, this song is a movie in itself and tells a difficult story of a love torn between two worlds.
Although different in pace, the two can peacefully coexist, deep down Mak knows. Once you have a perspective that develops in time, you find a way to try and make the many parts of you harmoniously exist in balance. Sometimes it takes a getaway to remind you of things for what they really were. Seeing what the world has to offer when a piece of yours isn’t there to experience may not bring the same level of satisfaction. Everything we do is for ourselves but for also the greater benefit of those around us. The song is great point of reflection, much like the view from the window seat of the plane for that one way ticket towards success. To those who can relate and to the artist, may this record help you find ease with trying to hold on to the pieces of you that seem so distant in your mind but inseparable from your heart.
Have you heard this record? It’s a vibe and will be in rotation for a while! Give it a stream below and follow Mak Aviña as well. Stay tuned for the next blog from the region’s most unique talents. Be ready, you may just find your next favorite artist!
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