1. |
Perspective
04:39
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Dreams don't bother me.
Because they are only a figment of fiction's imagining.
But seems reality,
Is less of a matter of fact, more a product of what we think.
So what do you think?
Don't cry about the clouds.
Don't let conditions outside your control ever get you down.
Just try to smile somehow.
Watch your concern melt away, and your day brighten all around.
Take you off the ground.
It's funny we see most everything as universal truth.
When most of what we think we know is based on point of view.
Take a little time to free up your mind and you'll find it's all subjective.
Troubles come but then they go so all we really need is perspective.
The grass is always green,
When you begin to read all of those lines hidden in between.
In fact, all that is seen,
Is just approximations our minds make when the light convenes.
See what I mean?
It's funny we see most everything as universal truth.
When most of what we think we know is based on point of view.
Take a little time to free up your mind and you'll find it's all subjective.
Troubles come but then they go so all we really need is perspective.
It's funny we see most everything as universal truth.
When most of what we think we know is based on point of view.
Take a little time to free up your mind and you'll find it's all subjective.
Troubles come but then they go so all we really need is perspective.
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2. |
Song for the Moon
03:35
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It's getting late, you finally make, it home,
I see your face, in outer space, alone.
You know, I know I'm not the only one,
To sing to you after the setting sun.
You seem to go, from high to low, so fast
And though you glow, it's not your own, you cast.
I stay awake until it's dark outside.
It's like you even push and pull the tide.
There's so many stars, and you've so many scars,
But something about you makes you best by far.
And all through the night, you climb to new heights,
Still holding my heart cause you're my favorite light.
Well do you know, that down below, I'm yours.
And long ago, well there were so many more.
That used you light to get them through 'til dawn.
Needed your presence long after you'd gone.
There's so many stars, and you've so many scars,
But something about you makes you best by far.
And all through the night, you climb to new heights,
Still holding my heart cause you're my favorite light.
Sometimes you feel so far away, and
Call it apogee.
But even then I'm still caught up, In your,
Your gravity.
There's so many stars, and you've so many scars,
But something about you makes you best by far.
There's so many stars, and you've so many scars,
But something about you makes you best by far.
And all through the night, you climb to new heights,
Still holding my heart cause you're my favorite light.
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3. |
All My Life
04:33
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Hold on, just give me a minute,
I don't know if I'm over the limit,
But I've got something on my mind.
Hope I'm being realistic,
It's no good being too optimistic.
Would you give me a sign?
Oh, Must be something in the way that you move.
Makes me suddenly start to forget everything but you.
Oh, a sensation that's so hard to describe.
But maybe you're the one thing I've been missing.
All my life.
Now don't go misunderstanding,
All my prose, imagery notwithstanding.
I usually keep it subdued.
I'm scared that you're disappearing,
And soon my heart's gonna stop after hearing.
That you've found somebody new.
Oh, Must be something in the way that you move.
Makes me suddenly start to forget everything but you.
Oh, a sensation that's so hard to describe.
But maybe you're the one thing I've been missing.
All my life.
Wait, I know there's so much left to say.
And chances are that you don't feel exactly the same way.
But I'm laying it all out on the line.
Cause if I miss my chance with you, I know I'll lose my mind.
Oh, Must be something in the way that you move.
Makes me suddenly start to forget everything but you.
Oh, a sensation that's so hard to describe.
But maybe you're the one thing I've been missing.
All my life.
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4. |
Neighbors
03:50
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Miles, Still lie ahead,
To somewhere I, Have never been.
And faces that I have never seen.
Names, upon a map,
All look the same, All overlap.
No matter the distance in between.
We are all together in the end,
Spinning around, on the same ground.
A stranger is only just a friend,
That you haven't met.
We, Don't sound alike,
We may not see, Things eye to eye.
But we aren't so different after all.
Love, And family,
The sky above, The air we breathe.
We share things on both sides of a wall.
We are all together in the end,
Spinning around, on the same ground.
A stranger is only just a friend,
That you haven't met.
It seems to me, if only we would stop to listen,
Our hearts would tell us just exactly what we're missing.
Cause border lines are in our minds, the world is greater,
And on a global scale, you know we are all just neighbors.
We are all together in the end,
Spinning around, on the same ground.
A stranger is only just a friend,
That you haven't.
We are all together in the end,
Spinning around, on the same ground.
A stranger is only just a friend,
That you haven't met.
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5. |
The Calm Before
05:04
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When the raindrops hit my skin,
Before they start sinking in.
My mind goes blank, I freeze in place,
And my slow heart slows its pace.
And some call it the calm before,
A certain and impending storm.
But I prefer to think of it,
As one last momentary bliss.
Before it comes pouring down on me.
What was once a drop of rain,
Becomes a racing, roaring train.
And I can feel it breaking through,
The silence 'til there's only you.
Along with all the transpirations,
Said and unsaid conversations.
Each and everything we dreamed,
And all the plans we ever schemed.
It all comes pouring down on me.
Oh I can see now that we are just debris.
All that is left after the storm went out to sea.
Now we try to salvage the pieces from the shore.
Dreaming of life in the calm before.
When we finally realized,
That it was time to say goodbye.
Well, did we ever stop to think,
Of what we'd send over the brink?
A piece of you, and one of me,
And every single memory.
And now we're left outside to cry,
To add our teardrops to the sky's.
As they come pouring down on us.
Oh I can see now that we are just debris.
All that is left after the storm went out to sea.
Now we try to salvage the pieces from the shore.
Dreaming of life in the calm before.
Oh I can see now that we are just debris.
All that is left after the storm went out to sea.
Now we try to salvage the pieces from the shore.
Dreaming of life in the calm before.
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6. |
In This Moment
04:31
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I woke up just before the sunrise,
To embrace the day, In a whole new way.
Shades of blue all converge in my eyes,
Something so serene, 'Bout this morning scene.
If all I ever do is hurry through it,
Life will pass me by, In the blink of an eye.
I know, Time goes,
Even more quickly when there's, a little more gravity.
But it's frozen, In this moment,
And I feel weightless in space.
Melodies as the birds awaken,
Through the morning dew, A new point of view.
I can feel myself being taken,
To a higher state, What's to come can wait.
If all I ever do is hurry through it,
Life will pass me by, In the blink of an eye.
I know, Time goes,
Even more quickly when there's, a little more gravity.
But it's frozen, In this moment,
And I feel weightless in space.
The sun is rising,
I can feel this moment slipping by and.
I won't waste a second of this day,
Stuck in the past, another moment's to be had.
I know, Time goes,
Even more quickly when there's, a little more gravity.
But it's frozen, In this moment,
And I feel weightless and I feel ageless.
I know, Time goes,
Even more quickly when there's, a little more gravity.
But it's frozen, In this moment,
And I feel weightless in space.
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7. |
Run Away
04:01
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Said I need a little room,
Just to keep my head on straight, keep my mind out of the gloom.
Cause I feel restless standing in one place,
And I find myself a'running off to find some space.
The feeling starts in my soul,
And before I realize it, I lose all of my control.
Some sort of super chronic wanderlust,
Is a'taking over me, and it's telling me I must.
I swear I'm not unhappy,
It's just something hiding deep inside my personality.
Cause these walls, Make my whole world feel much too small.
And I need, To follow where my heart will lead.
I know this might sound strange.
But today, I think I've got to run away.
I want to feel the breezes blow,
See the sky above my head, and the gentle ground below.
Where some adventure's just around the bend.
And if I don't keep my feet, there's no telling where I'll end.
I swear I'm not unhappy,
It's just something hiding deep inside my personality.
Cause these walls, Make my whole world feel much too small.
And I need, To follow where my heart will lead.
I know this might sound strange.
But today, I think I've got to run away.
I swear I'm not unhappy,
It's just something hiding deep inside my personality.
Cause these walls, Make my whole world feel much too small.
And I need, To follow where my heart will lead.
I know this might sound strange.
But today, I think I've got to run away.
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8. |
Our Own Way
03:54
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Silver streaks in the sky.
Golden peaks and brand new eyes.
Careful steps off the trail.
'Neath the moon it's waxing pale.
On and on goes the sand.
Step for step we're hand in hand.
At the top walking near.
It becomes so crystal clear.
I can see, you and me, in a brand new light.
Let the wind, blow and send, us into the night.
Just let go, when the glow, takes us past the bay.
Up above, wrapped in love, we'll make our own way.
Rocks race out from the tide.
Polished smooth with hands of time.
We could be just like them.
Infinite so just say when.
I can see, you and me, in a brand new light.
Let the wind, blow and send, us into the night.
Just let go, when the glow, takes us past the bay.
Up above, wrapped in love, we'll make our own way.
I know, I know you're worried it'll happen again,
I know, But we won't know unless we let it begin.
I can see, you and me, in a brand new light.
Let the wind, blow and send, us into the night.
Just let go, when the glow, takes us past the bay.
Up above, wrapped in love, we'll make our own way.
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9. |
Up I Fly
04:30
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There's a certain kind of silence.
When a strange mental alliance, comes over me.
It's a feeling I'm not used to.
But it makes me feel like I can, do anything.
And if I'm not watching, I just might be, swept right off my feet.
And if I'm not careful, it just might pull, me out of my seat.
So, up I fly, into the night, and over all my fears.
It seems they've had a hold of me, for most of my good years.
I suppose to juxtapose, It would only bring me down.
So, up I fly, and wave goodbye, to worries and the ground.
I try to remain patient.
Cause I know that inspiration's, coming my way, (Coming to stay)
All I have to do is listen,
And the muse that I've been missin' helps me convey. (All I wanna say)
And you know that it's not, something I can, easily explain.
And It's not a feeling, you can really beckon, force, or feign.
So, up I fly, into the night, and over all my fears.
It seems they've had a hold of me, for most of my good years.
I suppose to juxtapose, It would only bring me down.
So, up I fly, and wave goodbye, to worries and the ground.
Maybe it's the moonlight, or the way the shadows dance,
Upon the walls.
Or maybe it's just something, you can't qualify,
Or quantify at all.
So, up I fly, into the night, and over all my fears.
It seems they've had a hold of me, for most of my good years.
So, up I fly, into the night, and over all my fears.
It seems they've had a hold of me, for most of my good years.
I suppose to juxtapose, It would only bring me down.
So, up I fly, and wave goodbye, to worries and the ground.
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10. |
Star Stuff
05:58
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He steps outside, Into the street.
He lowers his eyes, from the wind, and moves his feet.
Already dark, no one around.
And his path is stark, to the out, skirts of town.
There's nobody there for to greet him.
There's nobody there that he knows.
And darkness begins to surround him.
The moment his eyes start to close.
And in a flash, he races past, a'everything he's ever known.
The starry sky, goes flying by, the Earth a pale blue dot alone.
Now he can see, infinity, as clear as sunlight out in front.
His soul immersed, in universe, he's everywhere and all at once.
And as he walks, He leaves behind.
Each one of the thoughts, that would cloud, his old mind.
The road is gone, He meets the end.
Still he marches on, to the unknown, he descends.
There's nobody there for to greet him.
There's nobody there that he knows.
And darkness begins to surround him.
The moment his eyes start to close.
And in a flash, he races past, a'everything he's ever known.
The starry sky, goes flying by, the Earth a pale blue dot alone.
Now he can see, infinity, as clear as sunlight out in front.
His soul immersed, in universe, he's everywhere and all at once.
And in a flash, he races past, a'everything he's ever known.
The starry sky, goes flying by, the Earth a pale blue dot alone.
Now he can see, infinity, as clear as sunlight out in front.
His soul immersed, in universe, he's everywhere and all at once.
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11. |
Who Am I To You?
05:16
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Everything we ever were, could change.
And we could find each other out of range.
Oh, years could pass without a single word,
And more than that would fade away unheard.
But in a town, I've never been before.
I'd see a face that strikes a major chord.
Our eyes would meet and time would melt away.
And things I should have said, I'll finally say.
You know, I don't really remember what made me decide to ask your name.
But now ever since that particular moment, I've never been the same.
Who am I to you?
I need an answer 'fore the end of the night.
What have we to lose?
Only some sleep and a little daylight.
Who am I to you?
I get the feeling we would turn out right.
Can you feel it too?
That given a chance we'd fly to such great heights.
Happiness, is relative, you know.
Too often we stay with the status quo.
We disregard the things we feel inside.
And put them on a shelf away to hide.
You know, I don't really remember what made me decide to ask your name.
But now ever since that particular moment, I've never been the same.
Who am I to you?
I need an answer 'fore the end of the night.
What have we to lose?
Only some sleep and a little daylight.
Who am I to you?
I get the feeling we would turn out right.
Can you feel it too?
That given a chance we'd fly to such great heights.
Who am I to you?
I need an answer 'fore the end of the night.
What have we to lose?
Only some sleep and a little daylight.
Who am I to you?
I get the feeling we would turn out right.
Can you feel it too?
That given a chance we'd fly to such great heights.
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12. |
Orion
05:03
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It's cold and quiet,
And I can see the moon.
In pale reflections,
Across the snowy dune.
I breathe in deeply,
And smell the winter wind.
The skeleton treetops,
Cast shadows on my skin.
Well only a walk through the ice and the snow,
Can make you remember the summer sun's glow.
And my legs grow weary with each step I roam,
So please Orion, Take me home.
All night I shiver,
And wish the chill away.
I wrap up in promise,
Await the break of day.
The Sun never rises,
The sky a sea of grey.
Orion I need you,
To help me on my way.
Well only a walk through the ice and the snow,
Can make you remember the summer sun's glow.
And my legs grow weary with each step I roam,
So please Orion, Take me home.
A change in the weather, a letter from home.
Is all that I'm asking for, all that I need to go on.
Well only a walk through the ice and the snow,
Can make you remember the summer sun's glow.
And my legs grow weary with each step I roam,
So please Orion, Take me home.
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13. |
Persistence of Memory
04:27
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Time can do a lot they say,
Yeah, time can take the pain away.
But it can't make you want to stay,
Or even wander my way.
Oh, but that's ok.
And when I go to sleep tonight,
I'll see you there try as I might.
To keep your face out of my sight,
Well, you're my ghost, yeah you're my wight.
Oh, and it's not right.
And suddenly then you appear in darkened bars and broken mirrors.
I turn around only to find that I have gone out of my mind.
Persistence of memory,
Is filling me with misery.
My heart won't let my head forget,
The words you wrote and the way you left.
Time can do a lot they say,
It won't give me the time of day.
It won't teach me to learn my ways,
Or keep my broken heart at bay.
Oh, so here I lay.
I held you in such high regard,
And wanted just to be your bard.
But seems I was more like a card,
For you to draw and then discard.
Oh, another scar.
And in your note, between the lines, was hiding, an obvious sign.
Was curiosity I guess, and nothing more and nothing less.
Persistence of memory,
Is filling me with misery.
My heart won't let my head forget,
The words you wrote and the way you left.
My mind ticks like a broken clock,
Can't tell the time can't stop,
But twice a day my thoughts,
Still line up like they ought.
The rest of every day,
Is only a replay,
Of all the different ways,
You lead my heart astray.
Persistence of memory,
Is filling me with misery.
My heart won't let my head forget,
The words you wrote and the way you left.
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14. |
Into the Hinterland
04:15
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Morning light, wakes the trees.
Except for one, all alone.
In weathered bark, I start to see.
Everything, I've never known.
One half is dark, the other light.
I'm drawn in close, he watches me.
He's balanced as, the day and night.
In careful words, he softly speaks.
He says that he remembers me,
I've walked these woods before.
So long ago, I can't recall,
A thousand years or more.
He whispers I'm, the same as then,
Lost in life, questioning.
His roots have seen, so many springs,
I've much to learn, So much to see.
He tells me that I need to trust,
I need to close my eyes.
And then when I reopen them,
The truth will come to light.
And I can see so clearly now,
The truth that I'd forgot.
In search of connectivity,
A deep connection lost.
No we don't live upon the Earth,
Or walk amongst the trees.
We are the land, the air, and sea,
We're one with everything.
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Alex Mendenall Detroit, Michigan
Alex Mendenall is a nationally touring indie soul musician based in Detroit, MI. Drawing from soul, lounge and jazz, Mendenall's music is high-energy and features carefully crafted wordplay and rich orchestration. His expressive melodies and heartfelt storytelling reflect universal ideas of life, death, love, and what it means to be human. ... more
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