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Seek The Truth
04:06
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Are we gonna change the world
Are we gonna take it back
Are we gonna do what’s right
Is this our chance at last
It’s a living hell
The beggar man say
The harder you push
The farther away
Give away the weight of the world
Let it fly like a little bird
When they take their share
They take everything
Leaving little bits
For us along the way
It’s between me and you
Feels like we’ve all been used
It’s getting harder to find
Someone who will speak the truth
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2. |
Exhale
03:31
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I'm hoping and praying
For something to save us
From falling far under
We’re holding the key for all we know
Is it easier letting go
I see you in shadows
On my knees, I’m rattled
This lightning and my thunder
Then it rains like hell and the question grows
Is it easier letting go
Letting go it's all the same
You breathe it in then you exhale
You let it out then fade away
Fade away, you fade away
I hope we sin in truth
For battles we will lose
It’s knowing, not winning
Helps us open to who we are
Always close, but yet so far
We’re holding the key for all we know
Is it easier letting go
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3. |
Live Like The King
05:00
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You take the badge, I’ll take the gun
I got plenty of cash to get into heaven
Under the bridge, someone I gotta see
No one ever walks alone down by the levee
It was late at night, it always is
Someone dies, someone lives
You know anything about dirty cops
Mercy begs & a broken heart
You want to live like the king
You got to give up everything
May be a sweetheart, may be a friend
You’ll be alone in the bitter end
She’s better off now that the prick is gone
We all know what happened down at Shakey’s Bar
He was drunk, she was bold
Pulled out his gun, we dug a deep hole
I saw a man in a holy suit
Overhead there was a blacked out moon
He could fool just about anyone
But the gig is up, the deal is done, and kingdoms come
We all met up back at the bar
It’s a dirty world, someone got to clean it up
We never talk about angels or dust
Living in the past is dangerous
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4. |
True
04:24
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Go out enjoy yourself
I’m not feeling very well
I’ve got these blue rolling through my head
It’s been up, down and back again
I never seem to get it right
I can wake in a mood and turn on a dime
While the scent is in the bloom
The thorns I bring to you
I’ve been lost and been confused
‘Til you, you’re the only thing that’s true
I will try to be a better man
Than the fool from yesterday
Though I fear in my heart I will not change
We are bound by a greater love
We were saved by the sea
Today I believe that it comes from above
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5. |
Dig That Well
04:49
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High as you fly, low as you go
With a little bit of luck and a little bit of hope
You want to lay it on, want to break that stone
You’re gonna do what’s right, want to get into heaven
‘Til the end of days, ‘til the maker gets it’s way
You’re gonna dig that well, come heaven or hell
To the man on the street, nothing come easily
You take what they will, you want to climb up their hill
Why you looking around, not a soul in the sky
Think no one is looking down, neither you nor I
‘Til the end of days ‘til the maker gets it’s way
You’re gonna dig that well, come heaven or hell
So try to love it, put a little heart into it
It’ll go better if you don’t fight it
And like a sea shell we’re all dying on the sea shore
Drowning like beggars, wanting more
So pack out the back, make your own way
These angels are lost in these darkest days
When the sky is full, been raining tears
Been coming down now a thousand years
High As You Fly, Low as you go
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6. |
Hide Away
05:43
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I’d been broken down, Saint Charles Avenue
When I found myself, face down in a pool
Two men on my left rummaging through my pockets
Took my wedding ring and all the money I had to spend
These are days, all I want to do is hide away
I was working late, down at Shakey’s bar
When a man come in, yelling & waving both his arms
Had the devil stare, had a silver gun
Raised it up, he shot the youngest one
Seems like everywhere I go, there are hearts to mend
Seems like everyone’s afraid
Is there no hope for understanding
Seems we all could use a brighter day
So, I hope & I pray, love will find our way
I hope & I pray, love comes our way
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Shy (Revisited)
03:49
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I held you up in a driving rain
I knew it then that the danger came
More than words, pieces of my heart
They made you laugh, put up your guard
I can be your friend, I can help you keep it very straight
I can turn to blue this rainy day
Give us hope and cherish you
So beautiful, yet shy like the moon
You're a woman here in a grown up world
Trying to pretend love doesn't hurt
It's more than what they say, more than make believe
Still you build this wall between
But that's allright, sometimes I am strong like the sun
I can beat real hard until this day is done
Then as your man, I will come to you
So beautiful, yet shy like the moon
Fear in your eyes and your paralized
And it's taking us down don't you realize
That I'm in your heart, got to find a way
So shy, like the moon
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8. |
Minefields
04:13
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Little insults we plant like minefields
We walk on tiptoes, we wait the next blow
Was a time when we weren’t such monsters
When we would wait with anticipation
What happened to the beating of our hearts
What happened to the embers of our sparks
What happened to the angels at our guard
What happened to I’m sorry…
Little whispers, they carry weight like
A falling mountain, like oceans rising
To bring us closer, to win us hope for
A new beginning, for a new tomorrow
Take us away from this place
It’s a graveyard where dreams come to die
With nights ever ending
Take us away from this hell
We can’t tell anymore if its
Day or night, fear or flight
We pace this cage taking final rights
What happened to the beating of our hearts
What happened to the embers of our sparks
What happened to the angels at our guard
What happened to the glory of our arc
What happened to I’m sorry in the dark
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9. |
Leave This Town
04:14
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I was born from the sin of a southern wind
I was torn from the wake of a north bound train
All the way to Hope, all the way to Glory
Gonna get there, one way or another
Hey now, what’s it gonna take to leave this town
Come one day, it’s gonna take everything I got
I’ve been saving all my money working nights down at the Drop
It better be soon, I’m living on ends
And all this love that I never spend
Hey now, what’s it gonna take to leave this town
Is it gonna take more than I can give
Will I bare my soul to unforgiving winds
The love that saves us will be there in the end
I’m gonna find out when I leave this town
Right now my future is brighter than I’ve ever seen
Sure this grass is green, but I’m living in a black and white dream
When I cross that bridge, I won’t wave goodbye
I’ll throw my past over the side
Hey now, what’s it gonna take to leave this town
Sometimes I think love is gone or that love will never come
Is it a matter of faith for everyone
So, I hope and I pray it comes around my way
I’m gonna find out when I leave this town
Is it gonna take more than I can give
Will I bare my soul to unforgiving winds
The love that fails us is always from a friend
I’m gonna find, I’m gonna find out….
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10. |
Endless Sky
02:58
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Day break, I’m wide awake
How can sleep in this still place
So I wonder how much farther
To be with you in outer space
Night is young, moon is high
You and I an endless sky
We can dream to the stars
An angel lost is who you are
Evening comes, work is done
We celebrate like a fired gun
Into the night we chase the sky
We wring out all there is to hide
How we love, how we shine
It’s a miracle, it’s a miracle
That love can dry a sea of tears
It’s a miracle, it’s a miracle
Night falls, we close our eyes
I feel at home by your side…
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11. |
The Bridge
02:49
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I was hoping that you could tell me
What makes you cry like a baby
And then walk out of my door
Was it something I said to you
You act like I am dead to you
Without even one explanation
Is it always the living, waking up dead
Shaking in silence ‘til the dawn of the day
Was it even about me
Does it help that I am sorry
Do I remind you of a past sinner
Were you ever wholly
The woman you have shown me
Or are you in deepest of winter
We are building a bridge and building it high
To carry us over these troubled times
Where love and hope are angels we find
To carry us home through shadows of night
To the dawn of the day
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Joseph Parsons Berlin, Germany
Long a fan of multi-dimensional recording productions, Parsons writes distinctive songs that often defy categories. He
weaves genres as he fuses traces of Emo, Soul & Folk to create his own unique style of Rock & Roll. Always emotive and energetic on recordings, his live shows are a spirited and at times deeply personal experience.
Joseph Parsons is a European based artist.
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