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Meteor RecordsReleased :
May 30, 2018
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Network
NETWORK
A dozen armies crawling down a dusty road Imbedded journalists shouldering a heavy load We’ll show you footage like you’ve never seen before Endless commentary from near and from afar We interrupt this broadcast for the latest football score We are the network That’s bringing you the war A small battalion overcome by friendly fire We’ll show you this and more ‘cause we’re the fastest gun for hire Our ratings are the best We get the highest share Because in love and war Everything is fair You’ll be the first to know You’ll see how profits soar We are the network That’s bringing you the war Bringing you the war Thanks to TV the world is small It’s good to see inside it all Like on TV the world is small So good to be outside it all A rocket launcher poised and ready to go Incoming missles landing on the ground below We’ll show you footage like you’ve never seen before Endless commentary from here and from afar We interrupt this broadcast for the latest football score We are the network That’s bringing you the war Bringing you the war
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Feel of the Ocean
Feel of the Ocean
The sun comes up on another perfect day Get in touch through the rhythm of the waves When to go and when to move outside When to know to ride the rising tide I wanna feel the feel of the ocean I wanna glide over the sand Wanna feel the feel of the ocean Until the forces force me to land Mooonlit night and dreams flow everywhere Fireflies tracing castles in the air I could try to follow where they lead But I standby When you’re there so close to me I wanna feel the feel of the ocean I wanna glide over the sand I wanna feel the feel of the ocean Until the forces force me to land I wanna feel the feel of the ocean I wanna merge with the sea Wanna feel the feel of the ocean Someday that’s where we will be Someday we will, someday we will Someday we will Till then we will take our time and Endeavor to live our minds and The sun comes up on another perfect day Get in touch through the rhythm of the waves I wanna feel the feel of the ocean I wanna merge with the sea I wanna feel the feel of the ocean Someday that’s where we will be I wanna feel the feel of the ocean Glide over the sand Wanna feel the feel of the ocean waves ‘Til the forces force me to land
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If I'm Not in Love
If I’m Not in Love
It was good to be alone And live just for the day I could let my feelings roam Then they ran away While the world is spinning round Faster and faster I could learn to live without But that’s not what I’m after If I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I’m just wasting away And if I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I got nothing to say I’m not afraid of getting old When there’s so much to live for I just want someone to hold One to be there for Getting so tired of hanging around Tired of keeping score Each day I tell myself There could be so much more And If I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I’m just wasting away I’d rather feel mixed up Or even feeling hurt by love Than what I’m feeling today Is it a question of love When the questions get tough Or a matter of aim and follow through Is it ever enough When the questions get tough Well I know what I gotta do Find a way Back to Get through to something new And if I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I’m just wasting away I’d rather feel mixed up Or even feeling hurt by love Than what I’m feeling today Then what I’m feeling today And if I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I’m just wasting away And if I’m not in love Or even feeling hurt by love I got nothing to say
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Island
ISLAND
For all the talk we are a global nation We can’t just walk and live in isolation So much disbelief that day When our government pulled out and left the room But then we’re free now to find a way how Or just shrug off impending doom It’s getting better and a whole lot worse We’ve got technology but it comes with fits and jerks While some deny that there is anything to heed Every other country now has strongly disagreed On this island On this island On this island in the dark sky On this island On this island On this island in the dark sky Stepping outside as the climate changes Hurricanes and earthquakes only get more dangerous There are solutions but there’s so much corporate greed Big fish leaves nothing left for little fish to feed On this island On this island On this island in the dark sky On this island On this island On this island in the dark Feel like just another castaway Looking out to all those stars Will all mankind seek to get away Will we finally go too far Let’s hope it’s not a hopeless situation With so much nuclear proliferation Takes just an accident or a momentary lapse But then we’re free now to find a way out Before the future turns to ash On this island On this island On this island in the dark sky On this island On this island On this island in the dark
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Deeper
Deeper
It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go It scares me to know that I’m deeper What will happen to my individuality What will become of all my friends Will it be the same old everyday reality Is this where it all will end It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go What will happen to my personality What will be come of my loose ends Do I have a claim on my originality Can a loser ever win It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go Finally free now from the game Why am I fearful just the same Plenty of reasons to escape I never wanted to turn away Finally free now from the game But I’m still drawn towards the flame It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I ever go It scares me to know and suppose Everyday life will end It scares me to know that I’m deeper Deeper than I can defend It scares me to know that I’m deeper It scares me to know it’s a keeper Deeper deeper
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Bugs
BUGS
Life is funny you know And so sad I’ve been working out bugs But the bug powder’s bad Something in the atmosphere Begins to make me mad Is it something out there Or something I have There’s somebody I know From way back He was working out bugs And lost all that he had Didn’t mean to do it But things kept going bad He’s still working out bugs Like the rest of us have Still working out bugs Like the rest of us have Bugs bugs everywhere Too much to even think Bugs Bugs everywhere I hope this ship don’t sink That’s what funny with love And so sad So much hope in the world And still love can go bad Didn’t mean to do it I hope you don’t get mad Just working out bugs Like the rest of us have Just working out bugs Like the rest of us have Love love everywhere Too much to even think Love love in my hair I think I need a drink Something in the atmosphere Begins to make me mad Is there something out there Or something I have Bugs Bugs everywhere Too much to even think Bugs Bugs everywhere I hope this ship don’t sink Bugs bugs everywhere Too much to even think Bugs bugs I don’t care I think I need a drink
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Better I Was
BETTER I WAS
I used to ride the straight and narrow Rip it through the barrel Paddle out and do it again Every big day I would wind up First out in the lineup Ride the biggest monster in I try but I could not say why Lately nothing’s easy for me I try always access denied Don’t want to think about it Don’t want to know There’s a world full of things That I’ve lived to forget because The older I get the better I was I used to play for seven hours Head into the showers Come back out and do it again Used to find the mark so nicely Get awarded nightly Now I post a hundred and ten I try but I could not say why Sometimes I just don’t even go I try always access denied Don’t want to think about it Don’t want to know There’s a world full of things That I’ve lived to forget because The older I get the better I was The older I get the better I was Now you’re takin’ in the sun Got the world on the run for sure Well the day is gonna come When you’re looking back to when you were I try but I could not say why Sometimes I just don’t even go I try but I can’t say goodbye Don’t want to think about it Don’t want to know There’s a world full of things That I’ve lived to forget because The older I get the better I was There’s a world full of things That I’ve learned to invent because The older I get the better I was
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Caught Inside
CAUGHT INSIDE
Bet you thought you’d get away With all things you did before today Thought that you were safely home Now you got no chance to get away You have been a master of disguise Now you’re disappearing right before my eyes Caught inside You were caught inside And you thought you’d just go along for an easy ride Caught inside You were caught inside Now you’re finding yourself deep in a sea of lies You may think this is a curse It’s gonna get a whole lot worse Wanted just to get there first Now you’ve reached your final verse You have been a master of disguise Now the end is nearing comes as no surprise Caught inside You were caught inside And you thought you’d just go along for an easy ride Caught inside You were caught inside Now you’re fighting with the tide in a sea of lies Getting tired and you’re heading for All the rocks up against the shore You can duck but you cannot hide in a sea of lies You have been a master of disguise Now the end is nearing You have been a master of disguise Now you’re disappearing right before my eyes Caught inside You were caught inside And you thought you’d just go along for an easy ride Caught inside You were caught inside You can fight but you can’t survive in a sea of lies
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Hillary
HILLARY
From the moment that we first met You were on the run We had our times and I don’t forget The way you get it done Though you’re a hit with the party set They think you’re not much fun And all the secrets that you kept Why’d you have to go there Why’d you have to go there Oh Hillary it’s killing me They say you done me wrong And Hillary I disagree I know your love is strong When you ask that I help you out I always give you money I never ask what it’s all about I know you’ll see me someday It’s so unfair when they call you out Why’d they have to go there Why’d they have to go there Hillary it’s killing me They say you done me wrong And Hillary it’s killing me They say you don’t belong And Hillary it’s plain to see That still you turn me on Hillary it’s killing me I like the way that you get it done I don’t agree that you’re not much fun You should be my number 1 Why’d they have to go there Why’d they have to go there Hillary it’s killing me Oh Hillary it’s killing me Hillary They say you’re doing me wrong Hillary can’t you see I know your love is strong Hillary They say you’re putting me on Hillary can’t you see I know your love is strong Hillary They say you’re doing me wrong Hillary can’t you see I know your love is strong
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Feed the Fire
FEED THE FIRE
If it’s snowin’ I’m going Been hanging round this dusty town for too long If it’s snowing I’m going Just need a sign of a winter storm and I’m gone Gonna turn off the news and get out of that chair Pack up my boots and I’m already there Never get old having nothing but air beneath my feet If it’s blowin’ I’m going Listenin’ to the wind as it plays my favorite song If it’s blowing I’m going Reach the beach and another hit’s coming on Got the wind at my back and the wind in my hair Could be going off track but I don’t seem to care Out of my head and getting up in the air just to be the breeze Deeper higher feed the fire Deeper higher feed the fire Deeper higher need to feed the fire Feed the fire Got the wind at back my and the wind in my hair Could be going off track but I don’t seem to care Never get old having nothing but air beneath my feet Deeper higher feed the fire Deeper higher feed the fire Deeper higher need to feed the fire Feed the fire If it’s snowing I’m going If it’s blowing I’m going If it’s throwing I’m going If it’s snowing I’m going
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Oceans and Mountains
OCEANS AND MOUNTAINS
Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky Losing all direction ‘till a another wave rolls by Gathering the forces I’m alone so alone Then riding six white horses I am on my way home I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side Walking through the wilderness up to the forest’s edge Climb high above the treetops and peer out along a ledge Captured by the beauty there for anyone to see You will keep repeating this is where you need to be I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side I’ll pursue having you for the ride Driving through the city streets and dirty boulevards Out to where the highways end and nature’s caught off guard Try to catch a fleeting glimpse of how it all could be You will keep repeating this is where you need to be I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side I’ll pursue having you for the ride Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky In the sky in the sky Losing all direction till another wave rolls by In the sky in the sky Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky
About Deeper
Nuke the Soup is the current project from Mark Davison, singer/guitarist/songwriter and founding member of Cubic Feet. Fiercely independent before it was cool, Cubic Feet has had a successful run of five albums, the last being the critically acclaimed double album, Then and Now.
Nuke the Soup channels Davison's well-honed rock songwriting craft, bringing his witty, gritty songs to life with a top-notch band: keyboardist Brian Simms, bassist Mike Mennell, guitarists Rennie Grant, Andy Thurston, Gerry "Spooky Ghost" Leonard (David Bowie), and Chester Thompson (Genesis, Zappa) on drums. Deeper (2018) expands on Make Waves Not War (2009), the band's first release. Teaming up with producers Kevin Killen (Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush) and Brendan Canty (Fugazi's drummer), Deeper meditates on mortality and its torments and joys. The tone never plunges into darkness but stays remarkably buoyant. The album opens with the media's commercialization of human tragedy ("Network"), only to shift toward a call to turn off the news and engage more powerfully with life and its breakers. The album moves from personal reflections on relationships and aging ("Better Than I Was"), addiction ("Bugs"), and the state of the world ("Island"), to the political send up/love anthem, "Hillary."
"I did not set out to write an album with a recurring theme as dark as mortality, but that's
where the muse led. And I followed it deeper and deeper," Davison says. For all the
philosophical reflection, however, Nuke the Soup keeps the drive that makes for powerful
performances by the band, live and in the studio.
upcoming launch party
WTMD Studio BTowson, MD
location
June 1st, 2018
ALBUM CREDITS Mark Davison – vocals, guitars Brian Simms – keyboards, hooter, backing vocals Rennie Grant – guitars Andy Thurston – guitars, slide Gerry Leonard – spooky guitar Michael Mennell – bass Chester Thompson – drums Mark St. Pierre – percussion Dana Alexandra Zbozien – backing vocals Sheila Ford – backing vocals Dave Fairall – sax on track 10 Jimmy Wilson – wind synth on track 10 Alexa Miton – castanets on track 2 Woody Lissauer – guitar, vocals on track 11 Produced by Kevin Killen and Nuke the Soup Produced by Brendan Canty and Nuke the Soup – tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 Recorded at Cubic Studios, Lutherville, MD Engineers: Kevin Killen, Brendan Canty, Mark Davison All tracks mixed by Kevin Killen Mastered at Gateway Mastering by Bob Ludwig Songs written by Mark Davison / track 11 (Lissauer/Davison) Songs published by Circular Songs Music, ASCAP Photography / art direction / design: Steven Parke Special thanks: Peter Solley, Keith Larsen, Mark Cisneros, Victor Giordano, Ryan Diehl, Richard Josephs, Radovan Maricic, and Mitch Treger
Discography
Deeper
Make Waves Not War
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Ocean
OCEAN
The ocean is my church The waves are my religion I’ll find my way to earth And not by my precision Not looking for rebirth Just looking for revision And finding that is worth Whatever the admission Waitin’ when the walls come down Find my way to solid ground Been under too long Been under too long I’ll find my way Been under too long The ocean is my church The waves are my religion I’m free to roam the earth And find a new position Weightless when the walls come down Finding life can’t hold me down For too long Been under too long I’ll find my way Been under too long Don’t let me drown Can’t keep me down Been under too long For too long ‘Find my way Feels like too long Don’t let me drown Can’t keep me down
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Filled with Dread
Filled with Dread
We were drowning Far from any shore We were wondering What it all is for Every answer there within our reach Leads us onward farther from the beach Now the future comes much too fast So I’m dying to live in the past Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread When a hole in my heart Takes a hold of my head Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread But I feel strong I can’t be wrong You may wish to Find a guiding star When she’s with you You know where you are It’s a riddle every time we speak Get a little taste of what you seek Now the future comes much too fast So I’m dying to live in the past Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread When a hole in my heart Takes a hold of my head Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread But I feel strong Won’t be wrong Darkness all around me Nowhere to go Faces they surround me Can’t let anybody know Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread Got a hole in my heart And my coconut head Filled with dread Well I’m filled with dread But I feel strong And I won’t forget Filled with dread I’m filled with dread
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Blind
Blind
I was blind for you Never saw you coming Right on time for you It was natural Wrote a line for you Every time I saw your face Had designs on you It fell right in place Why am I blind to you Why am I blind to you Can’t remember when No I couldn’t say Slow change set in You would look away You could blame my friends But they’ve gone away Why am I blind to you Why am I blind to you You say I’m blind to you But there was something that I saw Something I saw in you And no one else And it’s the reason for it all It hasn’t gone away I just forget sometimes To tell you everyday I was blind for you Saw right away I would only lose If I didn’t find a way Do we really choose When it’s so obvious That I ‘m so blind for you That I am blind for you You say I’m blind to you But there was something that I saw Something I saw in you And no one else And it’s the reason for it all It hasn’t gone away I just forget sometimes To tell you everyday That I am blind for you Want to spend my time with you Out of my mind for you Another rhyme won’t help me When everything is black I will still love you back Try to make you understand We’re living in a mystery That’s where it all began I was blind to you I barely listened Got to hear it all That I just don’t see I am blind see your fault Can’t help myself I am so blind to you I am so blind for you You say I’m blind to you But there was something that I saw Something I saw in you And no one else And it’s the reason for it all It hasn’t gone away I just forget sometimes To tell you everyday
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Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang
Temptation Specially when the door is open wide Frustration Every time you take a step outside Elation Knowing that it’s time to take a ride And we moved all summer like separate spirits Dancing in the sand And we moved on into another gear Never knowing when we’d land We fit like yin and yang New Hampshire and Vermont I heard it when you rang But I don’t know what you want Don’t know what you want Flirtation Just another trick to catch your eye Trepidation Every time you think to wonder why Inspiration Giving you a chance you can’t deny And we moved all summer like separate spirits Dancing in the sand And we moved on into another gear Never knowing when we’d land We fit like yin and yang New Hampshire and Vermont I heard it when you rang But I don’t know what you want Don’t know what you want Don’t you confuse me You’re gonna lose me Don’t you confuse me We fit like yin and yang New Hampshire and Vermont I heard it when you rang But I don’t know what you want Don’t know what you want
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Big Green Jungle
Big Green Jungle
I been working so hard just to pay the rent I been working so hard for the things I get When the government comes to collect their share I have some concern of my own welfare Following the pack can be a trap You must diversify Or the end is near Gotta make a move and if you see a chance improve And you’ll survive In the big green jungle Chasing opportunities In the big green jungle There’s no forest for the trees I been working so hard just to make ends meet I been working so hard on this dead end street When the day is done and I take my rest It is not enough that I’ve done my best And if it was open I would stop and seize the moment Just to fly away from here Gotta take you cannot break the deal In order to survive In the big green jungle There’ll always be prosperity In the big green jungle There’ll always be disparity In the big green jungle You can’t escape captivity In the big green jungle The key is productivity Know that you’re alive and just the fittest can survive To make their way in this atmosphere No one is alone but there is nowhere left to go Where you can hide In the big green jungle There’ll always be prosperity In the big green jungle There’ll always be disparity In the big green jungle Chasing opportunities In the big green jungle There’s no forest for the trees
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More to You
More to You
Not the easiest of times I can hardly read your mind Someday soon gonna find a way To let you know I’m on your side I just go against the tide You’re a circle I’m a sliver You’re the ocean I’m a river I’m an arrow you’re the quiver You’re the story I deliver All because the way you are I keep finding ways so far And when it seems that there is nothing new I’m finding out there’s so much more to you It’s not hard to be afraid With all the things we never say You’re the one who makes my world And you can make my whole world shake And my world is yours to take You’re a circle I’m a sliver You’re the ocean I’m a river I’m an arrow you’re the quiver You’re the story I deliver All because the way you are I have found my way so far And when it seems that there is nothing new I’m finding out there’s so much more to you Does it mean anything Anything to you That I even think All of me could be content to be a part of you You’re the one who makes my world And you can make my whole world shake And my world is yours to take You’re a circle I’m a sliver You’re the ocean I’m a river I’m an arrow you’re the quiver You’re the story I deliver All because the way you are I keep finding ways so far And when it seems that there is nothing new I’m finding out there’s so much more to you
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Head for That
Head for That
When I hear her call my name I say I gotta head for that The night is warm I can’t stay away I gotta head for that Summer’s gone and it won’t be long Till we’re starting up a fire Always know that I must move on When it fills my heart’s desire When I hear her call my name I say I gotta head for that The night is long I can’t stay away I gotta head for that Breaking deals or just spinning wheels It took so long just to find her I can feel this could be for real And I’m gone to Carolina When I hear her call my name I say I gotta head for that Oh the night is warm I can’t stay away I gotta head for that So ask me in 100 years if I’ve learned anything I’ll tell you if I still can hear I wouldn’t change a thing Had my fill too much time to kill To be walking on a wire Time stands still and it always will When we keep on going higher When I hear her call my name I say I gotta head for that The night is long can’t stay away I gotta head for that When I hear her call my name I say I gotta head for that Oh the night is warm I can’t stay away I gotta head for that
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Seeds
Seeds
All my life Walking down empty streets Only passing through Spend my time Down where the lonely meet Then I saw you I remember you from long ago The seeds are planted We’re gonna watch them grow Once I looked To find a place to hide In a fantasy All my dreams They were locked inside Till they came to be I remember you from long ago The seeds are planted We’re gonna watch them grow They’re gonna grow Wild and tall They’re gonna reach up to the sun And heed the call They’re gonna grow They’re gonna bloom We’re gonna fall Into a love that stands above it all Why pretend to live forever now What will be will be Life will end but we’re together now For the world to see I remember you from long ago The seeds are planted We’re gonna watch them grow Yeah this is not the first time but Don’t you know The seeds are planted We’re gonna watch them grow They’re gonna grow They’re gonna grow They’re goona grow The seeds are planted We’re gonna watch them grow
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Finger of Friendship (Dolphin Song)
Finger of Friendship (Dolphin Song)
All of my friends in the ocean They’re always following me Don’t mean to make a commotion For everyone to see You’ve seen enough of my antics To think I’m up to no good I’m just a hopeless romantic Don’t let me be Don’t let me be misunderstood So stop wait a minute There you go Now you get it It’s just my finger of friendship Don’t mean to get you alarmed It’s just my finger of friendship I’ll never do you I’ll never do you any harm All of my friends in the ocean They’re always staring at me They want the name of the potion No one is ever content to let it be So stop wait a minute There you go Now you get it It’s just my finger of friendship I’ll take you where you wanna go I’m headed out towards the open sea Swim along if you’d like to come with me I feel I’m stuck in the middle of a mystery If life is a riddle Hang on and you’ll surely hold the key It’s just my finger of friendship I’ll take you where you wanna go I’m headed out towards the open sea Hope you consider all the possibilities It’s just my finger of friendship It’s there to let you know I never want to end it Just want to see it grow and grow and grow
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All a Dream
All a Dream
If there was a perfect world Perfect flowers So appealing I’d find you in my perfect world Perfect as you are If there was a gentle world Gentle mannered So revealing You would be my gentle world Gentle as you are And if this is all a dream This is all a dream And if this is all a dream Let’s make believe Let’s make believe that we were lovers once Lovers once again Let’s make believe that this is just the start Never goin’ to end If there was a brighter world Filled with wonder Hope worth meaning You would reach the brightest world Bright as any star And if this is all a dream This is all a dream And if this is all a dream Let’s make believe Let’s make believe that we were lovers once Lovers once again Let’s make believe there are no others And the story never ends When all this dreaming scheming freely fills my head What good are dreams when they don’t get you out of bed And if this is all a dream This is all a dream And if this is all a dream Let’s make believe If this is all a dream And if this is all a dream And if this is all a dream Let’s make believe
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Our Song
Our Song
Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky Losing all direction ‘till a another wave rolls by Gathering the forces I’m alone so alone Then riding six white horses I am on my way home I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side Walking through the wilderness up to the forest’s edge Climb high above the treetops and peer out along a ledge Captured by the beauty there for anyone to see You will keep repeating this is where you need to be I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side I’ll pursue having you for the ride Driving through the city streets and dirty boulevards Out to where the highways end and nature’s caught off guard Try to catch a fleeting glimpse of how it all could be You will keep repeating this is where you need to be I am who I am I was born to the sea You will say the mountains take ya’ higher But whatever paths we roam Or where we choose to call home I’ll pursue having you by my side I’ll pursue having you for the ride Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky In the sky in the sky Losing all direction till another wave rolls by In the sky in the sky Floating in a place between the ocean and the sky
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May 6, 2018
Watch the making of "If I'm Not in Love"
With Rennie and Brendan
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May 7, 2018
Watch the making of "Island"
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