1. |
Love Is Freedom
04:39
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My head is heavy
About to fall out
I keep coming back
To this doubt
Where’s my faith?
Where’s my feet?
Word after word
Coming down
Where’s it coming from?
I look around
I get high
In my dreams.
Cause Love is Freedom
And that’s what it means to Me.
I dig and shed
I change my ways
My shadow hides
In every shade
And I..
I get free.
Where am I running
Why am I going
Do I think
There’s an end to this road
And all this time..
It seems.
That Love is Freedom
And thats what it means to Me.
Bridge:
It seems there’s a means to an end
In my dreams you are my friend.
Won’t you please take my hand
And show me how I can.
I give the meaning
To every action
Every thought in my head
Every practice
Every breath that I take
Every life that I give
Every truth that I break
Every death that I live..
Through..
I am free.
Cause love is freedom
And thats what it means
To Me.(X3)
Outro:
Do I have some help?
Or am I all by myself?
When do I shoot this gun?
Am I alone or am I one?
Am I alone or am I one?
Am I alone or am I one?
Am I alone or am I one?
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2. |
A Good Life
04:35
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Two things you cannot control, time and weather
And your first thought, well and maybe what other
People do, pass it on through and through
Through the eons and ages
The stages I go through turn the pages I’m ageless
The sugar I had last week won’t satisfy my tooth today
And it’s kind of sad we had to put in writing we’re all created equal
For some to obey
A cloud casts it’s shadow and it’s cold and it’s grey
Is it my turn to move on or stay
Like a moth to a flame
You’ll never have a chance
You’ve been running head first for your last romance
There’s just as many limits to your dreams to be in flight
As the grass covered plains, trees reaching for the sky
I would lay down in the street for almost any friend and die
Just ask me how, I
Time and weather, whatever changes you stake
Make sure that you maintain some leverage
Cause you’d hate to get stuck out in the rain
Without an umbrella
Never cut in my prime, get the best of my time I’m fine
Why you moving so fast in the wind
Grow some roots, watch the leaves blow by, pay in kindness for rent
Anyone has their own mark to make
A greater part of the whole
An interest to bare and parts that ache and so...
So have a good life, adios to what could have been
So that was that and then was then
We had our moment in time. You had yours and I had mine.
There’s no prize you cannot get now that you would get in the end.
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3. |
I'm A Fool
02:58
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To be honest I’m a fool
Cause I never would have thought
The school I’m taught is most probably a tool
An art of my demise
So obvious a rule
Temptation is placing a strain on this mood
And here I go again
Afraid to be happy
Going faster then is necessary
On purpose
The surplus knowledge is college for some
For me it might be too much
Forcing my comfort away farther then two fucks
Meaning I have arrived
And you can knock me down
Can my greatest wants be found?
In my loss of control of what I hold
I’m bold afraid, dismained
Displayed this old rage
And most happy for it
Cause the truth is, To be Honest I’m a Fool
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4. |
Bag Of Rocks
02:35
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I will let go
Of this bag of rocks
I been carrying around with me,
I will untie
This rope
Thats been dragging me
Up and down the street
I will get going
And move out of this mysery,
Cause I believe
I will take charge of my life
And my Love
It all comes from me
I paint what I might
Tomorrow starts all white
And yesterday is in the breeze
I will let go
Of me
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5. |
Unlucky In Love
05:06
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In this lifetime....So far it’s been/
Kind of creature, Some Kind of Friend/
Times a Teacher, That rhymes on end/
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
In love again
Will this circle, ever make sense?
I had enough of, bitter amens/
From the jump off, why’d I pretend?
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
In love again
I will change this....way I have been/
I will make it...break or I’ll bend/
Cause I’m tired, of aching again/
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
I've been Unlucky
In love again
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6. |
Level Ground
03:47
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On an uphill I go fast and down hill I go faster
So long to that level ground, nice and easy I’ve been after
So I’ll take my chance with you, faith you’re the only one
I can count on to smile, even when we’re on the run
There you are, you have been playing
You must have me confused with a recipe
For war and such, your alibi
Is that you’re the product of the neighbors
You claim to hide
So did you, did you pick them?
Or did they pick you
With the building of the personality
You’ve created through
Your validation
Here’s your salutation
Is it your obligation
To perfect Isolation
The subtle punctuation
Defends your population
Yes it’s a celebration
Of aggrivation
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7. |
Voicemail
00:43
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One time, a long time ago
Way before I ever knew you.
I was sailing in the big open blue
Way before I ever knew you.
I was running into the sea, to see what I could see.
Way before I ever knew you.
I was jumping off the nearest cliff, to see where I would land.
Way before I ever knew you.
I was docking, on a slip I had never been to, on a shore I had never seen,
with people I had never even imagined. Had been..
Waaay before I ever knew you.
I was sick once with the flu, on a bench in Peru.
Way before I ever knew you.
One time I got caught in the rain, I was in Spain playing harmonica for money.
Way before I ever knew you.
Another time I was on a boat, and I watched someone jump and then he float..ed.
Way before I ever knew you.
I’ve done alot.
I’ve seen alot.
I’ve been with many.
Way before I ever knew you.
Have I ever
Have I ever
Have I ever, been quite as content?
Way before I ever knew you.
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One time, a long time ago
Way before I ever knew you.
I was sailing in the big open blue
Way before I ever knew you.
I was running into the sea, to see what I could see.
Way before I ever knew you.
I was jumping off the nearest cliff, to see where I would land.
Way before I ever knew you.
I was docking, on a slip I had never been to, on a shore I had never seen,
with people I had never even imagined. Had been..
Waaay before I ever knew you.
I was sick once with the flu, on a bench in Peru.
Way before I ever knew you.
One time I got caught in the rain, I was in Spain playing harmonica for money.
Way before I ever knew you.
Another time I was on a boat, and I watched someone jump and then he float..ed.
Way before I ever knew you.
I’ve done alot.
I’ve seen alot.
I’ve been with many.
Way before I ever knew you.
Have I ever
Have I ever
Have I ever, been quite as content?
Way before I ever knew you.
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9. |
Honest Man
03:33
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Can I be an honest man, wearing my knees out on the ground?
Can I be simple, can I be profound?
Can I walk a step at a time, and feel my feet to the beat of progress?
I may have nothing, face what’s seen and remain curious.
Can I quit borrowing trouble from someone else’s way?
Can I be better then, I was yesterday?
Can I catch a wave of good news from the story that I tell myself?
Can I only see the good in you, and nothing else?
.....the frame's been set.
The facts I have enough
But sometimes I’m only willing
To do so much.
Can I be a friend, to all that I lack?
Can I be so forgiving, that I never look back?
Can I be intelligent in my gut and trust my sense?
Can I learn to hold my ground and have a healthy defense?
But there is an outside chance.
My attitude goes hand in hand.
.....the frames been set.
The facts I have enough
But sometimes I’m only willing
To do so much.
But sometimes I’m only willing
To do so much.
But sometimes I’m only willing
To do so much.
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10. |
Big Ideas
01:55
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I will chase this moon west
For the night might escape
Unglued blanket of blue
Will you stay in the dark?
The magnet of the stars
And this moments not too far
For the clever sun sure does come
Though I’d like it to wait.
In the morning beat a drum
To the pace of us two
Our dream always is close
Can we have one more day?
This time will go by fast
Taking fragments of the last
And we once again ask if we can
Be just a couple who...?..
Have patience
And late nights
And space for
Those Big Ideas
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11. |
Dear John
03:26
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Dear John I never wrote you a letter/
Dear John did you ever get it/
From here on, I’ll sing this song without an ending/
Clear from, any way I’m ever headed/
John, I’ve woken up, No I don’t believe that/
I once did, I once lived, In a place of no need at/
The time, I rhymed, As if I was a poet/
I thought I knew it all, But I tried to hold it/
I tried to be perfect, And figure it all out/
I lied to myself. I thought I put it all out/
But the truth is, It was only progress,
And it was just fine at that/
But I was reaching for the end,
And all I did was look back/
Time went by so slow,Yet faster in each phase/
Did I have a chance to get out, Looking back it’s just brief haze/
Now I’m in it, I’m closed, And unwilling to listen/
What is in my power, And what is simply given/
I like to lay back, I saw you the other night/
Thank You for coming by, You grew your beard out,
It looks alright/
And chubby and jolly, You were smiling, I was crying/
Actually I remember it wanted to come out,
But it didn’t, why then?
Why John? Why did I see you?
What are you showing me? Or is it me who?
Is showing you, All you said I could/
You and Bobby Bare, Screwing, Gluing, Nailing and Sanding Wood...
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12. |
My Story
02:21
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I was born on the tenth floor,
Of a big tall building,
I had myself another shot/
I planned to make a run,
For the top of a mountain,
And own the whole damn lot/
Yeah I walked into some walls,
There were a couple closed doors,
And I even saw a few road blocks/
I missed a few steps,
And I took a couple chances,
Sometimes I hit it right on the dot/
There’s enough here for me,
But I can’t always see,
Whether I’m getting by or I got too much/
Am I keeping it simple?
Am I taking it easy?
Have I even given up?
I had to change attitudes,
And I changed latitudes,
I thought I wanted physical excess/
But perceived lasts longer,
It wouldn’t take long for,
Me to use the trust that I kept/
So with one foot in front of the other,
I walked out and I wondered,
Was this all there was left/
For me to live in peace,
For me to always be,
On time everywhere I step
There’s enough here for me,
But I can’t always see,
Whether I’m getting by or I got too much/
Am I keeping it simple?
Am I taking it easy?
Have I even given up?
Speaking the same language,
Raised hands and puppet shows/
Eyebrows and hair ties,
A smile well, we know/
It all gets changed anyhow,
And the story seems different/
But have no doubt it’s the same,
I think that’s why I listen/
There’s enough here for me,
But I can’t always see,
Whether I’m getting by or I got too much/
Am I keeping it simple?
Am I taking it easy?
Have I even given up?
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13. |
A Kite Waiting
03:46
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Put the pieces in the puzzle,
The winters coming fast/
Too many plans are out of state,
And I can never look past/
I got a picture in my pocket,
But I got a lot of living to do/
Left the pistol in the closet,
It never had an end/
And ah damn my finger’s 'r raw,
But I played them again,
Yeah I’m looking for the freedom,
That I had on a step up north/
All I ever made/
All the times that I frayed/
The ways I caved,
I could have saved,
My plans/
I raged up on the stage/
For days I could have stayed/
The plays I made,
I could’ve played my hand/
Yeah I’m stolen by night,
A kite waiting for the wind/
And I’m standing on the edge,
You know that’s where I’ve always been/
Yes I’m waiting for the guts to jump,
Or just sit down and take a seat/
So I’ll excuse myself,
I’ll be sitting in a room/
You’ll see me running down the street,
I've got to get there soon/
I’ll hit the mark on every page,
On every take, on every day and I’m gone...
All I ever made/
All the times that I frayed/
The ways I caved,
I could have saved,
My plans/
I raged up on the stage/
For days I could have stayed/
The plays I made,
I could’ve played my hand/
So the best comes after/
I try less then I have to/
Cause I got a better chapter/
Yes and laughter is a factor/
If I’m loving every presentation/
Then I've got no time for hating/
Nothing....
All I ever made/
All the times that I frayed/
The ways I caved,
I could have saved,
My plans/
I raged up on the stage/
For days I could have stayed/
The plays I made,
I could’ve played my hand/
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14. |
Yolanda
03:04
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This I sing is nothing more than a simple song
though it wanted to be a declaration of love...
Romantic but not observing such defining form..
I brake on what I feel rushing in like a storm..
I love you
I love you
Eternally I love you
I would not die if you were not here with me
but if I die I would wanna go with you...
My loneliness feels accompanied and
That’s why at times I know that I need...
Your hand
Your hand
Eternally your hand
When I saw you I knew that it had always been right...
This fear of finding myself discovered..
You strip me down to bare skin and opened my chest
Each and every time you fill me
With your love
With your love
Eternally your love
If I ever feel defeated i resign myself to see
See the sun as its rising in the morning...
Praying the creed that you taught me..
I look at your face and I say to the window..
Yolanda
Yolanda
Eternally Yolanda
Yolanda
Eternally Yolanda
Eternally Yolanda
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15. |
May I Lie
03:51
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I always wanted a girl/
One I could call my own/
One who would never leave me alone/
One I could walk with in this world/
You know I thought I had my pick of the litter/
You know I've been around this town/
But honey you’re the first one I've ever seen/
And you’re the last to let me down/
May I lie, on your lap tonight/
I’ll stay a while, I can stay the night/
If you and I, we play it right/
Miles upon miles, of braids in our lives/
You’re a perfect picture, if I ever painted one/
You touch my burning as if you were the sun/
You help place my past as just a memory/
You’ve always been more then just a friend to me/
May I lie, on your lap tonight/
I’ll stay a while, I can stay the night/
If you and I, we play it right/
Miles upon miles, of braids in our lives/
Girl, thank you doesn’t explain it/
If I had the words, I don’t think I could name it/
You offered me your time,
You offered me your food,
Maybe someday I’ll actually even meet you/
There’s no need to worry, I aint lookin around/
I’m happy with all of you, I’m happy with what I found/
I hope you are too, I hope you hear this tune/
All along, I played it for you/
May I lie, on your lap tonight/
I’ll stay a while, I can stay the night/
If you and I, we play it right/
Miles upon miles, of braids in our lives/
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16. |
Pie In The Sky
02:39
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I wish I could relax my brain
Have a laugh, walk about, pass the time counting change.
Believe my own hype would ever be in vain.
Take a bow, end every effort to be estranged.
I want that pie in the sky
A lesson in levity
I want that pie in the sky
I’d trade opposition any day for harmony.
You don’t have to twist my arm
I’ll be kicking a stone
Walking a timeline
Creating a life of charm.
If I show up empty handed, please don’t be alarmed.
I promise I won’t tell you who you are.
I want that pie in the sky
A lesson in levity
I want that pie in the sky
I would rather cooperate then disagree.
I want that pie in the sky
I’ve already had the chance.
I want that pie in the sky
Throw away lines have a blast and dance
I want that pie in the sky
A lesson in levity...
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Josh M Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Urban folk artist searching for a sound he's never heard.
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