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Holler to the Heavens
04:50
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We called him crazy
If not out loud then with sideways glances
He who stepped out from beneath the bus stop,
put his head back and hollowed to the heavens.
Then he sat to wait some more, half bashful, half
relieved.
we called him crazy
but how many times in the last month have i heard
“I feel like screaming”
“I don’t know what to do with all my feelings” Things we bottled have fermented by now
“I’m drunk on fear”
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So gather up your things to go
Gather Memories and moments
Gather the forgotten crops
Gather those neglected thoughts, things you pretend you don’t know
We'll take time
A month of sundays
We'll be fine
If we Gather, Together
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I wake and piece myself together
Seems like I slept through class and the past two years, whatever
I’ll pack my things fat lady sing, I’ll be gone
Hit the road with some boxes of stuff
With my box of things I can piece myself wherever
But I can't hold to everything, what am I meant to keep?
We had to piece her back together
Rummaging through old photographs and letters
Gather artifacts from days before
She walked with a cane, and memories waned
Eulogies can pick and choose the better
Will I remember everything? What am I meant to keep?
We’re made from fragments of each other
Patchwork people stitched from friends and lovers
Stop looking for the real you, as if you knew how to recognize yourself
The whole is just the sum of the parts
If you lose someone does that part of your get smothered?
Will I hold on to all of you? Who am I meant to keep?
Will I hold on to all of you? Who's gonna keep me?
Will I remember everything? What am I meant to keep?
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Yo sabia, lo que tenia que hacer
aunque las voces seguían gritando, "recoja su vida"
y me fui, dejé los gritos, en un viaje, buscando, juntando
y poco a poco, hubo una nueva voz que, lentamente, reconocí como propio
Contigo, Contigo, Contigo Contigo Contigo en la Distancia
Yo vine para coger de cada uno, y lo meti en un saco
me diste lo que viene del ADN, de la sangre
me dijiste - “estoy impartiendo la vida mía, cosas espirituales"
y cuando me fui, lleve conmigo su sonido, la música de la familia
Contigo, Contigo, Contigo Contigo Contigo en la Distancia
Voy caminando por calles, mirando, el entorno que nos rodea
caras de personas, rejas de las casa, los raíces que levantan y rompen el suelo
miro esto como si fuera una obra de arte
y con esos recuerdos me siento a escribir
Contigo, Contigo, Contigo Contigo Contigo en la distancia
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Make Anew
04:39
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Me too
I make do
I anoint
What cannot be fixed
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My grandma had a hoarder for a subleter
he raked in stuffs, a real dragnetter
he filled her barn with suburban driftwood
when he left it took her two months to sift through
We called him crazy, and mad
But if it were bottle caps and stamps he'd be a collector
Tie on some price tags and its a hip spot for thrifting
If its antique enough you're a past-resurrector
Get famous and your stuff becomes an archival treasure
Whose to say what stuffs are rare
We all hold things for our own self care.
My grandma had a hoarder for a sublet
he hung himself in that one-man love-nest
today his body is long gone
but if you hunt and hoard your stuffs live on
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In The Morning
05:45
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I wake in the morning and feel like I'm gonna Break
Wake in the morning and feel like I'm gonna break down
Break down leave town and break free
And I feel so afraid
And I feel so small, so small I wanna to break free
Later that morning I feel like I caught a break
Later that morning I feel like I caught a big break
Later that morning I feel like I caught a break
Later that morning I feel like I caught a big break
So big I'm gonna be free
The wind is in my sails
And I feel so tall, that I really feel free
Nothing ever stays in one place
Nothing ever seems to take hold
Every time I fall on my face I stand up again
Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna break
Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna break through
Break through this mess in my mind
And I feel so much
But I feel no fear
That I'm gonna break through
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When you wake, are you every happy?
I don't think I can spend this much time with myself
Maybe some day, I’ll be a Marty
They’ll show me on their little slide shows
New Mantra: All the things I’m feeling deep down, If I feel them
they won’t break me
When you wake, are you every happy?
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Drunk On Fear
06:44
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We called him crazy, he's mad
If not out loud then with sideways glances
He stepped out from beneath the stop, put back his head
And he hollered to the heavens.
Then he sat to wait some more, half bashful but more he was half relieved
He hollered to the heavens
He yelled up towards the sky
Half bashful, but at least he could breathe
We called him crazy
But how many times have I heard “I feel like screaming”
and “I don’t know what to do with all my feelings”
So we have to wait some more
Things we bottled have fermented and congealed
“I’m drunk on fear”
so we’ve got to wait some more
We’ve got to wait some more, I need release, release
And all these things I’ve got deep down,
If I feel them they won’t break me
We'll take some time
We'll talk of Sunday
We'll be fine
But its hard to imagine
So gather up your things to go, I’m leaving here
Gather Memories and moments, pick the ones to stow
So gather the forgotten crops, the last to grow
Gather those neglected thoughts, ones you pretend you don’t know
If I feel them they won’t break me
We'll take time
A month of Sundays
We'll be fine
If we Gather, Together
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Jack Broza New York, New York
BK // guitarist/producer/
songwriter
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