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It took me a while to get to that point
where i could stop making sense
and start making cents
To break free from the norms that held me back
As an artists and as a man
YOU ARE WHAT YOU DREAM OF
SO DREAM BIG BUT START SMALL
it’ll carry you far and across if you ride through the night
by morning you will be long gone
from the bad guys and the killer moon
if you speak too soon, might ruin the mood
make your blood boil blue
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so you stare at the flames, watch em dance
like a wild gypsy woman of the night
looking for the kind of man who is not afraid
to take her to the wild side
been trying to wake people up to the laws of love
but its fuckin hard when you got bills to pay
kids ot feed, walk the dog, love your wife
Go to work and not go insane
SO DAMN TIRED OF IT ALL
GETTING FAT, BUILDING WALLS
cant go on like this, just wanna be rich
so i can do wha i want, see the world catch up
to everything i was, always wanted to be
your insecurity guard
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Now and then i put myself in the line of fire
to see how the bullets feel
Test myself, my skills, my songs, my art
Am i ready for this or do i ride off into the distance?
Shoot the shit, shoot to kill, hit and miss than go back into hiding
Rally the troops, lick my whale wounds
Long retreats in the woods, mountains, mood modes
Had it all, for whatever reason didnt want it no more
Explore all my sensations with poetry
Get disciplined with meditation, body work,
breath work, sexual energies
And detox protocols, get serious with my addictions
and dreams, make the necessary changes and upgrades
so i can become who i need to be
SO THAT WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN
I AM A NEW MAN
evoloved and less fake, a better listener, a more worthy companion
A stronger lover, give you what no other can provide
make you believe in miracles…
Feel things you never even knew existed,
the world is made of psychopaths and saints and all the fools in between
but people like you and me, we aint nobodys fools
we are cut from a different cloth
so let me be your insecurity guard
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since i was 15, been writing songs and releasing them online
about my life, the good times and the hard times
travelled all around with my guitar, singing my songs for my people
in bars, clubs, streets, hostels, parties and restaurants
i wasn’t very good at it first, was extremely deluded but committed
Just working on my craft, getting better, the years came and went
Spent my days looking for an amalgam of success
Meanwhile learning about the world, looking for answers
For the sweet spots, places to rest, shelters from storms
Fell in love, broke hearts, fought and failed hard
Got scared, ran away, made mistakes, wrong moves
that felt right at the time, all i ever knew
PEOPLE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO DIFFERENT THINGS
Human life is long, human mind is complex
tried fooling the masses, gaming the systems
“good luck” the mirror cheered me on
and gave me a devilish wink as i turned back
for one more glance and of course
that bastard knew all along…
men like me dont sing for the masses
we sing for the outcasts, we dabble in the dark arts
and when we smell blood, we grab our pens and instruments
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Go in for the kill, singing our war cries proudly
Blood and guts flying, Laughter of the mad for
To be joyous is to be a madman in a world of sad ghosts
memories of love echoin in the halls, haunting us in the dark
TURN YOU BACK ON THE GODS
find yourself back to back with God, turn around
and see Truth and Love staring back at you
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Reality can be a brutal game for the sensitive kind
its why we gravitate towards the arts and avoid
getting a real job, fantasy is way more fun
Especially with the lights down low, figure out
How to fly this damn thing
whatever your mind can conjure
Everything is real in the dreamlands and kitchens
FIND THE CHORDS AND THE WORDS
so you can say what you really wanna say
that make your problems go away
even for a moment, for a moment can be a matter of life and death
in the black heart of loneliness…
when you feel like nothing you do is worth a damn
i got your back, give you a piggy back
through this crazy world when you need a friend
when it rains to hard, terrain too rough
Be for you what i never quite had so you too can climb the ranks
If this next part doesnt get you
Dont know what will…
close your eyes, inhales the love, exhale the lies
enter the Gods of heaven and Light
Are now on your side
just gotta drown yourself in the wild Howl
of my guitar