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Show Me Who You Are
03:56
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There's a light that shines within you
And it's older than the Sun
And it's brightest in the moments
That you share with everyone
All the incandescent daydreams
While you're driving in your car
All the hopes and all the memories
That make you who you are
Show me, show me who you are
There's a light that shines upon you
And I hope before you're done
That you find the fuel that feeds it
Makes it burn for everyone
If you're drawing superheroes
Or strumming your guitar
Find that glorious magnificence
That makes you who you are
Show me, show me who you are
May you fall, may you get up again
May you trip, and may you run
May you bask in brightest brightness
And when the darkness comes
May you find the light within you
Like a distant morning star
And like a compass, may it lead the way
Back to who you are
And may you show me, show me who you are
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We woke together
Together we woke
On a day filled with promise
A promising day
What was the outcome?
What does it matter?
We were together
We walked together
Together we'd walk
And we drove even further
And the further we drove
The more miles we wanted
A thousand a minute
We were together
Sometimes for hours on end there was nothing to say
Oh for those hours to blend and extend into days
We stood together
Together we stood
In the shadow of The Moon
Yes!
The Moon has a shadow
I forget what was said
What does it matter
We were together
We were together
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Bompin' Skompin' Blue Jay
There's only one of you, Jay
And you're the best I ever knew, Jay
It's true
Bompin' Skompin' Blue Jay
The snow is bright and new, Jay
So do what you like to do, Jay
It's true
Don't ever change a thing
Fly high and far and bring
Something nice to me
I hope you do
Bompin' Skompin' Blue Jay
There's only one like you, Jay
Everywhere you flew, Jay
It's true
So don't ever change a thing
The joy, the song you bring
How I love to hear you sing
I do
So don't ever change a thing, Blue Jay
My bompin' skompin' Blue Jay
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Bishki Bomp
01:51
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Bishki Bomp
Bishki Bomp Bomp
Bishki Bomp Bomp Bomp
I saw a fella over there
The way he danced, it wasn't fair
Was that a wig or was it hair?
He'd only say
Bomp Bomp Bomp
I tried to stop him but he was fast
The way he danced, it couldn't last
But when I saw him zippin' past
He'd only say
Bomp Bomp Bomp
Bishki Bomp
Bishki Bomp Bomp
Bishki Bomp Bomp Bomp
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Lazy Me
04:33
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Rising Sun
Wavy tree
Wispy cloud
Lazy me
Morning sky
Bumblin' bee
Drifting by
Lazy me
Blazing Sun
Wavy tree
Wispy cloud
Lazy me
Quiet sound
Poetry
Summer song
Lazy me
There's a bottle of something good right over here
Come share it with me
There's a dry pile of firewood right over here
Come share it with me
Setting Sun
Wavy tree
Wispy cloud
Lazy me
Sleepy sky
Burgundy
Fireflies
Lazy me
Recognize your wisdom through your humility
Come share it with me
Work at what you believe, it will surely come to be
Come share it with me
When my day is done
This is who I wanna see
This is what I wanna hear
This is where I wanna be
This is who I wanna see
This is what I wanna hear
This is where I'll be
There's a pile of firewood right over here
Come share it with me
There's a bottle of something real good right over here
Come share it with me
In the shadow of The Moon we stare into eternity
Come share it with me
Cradled into the arms of our spiral galaxy
Come share it with me
Bask in your imagination, bask in reality
Come share it with me
'Cause there's an awful lot of good stuff we've yet to do and yet to see
Come share it with me
Come share it with me
C'mon, c'mon
Rising Sun
Wavy tree
Wispy cloud
Lazy me
Come share it with me.
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Arm the Future
03:35
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Arm the teachers
Arm the crossing guards
Arm the bus drivers
Arm the children
Arm the neighbors
Arm the babysitters
Arm the ice cream man
Arm the lifeguards
Arm the doctors (we won’t let that happen)
Arm the nurses (you are not the future)
Arm the flight attendants (fear will not control us)
Arm the waiters (we call BS)
Arm the media (we won’t let that happen… we won’t)
Arm the conductors (you are not the future… we won’t)
Arm the psychiatrists (fear will not control us… we won’t)
Arm the chefs (we call BS, we call BS)
Arm the baristas (we won’t let that happen… we won’t)
Arm the circus clowns (you are not the future… we won’t)
Arm the DJ (fear will not control us... we won’t)
Arm the judges (we call BS, we call BS, we call BS!)
Arm the bartenders (we won’t let that happen… we won’t)
Arm the tour guides (you are not the future… we won’t)
Arm the street performers (fear will not control us… we won’t)
Arm the hairstylists (we call BS, we call BS, we call BS!)
Arm the outfielders (we see through you, we won’t let that happen… we won’t)
Arm the trapeze flyers (we see through you, you are not the future… we won’t)
Arm the baby seals (we see through you, fear will not control us… we won't)
Arm everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone (we call BS, we call BS, we call BS!)
We won’t let that happen
You are not the future
Fear will not control us
We call BS
WE CALL BS.
Arm the future
Arm it with the facts
Arm the future
Arm it with the knowledge... with the truth.
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The Rising Sun
The Wispy Cloud
And the Wavy Tree
Look at lazy me
The spirits of those who've gone
And of those to come
Everything is one
Now that you're here
I don't need to go
Now that you're here
I can truly know
The agreeable passage of time
The deepest breath
The clearest clear
I had no idea
Everything is clear
And you'll be
Asleep on me
For the thousandth time
I am yours
You're mine
Sorrow and doubt have been overcome
Sorrow and doubt
They simply become
The agreeable passage of time
And we shall grow, my child and I
We'll watch the world as it's sailing by
In our agreeable passage
This agreeable passage
Such agreeable passage
Our agreeable passage of time
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Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles... I don't know
ooo
a-woo-ooh
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Egg cream thunder I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Bumblebee lightning I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles I don't know
Astronaut bubbles... a-woo-ooh
a-woo-ooh
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We have invaded you
We have invaded you
And we have taken and taken and taken and taken from you
And we expect/demand you to continue to provide as you have
Oblivious to our existence
Like an elephant is oblivious to the bacterial cells that make it feel ill
We named a day for you
We named a day for you
As if you'd know what a day is, or what time is
Measurements of our invention
Your very name created by us
How highly we think of ourselves
How highly we think of ourselves
How soon we won't be around to think
How soon we won't be around to think if we don't start urgently re-thinking our ways
Happy Earth Day to you.
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This isn't gonna be pretty
This isn't gonna go according to plan
There's tracer fire over my city
They're throwing tear gas at my family
No amends to be made tonite
No concessions, no amends
My voice, my voice
The sounds grow weaker
Someone took the snips and cut the wire to the speaker
This isn't gonna be easy
This is not a matter of simplicity
Not a simple answer at the ready
Not in the Age of Mediocrity
No bulletins are coming in tonite
No alarms, no bulletins
My voice, my voice is now surviving
We're post-truth now
The facts are dead upon arriving
My voice, my voice
The sounds grow weaker
Someone took the snips and cut the wire to the speaker
Cut it
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There aren't many like us
We go together
Let's get bored
Off we go together
Off we go together
I'm often terrified
It's a dark place that we visit
It's such a dark place that we visit
Off we go together
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Measure Your Life
03:46
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Measure your life in breaths
Measure your life in beats
Measure your life in all the things that the darkness hopes it defeats
Measure your life in hope
Measure your life in joy
Measure your life in all the things that the darkness hopes to destroy
Measure your life in tastes
Measure your life in sips
Measure your life in sunrises, sunsets and the smile that sits on your lips
We've shown ourselves up
And we've blown ourselves up
It's embarrassingly hard to explain
Why we've drawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn and redrawn these fictional lines we protect and proclaim
And we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and we've killed and continue to kill
In whose name?
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Martin Rivas New York, New York
Brooklyn native Martin Rivas has been a stalwart participant and supporter of NYC-based underground music since his days in early-90s critical darlings & CBGB regulars Serious Pilgrim. Martin’s music has always taken the listener on a sonic journey that feels new and familiar; now that fatherhood has introduced him to his greatest passion, his 7th album is certain to take some compelling twists. ... more
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Positively fantastic music from the guys I'm honored to have play my music with me when I play my songs live. So stoked to have sang backup on a couple of these tracks!
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