1. |
A New Day
03:28
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Verse 1:
Wake up in the morning the sun lighting up his eyes
Praying he’d be happy all I hear are tears and cries
Because it is, school he must attend
Or sometimes it’s a job that he just jumped in
He’s a boy, a boy amongst men
Today is the day that summer ends
Chorus:
This is life
Preparing for the future
Dealing with the torture
This is life
Verse 2:
So my advice to you is role up your sleeves
Get down and dirty and do what you please
You’ll be doing this till your well past 40
My best advice to you is please don’t worry
Verse 3:
Do you ever wake up in the morning to your alarm
Or to your mom shouting and cussing and shaking your arm
To the beep of the car horn or the shuffling feet
You try to hide from the day tucked up under the sheet
Today aint gonna wait from you, it’ll leave you behind
Itll leave you by the corner store, begging for wine
So wake up to sun and raise your head to the sky
believe in yourself kid cuz its your time to shine
Don’t ever let nobody up to stand in your way
Including your mind on that very first day
Cuz its your world to conquer but it comes from within
It’s hard to do right child, but its easy to sin
Chorus
Chorus
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2. |
We're All the Same
04:31
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Verse #1
I’ve been to places all around the World
Seen so many places and met lots of pearls
New England Patriots and men in red sox
I’ve seen Irish drinking jumpers, down by the docks
It’s the under ground city that leads to the rollin’ hills
Or you can go down south, down to the mills
It’s my start and most likely my end
It’s the pace where I grew up and it’s the place I met my first friend
Chorus:
Because people people we are all the same
Come from different walks of life and probably have a different name
So when you talk to a stranger listen to what they have to say
They can teach you what they learned in life and you can probably do the same
Verse #2
Drifting to the west coast where the Jazz like to play
And the Rocky Mountains tower, around Salt Lake City
And a split in belief, brings both violence and peace
But when the sky opens up and the flakes fall down we all float through the trees
Why Because…
Chorus
Verse #3
If you look into the eyes, of a man that knows it all
He doesn’t have to say a word to be oh so powerful
You can tell by the way he smiles, and the way that he reacts
The way he treats his friends and family, he’s got the world upon his back
Chorus
Chorus
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3. |
Stay United
03:35
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Verse 1:
If he looked in Gods cabinet
And took a look at his notes
Would he even want to know
What his pen has been told
Verse 2:
A small town boy in a city
Taking the bull by the nose
With so much hidden in his closet
Piles of dirty clothes
Chorus:
We must all stay united, like the states we live on
We must all knock down these walls, that seem to stand so tall
Verse 3:
In a blood related difference
He looked the devil in his eye
Took a friendship and broke it
But never did that man try
Chorus:
We must all stay united, like the states we live on
We must all knock down these walls, that seem to stand so tall
Verse 4
When a brother is in need,
of some guidance and help
Reach your arms out and feed him,
never let him starve himself
Chorus:
We must all stay united, like the states we live on
We must all knock down these walls, that seem to stand so tall
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4. |
Drowning Sadness
04:19
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Verse #1
It was that morning she first met her daughters eyes
Glowing together in bright lights
But soon a shadow cast upon her face
she was a mother all alone
Building her magic out of nothing, stretching her pay check day to day
But she was strong and would fight to get along
With nothing standing in her way
Verse#2
He was that brother that walked through that door
And wandered right into her life
His innocents, his laugh, his love for the world
She never expected what came next
A dose of poison from the gate keeper of hell
Took him to his waiting cell
She kept believing that his trail would circle back
But his trail hasn’t circled yet
Verse #3
He was his little boy’s hero from day one
Helping him weave his way through life
That little boy grew up into a grown accomplished man
Never thinking of his fathers end
But one day he got that phone call we all dread
Son, your father’s health is failing him
With that boy’s hands tied behind his back
He watched as his father’s sun set
Chorus
Sometimes we taste the lemon
That leaves a bitter taste on our tongue
With sadness riding us to the depths of the ocean
Drown that sadness with love
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5. |
Friendship to Love
03:21
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Verse 1:
Creating friendship but growing fonder
Never knowing about the next step
When’s the right time, create the tight bond
But is it out of line
Late nights, always thinking bout, how things should be
How I wanted to see, the future make it a reality
Personal conversations alone in a bedroom
Hating when they’re over so soon
Two people two different worlds, combination deadly but sweet
As the frosting on the cake, something’s going to make it complete
Difficult decisions from day to day, never knowing if my time will pay
Chorus:
The affection that I feel inside
But afraid her reaction will hurt my foolish pride
Understanding this relationship will never be the same
Am I willing to sacrifice the pain
Verse 2:
I’m down on my knees as I take it with ease
To think about our chemistries and how I feel her energy
Along this quest I second guess
How I am obsessed and afraid to confess that I love more than just her dress
She always tells me I’m too sweet
But now I’m caught up in it too deep man I thought I knew me
I’m going to try to make the best of it before I give it a rest and quite
But now she knows, I let it slip
Chorus
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6. |
Colors in Black
03:29
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Verse 1:
This world is a heavy weight fighter
That swings to knock you out
She ducks and weaves til she gets tired, and one strike knocks her down
She looks to the ringside for the strength, to bring her to her feet
But the weight of the world upon her shoulders holds her to her knees
Chorus:
Cuz this life’s a trip
Throw it right at you
But the best thing to do is to throw it on back
Cuz tomorrow will come, so take a look in the mirror
Make a pact to yourself, to see the colors in black
See the colors in black
Verse:
As the clouds pass by her she realizes that she controls her wings
She shakes the water from her feathers and mends those scars that sting
See scars tell stories to remind us of where we’ve been in time
She flaps and flutters with the wind behind her til she begins to fly
Chorus:
Cuz this life’s a trip
Throw it right at you
But the best thing to do is to throw it on back
Cuz tomorrow will come, so take a look in the mirror
Make a pact to yourself, to see the colors in black
See the colors in black
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7. |
Unsteady Ground
03:02
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Verse 1:
Sometimes I feel as though I
Am lost in this dark hole of life
Knowing I’m going about 105
But this willingness turns into a bright light
Verse 2:
We feel like we can be
Invisible shaded by a maple tree
Sometimes we feel a bit tricked
Never detecting this trip
Chorus:
But I'm willing, to be feeling and dealing with this pain
But I’m gonna be in trouble, rather not be insane
Verse 3:
Why is it that I know
That my physical being is there
Running wild flowers through your hair
Wondering to myself does she even care
Chorus:
But i'm willing, to be feeling and dealing with this pain
But I’m gonna be in trouble, rather not be insane
But I'm willing, to be feeling and dealing with this pain
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8. |
Roots
03:20
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So I’d like to tell you all about the road that I’ve been on
About the pebbles I’ve been kicking down this road all along
Verse 1
It’s so hard to tell along this road the wrong from the right
Looking to my loved ones, do I turn left do I turn right
I started out my journey in a rough New England city
Soon to move on down the river to the rolling hills of Woodstock
Pre-Chorus
But I know, this road is far from the end
Wish I knew; wish I knew the big mans plans
Chorus:
It’s been one heck of a ride walking down this path
Swerving around speed bumps never missing the happy times
Through the thick and thin heading down this track
Always know your families gonna have your back
Verse 2:
Me and my baby sister, we were in it from the start
Playing in the front yard until the light it turns to dark
My mother and my father we look up to every day
Teaching us the ways of life and then a baby on the way
Verse 3:
Who was this little creature, black hair and blue eyes
Not knowing in the future, she was an angel from the sky
Although opinionated, we grew fond from day one
Not too long after the fact my father had his final son
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse 4:
He was a firecracker, he was one of a kind
Knew he’d take my mother for one hell of a ride
But without him, he wouldn’t be complete
At the dinner table we’d be short one seat
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
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Bryan Frates Salt Lake City, Utah
As a native of Woodstock Vermont, Bryan Frates discovered his love for music through his family members. Whether it was playing instruments at Christmas time, or listening to the works of James Taylor and Marvin Gaye, the foundation was built at an early age. Tying together elements of country and folk along with hip-hop and R&B, he has created a style that is truly his own. ... more
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