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Rising
03:58
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RISING
Like water in a kettle ‘bout ready to boil
I am too intense to touch
I never took what don’t belong to me
I never asked nobody for much
But I carried the pain of wasted years that never seemed to end
I forgot to remember what I always knew - It’s all just about to begin
I am Rising - you cannot hold me down
I am Rising – my feet ain't on your ground no more
I keep knocking at your door but I don’t care if I get in
I'm just here to show you I am still alive and I have finally shed my skin
It’s not all of what I’ve been
It’s not all of what I’ve seen
There’s more when you scratch the surface
Take a look again
I am Rising - you cannot hold me down
I got a feeling that keeps grabbing a hold of me and I’m gonna make it last
Slow down old world you are so wound up and you move way too fast
I got to roll with the punches life keeps throwing me with all the lies and deceit
Ain't gonna play with the hand that’s been dealt to me, I’ll just get up from the table and leave
I am Rising - you cannot hold me down
I keep knocking at your door but I don’t care if I get in
I am here to show you I'm still alive and I have finally shed my skin
I got to roll with the punches life keeps throwing me trying to knock me off my feet
Ain’t gonna play with the hand that’s been dealt to me, I’ll just get up from your table and leave
I am Rising - Above
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Arrow
04:13
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ARROW
I know your secrets baby - you don't hide 'em too well
You've been having quite some time - playing kiss and tell
If all these rumors and whispers turn out to be true
I'm gonna lose my mind over loving you
I feel like an arrow in your bow
You pull me close then you let me go
Grass looks so much greener when it ain't your own
You'll trade in all you've got for some fool's gold
I saw you late last night at the wishing well
Looking for some kind of truth while you lie to yourself
I feel like an arrow in your bow
You pull me close then you let me go
You curse the sun - it's not bright enough
You curse the rain - it's not dry enough
You curse the sky - it's not high enough
What kind of love could ever be good enough?
I feel like an arrow in your bow
You pull me close then you let me go
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RIGHT BACK WHERE WE START
Two steps forward - four-five back
Every move we make there’s even more to subtract
Spinning round in circles while we try to push ahead
We think we’re making progress - always end up in the red
We always end-up right back where we start
Jump in the ring and take one on the chin
Never stop and think there’s really no way to win
Follow the masses don't question where they lead
Buy anything they sell if it helps you to believe
We always end-up right back where we start
Round and round we go – We’ve heard it all before
Singing the same old song like a worn out troubadour
We keep our eyes closed to the greater good
They’ve already had their way with us and we're still acting prude
Always end up right back where we start
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4. |
Back In Time
04:34
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BACK IN TIME
Oh I wish I could go back in time, I'd be a free-spirit, ramblin' man
I would pack up and move with hope in my eyes, I'd never worry 'bout where I would land
I would drive an old '72, a sedan painted blue
With a long bench seat and a four on the floor, I'd pull you close and run away with you
The highway is calling my name
I can't stay here - It just ain't the same
I never felt so alive, as when the miles are clicking behind
The people, the towns and a vibe in the air and the warmth of the summertime
Ain't nothing I'm running from - Just looking for a little fun
I'm heading cross-country westward bound, I am driving straight into the sun
The highway is calling my name
I can't stay here - It just ain't the same
You live your life dreaming of someday
But you wake up and realize - someday was just a phase
Oh the times have changed
They ain't any simpler, just more strange
I close my eyes and wish for yesterday
I read about a time before I was born with
free-wheelin' hippies and the Vietnam War
Music that aimed straight for your soul
Cheap gas and cars with muscle and a highway to set you free
I only want to be free
Oh I wish I could go back in time, I'd be a free-spirit, ramblin' man
I would pack up and move with hope in my eyes, I'd never worry 'bout where I would land
The highway is calling my name
I can't stay here - I just can't remain
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5. |
Devil's Mind
06:07
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DEVIL'S MIND
What if the devil changed his mind
What if good and evil collide
What if the lines we cross are blurred
What if a life of love was served?
Could he be forgiven
Would the gates open wide
Could he step into God’s kingdom or
Would he be denied?
Fallen Angel heading home
Changed his ways wants to atone
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6. |
New Revolution
03:37
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NEW REVOLUTION
There’s gonna be an uprising tonight
People everywhere are gonna fight for what’s right
We want food in our food - We’re tired of the fillers
The chemicals you give us turned out to be killers
Processed junk is all the poor can afford
Nutrition is a need and not a reward
And for-profit healthcare is such a disaster
The wealthy get coverage while the sick die faster
How much sense does it even make?
To talk about compassion while you look the other way
I don’t believe in your system - It’s all about the almighty dollar
Now water and oil have never mixed
But if you drop enough disbursements then the problem looks fixed
What they do to the earth is criminal
Placing dollars over sense with no morals
Humans use a language only we understand
We speak for the air, the rivers and land
How many times you poke a dog with a stick
Then you act surprised when you finally get bit
I don’t believe – I don’t believe in your system
Now whatever happened to the middle class?
They fell into the crack of the rich man's ass
It’s not enough to have them under your thumb
You take everything you can until they have none
We’ve seen too much and want it to stop
Want the basic human freedoms that seem to be lost
You want us to sit, we’re taking a stand
You better listen close and hear the people’s demands
There’s a new revolution---------------On the way
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7. |
No Escape
04:49
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NO ESCAPE
You can say what you want about the way I live my life
You can sit there and judge me if it makes you feel like you are right
No one asked you for an opinion, no one asked for your advice, but your gonna give it anyhow & anyway
Must make you feel so mighty to look at somebody else in such dismay
You can go the way of an angel
or you can go the way of a gun
If you’re always looking behind you
you can never escape where you’re from
Well it may be right for you but not for me
I think you’ve been blinded by a stubborn mind that just won't see
Throwing stones at your own like a remedy for their destiny
Why don’t you try just living and letting be - just let me be
You can go the way of an angel
or you can go the way of a gun
If you’re always looking behind you
you can never escape where you’re from
I know you’re always watching, you got the whole world figured out
You’ve only lived your life, you ain't lived like no one else
You sit there and you judge me – but did you ever lend a hand to help me
There was no hand to help me
Well maybe I’m a saint or maybe I’m messed up or maybe I’m a simple man who is finally fed up
We’re born into a world where no one is absolute and
trying to find some piece of mind becomes life’s main pursuit
You can go the way of an angel
or you can fire a round from your gun
If you're always looking over your shoulder
you will never escape where you're from
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8. |
DarkHeart
04:14
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DARKHEART
Emotions try to lead - they always want to grab the reins
They’ll use jealousy, lust and greed just to satisfy their pain
It seems like an endless battle between all of their whims
A constant crossroads to pull you apart – pull you apart from within
I’m waiting on the light to shine - On this heart of mine
I know I should be open but maybe I misunderstood
I never find a star to follow in a direction that is good
Want to give my heart to the right one - don’t want to waste nobody’s time
Want to know that she’s the bright one whose gonna shine for all my life
I’m waiting on the light to shine - On this heart of mine
Oh I might have seen the light - maybe felt it once or twice
But I question how long will it burn for me and will it always be so bright
So my heart's under lock and key where it’s dark and out of sight
Every time I let it out, it crawls back beaten and full of spite
But is it still an open wound or will it ever become a scar?
Empathy brings optimism to see who we really are
So I keep
Waiting on the light to shine - On this heart of mine
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9. |
This Time?
04:42
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THIS TIME?
How many times can you walk away
How many times can you say goodbye?
I’ll give you love, I’ll give you time, I’ll give you space to see
If it’s me that you need
Or will my heart bleed on my sleeve, if you leave?
How many times can you walk away
How many times can you say goodbye?
No, not this time…
I keep on dreaming that you turned around to see what became of me
It’s just a dream for all to see
It’s just a dream
How many times can you walk away
How many times can you say goodbye?
No, not this time…
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10. |
The Groove
06:57
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THE GROOVE
I got lightning in my hands and I know things that you don't understand about me
We can dance in the street, we don't even need a beat - I've got the groove
I must be lucky in life, everything I want it’s like I own the rights
Don’t mean to push and I don’t mean to shove
Once I start dancing, they all come running - I've got the groove
It ain’t something to be explained and I hesitate to give it a name
But I know one thing for sure - Once you got it there ain’t no cure
I've got the groove
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STONEBELLY Lincoln, Nebraska
Stonebelly is a Lincoln, NE based groove-oriented power-trio that blends solid songwriting with Rock, Blues, Reggae, and
Psychedelia - forming a sound that is rootsy, rockin’ and funky.
After releasing their debut CD 'Free Spirit : Lost Soul' in 2012 they have just released their follow-up record 'Perspectives & Perceptions' in April of 2014, receiving outstanding reviews
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