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Pre-Packaged Life
03:37
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Verse
Growing up in this pre-packaged life
I don't claim to know what's wrong or right
I can tell you what I've learned
Sometimes it feels like I've been burned
Moving on from this manicured bliss
Thrown into a world of heartache and ugliness
It's been hard but I've learned along the way
Just wish I wasn't sheltered from the day
Chorus
Feels like I'm running from something (runnin' runnin' away)
Could it be guilt or shame? (you can't change the past)
I can't change where I come from
All I've got is today
Verse
Maybe I was wrong about the fall
Maybe the only words I should be saying is thanks for it all
Mom and dad tried to raise me right
Maybe I was looking for some kind of fight
Chorus
Maybe we're running from something
Is it guilt or maybe shame
We can't change where we're coming from
All we've really got is today
Maybe I don't deserve it
These walls that keep me warm at night
How do I pay this fortune forward?
How do I make a better life
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3. |
Like Some Award
05:28
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Verse
Like some award that's given out "you're so soulful"
We get up here and sing about something hopeful
Don't want to be nobody else I just want to have a good time
Maybe make you dance around (let's have a good time)
Chorus
No matter what you do you just got to find it
(ahh)
Don't wanna hear some lame excuse like "I don't have the time for it"
(ahh)
Verse
Maybe you might not like my voice they don’t have to (you don't have to)
This world is great we have a choice like what you want to (you gotta live it like you want to)
There could be so many ways I could say this phrase to you
This is just the way I choose to do
Chorus
Maybe you want something else you just have to find it
(ahh)
Might be on the back of the shelf well you might have to work for it
(ahh)
Bridge
I can’t believe that one would go so far
(ahh)
It just seems like so much work just to leave a scar
(ahh)
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4. |
This Institution
03:24
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Verse
This institution is dying
You can feel it in the streets
Every day in every way it's not ok
We can't sit back and watch our cities burn
Chorus
Just look at all the people dying
It's on the news every day (dry your eyes)
Innocent men and mothers crying
There's gotta be a better way
Let's keep this hope alive
Let's keep it alive
Let's keep this hope alive
Let's keep it alive
Verse
I know that apathy is easy
I'm guilty of it myself
This is the time, this is a sign, nothing is fine
Think of yourself in their shoes
Chorus
Just look at all the people lying
It's on the news today
Innocent men and mothers crying
There's got to be another way
Let's keep this hope alive
Let's keep it alive
Let's keep this hope alive
Let's keep it alive
Bridge
They're afraid to go outside
It's not how it should be
This is America
The Land of the Free
It's what it's supposed to be
Let's make it happen now
Let's make it happen now
How they wanted it to be
Let's make it happen now
How they wanted it to be
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Topher James & Biscuit Brigade Columbus, Ohio
A son of a music teacher and a librarian Chris Shaw, aka Topher James in the chose singer songwriter. With an early interest in reggae, melody driven music, and rhythmically strong sounds it’s no wonder he has found a home in Soul and R&B music. This project is all about exploring songwriting through the soul lens bringing in seasoned players from all around to help shape the songs. ... more
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