1. |
Never Together
03:27
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NEVER TOGETHER
Sarah and Ryan Phillips / Will Kimbrough
She says I love you to infinity
He says I do too
When he deployed the last time
They both got tattoos
They dated for two weeks
Got married on a Thursday afternoon
It didn’t make sense but anyway
They both were off work Friday
For that almighty dollar’s sake
Contract work took him on the road
Looking out into the great unknown
She took on a full course load
Then he went to Afghanistan
And she joined the Army
Circled back to old Ft Hood
Then they had a baby
(A baby boy)
Never together for five years straight
Tell the stars above
Chasing the next thing, it’s gonna be great
You can’t stop true love
They’re never together forever, all right
Big brother, so they say
Takes after his mother
Then daddy got his baby girl
They’re just like each other
Time sure started moving fast
Racing on the way time does
Kids and parents scrambling round
Hey baby what about us?
Hey baby what about us?
Never together twelve years on
Tell the stars above
Better days coming and it won’t be long
You can’t stop true love
They’re never together forever, ok
Oh my Lord above look at how they’ve grown
Still looking out to the great unknown
Never together some folks say
Tell the stars above
Going back to the city, baby, come what may
You can’t stop true love
Never together is sometimes true
When push comes to shove
But those infinity tattoos
Say you can’t stop true love
So never ever say never, no never…
Amen
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2. |
The System
04:47
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THE SYSTEM
Eliann Carr and Justin Motley / Bonnie Bishop / Will Kimbrough
I drank the kool aid in my cup in service to my nation
I bore the torch of sacrifice for my generation
They break you down and build you up give no congratulations
I always wanted to give more, my gifts they would not take them
They ghosted her when she spoke up and called them on their violence
They kicked her out and met her voice with cold radio silence
Now we’re a problem to them, but we will resist them
Like ghosts in the machine, living through the system
The system is a maze of lies, the system is a monster
That eats your heart and spits it out a piece of cannon fodder
We are not weak we are not beat we will not be victims
We are just two soldiers trying to survive the system
They poisoned and assaulted me they saw me as a problem
And that’s the irony my friends my job was problem solvin’
This limbo where I’m living is not where I want to be
But I’m not giving up long as a part of me is free
It’s hard to keep a fairy tale alive out on a mission
You can’t expect a marriage to survive love on condition
They took away my son still I kept him in my heart
We’re reunited now there’s so many brand new starts
The things we do when we are young before we find our wisdom
And some of us we find ourselves Inside of the system
The system is a maze of lies, the system is a monster
That eats your heart and spits it out a piece of cannon fodder
We are not weak we are not beat we will not be victims
We are still just soldiers caught up in the system
The enemy was never to a different country born
Mine have been the ones in the same uniform
They saw me as just flesh alone, no mind and no heart
They took and they stole until I fell apart
Gone is all the glory, the honor and the pride
Missing are our brothers standing side by side
Left us only wounds that will not soon be healed
Agony and pain is sometimes all that we feel
They use you as a placeholder until you are gone
Eternal disappointment in a dream that went so wrong
The system is a maze of lies, the system is a monster
That eats your heart and spits it out a piece of cannon fodder
We are not weak we are not beat we will not be victims
We’re caught up in this battle it’s a fight against the system
This is not the way we would choose to live
We’re forever patriots with so much more to give
We are not afraid, we have suffered for our wisdom
We live knowing love is stronger than the system
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3. |
Stronger Together
03:18
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STRONGER TOGETHER
Jolene and Ray White / JD Martin
No mountain top without the climb
No hardened steel without the fire
Step by step, day by day
So many lessons along the way
Take my hand, help me through
I’ll do the same when you need me to
Shelter me from the storm
Give me love and I’ll give you more
We are strong, stronger together
We are stuck together forever
With love and peace and understanding
We are strong, stronger together, forever
We’re complicated, we have our days
I wouldn’t have it any other way
Moving on is what we do
You plus me is worth more than two
Cuz we are strong, stronger together
Happily stuck together forever
With love and peace and honesty
We are strong, stronger together forever
Cuz we are strong, stronger together
Happily stuck together forever
With love and peace and understanding
We are strong, stronger together forever
So turn the page, see what’s new
I like my odds when I’m with you
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4. |
Embrace The Suck
04:19
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EMBRACE THE SUCK
Sarah and Terrance Schofield / Bonnie Bishop / JD Martin
She likes a Beef on Weck
And a Charlaps cone
She likes the 2 tone twist
With the sprinkles on
He’s down to earth
In his pickup truck
He loves his dog
Way too much
These are all the things they love
But the people, not so much
Sometimes you’ve had enough
If you love me babe I can try to change
I can tolerate nearly everything
But the people, the people, not so much
Well it’s hard to feel
When you don’t feel much
Guess it’s easier
To be out of touch
But she’s hanging on
With all her heart
Cause she can see beyond
The man in the dark
And no doubt she loves that man
And he’ll give her all he can
But people not so much
So let’s just embrace the suck
When you love each other enough to change
You can tolerate nearly everything
But people, the people, not so much
Oh and no doubt she loves that man
And he’ll give her all he can
But people not so much
Outside the world is fucked
The people not so much
I guess sometimes you’ve just had enough
But if you love me babe I can try to change
I can tolerate nearly everything
But people, the people, not so much
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5. |
Just Because
02:31
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JUST BECAUSE
Eliann Carr and Justin Motley / Sarah and Ryan Phillips / Sarah and Terrance Schofield / Jolene and Ray White / Bonnie Bishop / Will Kimbrough / JD Martin
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
Sometimes life is struggle til I find a way to stand
I am on a journey I don’t have to know the plan
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
I find inspiration gives me hope along the way
Enlightenment encourages and brightens up my day
Even in this sadness I can find a beat to dance
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
Loneliness, anxiety
All this distance
Between you and me
We grow and we breathe
We feel pain but we see
A light at the end of the tunnel
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
Sometimes life is struggle til I find a way to stand
I am on a journey I don’t have to know the plan
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
Just because I feel defeated doesn’t mean I am
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6. |
Emotional Revolution
03:39
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EMOTIONAL REVOLUTION
Eliann Carr and Justin Motley / Sarah and Ryan Phillips / Sarah and Terrance Schofield / Jolene and Ray White / Bonnie Bishop / Will Kimbrough / JD Martin
I feel calm today
Like I’ve been released
This decompression gives me peace
I know joy
And I’ve found hope
I’ve laughed a lot
But it ain’t no joke
Emotional Revolution
I feel a change on the way
Hearts open to revelation
Keeps the devil at bay
Take it day by day
When I am with these friends
The sky ain’t so gray
Unmasking this masquerade
These blood bonds are now intentionally made
I’ve been connected
Feel like an ace and a spade
Emotional Revolution
I feel a change on the way
Hearts open to revelation
Keeps the devil at bay
Take it day by day
In search of the meaning and the words to say
Collaborative healing is just a breath away
Emotional Revolution
I feel a change on the way
Hearts open to revelation
Keeps the devil at bay
Take it day by day
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