1. |
Clean Slate
02:59
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CLEAN SLATE
Robert Heathe Shumate / James House
Running through life
Going through the motions
Realize it's the first notion
Carrying this weight
Where I put it down
Woke up, I was cold and sober
Doing nothin but just getting older
Wondering where I go from here
Daybreak I see it coming
Dark nights had me runnin
Peace of mind is not too far away
Keep moving I’ll be alright
Just can’t give up the fight
Day break brings a clean slate
Good Intentions without feeling
It’s like purpose without a reason
Just another day of wasted time
Daybreak I see it coming
Dark nights had me runnin
Peace of mind is not too far away
Keep moving I’ll be alright
Just can’t give up the fight
Day break brings a clean slate
Every life I’ve lived I’ve been through
Choices you make the path you choose
The love that you seek the people you need
Helped me find the truth
Daybreak I see it coming
Dark nights had me runnin
Peace of mind is not too far away
Keep moving I’ll be alright
Just can’t give up the fight
Day break brings a clean slate
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2. |
Time To Be Me
03:27
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©2023 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Will Kimbrough Music (BMI)
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3. |
Forged By Fire
03:13
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FORGED BY FIRE
Justin Lilley / James House
Sand falls down through an hour glass
Fills up my pockets
Like the weight of my past
I just can’t seem to drop it
The little boy that I used to be
He got lost somewhere between freedom and a dream
Oh he never came back
And where could he be
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Its crazy the things that saved me
Turned out wanna break me
No GI Joe backyard game
If this ones for keeps
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
The broken pieces of who I use to be
Some are scattered and some are set free
Ain't enough glue
Ain't enough truth
To tie me to what I use to be
Day by day
I keep movin on
Take it easy and take it slow
Cause this road can be long
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
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4. |
The Whirlwind
03:21
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THE WHIRLWIND
Benjamin Liotta / Will Kimbrough
My life’s been a bit of a whirlwind - I don’t even know where to start
But the day I shed my ego - I made my life a work of art
I saw myself reaching a dead end of my young man New York scene
I decided to become a corpsman - Found myself wearing green
Doing your job isn’t easy with bullets flying your way
I learned who I really was in Iraq and I’m still that man today
Getting to sleep wasn’t easy - The waters of guilt run deep
I found myself lost in a spiral - And I drank myself to sleep
And then my consciousness shifted - I went to war, and war is insane
The weight of my guilt was lifted and it sure freed up my brain
Searching for peaceful existence led me to live on my own
Raising some crops and some chickens and building a tiny home
Then I met my Siren - She brought love into my life
She’s the beauty to my beast and I’m so glad to call her my wife
I found pleasure in putting my plans off so she could sing all day long
We packed our bags and went abroad, hypnotizing with her songs
Our life is a bit of a whirlwind
Right here at our family’s start
It’s been one hell of a journey
But our lives are a work of art
It’s been one hell of a journey
And we love our work of art
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5. |
Me
02:56
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ME
Rhonda Chavez / Terry Radigan
I wore a mask
It was yellow like the sun
Rosy cheeks
And I had a smile for everyone
But on the inside
Was the thing I couldn’t let show
I was dark and scribbled
Just a wild tornado
Pretending to be
All together
Pretending to be
Someone I was never
So afraid to let anybody see
Me
Cause all I ever wanted
Was just to belong
So I had to lose myself
Just to play
Just to play along
But on the inside
I never did feel seen or heard
So I just stayed quiet
And never said
I never said a word
Pretending to be
All together
Pretending to be
Something I felt never
So afraid to let anybody see
Me
This is who I wanna be
Whatever this is
This is how I wanna feel
And how I want to live
Cause I’ve got so much love to give
It’s time to let go and forgive
Me
And stop pretending to be
All together
Pretending to be
Someone I was never
I’m not afraid to let anybody see
And after all these years ain’t it nice to finally meet
Me
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6. |
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YOU'RE GONNA KNOW MY NAME
Carlos Gomez Perez / Terry Radigan
I crossed that border
At the age of nine
That was my first mission
No papers no flag no country
No time to think about what I was missing
Became legal
At the age of nineteen
Then I signed my life away
To be one of the few and the proud
Yes and to finally have my say
I’d be stronger
I’d be smarter
I’d beat you at your own game
I’d be tougher
I’d be meaner
And you were gonna know, yea
You were gonna know my name
Marched off fallujah
Sent to die at the age of 21
But I had other plans
I was gonna make it home
To hold my son
So I put my head down
Crossed the fatal funnel
Felt those bullets pierce my skin
They might have taken a piece of me
But I wasn’t gonna let them win
So I got stronger
I got smarter
I beat them at their own game
I got tougher
I got meaner
I wasn’t gonna be
Wasn’t gonna be just another name
I made it home
Bout a hundred years older
With a silver star two bullets
And a chip on my shoulder
Lord it made it so hard to hold her
So many things
Wish I could have told her
Yes I’m stronger
And I’m smarter
Oh but I will never be the same
Cause I am tougher
And I’m meaner
Carlos Gomez Perez
That’s my name
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7. |
Watchin The Flowers Grow
03:14
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WATCHIN THE FLOWERS GROW
Chaddrick Allen / Mark Nesler
I was beggin’ every man for a dollar
Trying to get high every day
I sold my soul to the devil
I didn’t know any other way
Ain’t no doubt about it
I was headed to hell for sure
Till I finally got mad and said to myself
I can’t do this shit no more
Yeah everything I lost I got back
I’m proud to say I’m on the right track
I see a lot of beautiful things now that I’m taking it slow and if I stay Off the pipe gonna be alright
Cause I found me a way to fight this fight
By the grace of God I finally let it all go
Just watching the flowers grow
People are always wondering
Why I don’t carry a gun
But walking around with a bible
In my hand I don’t need one
Yeah I’m eternally grateful
For every single day
And now all I wanna do is pay it back
To my brothers along the way
Yeah everything I lost I got back
I’m proud to say I’m on the right track
I see a lot of beautiful things now that I’m taking it slow and if I stay Off the pipe gonna be alright
Cause I found me a way to fight this fight
By the grace of God I finally let it all go
Just watching the flowers grow
Wish grandma was here to see the man I’ve come to be but
I Can’t help but feel like she’s smiling down on me
Yeah everything I lost I got back
I’m proud to say I’m on the right track
I see a lot of beautiful things now that I’m taking it slow and if I stay Off the pipe gonna be alright
Cause I found me a way to fight this fight
By the grace of God I finally let it all go
Just watching the flowers grow
Yeah I’m counting my blessings
Just watching the flowers grow
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8. |
Hey Brother
02:33
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HEY BROTHER
Tristan Wimmer / Mark Nesler
I was blessed to have a brother
I realize that now
I sure wish I’d known that when you were still around you’ve been gone Eight long years
And man it’s still hard
Maybe that’s why you’re hanging ‘round like some distant star
Hey brother
There’s some things I need to say
Words I kept bottled up
Till you blew yourself away
Like I love you, I miss you
I’m sorry that I chose
Afghanistan over you when you needed me the most
Hey brother
I didn’t know how much
You looked up to me
I’m just now hearing that from all your friends I meet
You were so goddamn funny
So many good times looking back
No doubt I’d give anything just to hear you laugh
Hey brother
There’s some things I need to say
Words I kept bottled up
Till you blew yourself away
like I love you, I miss you
You didn’t die in vain
And even though it’s not my fault I still take all the blame
Hey brother
Thank you for the parachutes
And clothes you left for me
Guess it should come as no surprise that they fit me perfectly
I’ll become The man you saw in me
If it’s the last thing that I do
And I promise to be a better dad than the brother I was to you
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9. |
Write One For Myself
03:13
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WRITE ONE FOR MYSELF
Chaddrick Allen / Rhonda Chavez / Sally Griffiths / Justin Lilley / Benjamin Liotta / Carlos Gomez Perez / Robert Heathe Shumate / Tristan Wimmer / James House / Will Kimbrough / Mark Nesler / Terry Radigan
It’s a comfort to be here
Looking at you is like looking in the mirror
I’m relieved about what’s been happening to me
Taking a break from my anxiety
I’ve made the best friends I’ll ever have
There’s no way to express everything we share
Every one of us has been straight to hell
Everybody’s got a story to tell
Maybe I can write one for myself
Thinking I could use a little help
We all have a story to tell
Maybe, just maybe I can write one for myself
It’s nothing like a video game
Just cause we share a history
Don’t mean we’re all the same
What saved my life left me haunted
We deserve a good life but we got to want it
We’ve earned our peace
But it comes in pieces
Being home is hard
Chaos is easier
There’s all kinds books up on the shelf
Trying to help somebody else
Maybe I can write one for myself
Thinking I could use a little help
We all have a story to tell
Maybe, just maybe I can write one for myself
Maybe I can write one for myself
Thinking I could use a little help
We all have a story to tell
Maybe, just maybe I can write one for myself
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10. |
At Ease
03:21
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