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Power
05:36
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VERSE
When you go your own way/Some people don't want you around
They say why be different/You should settle down
But I don't think like they do
There is priceless wealth when you're true to yourself
It's up to you what you do today
The time is now/Get moving don't wait
Dream of a world where you shine
Power starts in the mind
CHORUS
I got all this power in me/ Gotta let it show/ Gotta let it grow
I decide what my life should be/ Ain't nothing standing in my way
Did you hear me say (repeat)
BRIDGE
My power flows from the alpha to my soul
Living no less than to the truth manifest
Helping to create and I am a part of his plan
Feeling the need to share it all with you
VERSE
When you go your own way/ Some people won't believe in you
Tell you that you can't make it/ You're breaking all the rules
They try to put their fear onto you
Cause when they were here they gave into that fear
It's up to you what you're gonna do
Wake up your mind you know this is true
Got all you need to get by/ Cast off your fears and fly
CHORUS
I got all this power in me/ Gotta let it show/Gotta let it grow
All I need GOD has given me/ Ain't nothing standing in my way
Let me hear you say (repeat)
CHANT
I got all this power in me/ I decide what my life should be
This gift I know I won't drop
Gotta know that I can't be stopped
I got all this power in me/ All I need my God has given me
This gift I know I won't drop
Gotta know that I can't be stopped (repeat)
BRIDGE
VAMP
I got all this power... (repeat)
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VERSE
If there is a problem/ Let's talk it out
No need to run from/ No need to shout
I just want to know/ What's on your mind
I'd say it's worth it/ Give it a try
CHORUS
We can work it out somehow
Have a meeting of the minds
I don't want to cause no trouble
So get right here/On the double
VERSE
You said to me/ Don't go too far
Friends until the end of time
I've tried and I've tried to call you friend
I even left my number/ With no response
CHORUS
We can work it out somehow
Have a meeting of the minds
I don't want to cause no trouble
So get right here/ On the double
SOLO
VERSE
Did I do something/ To turn you away
I really miss you/ What can I say
Don't give up on us/ I'm keeping faith
I know that it will pay off in the end
CHORUS
We can work it out somehow
Have a meeting of the minds
I don't want to cause no trouble
So get right here/ On the double
VAMP
(If you trust me)/We can work it out somehow
(we can work it out)/Yes we can/ If you need me
(If you need me)/ why don't you pick up that phone
(we can work it out/we can work it out)
If you trust me/(we can make it)/If you need me
We can make it/(we can work it out)
We can fix it/(we can fix it)/We can do this
We can bring it back together again
We can work it out somehow
If there's a problem/Let's talk it out/ What's on your mind
Let's give it a try/ Pick up that phone and give a sister a call
I need to know the reason why
Can we/ Work it out somehow
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CHANT
They don't want to give it up (2x)
VERSE
They have to deal with their closed minds
Their broken hearts and their deadlines
They never choose the lifeline/ They live all alone
Slave to the mentality/They walking sleep in reality
An open mind could set them free
But they do not grow
Lost and bound by silly labels
Busybodies just not able to
Recognize what they do
CHORUS
They don't want to give it up
They'd rather hold onto the things
That keep them from looking inside
They don't want to take a chance/ You see
Something different just might open their eyes
To the lies
CHANT
They don't want to give it up (2x)
VERSE
Put into a new position/ You find you lack the vision
And faced with indecision/ You blame someone else
Now your whole life's in question
But still not open to suggestions
You're left with one last confession
"Every man for hisself"
That whole mindset is a prison
Shackled down by selfish living
Possibility holds the key
CHORUS
They don't want to give it up
They'd rather hold onto the things
That keep them from looking inside
They don't want to take a chance/ You see
Something different just might open their eyes
BRIDGE
Think better/ Do better/ Live better/ Feel better
Be better/ It's all in the mentality/ What you choose
To see/ Open your mind to new possibilities
CHORUS
They don't want to give it up
They'd rather hold onto the things
That keep them from looking inside
They don't want to take a chance/ You see
Something different just might open their eyes
VAMP
They don't want to think or do/ or live and feel better better (repeat)
Tell me why they don't want to give it up (repeat)
They don't wanna they don't wanna they don't wanna give it up/ give it up no
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4. |
Can't Help Myself
04:55
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VERSE
Never/ Judge a book by the cover
That was my first mistake
I saw a body that a goddess would despise
And your eyes that hypnotized me
I took my chance/ I stepped to you
And I was caught by the scent of your perfume
Right then you had me/ Nothing I could do
I was a slave to your charms
Didn't matter if you did me harm
BRIDGE
What a tangled web you weaved
A perfect trap set for me
I thought I was free
CHORUS 1
Gotta touch it/ So in love with it/ I can't help myself
I adore it/ Need some more of it/ I can't help myself
Gotta have it/ I'm an addict/ I can't help myself
I keep fallin'/ When I hear you callin'/ I can't help
VERSE
Even though, I know you're no good for me/ I can't help
But get another taste of your lips/ So I fly/ Right back into your arms
And you knew that all along/ Yes I know you're no good for me
Cause you can't commit to just one man/ How many others
Are you living off of too?/ Every night and day/ Right back in this place
BRIDGE
What a tangled web you weaved/ It feels like floating in a dream
Float on float on.../ With just a taste of the cream
CHORUS 2
Gotta touch it/ So in love with it/ I can't help myself
I adore it/ Need some more of it/ I can't help myself
Hearbeat bangin'/ My tongue hangin'/ I can't help myself
I can't wait/ I need a taste/ I can't help myself
CHORUS 1
Gotta touch it/ So in love with it/ I can't help myself
I adore it/ Need some more of it/ I can't help myself
Gotta have it/ I'm an addict/ I can't help myself
I keep fallin'/ When I hear you callin'/ I can't help myself
BREAK
Can't help thinking that I've wasted it/ Chasing after you
While I'm left here to die/ But still/ Could I just/ Get a lick?
CHORUS
VAMP
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5. |
Illusions
05:58
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VERSE
Why do you hate yourself/ When you look at yourself
And you reject yourself
Through someone else's eyes
Who told you that you're not beautiful
Just the way you are
Who's setting your standard
For what's lovely/ What's delight
CHORUS
Illusions/ A world of illusions
Illusions/ Just illusions
VERSE
You compare yourself/ Always to someone else
Till you convince yourself
To go under the knife
What a deadly risk you take
You gamble with your life
No promise that you'll wake up
From your desperate search for peace of mind
CHORUS
Illusions/ A world of illusions
Illusions/ Just illusions
VERSE
So why deface and mar yourself
For acceptance from any man
They told you you're not fine
So you strive to fit in
False pressures of society
And their idea of beauty
Distortions of the truth
It's all just a bunch of lies
CHORUS
Illusions/ A world of illusions
Illusions/ Just illusions
BRIDGE
We've let others fool us into believing what is beautiful
We've let others brainwash us as to what is right or wrong
But we can become free
We have the choice to change our minds how we see
We choose to see
How beautiful we all are
How beautiful we are
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6. |
Friend fa Sho' (Rising)
04:25
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VERSE
What you said to me/ Really hurt me heart
Cause I thought we were better
You know jealousy/ Filled with speculation
Will only leave you bitter
But your actions only leave me this question
CHORUS
Are you my friend fa sho?
Can you feel my soul/ Are you trying?
Or are you my friend fa show
Hang 'round cause you know I'm rising? (repeat)
VERSE
I don't have the time/ To make you understand
We have nothing without trust/ Nobody does
It's not just what we say/ But everything we do
That truly speaks about us
Your actions only leave me one question
CHORUS
Are you my friend fa sho?
Can you feel my soul/ Are you trying?
Or are you my friend fa show
Hang 'round cause you know I'm rising (repeat)
VAMP
I'm rising up
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7. |
Hard Times
04:20
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VERSE
You changed my name and my address
I wondered what could be next
You had your way/ You had me all alone
Then you taught me how to hate myself
Dependent on no one else but you
To satisfy my wants and needs
My whole life was in your hands
I lost sight of who I am
CHORUS
You must know what you've done to me
But you don't care/ You refuse to see
The hard times you put me through
Am I better off living without you? (repeat)
VERSE
Every night when I close my eyes
I pray for a better life
Better than the one that you give me to lead
Now after all the games you played
You apologize/ Tell me to stay
Where else can I go/ So far away from home?
When you break it all down
The model for myself is you
I do what you say/ Adopt your ways
Forgetting what was true
CHORUS
You must know what you've done to me
But you don't care/ You refuse to see
The hard times you put me through
Am I better off living without you? (repeat)
SOLO
VAMP
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8. |
Make It So (Parts 1 & 2)
07:02
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VERSE
We could be/ Prosperous/ I mean all of us
This world is rich and plentiful/ With anything we need
Sharing this/ Precious gift
Holding on to our true purpose/ Just spirits living free
But I know
CHORUS 1
You don't want a world like this
You don't want a world like this (repeat)
Cause if you did you'd make it so
Cause if you did you'd make it so (repeat)
VERSE
Imagine/ The mind of man/ Focused on
A helping hand
Compassionate and selfless/ A renewal of his will
Nurturing/ Life within
Concerned for all conditions/ Every dream fulfilled
But I know
CHORUS 1
You don't want a world like this
You don't want a world like this (repeat)
Cause if you did you'd make it so
Cause if you did you'd make it so (repeat)
SOLO
PART 2
It's so sad how/ We let another person
Use a concrete curb to lay their head
It makes me cry that/ Hunger and starvation
Pave our streets and tour the world each day
CHORUS 2
Cause they ain't got no money
Little pieces of paper
A man ain't got no value in this world
If they ain't got no money (repeat)
SOLO
CHORUS 2
Cause they ain't got no money
Little pieces of paper
A man ain't got no value in this world
If they ain't got no money (repeat)
VAMP
If you don't want a world like this
If you don't want a world like this... (repeat)
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9. |
Where You Are Now (edit)
04:14
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VERSE
Behind you has fallen the memories that made you
Before you lies all that you can be/ Look onward
All that has led up to this one moment
All the potential/ All that you are
This is a constant state of conception
Teaching the path to the heart
...where you are now...
VERSE
Climbing and falling the peaks and the valleys
Searching and finding the balance to meaning
You realize that nothing is promised
Finally aware of your joy in this world
All of this life is simply an oyster
And happiness is the pearl
...where you are now...
CHORUS
Living, learning and loving/ Where you are
Loving and living the moment/ Where you are
Leading you where... (repeat)
BREAK
VERSE
Time is precious/ It passes so quickly
Use it in wisdom so you won't regret it
When you look back on your life to discover
All you accomplished was for another
(So) take the reins of life into your hands
Now is the time/ Be true to yourself
...where you are now...
CHORUS
Living, learning and loving/ Where you are
Loving and living the moment/ Where you are
Leading you where... (repeat)
where you are...
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10. |
Happy
04:44
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VERSE
I'm gonna be happy/ Under this sun
No more cares no more woes/ Just me and my God
Got to be happy yeah/ Under the moonlight and stars
Have no fear/ God is here
I'm never alone
CHORUS
I'm so happy yeah
And my heart is filled with joy
I'm so happy yeah
When I look in my heart I'm home
VERSE
I'm feeling happy/ Under the gray and stormy skies
Day or night doesn't matter/ I'm living this life
Living it happy
No more hatred and strife
Have no fear love is here
I'm living this life
VAMP
I'm so happy/ Living this life
I'm so happy/ Living this life
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11. |
10-D
04:09
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VERSE 1
Long night/ Early flight
But I’m finally on my way home
Back to what I missed the most
The sweetest love I’ve ever known
(I miss) the look in your eyes/ When I say I need U
And the smile (your smile) on your face when I say I couldn’t wait to see U
The( joy) in my (heart) when I can say
I’m (where I belong)
CHORUS 1
Can’t believe/ I was gone/ For so very long
No matter now
VERSE 2
10-D / Window seat
Breakfast will soon be served
And as the dark sky awaits the coming sun
I pray for my safe return
(I know) that neither the ocean that lies below
(Mountain snow) or the breathtaking view of the mountain snow
(Will) ever (keep) me from the place where I belong (where I belong)
CHORUS 2
Can’t believe/ I survived/ The loneliness inside
No matter now/ I’m on my way
Can’t believe/ I was gone for so very long
No matter now/ I’m on my way
Break
I’m comin’/ I’m comin’/ I’m comin’ home
(I miss) I miss your eyes
(Your smile) Lord knows that I miss your smile
The( joy) in my (heart) when I can say
I’m where I belong
CHORUS
Can’t believe/ I was gone/ For so very long
No matter now/ I'm on my way
Can't believe/ I survived/ The loneliness inside
No matter now/ I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way...
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12. |
We Are
05:44
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We are/ Mighty/ Blessed/ Perfect
We come from the source of all creation
Ascendant/ Our direction/ We are...
VERSE
Come with me/ To a place you want to see
To that place in your soul/ Where you've always wanted to be
All I need is a moment/ This won't take too long
A bit of food for thought/ To keep your spirit strong
Nothing in this world can give you what you already have
Believe what we've come to know
We are/ Mighty/ Blessed/ Perfect
We come from the source of all creation
Ascendant/ Our direction/ We are...
VERSE
Look around my friend/ And you will find
The beauty of/ The Father's Love
What you believe/ Will come to be
We all create reality
As every plant needs water
What we give love to prospers
We have the key/ To our relief
We still have time/ Just look inside
The center of your soul
This is a declaration/ In which we all take part
Heed your inner voice
And know within your heart
We are/ Mighty/ Blessed/ Perfect
We come from the source of all creation
Ascendant/ Our direction/ We are...
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