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Change Makes Us Strong
03:30
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do you ever get to thinking
that life is too unfair
there's so much going on
all around the world
but we all look past
without a care
we're more concerned
with the way we look
and the lives of our elite
than the (1000)millions
all around the the world
who are starving in the street
why don't we try embracing change
instead of fearing it
change is what makes us strong
why don't we look for new ideas
and make some of our own
cause an idle mind sure seems
like a waste of time
every day i live for change
every day i look to rearrange
every day i love the strange
question everything that stays the same
do you ever get to wondering
can there ever really be peace
as long as dogma and imperialism
control the world
war will never cease
we're all feeling the exact same way
what can just one person do
well we can't change the world in just one day
but we can start with me and you
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2. |
The Way You See Me
03:00
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when you love someone
you become someone
who in turn can come
to love everyone
when you know how much
someone can mean to you
you will realize how much
you can mean to them too
every time i see your face
i look at the reflection in your eyes
and i see the way that you see me
when you're looking into mine
when you need someone
you believe in someone
to be the kind of person
who would help anyone
when you trust someone
to be there for you
you will realize that they
will need you there for them too
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one of the greatest things
my father ever taught me
was how to ride a bike
he showed me how to ride
one of the greatest things
my mother ever said to me
was to never give up
son you can make it if you try
one of the greatest things
my grandmother ever told me
was enjoy it while it lasts
oh how these days fly by
one of the greatest things
my brother has ever spoken
is simply this
i love you
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i once asked my mother
with tears in my eyes
exactly what happens
to us when we die
you're put in a box
and then in the ground
is there any meaning
in life to be found
well that very night
as i laid in my bed
i imagined what it was
like to be dead
the thought of time going on
even after i'm gone
kept me awake until
the first light of dawn
and does god hear
all of the questions
i have for him
or should i fear
cause no one is there
to answer them
well that got me thinking
about the whole human race
this planet called earth
and the vastness of space
their intricacies
are amazing to me
it's hard to imagine
how this all came to be
and i realized the laws
governing our universe
allow us to exist
for better for for worse
and though deep inside us lies
a strong will to live
don't try to take more
than what you can give
and when i die
please bury my body down
with a seed
so that i might
live on not only
in memory
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5. |
It's All Relative
02:48
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6. |
Car, or Bike, or Feet
03:08
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oh car or bike or feet
we gotta rise into the street
and make this world a better place
for you and me
we're all in this together
it's plain to see
it's bee this way forever
it's clear to me
to fight amongst each other
seems pretty silly
how do we ever expect
to make a lasting change
without unity
don't you know that everybody
can feel the same
it really doesn't make much sense
to be ashamed
you can choose to be exactly
who you are
because if you do
don't you know that you
will go far
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7. |
Indiana Man
02:20
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mama was a god fearing lady
papa was a god damning man
they decided to have themselves a baby
now i'm doing the best that i can can can
doing the best that i can
now when i was a little baby
not even tall as mammy's knee
i reached my little fingers to
tickle on the keys
saying this'll be the life for me me me
this'll be the life for me
i am a man
a musician by hand
and i'll never be your slave
now history will repeat
unless we stand tall on our feet
and lay the music industry in its grave
music has been institutionalized
it's been stolen from you and me
it's time to take it to where the people live
take it back to the street
now some wish they was born
down in texas
others wish they's born in a foreign land
i'm just glad i'm an indiana man
playing music in a band band band
playing music in a band
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8. |
Life On Earth
04:14
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do you hear the cries
of countless souls been lost
do you see the prize
and is it really worth the cost
i wanna know exactly
what was your intent
do you have any idea
what it was you spent
because just one life is
worth more than you could ever own
and one's significance is
beyond all that you've ever known
i wanna know exactly
what you think you've found
do you think that it will matter
six feet under ground
we need to share this gift
of life on earth
it's up to all of us
to make sure it's not a curse
we need to share this gift
of life on earth
it's up to all of us
to appreciate its worth
do you feel the pain
when mothers lose their sons
do you sense the gain
despite the blasting of their guns
i wanna know exactly
how much is enough
to justify you having
all of this stuff
just because your landlords
think they have the right by birth
shouldn't mean that they can
buy and sell part of the earth
i wanna know exactly
what you understand
did you know that we're all living
on stolen land?
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9. |
All That Stuff
02:59
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i'd give you all that stuff
if it wasn't filling up that shelf
and i'd give you all my blood
if i didn't need it for myself
but the one thing i'd never give
is the life that i so love to live
oh please let me live another day
and when you think of me
what do you think about
will you remember me
or will i be left out
and with this memory
what will you figure out
am i really who you think i am
and i'd never tell a lie
if it meant that you would never cry
i'd never get so high
if it meant that i would never die
and i'd never say never again
if i knew that it wouldn't not make amends
oh please baby please can we be friends
and i'd always love you so
if it means you'll never tell me no
and i'll always comfort you
as long as you're there to tell me to
but i knew if i had a say
i'd try my best to run away
if it were up to me it wouldn't be up to you
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10. |
Lonesome and Lost
01:58
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11. |
Before You Die
03:27
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i woke up
crippled with fear
cause last night
seems like last year
and tomorrow
is soon to be here
then today
will seem much less clear
and so it goes
day after day
living in between
asleep and awake
will my soul
be soon on its way
or does everything
simply decay
don't know about you
but i'm pretty sure
that we are all
gonna end up the same
from the biggest blue whale
to the smallest single cell
inside us all
burns this fragile flame
so the next time
you open your eyes
don't take for granted
yours or others' lives
get yourself up
give it a try
cause you don't have much time
before you die
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12. |
Nothing Left to Own
02:08
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there's a place that i know
where no trees just buildings grow
but for some there is no room
where are they supposed to go
and they don't have a home
and they feel so alone
and they cry
much too busy with one hand
trying to spread to other lands
and putting profits before lives
to care at all for fellow man
when you're far away from home
you will feel so alone
and you'll cry
when will we realize
our actions do have consequence
and when will we separate
ourselves from all this greed and negligence
when we all stand up as one
destroy the money, property, and guns
in the earth we'll plant a new seed
and we'll know that we have won
when there's nothing left to own
we will feel so at home
and we'll smile
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13. |
Working As One
02:05
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i see it everyday
aspirations fade away
replaced by the necessity
of surviving day to day
you used to have big dreams
now you've forgotten it seems
don't go to work for some fucking jerk
there are more important things
we all have hopes to be
the way we want to be
do what you need
you plant the seed
and make it reality
a bright future's ahead
it can be done
and it's all of us working as one
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