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Wake Up High
04:20
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We’ve had it tough. Some days are just too difficult.
Morning comes - we don’t want to wake up. But what are we gonna do?
We step up - make our days great cuz they are enough.
Keep going till we hit the ground rough. Cuz life is the life we choose.
We wanna be happy. Don’t wanna cry no more.
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
Every day - could be the last. Don’t give it away.
Or do. It’s not for me to say. So what are you gonna do?
You’re the one - the only one who can get it done.
Make time for work – make time for fun. It’s all you – it’s all you.
Don’t you wanna be happy? Don’t you wanna cry – NO MORE!?
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
This is the life we choose – this is the life we choose.
And whether we choose it, it’s the only life that we lose.
Whatever we have to do to wake up (wake up!) high (high!) …
Like the day after a heartache’s over – it’s about time!
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
To the sky…
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2. |
The Sky
03:00
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It’s not the method or the way you use it.
It’s not the tidal or the wave that grows.
It’s not the look into the eye that proves it.
It’s not the stuff that anybody knows.
It’s the sky. It’s the sky.
It’s not the temblor or the heart that’s beating.
It’s not the everything you feel inside.
It’s not the way you see the world that’s seething.
It’s not the temper or the rising tide.
It’s the sky. It’s the sky.
I know you don’t want to hear that, but it’s true. It’s the only way forward.
I know that you can’t believe that, but it’s you and it’s me and it’s all of us.
It’s the sky…
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3. |
Don't Say You Don't
02:43
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Don’t say you don’t want this. Cold gray is coming after you.
Don’t run, ‘cause you can beat it. No sun will shine the way you do.
You’re afraid that you won’t make it off. Don’t be late.
Can’t say there’s an after. Can’t live like we did before.
Won’t know about each other. Don’t go until you open the door.
You’re afraid that you won’t make it off. Don’t be late.
So bold and getting bolder. No hold from growing older.
I know the soldier’s still in you.
You’re afraid that you won’t make it off. Don’t be late.
You’re afraid, but I know the soldier’s still in you.
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We took turns driving all night long,
our favorite songs on loop from Bluetooth on our phone.
We had our windows all rolled down,
and all around the sound and the air were humming.
We’d both been out this way before…
But this time there was something more, and we both could feel it.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
It was our rogue philosophy that we didn’t want to see
the Waze to go cuz it’s better not to know.
We’d sing our songs, hold hands, and wait for Highway 28,
cuz we knew it was ours and coming.
And all we needed were the stars and sky …
For those miles that passed on by to be wild, weird, ours and true.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
Back where we come from – as lost and scared as everyone,
With every turn on a wrong, wrong road….
But we’re so thankful for the people and places we don’t know anymore,
Cuz they brought us to our home.
And when we saw the city lights, we knew this was our night
to find the place where we belong.
Cuz Highway 28 had come, and in the air the hum
was ours and weird and we loved it.
We let the city pass us by –
Our songs on loop and running high, cuz our home is the road we’re on.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
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5. |
It's All Too Much
03:54
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It's all too much, it's all too much.
When I look into your eyes, your love is there for me.
And the more I go inside, the more there is to see.
It's all too much for me to take – the love that's shining all around you.
Everywhere, it's what you make for us to take, it's all too much.
Floating down the stream of time, of life to life with me.
Makes no difference where you are or where you'd like to be.
It's all too much for me to take – the love that's shining all around here.
All the world's a birthday cake, so take a piece but not too much.
Set me on a silver sun, for I know that I'm free.
Show me that I'm everywhere, and get me home for tea.
It's all too much for me to see – a love that's shining all around here.
The more I am, the less I know, and what I do is all too much.
It's all too much for me to take – the love that's shining all around you.
Everywhere, it's what you make for us to take, it's all too much.
It's too much, it's too much. Too much, too much, too much.
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6. |
Three More Minutes
03:10
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Three more minutes tick off the clock
and you’re that much closer to checking out forever.
Do you ever feel like checking out forever,
and it’s a feeling that just won’t go away?
Well is it possible that you’re not very clever?
There’s a million ways to go but only one to stay.
Take your time. Get it right. Do it now.
In the temporary world, there’s only one conclusion.
It’s an arbitrary fact that you can’t escape.
It’s natural to want to rush to a solution.
But there’s a singular expression you can shape.
Take your time. Get it right. Do it now. Stop the fight.
I shouldn’t do it, but I’m gonna, ‘cause I wanna.
(Stare it in the face cuz it’s your constant companion…)
Is everything worth it? Is every last little thing you wanna do worth it?
Why do you even bother? Why do you even bother to risk so much when you’ve got so much?
Give it a breath. Give it time. Giving up is not the same as giving in. It’s why I’m telling you
NO! – Give it three more minutes … let it tick off the clock yeah
NO! – Give it three more minutes … I swear the feeling will stop yeah
NO! – Give it three more minutes … you can’t unclose that door
NO! – Give it three more minutes … and three more and three more and three more
Three more minutes tick off the clock
and you’re that much closer to checking out forever.
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7. |
Suddenly
03:28
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Suddenly, I feel in love. So deep in love, I can’t recover.
Suddenly you smiled at me. It had to be there is no other.
Can’t explain the reason why I love you.
Know that when love came to me, it came so suddenly.
Suddenly, I took your hand. You held my hand. No words were spoken.
Quietly, we walked alone and talked alone till dawn had broken.
Found the words to tell you why I love you.
Know that when love came to me, it came so suddenly.
In my secret dreams of love, I pictured that first kiss.
But my wildest schemes of love never fashioned this.
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8. |
What I Want
05:16
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Today I woke up and I loved you.
Today I woke up and I didn’t love you.
Today I woke up and I was too confused,
so I went back to bed and dreamt of someone and you.
I know I don’t know. I know I don’t know.
I don’t know how I know, but I know I don’t know that...
You are not what not what I want. You’re what I want.
I had a notion and I pushed it through.
I had a notion and I took it to you.
A strange emotion that I never knew
pulled me out of bed where I found nothing and you.
I know I don’t know. I know I don’t know.
I don’t know how I know, but I know I don’t know that...
You are not what not what I want. You’re what I want.
You’re taking it all away, and giving it back someday.
You’re taking it all away, and you gave it back.
Am I throwing it all away, the last of our todays?
If I don’t want to stay, I won’t come back.
You are not what not what I want. You’re what I want.
Today I woke up and I loved you.
Today I woke up and I didn’t love you.
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We took turns driving all night long,
our favorite songs on loop from Bluetooth on our phone.
We had our windows all rolled down,
and all around the sound and the air were humming.
We’d both been out this way before…
But this time there was something more, and we both could feel it.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
It was our rogue philosophy that we didn’t want to see
the Waze to go cuz it’s better not to know.
We’d sing our songs, hold hands, and wait for Highway 28,
cuz we knew it was ours and coming.
And all we needed were the stars and sky …
For those miles that passed on by to be wild, weird, ours and true.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
Back where we come from – as lost and scared as everyone,
With every turn on a wrong, wrong road….
But we’re so thankful for the people and places we don’t know anymore,
Cuz they brought us to our home.
And when we saw the city lights, we knew this was our night
to find the place where we belong.
Cuz Highway 28 had come, and in the air the hum
was ours and weird and we loved it.
We let the city pass us by –
Our songs on loop and running high, cuz our home is the road we’re on.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we couldn’t believe,
but it’s all kinds of right.
It’s what we couldn’t believe – it’s what we’d never believe,
but it’s all day & night.
And it’s all kinds of right.
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10. |
Wake Up High (Euro Edit)
03:06
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We’ve had it tough. Some days are just too difficult.
Morning comes - we don’t want to wake up. But what are we gonna do?
We step up - make our days great cuz they are enough.
Keep going till we hit the ground rough. Cuz life is the life we choose.
We wanna be happy. Don’t wanna cry no more.
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
Every day - could be the last. Don’t give it away.
Or do. It’s not for me to say. So what are you gonna do?
You’re the one - the only one who can get it done.
Make time for work – make time for fun. It’s all you – it’s all you.
Don’t you wanna be happy? Don’t you wanna cry – NO MORE!?
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
This is the life we choose – this is the life we choose.
And whether we choose it, it’s the only life that we lose.
Whatever we have to do to wake up (wake up!) high (high!) …
Like the day after a heartache’s over – it’s about time!
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
It’s about time – we drop the weight and let it all fly.
It’s about time – we kick the hate and take to the sky … to the sky.
To the sky…
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REC New York, New York
REC is a NYC electro power pop band formed in 2004, emerging from Nick DeMatteo's solo career, and featuring Nick DeMatteo
on vocals and writing duties.
Since 1996, Nick & REC have released over a dozen albums/EPs. Nick is also a podcaster for MUSIC is not a GENRE (MxG), actor, voice over artist, director, graphic designer, and writer. Check out REC & MxG merch at the Bonfire link below!
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