(Douglas Powell, Jeremiah Verdecias)
Radio: Multiple voices, saying nothing...
BD: Finally had enough.
Tired of hearing that same old stuff...
We need to Say More, Do More,
Feel More, Give More, Love More..., Say More !!!
Say More.
Don't waste our time...,
repeating the same
old rhymes.
That should have been retired the first time...
Just the blind leading the blind.
JEREMIAH: As
I crossed through that tunnel of broken memories, losing track of where I needed to be. Look in the rear view and instead
of fading, the pain just gained on me.
BD: Give us something, something we can feel.
Something true, something
real.
JEREMIAH: Getting called but I closed my ears, hidden in fears built into armor by the years. Caught between
the darkness ...and the light, so near.
BD: 'Cause this world needs more Light,
It's been too long in the night.
JEREMIAH: But so afraid of letting go... and the harder I gripped the more life slipped through my hands like sand...
Falling forward into Faith, wasn't part of the plan.
BD: So now you ask, "What are we to do now...
J: We always
seem to seek our worst defeats...
BD: ..after being in this dark for so very long?"
J: Speak out our worst
fears...
BD: Here's our advice,
J: Breathe Life into JOY!!!
BD: Just Listen to the words in this song,
JEREMIAH: The only exchange.., your pain, a worthy price, the sacrifice...
BD: ...and LIVE!!!
J: Of
the life you lived in vain.
The Tao of Jesus, the Nirvana of Mohammed, Buddahs Hadef.., the Gospel according to Lao
Tzu. Common sense is the sense of our blood. Blood remembers the things our minds can't capture. Become the Stream of Universe...
ever true and unswerving... Become as a little child once more, Blessed are those that are pure in heart, for they will find
God. Suprise! The wise does not know many things..., and one who knows many things are not wise. I thank you Father, Lord
of Heaven and Earth..., for You have hidden these things from the learned.., and revealed them to infants..., EGO will destroy
you..., We all are all part of a body, a drop of water in a sea of consciousness..., the invisible strands of our minds are
all linked...
GOD is The Receiver!!
BD: Don't waste your time... Say More!!
(c)2003 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI)
Vocals: BrotherDouglas
Programming and Spoken Word:
Jeremiah Alexis
Programming Recorded and Mixed by Jeremiah Alexis at EdenDust StudioLabs, New York, NY
Vocals
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. for BIGTIME! Productions at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Waterbury, CT.
*****************************
OUR FATHER's SUITE
(J. Verdecias,
F. Bryant, D. Powell)
featuring
KALEIDOSCOPE INTRO and SERENA
(Freddie Bryant)
(Jeremiah Alexis Verdecias)
"Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name..., Thy kingdom come, thy will be done..."
I pray for my father... For every time the poison grabs his heart brings him closer to the dark... I look upon his
soul.
I see a mirror in me and know that his path is imprinted on my DNA code..., Momma knows it too. Every time I
step out the fear hits her, so palpable like a mist. Clench my fist to avoid the stench. So dense like swimming through snow.
Cause in my deepest darkest corners I know, I am only a step away, every single day...
So I pray for my father. And
in that prayer I pray for him to gain the strength to even realize that its fear that keeps the white lady so near.
Fear
of life.
Fear of love.
Fear because youve seen the top.
Fear because youve been crippled by its drop.
Fear
because of your papis path.
Fear because you know that high cant last.
Fear because love is so near, and yet so far.
Fear because you know fear is a scar.
And youve scarred me.
Fear of your legacy.
So I pray for my father.
And in his eyes I see mine. Reflection in his pupils evils most insidious disguise, Mask of lies, Cloak of deception.
What
hides?
Wrapped inside my tattered existence.
What hides?
But KNOWLEDGE, And It lusts after me.
The knowledge
that the same mistakes...
The same hate...
The same pain... Is inside of me.
The knowledge that they were inside
of Granpapi...
So I pray for my father. And in that prayer I plant a seed, that when I grow up I dont have to be
A
tired motherf**ker who thinks forgiveness is weak, and feeds upon it like plasma B
...Look in my eyes, Papi.
What
do you see?
Do you see me?
So I pray for my father. And in that prayer I try to forget That forgiveness is almost
a lost concept. A worn out rug with tracks of mud and piss and blood and tears and screams behind a facade of eyes that gleam
and a mind that dreams of fireside chats and games of catch, And arms outstretched in love.
Not eyes blurred and speech
slurred. Mind crazed from the effects of a drug. That keeps you away for days at a time...,
Look at the time, I notice
its three...
Day three for me. Homes a distant memory. Cant call dear Momma cause all I will hear is screams and cries
to come back!!!
But the demon reacts deep within my blood as I take another slug of the Jack and try to forget the cycle
I am in and try to drown out the world as it spins...
And I pray in this moment because I realize Its out of my hands
its all been planned... And the bar stool tips back and the Jack flies away!
Please Lord, dont let it end this way. On
a dusty bar floor with dreams of before,
And he listened...,
So I pray for my father...
Hasnt answered back
yet...
But there ain't gonna be no tears of regret...
Because I prayed TO my Father.
Cause I prayed TO my
Father...,
And my Father knows...
MY FATHER KNOWS...
I've done all I could.
"Thy will be done, on
earth, as it is in Heaven."
(c) 2003 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI) -
Ninth Street Rumble Music (BMI)
Vocals and Prayer Music: Jeremiah Alexis
Vocals Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. for
BIGTIME! Productions at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Waterbury, CT and EdenDust StudioLabs, New York, NY
Guitars:
Freddie Bryant
Piano: Edsel Gomez
Percussion: Gilad
Tenor/Soprano Saxophones: Chris Cheek
Alto Saxophone:
Steve Wilson
Trumpet: Diego Urcola
Bass: Greg Ryan
Drums: Willard Dyson
Rhythm Section Recorded by Jon
Rosenberg at SMOKE, NYC, and Mixed at Tom Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
****************************
(Douglas Powell, Reid Anderson)
(Okay, I'm ready...)
"I lived
a lonely life...,
filled with pain and regret.
But, Love, picked up the pieces of my shattered past...
Gave me
a purpose to my Being and a Hope that lasts."
While lying here, waiting for sleep to come.
Knowing there's joy
in the morning dawn.
All of my life, I searched for wealth and fame,
Pursuing that life only brought me pain.
But,
lately, I've learned a whole new truth.
That love is, the only Noble Pursuit.
When living only for yourself to
please,
Soon you'll find yourself, down on your knees.
The life, I searched for in vain,
Could not be found, in
material gain...
'Cause Love is the Only Noble Pursuit...
(Musical Interlude)
'Cause God never meant
for you to do,
What He planned to do for you...
His Love is the Only Noble Pursuit,
God's Love is the Only Noble
Pursuit,
His Love is the Only Noble Pursuit...
(Spirit Scat)
(c) 1998 - EdenDust
Publishing / Dirty Showtunes, BMI)
Recorded by Danny Kadar at Hillside Sound Studio, Englewood, NJ
Assisted by Dave Kowalski
Produced by BrotherDouglas and Reid Anderson
Piano: Ben Waltzer
Bass: Reid Anderson
Drums: Jochen Ruckert
********************
(Douglas Powell, Jonathan DuBose, Jr.)
It's only a little change,
He's not asking very much
It starts with an inner thought
And, then, a simple touch.
Just release one
thing,
And then, another.
Have faith in His Son
A Gift from the Father.
You say, only if I could,
You
know I would
And, If only you knew
What I intend to do
But, not today,
No,
Not right away.
But,
it's only a little change,
To make a brand new start
Your Journey will unfold,
It's locked inside your heart.
It's Only a little change.
One Change.
For it is by believing in your heart that
you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth you are saved. Romans 10: 10
©1999 - EdenDust Publishing / JoBo Publishing (BMI)
Vocals: BrotherDouglas.
Acoustic 12-String Guitar:
Jonathan DuBose, Jr.
Recorded Live at Capricorn One Sound Studios by Edwin Ramos, Jr.
**************************
(Douglas Powell/Bryan McCabe)
Feeling this way, is nothing new
I’m
tired, listless…just a little confused
This room is familiar, there’s been very little change
Which might
explain why, I’m back here, back here,
Once, Again.
Heavy is my heart, my face is flushed with shame.
But, make no mistake, I’ve only myself to blame
…Once, again, I tried something new
Forgetting once,
again, to my own self be true
Once, Again, I’m back on bended knee.
Once, Again, Needing a savior to rescue
me
If ever I get it back, all that I had before,
I promise to forget, the pathways to this door.
But here
I go, making promises, I can’t keep
Here I go, not looking, before I leap!
Once, Again, I’m back on
bended knee.
Once, Again, needing a savior to rescue me.
There are lessons to be learned, only taught in this room
So, once again, I sit, as this class, again, resumes.
Here I am, Once, Again.
Once Again, feeling defeated.
Once, Again, advice went unheeded
Once, Again, I tried something new
Forgetting, once again, to my own self, be
true,
Here I am,
Once, Again.
Copyright 1998 - EdenDust Publishing
/ BJM Music (BMI/ASCAP)
Produced by BrotherDouglas of EdenDust and Danny Kadar
Recorded
by Danny Kadar at TMF Studios, New York, NY
Assisted by Courtney F. Connell
Organ: Rob Arthur
Guitars and
Bass: Bryan McCabe
Tambourine: Marty Beller
*****************************
(Peter Lufrano, Douglas Powell, Jonathan DuBose, Jr.)
Spoken: Restore
a Brother who has wandered from the Truth,... You save him from death, and cover a multitude of sins.
(Brother to
Brother)
I’m here for you
With a hand, always,
To help you through.
(Brother to Brother)
That’s
what you said,
When you rescued me
And showed me grace.
(Brother to Brother)
Can’t stop from
giving all praise
To the God who gave me you.
Was stuck and stranded,
In the middle of the street.
You
came along…
And helped me to my feet.
Showed me the Word,
Put the Book in my hand.
Was nothing left
to do,
But, be Still and Stand…
Next to my Brother.
For his strength,
(When mine was weak)
Learning
not to lean on,
(Nor to trust in what makes me weak)
Brother to Brother
I’m depending on you
As
my Spiritual Brother,
To always speak the Truth.
(Brother to Brother)
As I confessed to you
The fears
of my life…
You never turned away,
But led me to this Light!
(I’ll see you through.)
(Brother
to Brother)
Can’t stop from giving all Praise,
To the God who gave me you!
(Brother to Brother)
I’m here for you,
And, I promise, I will see you through.
(Brother to Brother)
I’m
here for you,
Now, take my hand, I’ll help YOU through.
(Brother to Brother)
(Dedicated
to all my Spiritual Brothers)
“My dear brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders
away from the truth and is brought back again, you can be sure that the one who brings that person back will save that sinner
from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.” James 5: 19-20
©1999 - EdenDust Publishing / JoBo Publishing (BMI)
All Vocals: BrotherDouglas
All Instrument Programming: Jonathan DuBose, Jr.
All Guitars: Jonathan DuBose, Jr.
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin
Ramos, Jr. at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Bridgeport, CT.
Additional Guitars Recorded by Steven Clarke at Q-Up Studios,
Bridgeport, CT.
*****************************
(Douglas Powell, Jonathan DuBose, Jr.)
(Out of Tempo)
Somebody
said,
‘tho I don’t remember
who it was, or where it was
or when…
But they said to me
Everything in life
Could be mine, if only I learned
…To win.
‘Tho that was long ago,
the
foolish man in me,
believed them.
And, instead of living my life,
I was living a Lie.
(In Tempo)
And,
Somebody said,
‘tho I don’t remember
who it was, or where it was,
or when...
But, they said
to me,
That in spite of all that I’ve done,
That I could still be
Redeemed!
And not so long ago,
The trusting man in me,
Believed them.
And, instead of living a lie
I choose to Live for Christ.
I
choose, to walk as He walked
Giving no thought to lead.
I choose, to carry His cross,
‘Tho sometimes I’m
brought to my knees.
But, since I’m bought with a price,
I choose to Live for Christ.
Hear
me Lord !!!,
I’m Living Your Life,
Fighting your Fight,
Keeping the Faith,
Till the End.
Hear
me Lord,
I’m Living Your Life,
No longer a slave,
To my sin.
Hear me Lord,
Living Your Life,
Living Your Life,
Living Your Life,
Living Your Life,
I
Plan to Win!
Living Your Life
To the End.
“I have been crucified with
Christ. I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So, I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of
God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2: 19b-20
©1999 - EdenDust Publishing / JoBo Publishing (BMI)
All Vocals: BrotherDouglas.
All Instrument
Programming: Jonathan DuBose, Jr.
All Guitars: Jonathan DuBose, Jr.
Intro Instrumental Performances: Edwin Ramos,
Jr.
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. Capricorn One Sound Studios, Bridgeport, CT.
Additional Guitars Recorded
by Steven Clarke at Q-Up Studios, Bridgeport, CT.
*******************************
(D. Powell, E. Ramos)
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down!!
Good Man, A Good Man...
Verse One:
Betcha' thought, I wouldn't return...
Didn't mean to cause you concern.
To
come back stronger, I had to go away,...
But the plan, all along, was to come back and say...
Chorus:
Good Man, A Good Man...
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down...
Verse Two:
Should you fall, down to your knees...
Ask for courage, to face your fears and
succeed.
In spite of all who've turned from your side,
Trust the Love that remains and continue your stride.
Chorus: (2x)
Verse Three:
You can't Bury Me, Discourage Me...
Silence Me, or Destroy Me.
To come back
wiser, I had to pay my dues...
Now with GOD on my side, there's no way I can lose!!
Chorus:
A GOOD MAN, A GOOD MAN!!
Chorus:
You can't, You can't keep me down.
Don't even try it,
I ain't having it...
I ain't going
nowhere!!
You can't silence me, or destroy me.
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down!!!!
(c)2002 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI), Edwin Ramos, Jr. Publishing (BMI)
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. for BigTime! Entertainment at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Waterbury,
CT.
Vocals Recorded at SolMar Records, Bridgeport, CT and EdenDust Studio Labs, New York, NY.
ALL VOCALS: BrotherDouglas
~:~
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DaRk LoVE - taoSOULopera - actONE
Well...It's
finally uploaded... our newest tune, DaRk LoVE, the conerstone of a larger work [taoSOULopera] about love gone bad, gone wrong.., love just gone!! Perhaps we'll get it all done by
Valentine's (wicked holiday that it is, anyway..), but who knows what's gonna happen between now and then. Anyway.. Thanks
for listening.., you know it's really the best 'gift' you can offer anyone.., a heartfelt listen. Just link through the title
of this blog or on the song title for a free download.
BePEACE...
BrotherDouglas.
DaRk LoVE
(D.Powell, J.Dean, J.Verdecias)
JEREMIAH: Love...
BROTHER: Isolated, Frustrated...
Feeling dark thoughts
again...
Complicated, ...Situated
between Faith and giving in.
I haven't felt like this since
I don't remember
when,
But, I need to see, what you see in me,
and I need this pain to end...
JEREMIAH: What is this Love / That everyday we pray for
it's embrace / And why do we settle? / For the lower level / Transplanting lust in it's place / If you ask and don't receive
/ Instantly do you grieve? / Squandering Love's seed / Allowing fear to erase your faith? /
'Cause True Love is the
fabric / The lullaby for the savage / The antidote for the damage that life tends to manage / In our hearts and our souls
/ We crave control / Yet Love rips it from our hands - turning a grown woman or man into a child stuck in quicksand...
BROTHER:
Cause, sometimes I love you, ...and,
Sometimes, I shun you, and...
Sometimes you make me feel so mad.
At times I think you love me, and...
Most times you
really hurt me, and...
Sometimes you make me feel so sad.
'Cause sometimes I care about us, and...
Sometimes,
I'm sick to death of us!
And, sometimes, I just wanna die,
but, please don't let me die.
JEREMIAH ALEXIS: But you've got to tap your eternal
source / Warmth like an eternal sun in your chest / Warmth like under the covers when you share them with your lover / Warmth
like cold feet when you slip them in new socks / Warmth cause you know your Love's got that key to your hearts lock / The
omnipotent power / True Love the pathway to all / So pure and filled with Light that no dark can block it's call /
'Cause
there is no hate / Only Love twisted and scarred / Love so battered and bruised that the heart becomes confused / That's why
we got to Love hard / So intense it becomes a part of your scent / Your shadow your hand print / Your very essence / So those
unloved souls can bathe in Your Presence / And allow Love's warmth to melt their hearts dark frost...
Their Dark Love...
BROTHER: I, I often wonder,
In my soul I sometimes ponder,
How
this dark love, entered my heart?
And tho' I still recall,
the vows I made before it all,
In this dark, I fall apart,
Mend
my wounded heart...
My Dark Love..
(c) 2005 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI)
All Vocals: Brother Douglas
SpokenWord: Jeremiah Alexis
Live Guitar, Bass, Piano : Jay Deasel
Synth Productions and Sound Effects:
Jeremiah Alexis and Jay Deasel 
Written, Produced, Arranged by TaoBrothers
of EdenDust and Jay Deasel (www.DeaselMusic.com)
Executive Producer: TaoBrothers of EdenDust
John: 12:35-36 - So Jesus said to them,
"For a little while longer the Light
is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not
know where he goes. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of LIGHT."
~:~
(Douglas Edward Powell, Jeremiah Alexis Verdecias)
Ad-Libs: Multiple Voice-Overs
Jeremiah: So much darkness amidst the Light. So deep,
I lose my will to fight.
In a world where love is seen as weakness...
Brother: Oooo
Jeremiah: How can you survive?
How can we survive?
How can you survive when your very heart, wants to die?
Brother: Sometimes when I'm feeling sad...
Sometimes when I'm almost mad..
When this world gets me, in the pit of my heart.
And, I find it hard to tell my friends apart.
I come out on this mourning..,
looking for a New Dawning.
And as I look around me, I'm astounded by the Love
I still feel inside...
A love so deep, I can hardly abide...
I can't hide, from myself, anymore.
This Love I Feel...
is REAL.
Jeremiah: Fighting through my haze of disillusionment,
I learned,
We need to survive!
It's we that need to live and thrive!
For we are the Birth of this New Dawning...
We are the Fathers and Mothers of this New Age.
This New Age of Light.
We need to fight with all of our beings to obtain
our rights as citizens of this world.
Not the temporal place, but our True Home:
The Lands of Unseen Glory.
An unbroken plane of Heavenly Love and Peace,
that will sustain our hearts for eternity.
Brother: REAL, REAL (repeat)
Jeremiah: Embrace this New Dawning of LIGHT.
Embrace this New Dawning of LIFE.
This New Dawning, of LOVE.
Brother: This Love I feel ...is REAL.
This love we feel, is REAL.
...is REAL
It's REAL...(vamp)
This Love we have,
Is full of LOVE and COMPASSION.
It's REAL.
REAL.., REAL.., REAL..
REAL..., REAL
(Vamp Out)
(c) 2005 - EdenDust Publishing - BMI
Vocals: BrotherDouglas
Spoken Word and Programming: Jeremiah Alexis
Guitar: Lou Massa
Recorded, Mixed and Arranged by TaoBrothers of EdenDust
featuring Jeremiah Alexis at EdenDust StudioLabs, New York, NY.
*********************
(Douglas Edward Powell)
Featuring: ALONE
(Freddie Bryant)
The Freddie Bryant Septet
Going, Going, Gone.
We fail
to see it pass...
We think our lives will outlast,
Time, Sad-Times, In-Between Time.
We did not hear the sound,
We thought we'd have another go-round...
But the storm blew in too soon,
Opportunity's left the room (repeat).
Our cherished strength was only on loan...,
It was never ours to store away...
Opportunity's left the room (repeat).
Gone, to another place...
Gone, all that's left is grace.
It was never ours to store away,
It's going,
going, gone!
All those years of doubt and frustration,
Seeking approval, but finding alienation.
Holding on,
in quiet desperation,
Our cherished strength was only on loan...
Going, Going, Gone.
Vamp Out: Going,
Going, Gone...
(For You, Daddy)
How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life
is like the morning fog... it's here a little while, then it's gone.
(James 4:14)
(c)2003 - EdenDust Publishing - BMI
Vocals: BrotherDouglas
Vocals recorded
and mixed at EdenDust StudioLabs, NYC by Jeremiah Alexis and BrotherDouglas
Guitar: Freddie Bryant
Percussion:
Gilad
Saxophones: Chris Cheek (Tenor and Soprano)
Saxophones: Steve Wilson (Alto and Soprano)
Piano: Edsel Gomez
Acoustic Bass: Avishai Cohen
Drums: Jordi Rossy
Rhythm Section Recorded and Mixed by Jon Rosenberg at Tom
Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ.
********************
(Douglas Edward Powell, Jeremiah Alexis Verdecias)
Chapter 1
BD: As I stand on this
precipice,
Looking out over my life...
Seeing my heart laid out, before me...
Remembering all the things,
that
I said I would do, before now.
What happened?
Why can't I find my way?
O, Lord, I need your help, today.
Vocal: O, Lord, Help Me.
Help me find my way...
Help me know
how to make a change in my life...
Help
Me Lord,
Today!!
O, Lord, Help Me!!
(c) 2003 - EdenDust
Publishing (BMI)
When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependance on
Him,
He will lift you up and give you Honor.
(James 4:10)
Vocals: BrotherDouglas
All
Programming: Jeremiah Alexis
Recorded and Mixed by TaoBrothers at EdenDust StudioLabs, NYC
********************
(D. Powell, F. Bryant, J. Verdecias)
featuring
Alone
Intro and Homage
(Freddie Bryant)
LEGACY
(Douglas Edward Powell)
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tresprass
against us...
And, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...
My Legacy had stolen my life
from me...
It left me hollow, shallow, incomplete.
I found it troubling, even in my sleep.
This gift from my father...,
his legacy.
Liar, bully, whoremonger..., thief.
These are only the names I choose to repeat.
And, try as I
may, not to repeat his feats...
mere words can never do justice to his true legacy.
Intimidation through isolation,
Alienation before emasculation.
I was never allowed to just, be.
I was always expected to live up to his legacy.
In sorrow my mother bore me... and swore to always adore me, but his black eyes turned a vivid shade of green, as
he denied her access to me...
even threatened once to 'kill' me, to permaturely end my misery, imposed by his legacy...
My legacy had stolen my life from me.
It's taken me years to reverse it's hold, completely...
All because
I failed to believe that I had the right to challenge my destiny.
Now when friend tire of my inconsistency,
in
those times I choose to model my paternity.
I need only to remind myself that in death he
attempted to make peace
with me...
perhaps so that he need not spend eternity thinking 'bout the legacy he had given me...
Thanks, but
no thanks, daddy...
I've chosen a path more suitable for me...
A journey of Faith to Love, gifts you did not bequeath...
From a Father that allows me to just 'be'...
How's that for a True Legacy ??!
(c)2003 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI), Ninth Street Rumble Music (BMI)
Vocals: BrotherDouglas
Vocals
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. for BIGTIME! Productions at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Waterbury, CT and EdenDust
StudioLabs, New York, NY
Guitars: Freddie Bryant
Piano: Edsel Gomez
Percussion: Gilad
Tenor/Soprano Saxophones:
Chris Cheek
Alto Saxophone: Steve Wilson
Trumpet: Diego Urcola
Bass: Greg Ryan
Drums: Willard Dyson
Rhythm
Section Recorded by Jon Rosenberg at SMOKE, NYC, and Mixed at Tom Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
**************************
(Douglas Powell/ Scott Bradoka)
featuring Scott Bradoka and
the Charming Snakes
You told me, you showed me
Time & time, again.
I should have believed you, the first
time,
But my pride would not give in.
You told me, you showed me,
And here I am, again. (Here I am)
Trusting
in all the wrong things,
Is how this story always ends.
No One, No Thing,
Will ever keep me down.
(And)
No One, No Thing,
Can turn me around.
‘Cause I am Finally…
(I’m) Finally not afraid to see,
All the many things that I’ve
Kept hidden from me….yeah!
I am Finally…
Righting the
wrongs of my past.
I’m Finally able, to leave them alone at last.
I am Finally,
Free.
I am Finally,
Me.
Finally Free!
(Spirit Jam)
I am Finally, Finally Me.
I am Finally, Complete.
I am
Finally,
Giving all I got for All to see.
No longer afraid!
Won’t let old fears control me.
I’m
Finally Me!
Finally Me!
Finally Free!
Totally Complete!
And,
No One, No Thing!
No One, No Thing!
Can
take away my Dream!
Destroy this Dream!
I’m Finally Me!
(Spirit Moans)
No
Longer Afraid,
I’m Finally Free!
(c)1998 EdenDust Publishing / Bradoka Music (BMI/ASCAP)
Rhythm SectionProduced by Scott Bradoka
Recorded by Pete Davis at Signal Sound Studios,
Quakertown, PA.
Vocals Produced by BrotherDouglas, Scott Bradoka and Danny Kadar
Recorded by Danny Kadar at TMF Studios,
New York, NY.
Assisted by Courtney F. Connell
Alesis QS8: Steve Patterson
Guitar: Scott Bradoka
Bass: Dan
Evans
Drums: Scott Williams
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(Douglas Edward Powell, Jeremiah Alexis Verdecias)
Chapter 2
Jeremiah: Lamentations...
for a heart drenched with sadness.
(I lament
the life that I thought I would lead...)
Lamentations,
that my life is so filled with madness.
(I lament to
all those tears...)
Lamentations,
I wish could have came here, sooner.
I wish I could just rebuke!
All
those roads that led to nowhere!
All of my sins and the lies
that I have told myself.
Hidden behind the disguise
of a Hard Heart.
Time spent searching..., for lost ends.
I lament all the scars that I have gathered over the
years.
(I lament, I lament my withered soul.)
I lament, lament the fact that I don't have control,
(I wasn't
perfect.)
I lament that the tears that I've shed,
that the blood that I've bled...
Even 'tho the day seemed
like it was ripped out of my grasp...
(I always had the ability to outlast all those things that I considered hate.)
I
lament my fate.., my fate...
I lament my fate
but, it ain't over yet..
I lament my fate,
but it ain't over
yet.
My garden has not grown, because...
the seeds I didn't sow.
(I didn't Love...)
But it ain't over
yet.
But, He always loved me.
I didn't love,
But HE always loved me...
Always His Will, for me to
Love Myself.
So I can lament tears that I shed,
all day and all night,
(but it ain't over yet.)
He still
knows what I need...
(He always loved me.)
I Lament, tears that I shed...
Still knows what I need...
I
Lament,
that I didn't,
Turn to the God Above.
Lamentations of a Lost Spirit...
That's found it's way.
'Cause I have discovered the Higher Plateau..
Where all things go...
And, all of my Laments,
and,
All of my Laments,
...I've put there.
(c) 2003 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI)
20. "Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but
the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy. 21. Whenever a woman is in labor she has
pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the
joy that a child has been born into the world. 22. Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart
will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you."
(John 16: 20-22)
Vocals
and Programming: Jeremiah Alexis
Recorded and Mixed by Jeremiah Alexis at EdenDust StudioLabs, NYC
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(Douglas Powell, Edwin Ramos,Jr.)
How can I tell
you?
(Soul Moans)
How could I fulfill your wishes?
Being filled only with emptiness inside…
How
can I tell you, now,
How I left you, then, to survive?
Everything in me still hurts.
Every memory carries new
pain.
Every moment of every touch
Every teardrop still remains….
Mem’ries that never change.
How
can I tell you,
Exactly how it was?
I was so irresponsible, then.
How can I give you,
A story or my Love?
I don’t even know where to begin.
Can I ever make amends?
Is this song all there will ever be?
How
can I tell you, now?
How can I make you see?
That everything in me still hurts.
Every memory carries new pain…
Every moment, every touch…
Every teardrop still remains…
Mem’ries that never change.
How
can I tell you,
Exactly how it was?
You were so young and innocent, then.
How can I give you,
My story, or
my Love?
I don’t even know where to begin.
How can I tell you,
Exactly how it was?
I was so irresponsible,
then.
How can I give you,
A story or my Love?
I don’t even know where to begin!
How could I fulfill
your wishes,
Being filled only with emptiness inside?
How can I tell you, now,
That I left you then, to survive?
How can I tell you,
Exactly how it was?
How can I give you
My story or my Love
I don’t even
know where to begin?
How can I tell you,
Exactly how it was?
How I tell you,
How can I show you,
Oh, oh,
oh….
How can I tell you,
How can I tell you?!!
How can I enter your life again?
(For our daughters)
©1999 - EdenDust Publishing / Edwin Jesus Ramos, Jr. Music (BMI)
Lead Vocals: BD.
Background Vocals: Edwin Ramos
Performed, Produced and Arranged by Edwin Ramos,
Jr. for BIGTIME! Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. at Capricorn One
Sound Studios, Bridgeport, CT.
Assistant Engineer: Alicia Recinos
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