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Solid Ground
03:34
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I can't turn around
and walk away
Through good and bad
I'm here to stay
There'll be a time
when once again
my feet will tread upon
solid ground
solid ground
solid ground
Yes, it hurts
when dreams are shattered
torn to pieces
by chance and circumstance
The things we longed for
now just bitter tears
The world it fell apart
while we stood deaf and blind and mute
I can't turn around
and walk away
Through good and bad
I'm here to stay
There'll be a time
when once again
my feet will tread upon
solid ground
Yes, it hurts
when faith is lost
and hope is fading
When lives are overturned
Our grand designs
crumble, can't be saved
We did not see it coming
we were so deaf and blind and mute
I can't turn around
and walk away
Through good and bad
I'm here to stay
There'll be a time
when once again
my feet will tread upon
solid ground
Hard to be uncertain
Hard to be afraid and divided
Hard to rise above it all
I can't turn around
and walk away
Through good and bad
I'm here to stay
There'll be a time
when once again
my feet will tread upon
solid ground
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2. |
Into The Uncharted
03:34
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Into the uncharted
and though I'm not ready
my journey has started
I hold my course steady
If let my heart guide me
be brave, and be open
I know I’ll find love
The one true emotion
One step at a time
To reach my destination
My goal is not defined
Nor is the course or the location
Still, onwards I will travel
in my search for Xanadu
To make my mystery unravel
Bring my future into view
My past will not define me
I have learned from my mistakes
My eye is on the prize
a life that I’ll embrace
Into the uncharted
and though I'm not ready
my journey has started
I hold my course steady
If let my heart guide me
be brave, and be open
I know I’ll find love
The one true emotion
One brick at a time
I'll tear down the walls around me
I want it all but need to find
a path that will allow me
tell what's right and what is wrong
what's weak and what is strong
Strive to love and to belong
Before my life is drawn
I need something to help me
Chase the shadows from my heart
Something or something
A brand new start
Into the uncharted
and though I'm not ready
my journey has started
I hold my course steady
If let my heart guide me
be brave, and be open
I know I’ll find love
The one true emotion
I've got lessons to learn
and I've got time to burn
I’ll take it steady
Won’t move too fast
And as destiny calls
I will rise, I will not fall
Fear won’t own me
and nor will the past
Into the uncharted
and though I'm not ready
my journey has started
I hold my course steady
If let my heart guide me
be brave, and be open
I know I’ll find love
The one true emotion
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3. |
Burning! Burning!
03:16
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Take it easy
Take it slow
That's what they tell us
But we all know
The clock is ticking
The time’s running out
We’ll raise our voices
So hear us shout
A single tear
A hand raised high
A painted story
A lonely cry
Hits the target
The time is right
The world is ready
To take on the fight
Our house is on fire
burning, burning
We can’t ignore the flames
Our hearts are on fire
burning , burning
Burning for change
They steal our future
before our eyes
With empty words
Greed undisguised
We stand before you
To tell the truth
We need to panic
Or we are doomed
A single tear
A hand raised high
A painted story
A lonely cry
Hits the target
The time is right
The world is ready
To take on the fight
Our house is on fire
burning, burning
We can’t ignore the flames
Our hearts are on fire
burning , burning
Burning for change
Everything
Everything has to to change
Rules must be rewritten
Nothing can stay the same
Change is coming
Like it or not
Just one future
that’s all we’ve got
Our house is on fire
burning, burning
We can’t ignore the flames
Our hearts are on fire
burning , burning
Burning for change
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4. |
A Rolex And A Lighter
03:15
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A Rolex and a lighter
That's all I got to keep
The watch was just a copy
and the lighter it was cheap
The pawnshop had his wedding ring
The bailiff had his Jeep
and I was told that he died peacefully
in his sleep
A Rolex and a lighter
and the shirt upon his back
I looked around but saw
that there was nothing more to pack
He'll travel light to heaven
I'm not sure they'll let him in
But if they send him off to hell
at least it's somewhere
he has been
Let me sit by him in silence
The way we used to do
Let me go to secret places
Only my father and I knew
Let me sit by him in silence
To clear the fog out of my head
and try to face the fact
that he is dead
A Rolex and a lighter
the two things he did not sell
The watch a fake, the lighter cheap
He knew that very well
I bought them for his birthday
when I was still a kid
I worked the docks that summer
And I saved up
every quid
Let me sit by him in silence
The way we used to do
Let me go to secret places
Only my father and I knew
Let me sit by him in silence
To clear the fog out of my head
and try to face the fact
that he is dead
We began to drift apart
the year my mother passed away
She’d held them both together
His grief led him astray
I lost him to the bottle
To the whiskey in the jar
I tried to pull him back
But he’d
gone too far
A Rolex and a lighter
that I bought at Joe's Bazaar
Because he was my hero
My childhood superstar
Taught me how to ride a bike
And let me drive his car
He raised me and my brothers
To believe in
who we are
Let me sit by him in silence
The way we used to do
Let me go to secret places
Only my father and I knew
Let me sit by him in silence
To clear the fog out of my head
and try to face the fact
that he is dead
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5. |
Lean Into Me
03:49
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The shine of silver in your hair
The lines of laughter ‘round your eyes
You never try to hide
All the years that we’ve shared
Were better than I dreamed
The day you said you’d be my bride
See we’re still around
no matter what life throws at us
we always stand our ground
we lost some battles
but not the war
When I was weak
down on my knees
You picked me up
And put me back on my feet
Lean into me
My turn to lead
Let brush away your tears
Hand in hand, we stood
strong and fast together
As we faced each challenge down
Side by side, we walked
we would never waver
We would never give an ounce
Can you see what I see?
Together we are so much more
more than you and me
Can you feel what I feel?
When I was weak
down on my knees
You picked me up
And put me back on my feet
Lean into me
My turn to lead
Let brush away your tears
As we turned each page
And embraced each change
Our love remained blind
To the passing of time
So I don’t believe
The face that I see
When I look in the mirror
Can possibly be me
When I was weak
down on my knees
You picked me up
And put me back on my feet
Lean into me
My turn to lead
Let brush away your tears
Lean into me
My turn to lead
Lean into me
It's my turn to lead
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6. |
Enough
02:56
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Giving up is easy
but hanging on is hard
It takes a lot of courage
to go inch by foot by yard
You said, it won't be easy
you said, it will be tough
It's true that love may change you
but I doubt that it's...
Enough
to keep you by my side
Enough
Enough
to make you stay
Life is a highway and
love is a winding road
I don't fear commitments but
I'll live by no man's code
I said, it won't be easy
I said, it will be tough
It's true that love may change me
but I doubt that it's...
Enough
to keep me by your side
Enough
Enough
to make me stay
How can I know what’s really true?
If my future lies with you?
Whatever path I choose to take
at least one heart is gonna break
Every breath I'll ever take
Every moment I'm awake
Every endless sleepless night
I will wonder: who was right?
Enough
to keep me by your side
Enough
Enough
to make me stay
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7. |
Satan In A Suit
03:13
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In your chest there is a hole
where you used to have a heart
But maybe I’m mistaken
did you have one at the start?
You fill that void with money
and let nothing or no one
get in your way
in your way
Despite your finery and grandeur
you're just a pig
with better manners
and to me you'll always be
Satan in a suit
Your teeth are white
and shiny
but I bet your ****
is tiny
To me you'll always be just
Satan in a suit
We all sprang from the apes but you
you didn't spring far enough.
You claim to be sophisticated
but I will call your bluff
Roses are red and Violets are blue
I've got five fat fingers
and the middle one is for you
for you
Despite your finery and grandeur
you're just a pig
with better manners
and to me you'll always be
Satan in a suit
Your teeth are white
and shiny
but I bet your ****
is tiny
To me you'll always be just
Satan in a suit
I pray that you are shipwrecked
without Netflix, phone or booze
With an oversized alarm clock
that you don't know how to snooze
Without a Starbucks near
and only lukewarm beer
and big, bad, barking dog
that's not your own
not your own
Despite your finery and grandeur
you're just a pig
with better manners
and to me you'll always be
Satan in a suit
Your teeth are white
and shiny
but I bet your ****
is tiny
To me you'll always be just
Satan in a suit
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8. |
Behind Closed Doors
03:31
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I saw the struggles
I saw the fights
The heated arguments
Who was wrong and who was right?
Positions were taken
Lines were drawn
Every point was argued
No one ever backed down
Each day you pushed me
to take sides
Was I with you or against you
Was I brave or would I hide?
I tried to walk on water
and I tried to raise the dead
You knew you needed miracles
But you looked to me instead
You tried to make me choose
I was a child, I was afraid
I couldn’t walk on water
I couldn’t raise the dead
I knew the story
Heard behind closed doors
the screams and then the silence
like so many nights before
Huddled tight and safe
In the space beside my bed
I blocked out all the shouting
With little arms around my head
Each day you pushed me
to take sides
Was I with you or against you
Was I brave or would I hide?
I tried to walk on water
and I tried to raise the dead
You knew you needed miracles
But you looked to me instead
You tried to make me choose
I was a child, I was afraid
I couldn’t walk on water
I couldn’t raise the dead
They pretended that it was normal
The calm and then the storm
The tears and retributions
The promise of no more
The desperate “I love you”s
The pleading not to leave
And I clung to what I knew
If I ignore it, it’s not real
I tried to walk on water
and I tried to raise the dead
You knew you needed miracles
But you looked to me instead
You tried to make me choose
I was a child, I was afraid
I couldn’t walk on water
I couldn’t raise the dead
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9. |
Shine On Me
04:02
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You know you stole my heart
And without you, how can I start
To build a life with somebody new
When all I ever wanted was you
You know I worshipped you, body and soul
But I couldn’t stem the flow
Of the poison that coursed through your veins
As it beat you again and again
Your love would shine on me
And lead me through the darkness
Your love would shine on me
Make a path for me to walk
Your love would shine on me
You’d be my beacon in the distance
Your love would shine on me
And guide me home
I curse the morning sun
As it steals its way into my room
To bring me one more bloody day
Of crushing pain I cannot push away
Your love would shine on me
And lead me through the darkness
Your love would shine on me
Make a path for me to walk
Your love would shine on me
You’d be my beacon in the distance
Your love would shine on me
And guide me home
You acted always without fear
You were my sword
You were my shield
So who will fight
for me now
Who’ll tell me when
Who’ll show me how?
Your love would shine on me
And lead me through the darkness
Your love would shine on me
Make a path for me to walk
Your love would shine on me
You’d be my beacon in the distance
Your love would shine on me
And guide me home
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Jambrains Eskilstuna, Sweden
Jambrains is the one-man-band of Swedish multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Johan Alm. Though there are too many
influences to be mentioned, a merge of power and melody is the mission statement of Jambrains.
Being a one-man-band
All songs are original and arranged, recorded and mixed by Jambrains in studio WaterLilly. Every now and then friends may appear as special guests on a track.
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