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1. |
Alchemist
03:24
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I don’t want gold
Don’t need nothing from an Alchemist
I want something from your honest chest
That’s all
Don’t give me lies
I want something from your honest eyes
If it’s ugly honey,
Don’t disguise the truth
I know that it’s hard
To face the truth
I know that it’s hard
To face the truth
And you know that it scares
The living shit out of me
To face the truth
But that’s exactly
What we got to do
You see It all comes back
From whence it came
You get your head above the water
It starts to rain
It all comes back
From whence it came
You get your head above the water
It starts to rain
Well, I know sometimes
We get buried in the deep inside
We get down if we don’t shine bright
Like day
But you can’t run forever
You will come undone
Oh honey, that’s a simple fact
That we got to face
I know that it’s hard
To face the truth
I know that it’s hard
To face the truth
And you know that it scares
The living shit out of me
To face the truth
But that’s exactly
What we got to do
It all comes back
From whence it came
You get your head above the water
It starts to rain
It all comes back
From whence it came
You get your head above the water
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It all comes back
From whence it came
You get your head above the water
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
It starts to rain
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2. |
Who Knows What Love Is
04:33
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I’ve been walking all alone
While the birds of midnight
Sing me home
It’s you babe
(it’s all you)
I’ve been spinning with the stars
I’ve been dancing in the
Moonlight glow
It’s you babe
(it’s all you)
Well, I don’t wanna wash away
The taste of your lips
That lingers still in my throat
I’ve been walking all alone
While the birds of midnight
Sing me home
(Who knows what love is?)
Oh baby, I wanna know
(Who knows what love is?)
Oh honey, why don’t you show me now?
(Who knows what love is?)
Oh baby, I wanna know
(Who knows what love is?)
Aw yeah
All the bottles and the bums
Line the streets
And gently guide me through
Well It’s you babe
(it’s all you)
Well, I have walked this street before
A thousand nights of past
But now it’s new
It’s you babe
(it’s all you)
Well, I don’t wanna wash away
The taste of your lips
That lingers still in my throat
I spent a lifetime waiting
Now I won’t let it go
All the heavy hearts
And heavy eyes
They’re sleeping sound
Behind the doors and…
And walking past
I feel for them
They’re loneliness is
Beautiful
(Who knows what love is?)
Honey, I wanna know
(Who knows what love is?)
Honey, why don’t you show me now?
(Who knows what love is?)
Honey, why don’t you show me now?
(Who knows what love is?)
C’mon c’mon c’mon
(Who knows what love is?)
I want to know, I wanna know right now
(Who knows what love is?)
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know right now
(Who knows what love is?)
Oh honey, why don’t you show me now?
(Who knows what love is?)
C’mon c’mon c’mon now
(Who knows what love is?)
Oooh
(Who knows what love is?)
Oh honey, why don’t you show me now
(Who knows what love is?)
I want to know
I wanna know
I wanna know right now
(Who knows what love is?)
C’mon c’mon c’mon now
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3. |
the Hard Way
04:11
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HARD WAY
Well you got to try, baby try
If you got any hope at all
You got to run, baby run
If you got anywhere to go
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the hard way
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the only way home
You got to try, baby try
If you got any hope at all
Well, you’re gonna cry, baby cry
If you’re ever gonna love
You got to pray, baby pray
There’s a God up above
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the hard way (hard way)
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the only way home
You’re gonna cry, baby cry
If you’re ever gonna love
Juniper is blooming in the park
But the world’s inside
The doors have all been locked
The doors have all been locked
Don’t cry
You’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(But maybe it’s too hard
She says, maybe it's too hard)
Don’t cry
You’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(Maybe it’s too hard
Maybe it's too hard)
Well you better dance, baby dance
If you ever hear the song
You got to start, baby start
Lord knows the road is lookin’ long
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the hard way (hard way)
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the only way home
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the hard way (hard way)
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the only way home
Juniper is blooming in the park
But the worlds inside
The doors have all been locked
The doors have all been locked
Don’t cry
You’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(But maybe it’s too hard
Maybe it's too hard)
Don’t cry
You’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(Maybe it’s too hard
Maybe it’s too hard)
(Maybe it’s too hard)
(Maybe it’s too hard)
(Maybe it’s too hard)
(Maybe it’s too hard)
(Maybe it’s too hard)
Don’t Cry you’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(Maybe it’s too hard)
Don’t Cry you’re not alone
(Maybe it’s too hard)
Don’t Cry you’re not alone
Better days are bound to come
(Maybe it’s too hard)
Don’t Cry you’re not alone
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Well I’m making a deal with
The Angel of fate
And I’m throwing it all out
I’m giving it all away
You see
Falling in love is a waste of time
A bank account will keep you sane
I see it now
I got it wrong
But what Remains of the Day?
Oh Lord
This world has not been kind
Hard rain falling from the sky
Makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
Makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
Makes muddy water
Well I’m making a deal with
The Angel of fate
And I’m making peace with
Even my worst mistakes
I’m laying all my burdens down
It’s better than never, they say
Grab the bull by the horns
Or just get through the day
Oh Lord
This world has not been kind
Hard rain falling from the sky
Makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
It makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
Makes muddy water
Oh Lord
This world has not been kind
Oh Lord
This world has not been kind
Hard rain falling from the sky
It makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
It makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
It makes muddy water
Hard rain falling from the sky
It makes muddy water
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5. |
Break Right Through
04:05
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If you’re wanting some answers
And you’re needing a friend
If you’ve been calling the doctors
‘Cause the pain never ends
If you’re lost and you’re broken
And you’ve been searching around
Which way’s the right way
When everywhere looks down?
When you’re down to your last smoke
And your pockets are spent
And all that you’re wanting
Is a nice warm bed
‘Cause you’re cold and you’re tired
And the wounds never mend
Which way’s the right way
When everywhere’s a dead end?
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
And someday soon
You’re gonna break right through
If hope is a lost cause
And the road looks too long
When the soles of your shoes
They’ve been filling with holes
if your back cannot take it
Not one more straw
Which way’s the right way
When everywheres too far?
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
You know I will, you know I will
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Yes I will
And someday soon
You’re gonna break right through
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’
Oh honey, I’ll be on your side
Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’, Yes I will Ma’
someday soon
You’re gonna break right through
You’re gonna break right through
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Ladder to the Sun
03:14
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Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
Honey knows I’d never come home
I heard there was a place
Beyond the hilltops
Where no one’s worried
(I wanna Go)
There’s twenty dollar bills
On the tree tops
And lakes of whiskey
(I wanna Go)
I heard there was a place
Where no one’s worried
And no one’s hungry
(I wanna Go)
There’s berries on the vine
And lakes of honey
There’s love aplenty
(I wanna Go)
Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
And I’d never come home
Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
Honey knows I’d never come home
Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
Oh Honey knows I’d never come home
Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
And I’m never coming home
Oh what I day (Oh what I day)
Oh I believe (I believe)
This world is breaking (breaking)
Breaking at the seams
If I could build a ladder
I’d climb it to the sun
Honey knows I’d never come home
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7. |
Let Live
04:19
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Won’t you tell me a story
Or maybe sing me a song
Cause I been dreamin’ ‘bout a world
I used to know
And wonderin’ what went wrong
People say
Not so far away
All they wanna do is fight
It shoulda never been a problem
Didn’t your mama
Teach you wrong from right?
Well I know
Live and let live
We’re all the same
When we die
When we die
You could have a million bullets
(Yes you can)
It don’t make you more a man
Not about fame and fortune
Not about how tall you stand
(Makes me wanna)
Scream and shout
‘Cause I just don’t understand
It shoulda never been a problem
Can’t you see we’re all friends
Live and let live
We’re all the same
Live and let live
We’re all the same
Live and let live
We’re all the same
When we die
When we die
Live and let live
We’re all the same
Live and let live
We’re all the same
Live and let live
We’re all the same
When we die
When we die
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8. |
Louder than the Birds
03:45
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Tired feet
I got worn out shoes
Tired heart
It’s the same old blues
But I’m making lemonade out of river mud
And I’m makin’ cherry wine with my own blood
Tired hands
I got American dreams
Spinning head
I got eyes that see
I been tryna make sense of this broken world
I’m tryna make a dollar, bring it home to my girls
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Well I sold my soul to pay the rent
Oh give me back the time I spent
You know I’m tryna hit a hundred down a dead end street
You know I fall right out the window try to land on my feet
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
You can call me a saint, I’ll spit at the truth
Call me the devil and I’ll come save you
You know I’m making moonshine outta gasoline
And I’ll make you something dirty outta something clean
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
I got a car, if you want to,
We can drive through the night
When we wake tomorrow
We left it all behind
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Woah woah my my
La da di da
Sing it even louder than the birds in the sky
Tired feet
I got worn out shoes
Tired heart
It’s the same old blues
But I’m makin’ lemonade out of river mud
And I’m makin’ cherry wine with my own blood
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9. |
LaDiDaDa
04:15
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Oh honey, let the roses wither away
Let all the smiles fade from their faces
Let all the bars turn out their lights
We’ll still sing La Di Da Da through the night
Tell me you love me when everything’s wrong
I will keep singing these God awful songs
Someday this train might pull off the track
Everything lost might find it’s way back
Sing La Di Di Da Da
Make a toast to your friends
Spill all your whiskey
And fill it again
Sing La Di Da Da
Smash your glass up to heaven
Love all your friends
Might be the last time that you see ‘em
Sing La Di Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da La Di Da
Oh honey let the roses wither away
And let all the children grow old and gray
Let all the bars put boards up on the doors
I got a flask in my pocket I been savin’ it for
Oh, tell me you love me when everything’s right
Push comes to shove, it turns to fights
Well someday this train might make a wrong turn
If it all goes to hell, let it burn, let it burn
Sing La Di Di Da Da
Make a toast to your friends
Spill all your whiskey
Fill it again
Sing La Di Da Da
Smash your glass up to heaven
Remember this feeling
Might be the last time that you feel it
Sing La Di Di Da Da
Make a toast to your friends
Tell ‘em you love ‘em
Might be the last time that you see ‘em
Sing La Di Da Da
Da Di Da Da Da Da La Di Da
Oh honey, let the roses wither away
Let all the smiles fade from their faces
Let all the bars turn out their lights
We’ll still sing La Di Da Da through the night
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Hustle Souls Asheville, North Carolina
Hustle Souls is a soul/rock band who fuse nostalgic soul aesthetics with modern sensibilities; recently named "Music
Connections" Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands.
"Their blend of jazz, pop, and rock is inventive and captivating. Their lines are on point and their sound is tight, creating space for Billy Litz's rabbit hole musicianship. And you can f***ing dance to it.” - Caleb Calhoun
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