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Ways Of The World

by The Movement

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1.
WAYS OF THE WORLD I hear you're looking for a reason They've been running you around And if you're looking for some peace, man You know that we can help you out You say you're tired of working And getting nothing in return You're living life for the weekend It's setting in, starting to burn Well let me tell you about the ways of the world Sometimes you do exactly as you're told Not all that glitters is made of gold, no no no But take a risk even though it may seem You'll never make it, like it's just a daydream One day you're living the reality You say you wake up every morning Like you got a million more to go Well if you're waiting for a warning I'll tell you something you should know This could be your last sunrise You gotta try to make it shine You won't believe how the time flies And if you're still afraid of what you'll find… Well let me tell you about the ways of the world Sometimes you do exactly as you're told Not all that glitters is made of gold, no no no But take a risk even though it may seem You'll never make it, like it's just a daydream One day you're living the reality I know you really don't think it can be But you gotta believe me Don't shut your eyes so tight, you can't see I know you really don't think it can be But you gotta believe me Don't shut your eyes so tight, you can't see And I know it's never easy But let me tell you about the ways of the world Sometimes you do exactly as you're told Not all that glitters is made of gold, no no no But take a risk even though it may seem You'll never make it, like it's just a daydream One day you’re living the reality
2.
REDWOODZ (feat. Iya Terra) Some people they live their whole lives in a compound They couldn't find any other way out now And then they came out of it like it was so easy They turned from a flower into a strong tree yeah So I ask you not to shed a tear If you get scared you know I'll be here I will always love you, I keep you in my heart I will always be there to lead you through the dark yeah We will always walk together hand in hand Lead you through the forest and the desert in the sand We're among the greatest things that grow upon this land I'll be here to teach you and to help you understand, so When the sun is getting low Look at how the Redwoods grow You forgot but now you know Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah You know we all got to fall sometimes Pick ourselves up off the ground and learn how to rise It’s like I’ve been down so long that I just might Stay here for awhile while I clear my mind So you can cut my leaves But you can’t kill my roots And you can twist my words But you can’t stop the truth Because it’s imminent Tell me are you listening Universe is speaking to you We are just the instruments When the sun is getting low Look at how the Redwoods grow You forgot but now you know Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah Look at the reason Everyone's sleepin, ain't got nothin to believe in Dreams are T.V. They can't see the changing of the seasons Life is a breeze And somebody else is just fighting to ****ing be breathing Rule of treason Seems we're always dealing with some heathen But we will rise We will make it to the top If we're clever They can never make it stop Plant the seed, we are free Break the lock And walk the walk Never just talk the talk, everybody… When the sun is getting low Look at how the Redwoods grow You forgot but now you know Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah
3.
TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free Wash away my worries Let my soul be... What now, it’s coming around You’re feeling cut down into the ground So we all come together, we’re making a sound We sing “Look at all this love we’ve found” Gotta raise em up, toast to the sweet life If it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right See the sun giving me the green light To kick back, relax and soak up the sweet sights Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free There’s something in the air Come and take away my cares I close my eyes Remember these dreams that we share I wash it all away You gotta give us all a break Let the troubles of tomorrow Wait till another day Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free When life’s moving to fast We can make this dream last Just let the past be the past Just leave it all behind Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free Take me to the ocean Take me to the sea Wash away my worries Let my soul be free
4.
Orange Sky 03:32
ORANGE SKY Orange sky over desert and the land so dry The dirt thirsts for a teardrop It's like the heavens abandoned the sands of time The Gods fled for the treetops Long ago in its stead was a forest of green Beyond all imagination And then an ocean so blue, so deep it would seem To swallow all of creation And if I had the power to rewind these years And travel back through the ages I'd watch the story unfold through a river of tears As I longed to rewrite these pages You When are you gonna wake up You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend When are you gonna wake up You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend Orange sky and the temperature at 113 Them go hide from their lifeline I know the tectonic plates shift under me But they won't split apart in my lifetime Sacred are the bones of the primitive man Only had the great spirit to lean on Palms pressed together as they sit in the sand Praying for eons and eons And if I had the power to rewind these years And travel back through the ages I'd watch the story unfold through a river of tears As I longed to rewrite these pages You get out of bed and wonder how much money can you rake up Then I'm afraid you're still sleeping When are you gonna wake up You can't live life for the weekend You When are you gonna wake up You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend When are you gonna wake up You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend You can't live life for the weekend
5.
DIAMOND (feat. Jacob Hemphill of SOJA) You’re a diamond baby And you gave your light to me You’re a diamond baby Yes you shine so brightly I look at you and I see stars And the stars, they have aligned You’re my diamond and I will love you Until the end of time Never thought I’d wake up in the morning And see the sunshine burning so bright Never thought I’d make it out this darkness But you led me into the light Never knew a love like yours Could knock me off of my feet But now I know what life can be And you made my life complete Yeah you made my life complete Never thought I’d look out on the ocean Sparks of you just waving at me Never thought I’d look up in the night sky And see you waiting for me patiently Never knew I’d fall so deep, I’d only sing these words true for you My one and only precious gem Yeah I love how you let your light shine through You’re a diamond baby And you gave your light to me You’re a diamond baby Yes you shine so brightly I look at you and I see stars And the stars, they have aligned You’re my diamond and I will love you Until the end of time Ever since I started Same old situation Looking at their faces Same old reservations It’s the same question Is it really her for me, for me And I cannot explain it Something has changed I’m losing my wandering eye and impatience Looking in the mirror Crazy how I finally see You right next to me, going nowhere You’re a diamond baby And you gave your light to me You’re a diamond baby Yes you shine so brightly I look at you and I see stars And the stars, they have aligned You’re my diamond and I will love you Until the end of time
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SIREN (feat. Stick Figure) We're all in this together It's alright, alright Turn on your television Get sucked into a world of corporate greed and get ****ed When idle hands empty Ego run amok So get up Don’t pass the buck We ain't got a ton of luck We ain't got a lot of time either Calling out my people gotta pick up the receiver We ask the government and no they won't help neither So we turn a naysayer to a positive believer Rise above They try to break you down Don't let em get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright They try to break you down Don't let them get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright Turn on your record player and run Into a world of beautiful collaboration Meditate on the melody, lyric, and the one drop Don't stop until the revelations come And now it's time to get clever They try to yell quit but we reply never They opened up the trap door Pulled down the lever But we made a quick escape and now we make it last forever They try to break you down Don't let them get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright They try to break you down Don't let them get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright Switch up the melody, sound up the siren They say eventually we're burnin' ash in the fire They break us down but the music make us high There's a lesson in the message, when revealed it gets quiet Yeah there's something in the air tonight Catch a vibe when the feeling’s right Kill the silence, ring the alarm Sound the siren They try to break you down Don't let them get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright They try to break you down Don't let them get ya Rise against the system See the bigger picture Sound the siren Know that I am with ya We're all in this together It's alright, alright
7.
LIFE IS A CIRCLE I just saw the most beautiful sight I've ever seen Her grandfather was singing to his wife as she waited for her angels wings They were so in love with each other They had spent their whole lives together Nothing could ever take that away Not even death can make our hearts run astray Cause life is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love I just heard the most beautiful sound I'll ever hear A voice gentle and timeless as the song that he whispered in her ear So incredible, I couldn't help but cry But I saw freedom through the tears in my eyes You put aside all the noise and the chatter Cause in the end you know the only thing that matters is Life is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love I just felt the most beautiful feeling I could ever feel You can give the world a beautiful healing if your love is real As I grow older, I'm learning everyday I can't explain all the mystery away But there’s a spirit that connects me and you And when I heard him sing I knew that it was true It's life. It's a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love Because it fills us with the beauty of life Is a circle and we walk it with love
8.
The Great Discovery “Some people will use a symbolism of the relationship of God to the universe, wherein God is a brilliant light, only somehow veiled, hiding underneath all these forms that you see as you look around you. But the truth is funnier than that. It is that you are looking right at the brilliant light now, that the experience you are having which you call ordinary everyday consciousness - pretending you're not it - that experience is exactly the same thing as ‘IT’. There's no difference at all. And when you find that out, you laugh yourself silly. That's the great discovery.” Don’t wanna hear no cliche “In other words, when you really start to see things, and you look at an old paper cup, and you go into the nature of what it is to see, what vision is, or what smell is, or what touch is, you realize that that vision of the paper cup is the brilliant light of the cosmos. Nothing could be brighter. Ten thousand suns couldn't be brighter.” Let me tell ya first, don’t want no heat or no trouble It’s just we have a thirst for the beat and a bubble Go and build your ego, we go leave you heroes in the rubble And then we visualize our future in the mirrors of the Hubble Don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Put it on repeat, defeated when they speak in the street Don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Spin the phrase again Poet say unoriginal sin Ya walk around high steppin but don’t see your feet And then you’re feeling so high, they don’t meet the street To be ready for the winter, gotta beat the heat And to the righteous writer Go and reach the peak, ya know Every person is capable of a miracle Steering across the city creating a verbal vehicle Being cool, calm, collected and humble With no hysterical ranting and raving Paving the way Cause we don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Put it on repeat, defeated when they speak in the street Don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Spin the phrase again Poet say unoriginal sin Working together with all our people, it’s imminent We’ll reach the apex on our own, won’t be no derivative Striving and fighting our way to the top of the mountain Giving it everything we have Can’t stay bolted down cause they’re riveted Limited is not a word we recognize Great spirit listens if you give in and beckon right Use your third eye and reply with second sight Realize the power of your words Don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Put it on repeat, defeated when they speak in the street Don’t wanna hear no cliche Chomping at the bit but biting every word they say Don’t wanna hear no cliche Spin the phrase again Poet say unoriginal sin
9.
Honey 05:06
HONEY I see a lot of people tripping If they’d tie their shoes they could walk that line They could use a good butt whipping Maybe momma and daddy should have made them mind I hear them talk about tomorrow But they never give thanks for their bread that day I watch their greedy lips moving And they won’t tell you nothing but I hear them say Them gonna want a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em They can never get enough Them gonna need a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em Give em that good stuff Them gonna want a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em They can never get enough Them gonna need a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em Won’t ya give it up One time, one time I see a worker bee buzzing But he don’t know the beauty that he sits upon What if we could all take a second just to stop and smell the roses Would we get along I hear them ache for the future Maybe they’ll be satisfied with life one day Till then they gather that sugar And their mouths are full but I hear them say Them gonna want a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em They can never get enough Them gonna need a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em Give em that good stuff Them gonna want a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em They can never get enough Them gonna need a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em Won’t ya give it up Them gonna need a little more honey Them gonna want a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em They can never get enough Them gonna need a little more honey Won’t ya give it to em Won’t ya give it up A little more honey, won’t ya A little more honey, won’t ya
10.
Loud Enough 03:58
LOUD ENOUGH Tell me are the speakers loud enough Can you feel the baseline thumping is it tough enough To tell me are my people loud enough We can love enough Tell me cause I need to know before I go I don't have much time to sit and relax while we all unwind To just **** and pay tax while we all run blind, no I hear em scream “We’ve had enough” But they bluff and talk a good game The next day come and they still the same It’s like they don’t even understand what I’m sayin So tell me are the speakers loud enough Can you hear my voice cutting through the crowd enough Can you feel the baseline thumping is it tough enough To break the silence and turn it into love Now tell me are my people loud enough Is there any hope, can we wake up proud enough To live a life of purpose, I know that we can love enough To get going when the going gets rough Tell me cause I need to know before I go I don't have much time to sit and relax while we all unwind To just **** and pay tax while we all run blind Look where it's heading The people scream but we're getting nowhere We're aiding, abetting the politicians' system Cover the constitution We're sleeping We're letting them get away with the steady manipulation of policy Look at the petty, ****ty example we're setting While we party confetti falls on the unheard innocent, The sick, and the sweating, but the profits we're netting Convinces all that we're ready to just turn it down, shut it off Tell me are the speakers loud enough Can you hear my voice cutting through the crowd enough Can you feel the baseline thumping is it tough enough To break the silence and turn it into love Now tell me are my people loud enough Is there any hope, can we wake up proud enough To live a life of purpose, I know that we can love enough To get going when the going gets rough
11.
Cool Me Down 04:10
COOL ME DOWN The sun is rising on an east coast morning and I'm drivin To see the waves hit the sand on the shore, so I can dive in Road so hot, I can see the heat rising, man I'm sweatin Ya know I gotta get in Don't ya know I gotta get in the lovin ocean Atlantic water come and cool me down Pull me under, spin me around now Atlantic water come and cool me down It's alright now, all is right now Ya come and cool me down in the morning Ya come and cool me down every night The sun is setting on a west coast evening and I'm drivin I see the path up ahead I've been workin, I've been striving Life so rough, I've been stressin everyday Ya know I'm sweatin Ya know I gotta get in Don't ya know I gotta get in the lovin ocean Pacific water come and cool me down Pull me under, spin me around now Pacific water come and cool me down It's alright now, all is right now Ya come and cool me down in the morning Ya come and cool me down every night Atlantic water come and cool me down Pull me under, spin me around now Pacific water come and cool me down It's alright now, all is right now Ya come and cool me down in the morning Ya come and cool me down every night
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BREAK IN THE GLASS (feat. Chali 2Na) All we want is to chase our own destiny But sometimes we all let the winds of change move us so freely How can I let another no one sow the seed And expect Gaia to just leave me alone and allow me to be me All I want is a fire down by the sea Beneath the palms with my feet in the sand you can find me dreaming Open my eyes to another in misery Hate to see a good man fall prey to the mother****ing snakes of society Under the sun our light will outlast No time for waiting, life moves so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass Bring the night, our light will outlast We can't relax when they move so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass On the path of life The task simply is Don't let the trash tempt me Strictly keep it classic And you'll surpass quickly Powers that be Will keep us second guessing And asking the question Is the glass half full or half empty Some stars burn out From fast entry While others last a century It's the mind state Of this entire country They want us to embrace the superficial Make the masses feel special While this empire They run it corruptly Some do it for the income But we do it for the outcome Some of us are active While others just let their mouths run No doubt son This is not just about fun We will not be outdone By these cowards Who shout scum Upgrade your faith Just to match your vision And your decisions will have risen From their natural prison And if you listen you can hear every Snake in the grass And you can see them Through the break in the glass Wake 'em at last Come on “Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever… You may believe yourself out of harmony with life and its eternal Now; but you cannot be, for you are life and exist Now.” Under the sun our light will outlast No time for waiting, life moves so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass Bring the night, our light will outlast We can't relax when they move so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass Under the sun our light will outlast No time for waiting, life moves so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass Bring the night, our light will outlast We can't relax when they move so fast Change the opposition, it shall come to pass A break in the glass, a break in the glass
13.
REMEMBER (THE RETURN) Sometimes I swear I fall asleep singing Songs in my head just to drive away the demons To push aside any negative feelings Can’t even say what I dream Sometimes all I hear is that clock ticking I close my eyes and I find myself slipping back Tearing pages out this notebook Ripping them to shreds cause they don’t say what I mean And then I take a deep breath Step back, relax I think about all the good times and laughs that I shared yesterday That I had today I’m so grateful cause I can say I remember what it was like to not know peace Every waking moment a blur And I remember what it was like to not know love But now I receive what I return I remember what it was like to not know peace Every waking moment a blur And I remember what it was like to not know love But now I’ve returned Sometimes everybody gets caught wishing They had another life, had another mission They gotta make that incredible decision To trek along in service and light We all have to make the choice to rise above it It might be hard but grit your teeth and go and tough it out Scream and shout, do what you will but love it Cause this is our purpose in life So then I take a deep breath Step back, relax I think about all the good times and laughs that I shared yesterday That I had today I’m so grateful cause I can say I remember what it was like to not know peace Every waking moment a blur And I remember what it was like to not know love But now I receive what I return I remember what it was like to not know peace Every waking moment a blur And I remember what it was like to not know love But now I’ve returned I remember what it was like to not know peace What it was like to not know love What it was like to not know peace What it was like to not know love But now I’ve returned

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released June 7, 2019

All songs written and performed by The Movement, Ross Bogan, Johnny Cosmic and friends.

JOSHUA SWAIN - Lead Vocals and Guitar
JASON SCHMIDT - Bass
GARY JACKSON - Drums
ROSS BOGAN - Keys
MATT GOODWIN and PAUL WOLSENCROFT - Additional keys on Take Me To The Ocean

REDWOODZ: Co-written with Tony-Ray Jacobo and Nathan Feinstein. Background Vocals by T.J. O’Neill. DIAMOND: Co-written with Jacob Hemphill, Joachim Berose, Aleks von Korff, Xavier Delaunay, and Corentin Hercule. Special thanks to Dana Shayegan and Future Sounds of Reggae. ORANGE SKY: Co-written with Amp-Live with background vocals by Maggie Kubley. BREAK IN THE GLASS: Co-written with Chali 2Na, featuring an excerpt from Alan Watts’ Become What You Are, narrated by David Cardonick. Siren: Co-written with Scott Woodruff. The Great Discovery features an excerpt from Alan Watts’ The Nature of Consciousness

Produced by JOHNNY COSMIC
Executive Producer: REID FOSTER
Mastered by MICHAEL DENTEN, Infinite Studios (Oakland, CA)
Artwork: PHIL POOLE
Recorded at White Star Sound (Louisa, VA) and Great Stone Studios (Oakland, CA)
Publishing administered by Songtrust

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