First release off Elevator Basement!

I'll give you a home 
a shelter above all shelters
I'll give you some hope
if you can wait a little while
so don't be alone
I'll answer to what you've answered
I'll give you my hopes
I know I'm not a little child

rescue me o rescue me ayo

time will tell, time will tell, that it's alright, it's alright
ripe and well, ripe and well, a small fight, a good fight
the dews they bring brighter lights to sing to the sounds that are glistening and hiding from our dampened gaze

...

tell me a story have you nothing to say?
or have you still the rest of your day?
batting confines in your cage?
replicating innocent sways? 
or wrestling with the minimum wage? 

...

recorded at Belfer Labs Studio
produced/mixed/mastered by Annette House and Will Rosati
vocals by Daisy Gan, Lazer Sanchez, and James Yu
rhythm guitar by James Yu
bass by Daisy Gan
lead guitar by Dave Xu
percussion by Lazer Sanchez 
lyrics by James Yu
music by Lazer Sanchez, Dave Xu, and James Yu

Rescue Me (Elevator)

2nd single off of Elevator Basement EP!

late, fireflies trek starry nights
waves, as waters color orange by sunrise
wait, breathe it in the life that's been my fate
I'm holding back what's keeping me sane?

is it birds in the sky that are passing me by? 
is it kisses exchanged with loved ones by my side?
are they by my side? 

pain, I'm screaming out so vacantly for change
as seasoned leaves rake orange for new days
I'm growing old quite rapidly 
praise, the only thing that makes me happy anyways

now I'm strolling down this avenue 
reminding myself of the wasted times
and I'm reaching out for something new
I hear a voice that's crying to be mine

complain, is all I seem to do nowadays
but I feel I am maturing in this daze
hopeful trees plant hopeful seeds
pray, the only thing I can do anyways

...

time goes on
and I have to be moving on
hold my dreams
o I don't need to see
because beauty is surrounding me
faithful is what hope can never be 

...

recorded at Belfer Labs Studio 
produced/mixed/mastered by Annette House and Will Rosati
vocals by James Yu
rhythm guitar by James Yu
bass by Daisy Gan
lead guitar by Dave Xu
percussion by Lazer Sanchez 
lyrics by James Yu
music by James Yu

Orange

3rd release off of Elevator Basement EP! First song I ever wrote.

no one knows the cynical side of me
no one but You
but even still You're holding on tight to me
so I'll do what You want me to 
I'll do what You want me to

I'll walk on the waters
build my strong towers
knock them down and raise them up again
command my small armies
because I know I've got the victory
all the while remembering a Friend
o I'll remember you until the end-

no one knows the answers to questions
could I ask them to You?
because I have sought to find them on my own
and it's only left me confused 

I'm drowning in calmer waters
and I'm numb to any others
to save me now and lift me up again
but I look back at history
at the promise of a mustard seed
so I'll sink and soak under Your hands
o I'll endure until the end

and it'll be beautiful
you'll grow to be beautiful 

I've got my roots in these waters
and I been getting taller
enough to breathe and stay alive through these trends
of understanding sovereignty
You telling me You hear my pleas
promising that my heart it soon will mend
and I trust so desire I'll bend
o I'll pursue until the end
all for the sake of a faithful Friend 

...

recorded at Belfer Labs Studio
produced/mixed/mastered by Annette House and Will Rosati
vocals by James Yu
rhythm guitar by James Yu
bass by Daisy Gan
lead guitar by Dave Xu and James Yu
percussion by Lazer Sanchez
lyrics by James Yu
music by James Yu 

Promise Of A Mustard Seed

Last release off of Elevator Basement EP! 

o winter lights over summer nights
muted by a plexed and pensive ocean
o in that dark you still see paradise
chorused over top the quiet ashes

the wonder of freedom
the hell does it mean
well these neverending dreams
they ain't what it seems
until silent and still with but integrity

o answer me o Lord answer me
or chart me long this droning placid character
simple dreams, I just need simple things
midst conceit there's such hallowed humility 

...

recorded at Belfer Labs Studio 
produced/mixed/mastered by Will Rosati
vocals by James Yu
rhythm guitar by James Yu
bass by Daisy Gan
lead guitar by Dave Xu
percussion by Lazer Sanchez
violin by James Yu
lyrics by James Yu
music by James Yu

Lifedrive

lodged beneath our city's gates
abandon in surprise
read between the lines

how's the taste of dim escape?
is it sweeter than honey? 
or does the rapid worker sting? 

still you say you'll

carry on
and overcome
keep holding strong
it's soon forgone

ah- 

ask me where I've been these days
I'll look you in the eyes
say "these sidelines stretch to many ways
and complacence shows its hind
if I'm honest with myself
I pass them by
when I'm pulled on
and I'm left alone
on my own"

o someday we must

march this song
and pulver on
been owning long
let's get 'em home

we're coming home

someway, dreams follow through
someday, we'll get to you
we're coming home

...

recorded at Belfer Labs Studio 
produced/mixed/mastered by Will Rosati 
vocals/harmonies by James Yu
rhythm guitar by James Yu
bass by Will Rosati 
lead guitar by James Yu 
drums by James Yu
lyrics by Jasmine Aracena and James Yu
music by Eduardo Fabrega, Lazer Sanchez and James Yu

SOME

EST. 2012 IN SYRACUSE, NY. #syraviews
Elevator Basement EP out now! 


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