According to roots music authority NO DEPRESSION, "David Ullman sings with a passion and clarity that's both striking and sincere. There's nothing halfway or comprising about what Ullman does; he puts his all into every offering and the results bear that out, even on first hearing."

Compiled from an eight-year catalogue of two full-length albums (Light The Dark and Dog Days), four EPs (Wise Blood, Secondhand, Déjà Vu, and Live Takes), and two live records (Best In Boots Vol. 1 and Unplugged @ Uncorked).

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David Ullman 2013 SoundCloud Sampler

Here's my one day attempt at making a remix of (David Ullman) my brother's new song "Wiseblood". Check out his new album "Light the Dark"

Wisebl00d REmi6

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(Lyrics)
I feel I’ve been here before 
Staring calmly at the open door 
I knew you’d be back this way 
You spoke softly, said you couldn’t stay 

You’d hoped to find me a changed man 
I know I haven’t; please understand 
It’s in the way you move me 
Running in circles, and I can’t break free 

I can feel it coming ‘round again 
Love begins just to end again 
Around and around, here we go again 
Love begins just to end again 

In every path there comes a time 
When past and present meet and roads divide 
Which way are you gonna go 
Left or right, high or low 

When did you know 
That this was the end 
And how can I go 
When we were just beginning 
To end …again 

I can feel it comin’ down again 
Love begins just to end again 
Against the tide it’s sink or swim again 
Love begins just to end again 
Begins …to end …(here we go) again

Déjà Vu

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(Lyrics)
Mulletman’s on the march again 
Wearing designer shoes and a spray-on tan 
Six-pack abs and frosted hair 
Wears his pants low enough to see his underwear 

Mulletman can pick a fight 
He’ll slap you about just to prove his might 
An all-star athlete, he’ll make the pass 
Knock you flat, yeah he’ll kick your ass 

He’s so handsome, sugar sweet 
Sweeps the girls right off their feet 
Mulletman, he’ll make you swoon 
Unrefined, beautiful baboon 

Mulletman, he’s got a plan 
Gonna pick you up at a quarter-to-ten 
He’s feelin’ frisky for romance 
Knows a hundred ways to get in your pants 
Gonna drive you to a secluded spot 
He’ll give you every line he’s got 
To get what he wants, he wants it all 
In the morning promises he’ll give you a call 

He’s so sexy, sugar sweet 
Treats you like a piece of meat 
How can other boys compete 
He’s got it all, he’s such a creep 

But this groovy gal, she’s on the prowl 
Meets his pouty stare with lurid scowl 
What he don’t know, he’ll soon find out 
She’s the only one who knows what he’s about 
She’s gonna drive him to the breakin’ point 
Leave him all alone just to prove her point 
That he’s not all that he thinks he is, 
He’s just an unkind, dressed up, unchecked id. 

He’s so sexy, sugar sweet 
Sweeps the girls right off their feet 
How can other boys compete 
He’s got it all, but can’t you see 

Mulletmen are everywhere 
Seems the mold is broken beyond repair 
Behind a plastic smile that’s two-feet wide, 
The monkey-man-child is trying to hide 
A two-faced façade, worn for all to see 
It might fool her, man, but it don’t fool me

Mulletman

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*Contains Explicit Lyrics*

(Lyrics)
Tiny toothpick mother of two says 
‘Listen up boy, I got some morals for you’ 
Frumpy little feline starting cat-fights on the close line 
Cul-de sac house-wife, fanny pack brat 
Young people this, young people that 
‘It’s ‘cause of your generation we’re where we’re at’ 

My feet are burning; I need to sit down 
Gotta get up out of this town 
But they need to give directions a little more clear 
Plus, I hit every damned light on my fucking way here 

Chorus: 
Cause I’m snakebit 
This is bullshit 
Doesn’t matter what I do or say 
The devil, he’s gonna have his way 
Cause I’m snakebit 

Friday fantasies, five-day sentence 
Living for the weekend with no repentance (that’s what’s great about being Catholic) 
If you’re happy and you know it, then clap your hands 
Work is what happens while you’re making other plans 
These days people don’t live they work 
Don’t mean to complain, to sound like such a jerk, but… 

Chorus 

I hate to complain (but) 
I know I got it good (but) 
Gossip aint’ my thing (but) 
I gotta, gotta say (what?!) 

Ouija board won’t-cha 
Gimme some more of that 
Pseudo-intelectual, psycho-babble bullshit 
It’s because of Satan and Santa Claus, 
Satan and Santa Claus, 
Satan and Santa Claus 
Satan is Santa; Satan is 

Chorus 

He goes after the big ones 
The bishops and the nuns 
Cause they’re the tasty ones (everyone loves to hate the Catholics) 
Blame it on the baptists and Hillary Clinton 
Hollywood values and liberal politicians 

Chorus

Snakebit

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(Lyrics)
Fear that I’m unwanted here 
Losing all I’ve held so dear 
Wanna face this world head-on 
Don’t wanna be weak; I must be strong 
Just wanna stay a part of you 
I’ll do whatever it is that you want me to do 
Just tell me what we are coming to 

Feel ruined, like damaged goods 
Foolish, I can’t see the trees for the woods 
Wish I could change the part I play 
Wish I wouldn’t wish your love away 
Is there the courage in contradiction 
Is there truth in all my fiction 
Tell me what are we coming to 

Don’t want you to cry 
Because of something I 
Did or said 
Is it over yet 
Can I open up my eyes 
When will we realize 
What we are coming to 

Memory is like a loaded gun 
We’re fighting battles we know can’t be won 
Trying to make some sense of it all 
Counting on pride to break our fall 
But I’m finding that there is no shame 
In saying that I’m also to blame 
I think that I’m coming to 

A heart is like a hollow fist 
And yours I can’t seem to resist 
When the night starts to breathe 
Will you finally concede 
That this trouble need not be 
The end of you and me 
I need you to open up your mouth 
Whatever it is just let it out 
Throw caution to the wind 
It doesn’t matter where it is we begin 
I know that we’ll find our way through 
This mess just me and you 
I think that we’re finally coming to

Coming To

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(Lyrics)
I’ve been searching, can’t seem to find my way 
Seems the nights get darker each and every day 
This time I’ve wandered too far from home 
Friends all around me, but I feel alone 

I feel lost and broken, bent out of place 
Shall I stay, or do you need some space 
Different means all lead to the same end 
How can we even try to pretend 

I need a secondhand heart 
Only slightly ripped apart 
I need someone who will always be around 
Unrequited from the start 
Feel I was born to play the part 
Give me someone who will never let me down 

Sure I don’t miss what was missing 
But oh how I miss kissing you (of course I do) 
I miss your lips, your hips, your thighs 
Miss the sparkle of your eyes 
I know it’s gone now but I don’t know why 
How did this become of me 
How was I too blind to see 
That the one you loved was no longer me 
Was my heart in your hands just a pawn 
Feelings faded like the night at dawn 
Where was it that we went wrong 
How am I supposed to heal 
When I don’t know what it is I feel 
Was it really ever real 
I know kindness is contagious 
So come on be courageous 
Give your love away 

With a secondhand heart 
Only slightly ripped apart 
Gotta somehow get my feet back on the ground 
Unrequited from the start 
No one’s born to play that part 
Just find someone who will never let you down 
Don’t let me down

Secondhand (Single Version)

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Studio Version on DOG DAYS

(Lyrics)

Failed by the foolproof 
Trying to face the truth 
Can’t cope or relate 
Consumed by anger, hurt and hate 
Shrouded in shame 
In the wind I hear your name 
Crouching coward 
Crippled Christ 
Meet me in paradise 
Help me make it right 

Dream with the dreamers 
Bleed with the bleeders 
Dry as stone 
Hard as bone 
Shattered and split 
2x4 buy six 
Get one free 
To be who i am 
Not who you want me to be 
Can’t you see 

I’m in and out of time 
In and out of mind 
The break must be made 
The one who lost his way 
Pity the password 
Pain is the key 
Change the lock love 
Just don’t forget me 
If you can 
If you can 
Be the woman and 
I’ll be the man 

Is it in your skirt 
Is it in your shirt 
Is in what you do for work 
Is it in the eyes 
Is it in the thighs 
Or is in what between there lies 

Is it in the hands 
Is it in the feet 
Is it in the space between your teeth 
Is it in the arms 
Is it in the stance 
Is it the size of what’s in your pants 

Is it in knowing nature 
Is it in knowing cars 
Spending hard-earned money at the bar 
Is it being strong 
Is it being tough 
Is it never wanting to grow up 

Is it in the glance 
Is it in the stare 
Is in the way you wear your hair 
Is in fashion 
Is it in style 
Give you an inch and you take a mile 

Is this about money 
Is this about love 
Is this the bottom line or above 
Is this about guilt 
Is this about sex 
Don’t wanna be like all of the rest 
So tell me if you can 
If you can 
Be a woman and 
I’ll be a man

If You Can (Live From The Elbo Room)

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(Lyrics)
Sometimes life feels like a country song
Your dog done dies, and your woman moves on
Don't know how you’re gonna get along
When your life feels like a bad country song

My story starts last summer when me and my gal got hitched
The priest double-booked the church-hall, that goddamned son of a bitch
Her daddy called me up and told me to break the news
It was a week of the wedding; there was nothing we to do

Sometimes life feels like a country song
Everything was going our way, but then it all went so wrong
Thanks to our friends and family we managed to pull it off
Had ourselves a shotgun wedding like a bad country song

We had a beagle named Turtle, and he was seventeen
He was best damned hound dog that the world has ever seen
He was old and ornery, but he seemed to be doing just fine
He made it through the honeymoon, but then he had to say goodbye

Sometimes life feels like a country song
We drove him to the doctor, but we didn’t get to drive him home
It was a long time coming, but I still can’t believe that he’s gone
And he ain’t  never coming back like a bad country song

All I need are some shit-kickin’ boots
A little bit o’ steel-guitar, a shot of whiskey and some honky-tonk blues
But I don’t wanna walk no line or run no country-mile
Just wanna write a song I can sing with a wink and a smile

As if that weren't enough my wife took a job out west
We knew it would suck to be apart, but we thought it would be for the best
It was a great gig teaching at a college where she got a degree
But I don't give a damn about that no more; I want her here me

Sometimes life feels like a country song
My dog done died, and now my wife is gone
Don’t know how I’m ever gonna get along
She up and left me just like a bad country song

Bad Country Song (DEMO)

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"Hidden" Track on DOG DAYS Album

(Lyrics)
I’ve lost myself somehow
I can’t seem to work it out
Still struggling to find my way
Through the dark of another day
I’m trying so hard to hold on
To a part of me that’s already gone

Some things can’t be erased 
Like that look upon your face
Said it all without saying a word
Like a lesson left unlearned
Hearts and minds will always change
Thoughts and feelings will rearrange 
The confirmation of my worst fears
The culmination of all these years
My suspicions turned out to be true
All this time I was loosing you

I’ve heard innocence can be maintained 
But do you think it can be regained
Because when you looked at me like that
I was taken back
To what you said before
You don’t love him anymore
Don’t think you ever did
Why would you keep your feelings hid
Was I trying to find myself in you
Can I ever really start anew

I’ve got to find a way to get back
The sense of self that I once had
Am I destined always to make
All of the very same mistakes
You’ve given me something to say
If only it could have been some other way
My world is coming apart at the seams
It’s full of challenged memories
I can’t seem to separate the real from the fake
I need to make changes I can’t seem to make

You’re not the one who got away
You’re the one who wouldn’t stay
Through the laughter and the pain
Through the sunshine and the rain
I’m still trying to redefine 
Write that song that doesn’t rhyme
How can I begin again
When I’m faced with the end

(End)

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(Lyrics)
This is my cry in the dark 
In the blackest of nights 
As fire comes from a spark 
Set my soul alight 
In the beginning was the word 
So much has gotten in the way 
After everything I’ve learned 
I can’t bring myself to pray 

(REFRAIN) 
Still here I kneel 
My humble head bowed 
Broken heart in your hands 
Begging you aloud 
Show mercy please 
Hear me out 
Come down from that tree 
Lift my father up 
Send my sister love 
bring my brother hope 
make sure my mother knows 
that her son will be alright 
there’s no need to cry 
if you are who you say 
then show me today 

Prove you have a plan 
To make everyone fall in line 
Somehow make me understand 
How love can be a crime 
For every truth that’s been obscured 
Surely something has survived 
For the meek who have endured 
You’ve promised to provide 

REFRAIN 

Take the condition out of love 
A promise divine 
Has been twisted and corrupt 
Salvation for a price 
Show mercy please 
God Hear me out 
Come down from that tree 

Lift my father up 
Send my sister love 
bring my brother hope 
make sure my mother knows 
that her sons will be alright 
there’s no need to cry 
if you are who you say 
then show me today 

They say all roads lead back to you 
And someday all will see 
How I need this to be true 
Won’t you make me believe 

I’m determined here to stand 
Whether you’ll deliver me or not 
An awful roar in my head 
And a song in my heart

Who You Say

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(Lyrics)
The leaves are turning brown 
They’ll soon be falling to the ground 
It’s getting cold outside 

You’re in your corner and I’m in mine 
We’re both wishing we could find 
A way to turn the tide 

You can shout and you can scream 
With silence louder than anything 
But I’m not ready to risk it all 
‘Cause when it comes to you 
I’ve still got a long way to fall 

We’re having one of those nights again 
This is one of those times my friend 
Where every sentence starts a fight 

We’re singing two separate songs 
Can’t seem to get along 
Or find a way to harmonize 

Just let the wind tow the line 
As the moon controls the tide 
Think I’m ready to risk it all 
But when it comes to you 
I’ve still got a long way to fall 

We’re gonna have it out now and then 
I’m not just trying to make amends 
But I think this break is about bend 
Cause I’m ready to risk it all 
And when comes to you 
I’ve still got a long way to fall 

I’ve still gotta ways to fall 
I’ve still got you to call 
I’m ready to risk it all 
And you’re not getting rid of me 

I’ve still got room to grow 
I’m not gonna let you go 
I want all the world to know 
That you’re not getting rid of me 

I’ve still gotta ways to fall 
I’ve still got you to call 
I’m ready to risk it all… 

I’ve still got room to grow 
I’m not gonna let you go 
Want the whole damn world to know… 

When it comes to you and me 
I’m not gonna let this be 
I’ll keep singing ‘till you agree 
That you’re not getting rid of me 

I’ve still gotta a ways to fall 
I’ve still got room to grow 
I want all the world to know 
That you’re not getting rid of me 
I’ll keep singing ‘till you agree 
This I guarantee 
You’re not getting rid of me 

The leaves are turning brown 
They’ll soon be falling to the ground 
It’s getting cold outside

The Fall

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(Lyrics)
Driving into the dawn 
All my innocence denied 
All my worries are gone 
with you by my side 
Wasn't the gun in my face 
It was the gleam in his eye telling me 
Today's as good as any day to die 

Barbed-wire fences 
cut across the sky 
Drawing lines between 
fight and flight 
While the fear, it follows me 
It cannot be denied 
With perfect resignation 
I’ve made up my mind 

(CHORUS) 
Now the red moon's at arm's reach 
begging for forgiveness 
The wind roars out a warning 
and the air, it thickens 
I tried to reason with myself 
but self wouldn't listen 

Hitch-hiking on a highway 
with no consequence 
I've crossed the line 
I've jumped the fence 
Heading toward the horizon 
darkness falls on queue 
staining the oil-spill sunset 
a blood-soaked hue 

CHORUS 

Where i'm going now 
fear can't follow 
There's no need for safely here 
There'll be no tomorrow 
There's no wrong or right now 
just you and me 
while the devil awaits his due 
in a dreamless sleep

Fear Followed

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(Lyrics)
There’s a violence inside of me 
And a weakness on display 
An anger burning quietly 
That will not go away 
Seems the more that I struggle 
The harder it becomes 
To believe in miracles 
In anything or anyone 

But I will not fall apart 
I will not give in… or take part 
I’ll set fire to the spark 
And burn a hole in the night 
To light the dark 

And I know that you feel it to 
The way the world weighs on you 
The frustration of the fight 
Still you manage to stand up 
For what you know is right 

You will not fall apart 
You will not give in… or take part 
You’ll set fire to the spark 
And burn a hole in the night 
To light the dark 

We’re leaving these roads outgrown 
For wide open skies 
In your heart I’ve found my home 
I’m better man when seen… through your eyes 

We will not fall apart 
We will not give in… or take part 
We’ll set fire to the spark 
And burn a hole in the night… to light the dark

Light the Dark

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(Lyrics)
Want to start, but where to begin 
I’ve spent such long time my friend 
On the outside looking in 

Working hard, and spending all my time 
First on the bill but last in line 
Trying to make the wrong words rhyme 

Up here so high 
Way up in the clouds 
I've lost sight 
I'm upward-down 
I don't wanna fight 
Just wanna kiss the ground tonight 

Wanna be everywhere at once 
Be everything to everyone 
Falling short at all fronts 

But I'm not lost 
And I don't need found 
I'm a long way off on this upward down 
I don't wanna fight 
Just wanna clear the air tonight 
I've stolen time 
I've drawn flies 
I've sold the truth 
I've bought lies 
I'm off the mark 
but i'll get it right in time 

Weary now from always keeping score 
Never content to be ignored 
Giving less but expecting more 

Wish I were a much better friend 
Want to have done all I could 
I’ll do more when I can 

But I'm running in place 
And I can't slow down 
Should I take a break or take a bow 
It's this upward down 
That's got me turned around

Upward Down

Too rock for folk and too folk for rock. Embracing both extremes on the new album 'The Furious Light.' Get it from iTunes @ http://bit.ly/iTunesFuriousLight