Mass Wakeup explores the slow collapse of traditional left–right politics and the growing realisation that here in the U.K. we’re effectively governed by a uni-party system. No matter who’s in office, the real power rarely changes hands. The faces and slogans might shift, but the interests pulling the strings remain the same.

This track is the tenth of 29 original songs I’ll be releasing — with a new one dropping every two weeks.

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Mass Wake Up

"Some Things In This World Only God Can Do" (#432, 210126)

 * Co-written with Jeffrey Joslin * 

Engine runnin' strange need the oil changed
Go see Billy at the fillin' station
He'll top up the tank and it won't break the bank
And he's always good for makin' conversation

Diner on the left lady's name is Tess
Makes the county's finest apple pie
Summer through to winter breakfast lunch and dinner
Gotta' have a piece before you die

But if you're feelin' lost like you can't see no way out
Lookin' for some answers when all you got is doubt
if YOU'RE out on the edge with nothin' left to lose
I know who to send you to
There's some things in this world only God can do

When you're feelin' low there's a place just up the road
Keystone Karaoke's goin' down
If you can't sing a lick they won't mind a bit
Cheapest kind of therapy in town

If you need a little peace to get you through the night
A candle in the darkness to shine a little light
If your heart is broken and you're feelin' like a fool
I know who to send you to
There's some things in this world only God can do

I ain't tryin' to say that God won't find a way
Of showin' up through someone else
The people that you meet might be His hands and feet
I'm sure he don't mind the help

Well if you need the grace that'll quench your thirsty soul
And a cup that will not empty further down the road
If you're lookin' for redemption for something tried and true
I know who to send you to
There's some things in this world only God can do

Week 05b - Some Things In This World Only God Can Do (210126)

Week 4 HELP YOURSELF  31/01/21
¾ G C D Em capo 2

G
HERE I GO
C                     D
DOWN THAT ROAD AGAIN
G                                     C                  D
I ALWAYS STAY IN THAT STATE SO LONG
EM
LET  ME GO
C                      D
PROVE ME  WRONG AGAIN
Em                                 C         D        G
BUT OVER AND OVER THE SAME OLD GROUND
2
LONG AGO
YOU WERE NEAR TO ME
YOU SHOWED THE COURAGE TO SEE ME THROUGH
ALL THE YEARS
EVERY TRAGEDY
OUR HEARTS SANK DEEP IN THE STONE COLD GROUND
3
WHERE’S THE TUNE
WHERE’S THE MELODY
FELL ON DEAF EARS AND KEPT ROLLING ON
ON AND ON IN MY MEMORY
OVER AND OVER THE SAME OLD SONG  
 
4
SHOULD WE CROSS PATHS AGAIN some day
ILL NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU FOUND THE WAY
FROM THE PAST THROUGH THE PAIN AGAIN
BR OKEN IN PIECES AND SHATTERED LIKE CLAY
OVER AND OVER MADE NEW TODAY

BRIDGE D  C  G 
D
WHO CAN I RUN TO
C                                        G
IM STUCK IN A MIRE SO HUNGRY AND TIRED
 D
WHERE IS MY RESCUE
C
THESE TEARS HAVE RUN DRY
G
RAINED DOWN IN SKIES

help yourself wk4

"Dancin’ In The Kitchen" (#434, 210116)

 * Co-written with Pete & Pat Luboff * 

Got up today wrong side of the bed
Rock n’ roll hangover in my head
Stumbled to the kitchen and I lost my frown
'Cuz she was percolating to the coffee sound

Pop went the toast, and up she jumped
Do-si-do'd with the fridge and closed the door with a thump

Dancin' in the kitchen singin' a song
Feelin' 'bout as happy as the year is long
Banging on the pots and rattling the dishes
What a way to start the day
Dancing in the kitchen

Sizzling bacon is her high hat beat
Pancakes flipping to the time in her feet
Singing along to the tune in her heart
Spatula microphone like a superstar

Scrambling the eggs is her rhythm section
As she makes my favorite breakfast confection

Dancin' in the kitchen singin' a song
Feelin' 'bout as happy as the year is long
Banging on the pots and rattling the dishes
What a way to start the day
Dancing in the kitchen

Jumpin' on the table in a cloud of dust
'Cuz the floor's not high enough

Week 05a - Dancin’ In The Kitchen (210116)

My Year is Coming 

Autumn’s watching 
Like you're living someone else’s life
On the outside like
A visitor counting the time 
Yes, I know, I was pushing me out
Giving up like I’d lost it
Never feel like’ I’m getting things right  

Spring came early
Trailing petals like a runaway bride 
Season changes after 
Cold winter, waiting for white 
Catching words in a butterfly net 
Like an imposter
Never feel like I’m doing my best    

I found a gap
between the clouds 
A glint of light 
behind the shadows
Greenest grass 
beyond the meadow
A better day 
beyond tomorrow

I know I know, I know my year is coming 
I know I know, my year is coming 


Summer’s on us
Balmy evening breezes carry the light
Fortune’s knocking
On the changes that I’m feeling inside
Seeds are planted and they’re starting to sprout
Feeling like I’ve got it 
Now I know that I’m crushing my doubt

I found a gap
between the clouds 
A glint of light 
behind the shadows
The greenest grass 
beyond the meadow
A better day 
beyond tomorrow

I know I know, I know my year is coming 
I know I know, my year is coming

Week 5 - SAW - My Year Is Coming (seeds verse 3)

Wish That I Was Fine

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Donna Piano: https://soundcloud.com/donna-piano

Erin Wolf: https://soundcloud.com/erinwolf

Sin Or Whisky (by Donna Piano, with Erin Wolf)

I recorded this a few years ago and wanted to share this...

ROOM TO BREATHE

I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME

Running Blind

Wind and Water (feat mandolin by Erin Wolf) 
        
You’ll feel it in the wind and water
The changing of the signs
When this old world is tired of spinning spinning all the time
The seasons stop believing
The trees no longer shout
You cant remember what this thing called life is all about


Your kids might call you crazy
But you’ve seen far more than they
You love to rock and smoke a pipe 
Say ‘well back in my day’
They just roll their eyes but still they ask a song to sing 
coz deep down in their souls they love to hear your mandolin

Its not about religion
Its not about the rules
Its not about how hard you play but tell the truth
Its far from what where were headed here
In chasing fools old gold
Its in the depths of longing
For the Dreams of long ago

Weve gotta get back to the time
of true community
break down the walls and fences that hold back the you and me
the earth is groaning in its bones for long lost souls like we
to open up corroded hearts and run towards the sea

wind&water wk 6

V1:
I know that it's hard now
I know that it's taking all you got
Just to stay calm now
Just to be stuck here in this spot

I know that it's hard now
I know that it's more than you can bear
I KNOW it seems far now
To travel the road that'll take you where
You long to be…

Chorus:
Hang on - everything's gonna get easier
Hang on - everything's gonna turn round
This pain so raw won't hurt no more
This storm will blow itself out
Come on - there's treasures out there to be found

V2:
If you're going through hell now
It's better TO keep going than it is to stop
But you can have help now
People who’ll show you care and love

And you can be well now
You can have the time that it takes to heal
And you can have love now
To give you the strength that it takes to feel
Each part of you - the old and new,

Chorus:


Mid8
Em - Am  

If there's part of you
That doesn't think that way
If there's part of you
that doesn't want to play
Well to that part of you of you
I say it's ok, 
you can stay, 
in this hole another day

Chorus:

Everythings Gonna Get Easier

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

Week 05a - Dancin’ In The Kitchen (210116)

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