My latest collection......my material brought to life by some of the most talented artists on the planet!

FOUNDATIONS

This was my 50th birthday present from Nov. 2022.  My brother Aaron (Drums/Guitar), and my son Ethan (Bass), got me a few hours of studio time in a beautiful recording studio in Delmar, NY.  Prior to going in, they asked me to choose three of my all-time favorite original compositions to record in the session.  They learned those songs by heart, and then joined me in the studio for an absolutely MAGICAL session where we recorded the core components of those songs together (keys, drums, bass).  It was such a wonderful gift and experience, and after working on these songs for the past year, I'm so excited to FINALLY share the end results with all of you!

Mark Magram - The Delmar Session

Drop-A-Love
Music and Words by Mark Magram

(Chorus)
Ooh you can Drop-A-Love
Like a
Bad habit you can Drop-A-Love cause
You. Don't. Want. To. Let. Nobody in.

You can drop the bomb
Like a
B52 you dropping bombs cause
You. Dont. Want. No. One. To. Hang. Around.

(Verse1)
I kept on wondering when it was gonna end
I heard the stories all about those other men
I started losing track of all the names you said
My name would soon be next, I couldn't get it out of my head

I must have been blinded by my heart again
Why can I never see the forest for the trees
You couldn't have been any more clear

(Chorus)

(Verse2)
You said I motivated you to want to try
More than you've ever felt with any other guy
I don't know how to tell how much of that is true
My heart heard only that I wasn't good enough for you

Im left here standing on the sidewalk
The truth laid out in front of me hiding in plain sight
The voices in my head were right

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Maybe you're afraid to commit
Cause I don't think you ever got used to it
Maybe you set your standards high
So you don't ever have to let your fears arise
Cause if it isn't perfect you keep giving up
And when is good enough just ever good enough?

(Chorus)
(Chorus)

Drop-a-love

Doin' Business
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2021)

Lyrics forthcoming.

Doin' Business

Sea Song
Words and Lead Vocal by Havilah Rand
Music and Harmony Vocals by Mark Magram

Building a boat made of dreams

out of hope and a prayer

the sails are tattered and frayed

drifting away

CHORUS

this crew of one

windward toward the setting sun

look to the horizon

leave the ghost behind

and say goodbye forever back to the sea finally be free

turn your eyes to the sky

as the night

sets it all on fire



waves of emotion

roll in with the tide

the moon shadows to a flickering ember

lighting the way



CHORUS

Bridge

and the heart learns to let the fear go

back to the stillness of peace of forgiveness

Sea Song

Like Iron Man
Music and Words by Mark Magram

When I'm in a rut, minimal motivation
Reasonable ex-perimentation
In a world I don't usually Live in
Sometimes its just the thing that I'd been needin
Stir it in my coffee with a little bit of cinnamon
Sit back, take a sip, talk a lot of shit again
Spit a word salad in the mic and try to turn it into
Something with a little bit of wiggle for the back side

(ch)
Put on my suit all systems go
Take to the skies look down below
I'm like iron man, indestructible
My suit is made from my lyrical flow

Overall, on the whole, telling truths, never lies
Hazel eyes five foot eleven weighing 205
In the game, on the field, feed me the ball coach
Missed a couple practices but I'll give you my all though
keep on running like the energizer bunny it's funny
Like Philadelphia I'm always sunny
I'm breaking down rhymes into line after line
Pondering the ways Im gonna spit them on time

(ch)
Put on my suit all systems go
Take to the skies look down below
I'm like iron man, indestructible
My suit is made from my lyrical flow
--
Can't see the man inside
My hands just shooting fire
Mess with me it's suicide
I'm iron man when I'm spitting rhymes

Can't get to my rig cuz I'm out of town
So instead I'm gonna write a bunch of lyrics down
And try to redirect some creativity
into lyrics laced with poetry
and then, put them on a slammin beat
  See what shakes out from the tree
And if you hear the sound of my words within ear shot
Here's a little trick in case you're running into writers block
Lay down a back beat maybe even beat box
Dip a little toe into the genre of hip hop
Its been going strong since the sugar hill gang
All the way to Kendrick, eminem and wu tang
And once you get going if you feel the rhymes flowing
Stand tall let your confidence start showing
Use Simile and metaphorical comparison
To command their attention
Like, I'm like Clark Kent changing in the phone booth
I got a diamond Rolex, I wear Armani suits
Top shelf, world class ain't no one above me
All the haters gonna hate but all the ladies love me
I drive a lambo, I got a mega yacht
And none of that is true but you don't know the shit I ain't got

(ch)

It's not tall tales, more like simple affirmation
Creating visions in your mind and finding motivation
Coronate yourself as king in your own little world.... and speak it into being
If you feel it while you deal it let it flow some more
Before you know it you're a poet and you're settling a score
With the part of you that tries to hold you back
And thats the part that gets crushed in a hip hop track

(ch)

Like Iron Man

The Lunatic Asylum
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2023)

I've been sick inside my head
I can't sleep inside my bed
And the doctor gives me pills
All I hoped for was a cure
The doctor said he wasn't sure
But the pills will keep me sane

(ch)
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
It's where I live my life
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
No one leaves alive

Got one pill to ease the pain
Got one pill to calm my brain
And I'll never taper off
Doctor has a one-track mind
Checks roll in he's doing fine
Just as long as I stay hooked

(ch)
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
The world we live in now
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
Everyone is trapped inside

(bridge)
They say you are what you eat
If so Im a hunk of meat
The only plan we've got
Medicating all our ills and lay down in a grave plot

(ch)
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
The world we live in now
Welcome to the lunatic asylum
Everyone is trapped inside

The Lunatic Asylum

Laughing At Your Pain
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2023)

when you gave away the last of what you had and nothing else remains
And it feels like you've been dealt a losing hand in an arbitrary game
The world will keep on spinning round
Till only memories remain and you're laughing at your pain
Ooh

When you put your trust in those who did you wrong
And you realize youve been blind
And the world you built around you has moved on
And you were left behind
The world will keep on spinning round
And you can't avoid the change
You'll be swept out of the rain
Youll see the sun again

Ahh

The world will keep on spinning round
It will never stay the same
And thats the secret of the game
You'll be laughing at your pain in the end

Laughing At Your Pain

My Conquest
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2023)

I'm coming out of my cocoon
Underneath the silver moon
Clear my mind of all my thoughts
I'm finished calculating costs
Take a breath, breathe it in
The air I breathe is wearing thin
I'm breaking free, today's the day
I'm finished living this way

(ch)
This is my conquest, this is my cause
Living my life outside of these walls
I will rise up, resurrection
I am heading in a new direction
This is my moment, this is my time
Shedding this mask I've been hiding behind
You will see me, transformed
From the ashes I am reborn

My world was dark my will was weak
lost my tongue I couldn't speak
I built a tomb, I crawled inside
And from the world I tried to hide
Take a breath, breathe it in
Refuse to let the demons win
Today's the day, I'm breaking free
won't let this pain define me

(ch)
(ch)

My Conquest

Couer D'Hiver
Music by Joanna Brumley and Mark Magram
Words by Joanna Brumley

L'hiver est arrivé
la riviere est glacée
Comme mon coeur
Maintenant que tu es parti

La neige tombe tranquillement
Comme mes pleurs qui tombent pour toi
Je marche dans la rue
Penser a toi

Le printemps viendra
Les fleurs vont fleurir
A nouveau
Le jardin de mon cœur fleurira à nouveau
A nouveau 
Mais maintenant la neige couvre la terre

La neige tombe tranquillement
Je chante cette chanson
Je me souviens de toi
Toujours dans mon cœur

Coeur D'Hiver

This was my 50th birthday present from Nov. 2022.  My brother Aaron (Drums/Guitar), and my son Ethan (Bass), got me a few hours of studio time in a beautiful recording studio in Delmar, NY.  Prior to going in, they asked me to choose three of my all-time favorite original compositions to record in the session.  They learned those songs by heart, and then joined me in the studio for an absolutely MAGICAL session where we recorded the core components of those songs together (keys, drums, bass).  It was such a wonderful gift and experience, and after working on these songs for the past year, I'm so excited to FINALLY share the end results with all of you!

The Web We Weave
Music and Words by Mark Magram

(Verse 1)
The web we weave
When we deceive
To hold our prey
To make them stay

To conceal our sins
To make sure we win
To protect ourselves
From a private hell

Innocent, entangled, unintended consequences
Broken hearts lie helpless in a silk thread trap
It wasn't supposed to be this way
Never was a price to pay
We just want to have our cake and eat it
That's the web we weave

(Chorus)
The web we weave
When we deceive
To convince our mind
We are pure and kind

To obscure a truth
We're afraid to find
To believe in love
To believe in God

Innocent, entangled, unintended consequences
Broken hearts lie helpless in a silk thread trap
It wasn't supposed to be this way
Never was a price to pay
We just want to have our cake and eat it too
That's the web we weave

(Bridge)
Lie after lie after lie after lie
What a tangled web we weave
What a tangled web we weave
Lie after lie after lie after lie
What a tangled web we weave
What a tangled web we weave

Lie after lie after lie after lie
Lie after lie after lie after lie

The Web We Weave

This was my 50th birthday present from Nov. 2022.  My brother Aaron (Drums/Guitar), and my son Ethan (Bass), got me a few hours of studio time in a beautiful recording studio in Delmar, NY.  Prior to going in, they asked me to choose three of my all-time favorite original compositions to record in the session.  They learned those songs by heart, and then joined me in the studio for an absolutely MAGICAL session where we recorded the core components of those songs together (keys, drums, bass).  It was such a wonderful gift and experience, and after working on these songs for the past year, I'm so excited to FINALLY share the end results with all of you!

Something This Real (2022)
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Drums and Guitar by Aaron Magram
Bass by Ethan Magram

I think I got up on the right side of the bed today
The sun was shining through the window pane
Cross your long silk hair
You didn't notice my stare

(Chorus)
Cuz' when you believe in something this real
There's nothing that can tear it down
It fills you with a special kind of joy
Shines through every pore
And I swear to you
I'll feel it for the rest of my life

You didn't notice when I watched you walk across the floor
Just the other day
Just something I have done a million times before
Something in the way you move
I never tell you 'bout the times I stare at the sky
Oh yes I do
And think of moments that are shared between you and I
Brings a tear to my eye

(Chorus)
Cuz' when you believe in something this real
There's nothing that can tear it down
It fills you with a special kind of joy
Throughout your soul
And I swear to you
Gonna feel it for the rest of my life
Cuz it's real
Nothing can negate the fact
You fill me with a special kind of joy
I swear on everything I know
Gonna feel it for the rest of my life

(Solo)

(Chorus)
Cuz' when you believe in something this real
Nothing ever tears it down
It fills you with a special kind of joy
I swear
On everything I held dear
Gonna do it for the rest of my life
Cuz it's real
It's just a fundamental fact
You own every piece of my heart
And this I swear to you
Gonna feel it for the rest of my life

My life
My life
This I swear to you
For the rest of my life

Something This Real

Shots Of Tequilla

Good Karma

Words and Music by Mark Magram


(Chorus)

Control direction of the wind

With good Karma

Thoughts and dreams into the universe

Your soul will receive

Continue to believe



You can reverse the rivers flow

With good Karma

Thoughts and dreams into the universe

Your soul will be served

With the Karma it deserves


(alt verse) 

You get what you give 

The way that you live your life will set the tone

It's all energy 

So what you receive the choice is yours alone


You can turn a blind eye

Or reach out a helping hand

You can criticize 

Or try to empathize and understand


(Chorus)


(alt verse 2)

Before you can judge  

A person for what you think that they've done wrong 

Just look in the mirror 

And ask if you think that you should cast the stone


If you lead with your heart first

Then the universe will open doors

What you gave will be reimbursed

When the heart in need of love is yours


(Chorus)

(Chorus)

Good Karma - 2024

More Precious Than Gold
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2023)
Vocals by Junior
Bass by Ethan Magram

Walking hand in hand along the edge of the sea
Can't think of anywhere else that I'd rather be

I'm only laughing cuz I'm feeling blessed
I'm only crying tears of happiness

This the way I always wanted life to be

(CH)
my heart's been lifted by your rising tide
My souls been gifted with your heavenly light
I once was shattered but you've made me whole
All the days like today have been more precious than gold

We watch the sun go down and leave a lavender sky
I see the colors reflected when I look in your eyes

Wherever you are that's where I want to be
You're my shining star you bring me inner peace ooh ooh ooh

This the way I always wanted life to be

(ch)
You rescued me just in the nick of time
And now I can't believe I get to call you mine
You're the greatest love that I have ever known
And these days like today have been more precious than gold

More Precious Than Gold (feat. Junior)

Bring It Back
Music and Words by Mark Magram 2024

(v1)
I'm not sayin I'm giving up
But baby we have tried so many times
Just to make it work

Maybe we haven't tried hard enough
to stop from making weapons of our words
and let our souls be heard

(pre1)
cuz it doesn't matter
if you win or lose the game
when the only objective
is to give and take more pain

(ch)
baby lets bring it back
to how it was when we first fell in love
baby lets bring it back
to where we started
baby lets bring it back
to when we only tried to make each other smile
and we can make it right

(v2)
maybe time has taken its toll
like water weathers mountains made of stone
we are only flesh and bone

I still believe that we can be whole
the love we have deep down can overcome
if we work as one

(pre2)
cuz it doesn't matter
if you win or lose the war
when the only objective
is to hurt each other more

(ch)
baby lets bring it back
to how it was when we first fell in love
baby lets bring it back
to where we started
baby lets bring it back
to when we only tried to make each other smile
and we can take what's wrong
make it right
it's worth the fight

(v3)
So take my hand and look in my eyes
this is not the way things ought to be
between you and me

so let's both make a promise to try
to sweep away the dirt and find the gold
thats what this love is owed


(pre3)
cuz it doesn't matter
if you win or lose the fight
when the ultimate outcome
is extinguishing our light

(ch)
(ch)

Bring It Back

Our Second Lives
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2024)

Within a universe
Of endless thoughts and words
We hold a sword and shield
Protecting what we think and feel

We shout our words on high
Proclaim a cause of good
Some heed our battle cry
But mostly we're misunderstood

Everyone you see is living double lives
And no one sees the human being behind the eyes

(ch)
One minute here one minute gone
The time keeps marching on
So we hide within our second lives
Seasons come and seasons go
The more you learn the less you know
What's real?
Is there anything real?

We have to choose a side
Distinguish truth from lies
When every question
Has an answer there for us to find

In virtual disguise
No one sees eye to eye
The more we interact
The less we see the souls inside

Going back and forth from virtual to real
And everything they know is shaped by what they feel

(ch)

(be)
Misrepresented, misinterpreted, misread, mislead
Inconsequential comprehension of what's done and said
Perfect pixelated people lost in cyberspace
Distorted disenchanted disconnected human race

(ch)

Our Second Lives

Cultivate Love
Music by Mark Magram and Jen Leigh
Words by Mark Magram
Guitars by Jen Leigh

(v1)
Put that smile on
Head out the door
Let the world know what you're lookin' for

Positive vibes make
Positive lives
Give a little love and you'll get a little more

Take a stack of sunshine
Make it rain
Give out the joy and drown out the pain

Leave out the drama
Get the good karma
Come on let's all go on a love campaign

(pre)
Times like these we all could use a nice distraction
Every act of kindness starts a chain reaction
Before you know it love is gaining traction
Everywhere all over the world

(ch)
Kick that negativity to the curb
You've got to cultivate love
Take all the hate and set it ablaze
You've got to cultivate love

(v2)
Turn that frown
Upside down
Look at all the good things all around

Music, art
Sports and games
Healing potions for your brain

Mountains oceans
Rivers lakes
Nature's beauty feels so great

Grab your guy
Grab your girl
Take a trip and see the world

(pre)
When you're feeling down and you've lost control
Focus on the things in life that feed your soul
Share those things with others and make love the goal
Everyone all over the world

(ch)  
(ch)

Cultivate Love

In The Middle
Music and Words by Jen Leigh 
Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals by Mark Magram
Produced by Mark Magram


you came on so strong
but it didn’t last long
now I’m so confused
what am I supposed to do with this?

we have such a vibe
and you can’t deny it
everybody sees
they see what’s goin on

I don’t know how to meet in the middle
Cuz I want u so bad
I don’t know how to meet in the middle
And it’s/Ur driving mad

I really fell for u
it was hard fast and new
Now I’m feeling weak
How am I supposed to keep on lying

bridge solo leads


bridge end lyric ideas:

not down with the neutral zone
I’d rather be alone
Hoo hoo hoo yea 2x
this is so/too intense
and ur not making sense

In The Middle

Building Up a Wall
Music and Words by Mark Magram

(v1)
I feature mixed emotions frequently
A creature fixed  in ambiguity
I can't distinguish truth from fantasy
In isolation I find sanity

(ch)
I'm building up a wall
So nothing can get in
I'm building up a wall
My fight has reached an end
There was a time I let my insides out
Now I refuse to let the outside in

(v2)
When you view those you love with empathy
But foster hatred of your enemy
A paradoxical dichotomy
Your love is fractured weak and incomplete

(ch)

(br)
The only path to peace
Is deep within your soul
In silence and solitude
Retreat from all the noise
Curl up in a ball
Listen to your breathing

(v3)
Inside this vacuum you can't hear the screams
Or misinterpret everything that everybody means
This is the universe that you create
Let in the love and filter out the hate

(ch)

Building Up a Wall

Nothing
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(V1)
Alarm clock stirs me up
From a dream that’s filled with chaos
I look at the clock
I’ve got to get moving now

I pour myself some coffee
I jump into my car
So I can sit at work and watch the clock tick by

The world is engulfed in flames
Everyone’s gone insane
But my life is perfect

(Ch)
Cuz when you got nothing going on
Nothing can get you down
So ask me what I’ve been up to
And I’ll proudly tell you nothing
And it feels so good.

(V2)

So how do I fill my schedule
What will I do with my time
I’m so grateful that I have this problem

While everyone runs the rat race
I’m just a rat in a cage
Spinning round and round on a wheel to nowhere

Everyone’s wound up so tight, so tight
But I am immune to stress 
Here on my oasis

(CH)

(Bridge)
Afternoon comes
Been daydreaming all day
Out my window all the clouds roll by
Down goes the sun
It’s time to slip away
Back home, back home.

(V3)
It’s time to put my feet up
See what is on TV
It’s more of the same
And that’s fine with me

Everyone’s on a mission
Trying to win some game
I don’t want to play now

(CH)

Nothing’s good
Nothing’s good
Nothing’s good
Thank goodness for nothing.

Nothing

Johnny and Jane Doe
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(V1)
She wanna stop running
But she can't stop running
Cuz if she stops running
Then the ghosts will get her

He wanna quit using
But he can't quit using
Cuz if he quits using
Then the world comes crumbling down

(Pre)
They’re holding hands like Thelma N Louise
They're going over the edge

(ch)
Johnny and Jane
Don't wanna live with the pain
Don't even leave us a name
Went down in flames
Johnny and Jane
They couldn't handle the game
Now all thats left that remains
Is just some scattered remains
Two lives going down the drain

(V2)
Somebody knew em
But nobody knows who knew em
And they can't find a body
So nobody can confirm that they're gone

(Pre)
They’re holding hands like Thelma N Louise
They're going over the edge

(ch)

(Solo)

Oh Johnny and Jane

(Pre)
They’re holding hands like Thelma N Louise
They're going over the edge

(ch)

Johnny and Jane Doe

When Tomorrow Comes
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(V1)
I lay awake in bed
With thoughts inside my head
Anticipation building by the hour
I try in vain to rest
I feel it in my chest
I know what will happen when the daylight breaks

(Pre)
These moments will stay with you forever, forever
Tattooed on the fabric of your mind

(Ch1)
When tomorrow comes
Everything changes
I'll be a different person
On a different road
When tomorrow comes
I'll be in a brand new place
Embrace what I have to face
And I'll call this place my home

(V2)
I should be used to change
But it always feels so strange
Everything old gets replaced with new
I’ve been here a time or two
I should know what to do
You never know all the things you don’t know

(Pre)
These moments will stay with you forever, forever
Tattooed on the fabric of your mind

(Ch2)
When tomorrow comes
I might not be ready 
But I have to face what lies ahead
When tomorrow comes
The familiar will fall away
But I know I have to stay the course
And make this my new home

(Br)
Is just where you lay your head
Home is whatever you need it to be
Well I’m headed towards a new horizon
I just have to see where this will go

(Ch1)






When Tomorrow Comes

Dreams
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(v1)
Last night I had a dream
I was driving my car through the sky
I turned the radio on
And the song they were playing was mine

(ch1)
Dreams
They will come without warning
Dreams
Are the wind in your sails

(v2)
And so I write my songs
And I put them out into the world
Even if not a soul is around
At least I can hear the sound of my

(ch2)
Dreams
Got to stay true to my
Dreams
For as long as I've known I've held on to these
Dreams
Puts the wind in my sails

(br)
Sometimes life can be hard
Its a struggle to keep on going
And the world doesn't stop so you've got to keep on
If you have dreams
Then you've always got something to run towards
And a reason for running that fills you with hope

(v3)
And in that dream my car came crashing down
But the radio kept on playing the song I made

(out)
It may never come true
What does that matter?
How can you put a price on hope?
It's what makes you, you.
It's what makes you keep moving ahead.
And long after you're gone
They will always remember your dreams.

Dreams

We Should Live
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(v1)
Spinning round and round
On a sphere in outer space
Going round the sun
At a slow and steady pace

Do we even try
To make the most of every day
Or just pass the time
Till our existence is erased

(ch)
Soon as we are born we start to die
Underneath a cold uncaring sky
Lightyears pass in every tear we cry
Are we a miracle or are we an accident?

Feasting on a the anger we are fed
Running towards the panic and the dread
Wasting all the space inside our head
When we should live.

(v2)
Almost impossible
Such a freakish cosmic twist
Would bring about the things
That would allow us to exist

How could we fail to see
That every moment is a gift
And how could we let one pass
That isn't happiness and bliss

(ch)
Tiny floating speck of cosmic dust
Carrying the likes of all of us
Only fact of nature we can trust
Is there is an end to it, it isn't infinite

Feasting on the darkness we are fed
Giving into demons in our heads
Worried that the worst will lay ahead
When we should live

(bridge)
Time and space
Is an illusion
There is no conclusion
So much we waste
In trying to know what can't be known

(v3)
Think of a house fly
A lifetime only a few weeks
I wonder what it would say
About this life if it could speak

(ch)
Every breath of oxygen we take
Every single second we're awake
Blind to everything that slips away
Are we just humans being? Here and then gone again?

Told that we will never be enough
If we don't accumulate more stuff
All the time we have were using up
When we should live

We Should Live

Walking in Footsteps of Ghosts
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(v1)
Wheels up, lift off the ground we are flying
Eyes closed, dreaming of what we'll be finding

Sometimes we leave our familiar surroundings and
Look for a place far away
Beyond the horizon we float away

(ch1)
Walking in footsteps of ghosts
Speaking in tongues we don't know
Filling out mouths with the flavors of ecstasy as we go
Far from home

(v2)
Eyes wide, watching the way strangers live
Using our phones so the memories don't slip through our grip

Voices from ancient souls whisper through ancient stone
Telling us stories untold
Strolling along on this ancient road

(ch2)
Walking in footsteps of ghosts
Speaking in tongues we don't know
Filling out mouths with the flavors of ecstasy as we go
Aliens in a strange land
Learning as much as we can
Soon as we leave we'll both yearn for the day when we're
Back again

(out)
How can we see the whole world
How can we see the whole world
We want to see the whole world
How can we see the whole world
How can we see the whole world
We want to see the whole world
So much that we want to see and do
So far away from home
Following in the footsteps of ghosts
So much to see so much we don't know
But we want to know want to know want to know want to know
Everything we don't know




Walking in Footsteps of Ghosts

Only Just The End
Music and Words by Mark Magram

OH
NO
(V1)
Every step I take across the sand
Brings me closer to the promised land
In the distance I can hear the guns
Pain and suffering from which I run

Leave behind the life that I once knew
Didn’t have the choice in what to do
If I think about the things I left behind
I’m only guaranteed to lose my mind

(Ch1)
NO
This is just and end
Endings are my friend
And so it all begins
NO
It’s only just the end
The ending is my friend
Now it can begin

(V2)
A journey of 100 million miles
Begins with all the wonder of a child
Chaos and destruction all around
Keep my eyes fixed upon the ground

I am not a stranger to the end
I have met him time and time again
Every time he leaves me with a gift
A new and different world in which to live

(Ch2)
NO
It’s only just an end
Endings are my friend
And so it all begins
NO
It’s only just an end
Endings are my friend
Time and time again

(Solo)

Now it can begin
Now it can begin
Now it can begin




Endings Are My Friend

Heatwave
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(Verse 1)
Walkin down the street in the city at night with my shades on
Steppin to a beat bumping in my ears through my headphones
Feelin like a million bucks I couldn't give a single f*** about the news
The world aint gonna get me down when I'm walkin round the town in brand new shoes

(Chorus 1)
I'm comin like a Heatwave
I'm on fire you cant cool me off
I'm comin like a Heatwave
Nothin's gonna cool me down
Nothin's gonna cool me down

(Verse 2)
See my girl walkin by my side, she's lookin so fly
You can see the fire coming off her, it's reflecting in my eyes
Feelin like a million bucks I couldn't give a single f*** if time stood still
The heat that we create is like the surface of the sun and yet we feel so chill

(Chorus 2)
we're comin like a Heatwave
We're on fire you cant cool us off
You know we're comin like a Heatwave
Nothin's gonna cool us down
Nothin's gonna cool us down

(Bridge)
Extra bacon sizzle in my step, 
say what's happenin to my crew 
and they know just what to do
Dap me up - BOOM!

(Chorus 2)
(Chorus 2)

Heatwave

Before
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(verse 1)
Who were you before
the planets and the stars were formed?

Where did you reside
for 13 billion years or more?

(chorus 1)
Well they never paint the scene
of the place we might have been
its a place nobody wants to think they'll return to

(verse 2)
There were no thoughts and dreams
In the void before all human beings

an idea that we avoid
when instead it could be one that frees us
one that frees us

(chorus 2)
Well they talk about the end
And where you will be then
its a place where you exist in bliss forever more

And in all the books and hymns
it always starts where it begins
And they never dare to dream of what would come before

(bridge)
in the time before the sun
it was the longest day that ever was
and the time of humans being
is the shortest night that's ever been

(chorus 3)
Well they talk about the end
And where you will be then
once you are, you'll never cease to be forever more

And they never paint the scene
of the place we might have been
its a place nobody wants to think they'll return to

(verse 3)
there are no Gods or ghosts
without a human mind to host them all

so where were you before
the universe was ever formed?






Before

Summer Moon
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Vocals by Joanna Brumley

Summer moon

Casting silver light across the sea 

As we walk along 


Hand in hand 

Footsteps in the sand across the beach

There's nowhere we'd rather be


In the gentle summer wind 

With a love that grows within 

underneath the summer moon


Summer night

We hold each other tight beneath the stars

Never letting go


Memories

Forming in our minds forevermore

Who could ever ask for more


And the whispers in the waves

They are calling out our names

And they're asking us to stay

Till the night becomes the day

Underneath the silver light 

Of the summer moon

Summer Moon

Road Trip
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(v1)
Backpacks in the back seat
Sunglasses on
Filled the gas tank with gas
Were ready to get gone

Bottles full of water
Cups filled with coffee
Set the destination
till we reach the great blue sea

(pre)
Asphalt stretched out far ahead
White lines leading the way

(ch)
It's a road trip
Burning down the road
Passing by places that we've never known
Road trip
Out to the coast
Following the call of the ocean breeze again

(v2)
Taste the local flavors
Underneath the stars
Watching the local people
Hitting the local bars

Till we can go no further
Hittin the ocean shore
Stare at the horizon
Knowing there is so much more

(Pre)
(Chorus)
On the road….
(Solo)
(Chorus)
(Chorus)

Road Trip

Storm is Coming
Music by Mark Magram (2025)


Storm Is Coming

Under the Stars - Instrumental
Music by Mark Magram (2025)

Under the Stars - Instrumental

Sundown - Instrumental
Music by Mark Magram (2025)

Sundown - Instrumental

Science Man
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2025)

(ch)
A scientist
in times of peace
Belongs to
the world
A scientist
in times of war
Belongs to
his country
The chemicals
That I design
Will end a life
Like bombs and knives
So this is me
It's who I am
A patriot
A science man

A Jewish man born in Germany
Converted to Christianity
Now I can serve my country
Making weapons of death in my laboratory

I will be a hero for the cause
I will help my country win this war
The enemy will breathe my deadly gas
Not much longer will they last

Clara my dear my wife
You also lead a scientific life
I know you couldn't cope with what I've done
You took your life with my service gun
You didn't have to die

If you could only have held on a little more
You'd have come to learn
There was another edge to this sword
So much more

(ch)
A scientist
in times of peace
Belongs to
the world
A scientist
in times of war
Belongs to
his country
The chemicals
That I design
Will end a life
Like bombs and knives
So this is me
It's who I am
A patriot
A science man

What I built
What I made
Doesn't only kill it saves lives
Put it in the soil and watch the crops grow
Millions of starving children all are going to know what I have done
They no longer have to die
They no longer have to die
They no longer have to die

Sometimes a sinner
Is also a saint
Diluting the colors
With which we all paint

(ch)
A scientist
in times of peace
Belongs to
the world
A scientist
in times of war
Belongs to
his country
The chemicals
That I design
Will end a life
Like bombs and knives
And grow the food
To feed the world
A patriot
A science man

Science Man

Jewish Cowboy

Music and words by Aaron Magram and Mark Magram. 

Verse 1
well im putting on my cowboy hat on top my yamakuh
got matzoh in my belly and and a lasso on my hip
cast iron star of david
keepin my belt from fallin off

Verse 2
I call my darling Esther and my horses name is Dave
I got loads o cash in savings but I don't need to be saved 
Break bread with rabbi eichorn 
Grill up some Texas longhorn
Steel toe snake skin cowboy boots 
Got em at the mall! 

Chorus 1:
I'm a Jewish cowboy 
I ain't got a hell and I ain't got a heaven 
Just break me off a piece of that bread unleavened 
Jewish Cowboy
On Fridays I'm in Temple sayin Yall shabbat shalom to all my friends 

Verse 3:
Well I can shoot a squirrel between the eyes from bout two miles away
And I'm studying the Torah doing mitzvahs every day
I ain't got no Christmas tree, I got 
gold spurs and leather chaps
They were two for one that day, 
Got em at the mall!

Chorus 2:
I'm a Jewish cowboy 
Well every now and then you might see me in my kittel
Slingin out the seder grub and givin Dave a little.... Neigh! 
Jewish Cowboy
You probably can't tell from my facial expression
I ain't got a hell and I ain't got a heaven
LECHAIM! 

Chorus 3:
I'm a Jewish cowboy 
I'm a Jewish cowboy 
Studyin the Torah like every day 
And I ain't got no Christmas tree at all.

Jewish Cowboy

I Can Feel It
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Performed by Ray Prim
Bass - Ethan Magram
Guitars - Aaron Magram

[05:12]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic

I just emerged from a deep dark place yet another time
but I persevered 
and yes I'm still here

Took some time for me to realize that I'm doin just fine
and I'll make it through
its what I always do

When things hit bottom that's when I tend to really respond
sometimes I dont even know how I do

but I can feel it
my time is finally here
I can feel it
I know that there are better days to come
cause I'll make em that way myself.

(vamp for 4 measures)

For some reason I look for help in family and friends
and theyre always great
they help carry the weight.

but in the end there's only one person on whom I can depend
and that person is me
think by now I would see

all your friends and your family will tell you what you want to hear
cause they love you and thats what they want you to feel

but only you can make you feel it
my day is finally here
I can feel it
all the clouds have dissappeared
I can feel it
I have crawled out from my hell
I can feel it
I know that there are better days ahead
cause I'll make em that way myself.

[Bridge]
I just need to have a little faith
Just look how far I've come
I've done it on my own


Well I can feel it
My Time has finally come
And I can feel it
I can see how far I've come
I can feel it
I know what I can do
I can feel it
I know that there are brighter days ahead
because I'll make em that way myself.

mmm mm mm
Just look at how well I've done so far....so far
Look at how far I've come so far....so far
mmmmm

I Can Feel It - Featuring Ray Prim

Wrecking Ball
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Guitars by Jen Leigh
Bass by Shawn Davis

[02:41]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic

Suddenly the wind move south to north
Can I get a little bit of that back and forth
I got nothing to do I need to pass the time
And I remember when you told me what you told me last night

Come and throw a fastball at my head 
So I can charge the mound no matter what you said
Cause I can take it wrong or I can take it right
Doesn’t matter cause I’m looking for a wicked fight

Suddenly the curve goes another way
And my feet go up cause I’m swept away
Got a bunch of ammunition that ready to spray
So go on and tell me everything you wanted to say

Come on take you best shot hit me on the chin
And we’ll exchange a few blows cause I’m in it to win it
Cause every time you and I go toe to toe 
We go blow to blow
Until the war is over

Hey, got some bottled up emotion
Gonna release some tension tonight
Hey, once we set this thing in motion
I’ll be throwing words at you when we fight
Just like a wrecking ball

I can see the lines forming on your face
And I can tell you’re pissed so let’s cut to the chase
Cause I know, you gotta lotta shit you wanted to say
And I know you wouldn’t wanna say it any other way

Its a sure bet 
When I say what I say you’re gonna lose it
We don’t to worry bout the regret
We can cross that bridge and when the time comes
We’ll be picking up pieces.

Hey I been building this emotion
And I’m feeling so much tension tonight
I feel my blow come to a boil and I think I might spoil the night
Just like a Wrecking Ball

Hey got some bottled up emotion
Gonna release some tension tonight
Hey once we set this thing in motion
’ll be throwing words at you when we fight
Just like a wrecking ball
I feel my blow come to a boil and I think I might spoil the night
Just like a Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball - Featuring Jen Leigh and Shawn Davis

Positive Vibe
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Guitar by Jen Leigh
Bass by Shawn Davis
Horns by Mark Rudin

[04:12]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic

Walkin down the street with the beat in your feet
Give a quick fist bump to everyone you meet
then you blow it up like an atom bomb
then you shoot dem suckers with your fingers and your thumb

and yer-  lookin good in your leisure suit
with your mirrored shades and your platform shoes
you got a - gold chain hanging round your neck
and a box ot tic tacs to keep your breath in check

when the -wind blows you could catch some air
cause your funky bell bottoms got a wicked flair
and you be tripping everybody with your facial hair
but your mini french poodle doesnt seem to care

and when the - funk hits you will shake your rump
and you'll be ownin everybody like yuou're donald trump
and you'll down a box of chocolates like you're forrest gump

and you'll be lightin up fools and smokin chumps

if anybody steps to you on the disco floor

you'll be lighting up fools and smokin chumps

you take your pocket comb out and run it through your fro
call every single homey in the world youir "bro"
and when you're called into question gotta act like you know
cause you're so dam cool it's like you're 20 below

when someone tries to roll you a basketball
now you're doctor J jumpin over them all
you throw a tomohawk jam down in their face
you're drainin three point shots all over the place

i say everybody everywhere
knows the super fly mo-fo doesnt care
you got a 10 gallon hat that you never wear

and you throw around money like a millionaire

you got enough funky energy to light times square

and you throw around money like a millionaire

[chorus]
people on the planet take their cue from you
cause they all know the cat who is hip to the groove

you gotta give me some skin you gotta hit me with the positive vibe come on now
you gotta hit me down low you gotta hit me with the high five 

people on the planet know whose jive to the bone
the second that they get a single whiff of your cologne

you gotta give me some skin you gotta hit me with the positive vibe come on now
you gotta tell me what you know gotta make me hip to the jive.



you got a brown chevy nova with a big v8
and you're rolling down the freeway rockin 8 track tapes
bumpin - big sly and the family stone
hittin everyon around you with the deep bass tone

you got a soul patch and a rolex watch
and you can solve any problem with a glass of scotch
you got a wink and a smile for everybody on the block
and you can keep the party going till its 5 o'clock.

and you can jump around like your house of pain
or like cypress hill you be insane in the brain
you got a pocket full of money and you're makin it rain
and when you finish gettin down you will do it again

if - being cool was a drop of rain 
you'd be cooler than a hundred thousand hurricaines
if - gettin down was a single brick
you'd be the the great wall of china 'cept a lot more thick

if - bein fly was a poke in the eye
you would be the three stooges on a sugar high
you gotta give me some skin you gotta hit me with the positive vibe.

Positive Vibe - Featuring Jen Leigh and Shawn Davis

Ready to Fall Again
Words and Music by Mark Magram
Performed by Reid Umstattd

[04:52]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic

(verse 1)
Its two oclock on a wednesday
And we're still awake
we both ran out of things to say
just for argument's sake

well the silence is deafening
and it fills every corner of the room

you want me to crack....I want you to crack...

I admit it was not ideal
but some things got said
I suppose that we both had it rattling around in our heads

But then it comes out like this
and we're picking up the pieces of ourselves.
and when all the smoke clears

(Chorus)
I'm ready to fall again
Hearing you call again
I'd do it all again
I just hope its not too late
If you still believe in me
just give me one opportunity
to show you how much you mean to me
in the spaces between all the words we say

(verse 2)
I see a shadow thats creeping up
as the sun comes through
its casting a dim light across your face
and now I see you

isnt it funny how when we scream and shout
we dont look into eachother's eyes?
and, When the hurt is done...

(Chorus)
I'm ready to fall again
Hearing you call again
I'd do it all again
I just hope its not too late
If you still believe in me
just give me one opportunity
to show you how much you mean to me
in the spaces between all the words we say

(Bridge)
All of the stress and strain
swirling around in our brain
driving us both insane
tear us up like a hurricaine
its not indicative
theres so much more that we have to give

(Chorus)
see I'm ready to fall again
Hearing you call again
I'd do it all again
I just hope its not too late
If you still believe in us
then lets work to rebuild the trust
thats been missing between us
in the spaces between ...

Ready To Fall Again - Featuring Reid Umstattd

You're Coming With Me

Music and Words by Mark Magram
Vocals by Ange Kogutz
Guitars by Jen Leigh
Bass by Shawn Davis
Horns by Mark Rudin
Drums by Dan Konopka

[03:37]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic


-v-

Ive had enough of this heat

im lookin down at my feet

hopin youll take me where i wanna go



im getting out of this place

carving out my own space

put your hand in mine and come with me and you will see



-pc-

that im for real

and i know you feel everything I feel so baby here’s the deal



-ch-

youre coming with me 

so take my hand

maybe its not the way we planned

well knock down each and every challenge 

as it comes our way, comes ouy way



-v-

no need to worry bout a thing

i got it under control yeah

just sit back and enjoy the ride



we wont know what the future brings

put on your diamond ring

take my hand and the path less traveled

come with me



-pc-

take this life

turn it inside out

shake it up and let your fate fall out

then pick the pieces up and we'll just go with it!



-ch-

youre coming with me 

so take my hand

maybe its not the way we planned

every obsticle we face is just the lessons we’ll learn



and nothings certain

no guarantee

but as long as I got you and you got me yeah

we’ll grip the road at every unexpected twist and turn



Breakdown



-ch-

youre coming with me 

so take my hand

maybe its not the way we planned

well knock down each and every challenge 

as it comes our way, comes our way



and every moment

of every day

every single cent and dollar that comes our way

whats mine is yours

youre comin with me

Mark Magram

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