R&B / Soul

Youthful Mind
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Vocals by Junior

[03:45]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic


(Verse 1)
I gave you everything but everything was never much
You didn't notice but I never thought of giving up
Nice clothes nice car anything you need
It wasn't empty I was making you a part of me 

What's mine was yours and yours was mine we were inseparable 
I can't believe that all your love was only fictional 
I gave you took like the IRS 
But all I got from you was words of hate and disrespect 

I kind of wondered in the back of my mind
If you were thinking about creepin one more time 
But I dismissed it cause I couldnt believe you could be so unkind 

(chorus) 
Well Im so glad I stood my ground
And protected all the best of what I am
And I will never let go no never let go 
feels like a weights been lifted 
Im feeling room to breathe and spread my wings again
and I'm never going back.
Cause I'm alive for the first time and I got back my youthful mind this time

(Verse 2)
i left behind the world I knew to share the one you had
I was committed to it all no matter good or bad 
Sacrificed my life my home my time. 
I had no reason not to think that we were doing fine. 

But then as time went on your started acting differently 
Whatever things you put inside you started hitting me 
We used to be everybody's favorite pair 
Till you started acting like you didn't even want me there 

I never wondered never questioned never had a doubt 
Until you shattered everything I ever cared about 
Until you ripped the rug from underneath my feet and went around behind my back and changed my whole reality. 

(chorus) 

(Bridge) 
Fool me once shame on you
fool me twice you and I are through
If it wasn't bad enough you put the blame on me
But it's not like Ididnt know
thats the way it was gonna go all along
I only asked you to give what I gave
how could that be so wrong?

(chorus)

Youthful Mind - Featuring Junior

My Younger Dreams
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2021)

(verse 1)
when i …was …just …a kid
i dreamed id find a perfect love
oh yes i did
woke up with emptiness
realized my mind just made her up
what a nasty trick

(chorus 1)
but now 
i see what I had done
way back when I was young
defining my ideals
and everything I wanted to feel
when I found that love for real
ive always had a basis for comparison
cuz I met her in 
my younger dreams

(verse 2)
its not ….so …obvious
that I’d be wiser then
without experience
but heck, in retrospect
when I was in that place
i wasnt jaded by a love misplaced

(chorus 2)
and now
ive been trying for a while
to bring back my inner child
so i can talk to him
and once again
remember what I wanted then
and I’ve
been burned and bruised by life
but i drew a map to reach my destination
cuz I met her in 
my younger dreams

(bridge)
i must have gone astray
between back then and today
life made me cynical
i gave up for dead
but when I was naive
I knew better what I’d need
without the heavy chains I wear around my neck now

(verse 3)
i dug….my…self….a….grave
to burry all my sorrow in
so I can try to redefine what I want 

(chorus 3)
now
and no longer disavow
what my younger self nailed down
in fantasies
I created in my sleep, when she came to me to show me what I want
and what happiness would feel like when it came
i will re-clarify her likeness in my brain
cause I already met her in
my younger dreams

My Younger Dreams

Honesty
Music and Words by Mark Magram (2021)

(v1)
Sometimes love is right before us
But we don't want to see the truth
We do our best to just ignore it
Good friends are always hard to lose

you might assume your heart a liar
too scared to tempt the hand of fate

(ch)
Honesty
doesnt come so easily
when it comes to love we hide the truth
we're afraid to lose
what we dont have, so we hold back

(ch2)
Honesty
can seem like such a trajedy
when a friendship can be torn apart
by a love-sick heart
we get shy, fail to try


(v2)
Sometimes it just comes down to timing
a perfect love can pass you by
we might have grabbed it and embraced it
but felt the risk was just too high


we tend to fear the worst of outcomes
and so we put up our facade


(br)
wouldnt it be so nice
if every time two hearts collide
we gave off signs and signals
we could see with naked eyes
but we're all flying blind
and we cant read each others mind
you wonder just how many times
true love can pass us by

(ch)
(ch2)

Honesty

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uncommon (take 2? EP) track 6

Your Own Moves

MadMan

Peeling off my feelings
In the easy summer’s heat
I whisper something soft and low
Falling like a big old domino

The things we tell ourselves
It’s only a matter of time
’Til you get things figured out
And it finally has a reason

I’ll try again tomorrow
Might be better in the morning
When the sun is up and shining
Everything will feel much better now

The things we tell ourselves
It’s only a matter of time
’Til you get things squared away
And you really can’t complain

Feels like my guts have got a gun to my head
I just can’t go on living my life in bed
’Bout time I go out — right out to the shed
I grab myself a shovel and I dig until I’m dead

But if it’s something that you’ve gotta think about
Maybe it’s not for you
But then again, you rather like to push yourself
Maybe too hard

Let it go and I promise you’ll be fine
Slow it down and you’ll get some peace of mind

Don’t hold your tongue when it comes to you
Don’t feel so old when the moment’s new
It’s gonna pass — you know that it has to
Still, you gotta do what you gotta do

The things we tell ourselves
It’s only a matter of time
’Til it’s all waiting behind you
And you and time are on the run
credits
from Things We Tell Ourselves, released October 24, 2025
Max Gardener – Vocals, Electric Guitar
Zoe Webster – Bass Guitar
Franky Fox – Moog Matriarch
Elias Quinn – Drums, Percussion
Emelia Austin – Backing Vocals
Chelsea Brown – Backing Vocals
Justine Brown – Backing Vocals

"Things We Tell Ourselves" - Max Gardener

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HEARTBREAK

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Like We Used 2 Do
Music and Words by Mark Magram

(verse)
go to work every day
come home nothing new to say
whatever happened to our love is enough to
make me want to say this to you

every time that I kiss you lips
touch your body with my fingertips
im reminded of the same sensation
all those years ago

(chorus)
lets make tonight the night
let me love you down so right
lets make love just like we used 2 do
just like we used 2 do

(verse)
need to take a trip for two
get away to someplace cool
I dont care where we go as long as
we dont have to move too much

you know ill bring my A game baby
you know ill tend to all your needs
if you forgot the way that feels
let me jog your memory.

(chorus)
lets make tonight the night
let me love you down so right
lets make love just like we used 2 do
just like we used 2 do

(bridge)
I dont wanna be a stranger to you baby
I know a key that unkocks your soul
and I never thought I'd ever have to have this conversation with you
let down your guard
and let me inside baby

(chorus)
lets make tonight the night
let me love you down so right
lets make love just like we used 2 do
just like we used 2 do

Like We Used 2 Do

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

We Made the World
Music By Casie Luong and Mark Magram
Words by Casie Luong

We used to be a masterpiece, 

But now we hanging in abandoned malls, on the walls

When the love was strong 

They came to see us, photographs that made the people talk, off the walls


Everything I do, swimming being used, acting like a fool 

Don’t matter when it comes to you, 

Everytime they stare, l lose my freaking air, forget the world 

I swear, why it always come back to you


All the simple things, 

Made the world so easy 

I just call you up and you’re with me, you come with me

All the simple things, 

Was safe and easy, when you’re with me 


Well our story lives beyond a trace 

We’re like the kid who flew to outer space, unafraid

Can’t get enough of heartache pain, I trade it in for lidocaine

And pray, pray it’s ok 


All the simple things, 

Made the world so easy 

I just call you up and you’re with me, you come with me, baby

All the simple things, 

It was safe and easy, when you’re with me, it’s so holy no worries babe

When you’re with me, it’s so easy baby 

We made the world so easy

Like We Used 2 Do

Mark Magram

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