Mark, I am so impressed!  This has a level of funk that I haven't heard in this group before!  Are you familiar with !!! (aka - Chk Chk Chk)?  It's so much like this!! I love what you created!   Kudo's to all that were involved!!

Awesome bass and guitars and fantastic funky groove.  Love the lyrics and melody and productions - really well done!

Holy Shit!! This is awesome man. Great to hear some new stuff from you after my absence. Setting the bar way high mate.

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she steals a glance up at the clock ‘tween idle lines of conversation, am I talking to myself, feels like I’m talking to myself

another failure to engage, another train stuck at the station, but it’s probably just as well, probably just as well

cause even if the stars say not this time, something in my heart, tells me I’ll be fine
that someday soon somebody special will come walking through my door

and that is what I’m waiting for, what I’m waiting for, that is what I’m waiting for

seems like everywhere I turn I see another happy couple, smiling laughing and care free, exactly how I want to be

But I know that my sun is on the rise, clouds are making way, for cerulean skies
and someday soon somebody special will come walking through my door

and that is what I’m waiting for, what I’m waiting for, that is what I’m waiting for

my friends say I set my sights too high, but I don’t know what that is
settling for less is not my style, I’m looking for bliss and I won’t stop until I find it

even if the stars say not this time, something in my heart, tells me I’ll be fine
that someday soon somebody special will come walking through my door

and that is what I’m waiting for, what I’m waiting for, that is what I’m waiting for

What I'm Waiting For

And I know
Faces come and go
People places things 
It’s all I know from you
But now I don’t 

Now I see
You are the best of me
The worst is far behind
But now I wonder
If okay is fine

And we hoped
That things would take a turn
Go back to the way they were
Holding on

I don’t know
Where things start going wrong
Words not spoke yet songs still sung
We know the words to every one

And we see
Weddings on TV
Hugging laughing dancing
We each wondering 
should that be me

And we hoped
That things would take a turn
Go back to the way they were
Holding on
To the things we lost

Can we get
Everything we loved
Back to the way it was
Is it gone? 

Don’t listen
To what I said
All these problems are in my head
Just pretend
To be oblivious
And then everything is fine

You think it’s gettin better when it keeps on snowin
The wind has a tendency to keep on blowin
So wait with me
We waitin out the storm
We’ve been waiting for too long
Now we wait no more

Don’t worry I’m feeling fine 
The look on my face I’m just real tired
And I have nothing else to talk about
Everything’s alright

You know it’s gettin better when it keeps on snowin
The wind has a tendency to keep on blowin
So wait with me
We waitin out the storm
We’ve been waiting for too long
Now we wait no more

Now I see
You were a part of me
Missing piece of a boring puzzle
Blank white canvas incomplete

And we hoped
That things would take a turn
Go back to the way they were
Holding on
To the things that are lost

Can we get
Everything we loved
Back to the way it was
Is it gone?

Waiting Out The Storm - Demo

Smell The Roses - Demo

I've been over the limit
I've been under the gun
Can I get just a minute
To se what's come undone

You've been watching the weather
You've been keeping the flame
Being down for whatever
Keeps my head in the game

So when the these heavy days come down
And I'm feeling six feet underground
You lift me up, you dig me out
Oh when these heavy days come down

We've been put through the ringer
We've had mountains to move
Still got rings on these fingers
Ain't got nothing to prove

I just needed a moment
To say what's on my heart
Simple fact of the matter
I'm still here cuz you are who you are

So when the these heavy days come down
And I'm feeling six feet underground
You lift me up, you dig me out
Oh when these heavy days come down

Heavy Days demo

I can read
Between the lines
When you tell me all those silly little lies
I can dress in disguise 
If you think it’s gonna help to go and hide

When my heads on the wall
And your friends are back there laughing like they think they know it all
Then I can stand rather tall
Knowing that they’re watching me at all

I can see what you mean
When you say it’s not as good as it can seem
But I hope you can agree
That you and I were not on different teams

When my heads on the wall
And your friends are back there laughing like they think they know it all
Then I can stand rather tall
Knowing that they’re watching me at all

I can find the silver lining somewhere to be ok
But silver is the color of the needle in the hay 

We liked to dance and we had a laugh
It’s written right there on the epitaph
It was great, I had a blast
But our minds tend to alterate the past

When my head was on the wall
And your friends were back there laughing like they thought they knew it all
Then I stood rather tall
Knowing that they watched

On The Wall - Demo

Here's a song I wrote and played.
(Vocals by me, feeding a SW vocal model I created)

Well I never knew love until you called my name
I never knew sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that my heart could be so blue
I never knew

The first time that I caught your eye I knew
This love affair would last forever more
But my heart could not be ready
For what it did not know
I never knew knew a man could be so low

Well I never knew what love was 'til you called my name
And I never knew that sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that a heart could be so blue
I never knew

Just say the word, my love, and I'll do anything
Oh to find my way into your arms again
Yeah I'll leave behind this foolish pride and then
Give my heart away to you love everyday

I never knew love until you called my name
I never knew sorrow until you went away
Oh love I never knew that a heart could be so blue
I never knew

Well I never knew what love was 'til you called my name
And I never knew that sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that my heart could be so blue
I never knew

(solo)

(chorus fade out)

I Never Knew demo

Here's a song I wrote and played.

No I can't even walk 
Down the avenue
Without seeing you 
With someone new

I can't even go 
To the club no more
Oh they'll play our song
You'll be right there on the floor

Yes you're everywhere I go
In everything I do
And every memory
Is tryin to hold on to you

I'm caught up in this all alone
And every day you're gone
You're everywhere I go

Yeah, I'm losing my grip on this
Reality, love, I miss
The way that you call my name
I hear you in everything

And every song that DJ plays
I can hear your sweet harmony
Desire has got me out of my mind
My love it's just a matter on time


And you're everywhere I go
In everything I do
And every memory
Is tryin to hold on to you

I'm caught up in this all alone
And every day you're gone
You're everywhere I go

Everywhere I Go demo 101024

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

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

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

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

Wrecking Ball - Featuring Jen Leigh and Shawn Davis

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