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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

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

Yours Forever
Music and Words by Mark Magram
Performed by Mike Robledo

[3:10]
Produced by Mark Magram
©2020 MagramMusic

[v]
You know you're my special girl
my heart my soul my world
I'm sorry for the words I say
for huting you in any way

dont misinterpret me
it was never my intent to be
anything less than the man who stole your heart

[ch]
'cause baby I die just a little inside
every time that you tell me goodbye
you possess my time and my mind
and theyre yours forever
I'm begging you sift through the riverbed sand
catch all the gold before it leaves your hands
I know sometimes its hard to see
that youre the treasure I hold close
youre the thing that I love the most

[v]
I must have told you a million times
I cant see whats behind those eyes
but Ive been taking inventory
of all the joy and the pain in our story
and when I hold you tight
yeah thats when I realize
its the joy that means the most to me

[ch]
'cause baby I die just a little inside
every time that you tell me goodbye
you possess my time and my mind
and theyre yours forever
I'm begging you sift through the riverbed sand
catch all the gold before it leaves your hands
I know sometimes its hard to see
that youre the treasure I hold close
youre the thing that I love the most

[br]
I know sometimes we cant see eye to eye
then theres times when we cant look away from each others stare
this song's a love transfusion
I've only one conclusion
I'm down with me and you
tell me girl what you want to do...

[ch]
'cause baby I die just a little inside
every time that you tell me goodbye
you possess my time and my mind
and theyre yours forever
I'm begging you sift through the riverbed sand
catch all the gold before it leaves your hands
I know sometimes its hard to see
that youre the treasure I hold close
youre the thing that I love the most

Yours Forever - Featuring Mike Robledo

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

We Made The World

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