Stripped down, re-imagined version of Matisyahu's single, "Surrender"

Cover art by Saunak Shah (http://www.behance.com/saunak)

Surrender

Waiting around got me nowhere
I’m way more than a dude with some nice hair
I’ll take the compliment anyways
We’re not talking about me, so let’s talk about you
so to say
Have you noticed how you smile around me too?
And I smile back through my chipped tooth
Yet I’m still afraid to say that I need you.

Late night texts don’t read like they used to
I just wanna wait til morning til they come through
Call me old fashioned
But that sunshine breeze gives me clarity
to think about what I’d say if you were next to me.
Well, you’re layin next to me.
And I can’t remember the last time that I felt as nervous as this.
And I brushed my teeth however many times, 
but you really can’t rush your best self.
And I don’t try this hard for anybody else,
so go ahead and think you’re special
for good reason.

Let me tell you life is just a garden right now that I’m really diggin
Can’t numb this high that I know you’re feelin
Don’t question why you let your walls fade
So let them all break down, lift the drape on:

How did we get here through the crowds
Your voice I still hear, so loud
Sayin this is where we land now
This is where we land.

This is where I was hoping you and I would land 
you’d think I wrote this,
but love songs aren’t really my thing.
I’m just drunk on you in the midst of a crossfade.
So give me all you are with no filter
I want you to yell, so stop with the whispers.
Because I know that’s not how y’all do it in Pittsburgh,
Yeah I know that’s not how you do it.
When I’m with you we both win.
But this ain’t just a game.
No this ain’t just a game.
This ain’t just game.

Oh no, look cuz I’m playing for keeps 
and I know our story doesn’t exactly read like I thought it would.
Couldn’t judge a book I wasn’t allowed to read but always knew I should.
Classic New York mentality — take what I want
And what I want is now reality.
So dream big or wake up… I’m just snoozing through these past months.
So please tell me that you won’t change,
that you won’t wake me up
even through the thick of it, through the speed bumps.
That we’ll feel the road even when we know it’s rough.
I’ve got a lot of questions
let me answer the biggest one:

How did we get here through the crowds
Your voice I still hear, so loud
Sayin this is where we land now
This is where we land now

It’s been a long time coming
No don’t be scared now, no turning back no running
I don’t wanna get you out of my system
It’s risky, yeah
Don’t wanna get you out of my system
from where we land now
it’s been a long time coming
No don’t be scared now, no turning back no running
I don’t wanna get you out of my system
It’s risky, yeah
Don’t wanna get you out of my system.

This is Where We Land

II Singer, producer from Yorktown Heights, NY II

Music has always been a passion of mine and learning the production side of things has really helped me figure out how to write my own music. It opened up a new world to me where I didn't have to rely on anyone else. Each song is my own creation from start to finish - it is this work that I am proud to share.

Mark Nak