Testify from our EP "The Rhythm"

1. Dangerous
2. The Rhythm
3. Survive
4. Testify
5. Safe

Copyright Midsummer Classic 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Midsummer Classic is:
Justin Culotta - Guitar/Vocals/Mixing
Andrew Roberts - Trombone/Vocals
Ralph Graeser - Trumpet/Keys
Austin Kuiawa - Bass/Mixing
Ceets Thomas - Drums/Percussion

Testify

Survive from our EP "The Rhythm"

1. Dangerous
2. The Rhythm
3. Survive
4. Testify
5. Safe

Copyright Midsummer Classic 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Midsummer Classic is:
Justin Culotta - Guitar/Vocals/Mixing
Andrew Roberts - Trombone/Vocals
Ralph Graeser - Trumpet/Keys
Austin Kuiawa - Bass/Mixing
Ceets Thomas - Drums/Percussion

Survive

Safe from our EP "The Rhythm"

1. Dangerous
2. The Rhythm
3. Survive
4. Testify
5. Safe

Copyright Midsummer Classic 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Midsummer Classic is:
Justin Culotta - Guitar/Vocals/Mixing
Andrew Roberts - Trombone/Vocals
Ralph Graeser - Trumpet/Keys
Austin Kuiawa - Bass/Mixing
Ceets Thomas - Drums/Percussion

Safe

Dangerous from our EP "The Rhythm"

1. Dangerous
2. The Rhythm
3. Survive
4. Testify
5. Safe

Copyright Midsummer Classic 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Midsummer Classic is:
Justin Culotta - Guitar/Vocals/Mixing
Andrew Roberts - Trombone/Vocals
Ralph Graeser - Trumpet/Keys
Austin Kuiawa - Bass/Mixing
Ceets Thomas - Drums/Percussion

Dangerous ft. Colin Neill

(C) Midsummer Classic


“Skyline”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic

(JC)
Looking at the world from a birds eye view
(Staring down on everyone)
Making friends with stars, and visiting a planet or two
I can see so clearly from up above,
The world is like an ocean
And I’m just swimming in the sky

(JC)
Fly high up into the skyline
Way up above them clouds, where you can take your time
It’s what I want, it’s what I need, it’s all I want
It’s everything, right up in the skyline
It’s where I want to be

(CN)
Up up and away,
It’s a bird; it’s a plane,
It’s my brain, I can’t contain,
All this heat up in my bloodline,
Toting a fine line between dreams and reality,
Earth and its galaxy,
Fabricated fixtures and formulated fallacies,
We just had to see a small step, yet,
A giant leap for mankind,
But in our minds we had proof of the moon,
When man was consumed up in the skyline.

(JC)
I’m soaring up where the birds fly
(Oh so high, Oh so high)
I barely dodged a bolt in the sky
(Fly so high, Fly so high)
The atmosphere unfolds before me
(Oh so high, Oh so high)
Like a fist of rage, like a shot of energy


Skyline

“I Wont Stop ‘Til I Find My Lovin’” 
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic
"Out Of The Atmosphere" EP

(CN)
Hey baby,
It's been awhile since I seen your smile and I miss it,
I'm reminiscin', Got me missin' your touch and warm kisses,
Sunshine of my lifeline, I'm afflicted,
I'm just wishin' you'd come back to my position,
Help this man ease his condition,
Instinctive intuition, maybe I'm addicted,
This love somethin of a sweet disposition.

(JC)
Cause I know something’s got to give, it’s got to give into me now
[I won’t stop ‘til I find my lovin, Yeah I won’t stop ‘til I find my lovin]
Cause if I start to fall apart then maybe you’ll help me somehow
[I won’t stop ‘til I get my lovin, Yeah I won’t stop ‘til I get my lovin]
Because baby, I’ve been thinking about the way you loved me lately
[I won’t stop ‘til I find my lovin, Yeah I won’t stop ‘til I find my lovin]
And maybe, you can find someway to love me someday baby

(CN)
I metcha first in April, things were brand new,
We heated up in May when the flowers start to bloom,
Now I was so consumed by the time it hit June,
That I could fly through July and maybe land on the moon.
Out of this world, you had me hypnotized,
The weather never better baby, bright blue skies,
I was so inclined, to think that you were mine,
‘Til the day you left me and you went and blew my mind.

My heart gets cold as the snow starts to lay,
These winter blues had me locked inside a house of pain,
So I jump around hopin' that I can Spring some rain,
Turn ahead the clocks don't top,
‘Til I see your face.
You so lovely, you're apart of me,
These positive vibes reside in what's sunny,
So Imma never stop like a marathon runner,
In pursuit of you, I'll get you back my summer


I Won't Stop 'Til I Find My Lovin'

“Keep On Vibin’” 
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic 
"Out Of The Atmosphere" EP

(JC)
I’ve spent the last few nights dreaming of the days of the good vibes
I try to figure out the rights and wrongs, I try to move along, and keep on living through the tough nights
It’s hard to keep to keepin’ on pushing when it feels like you’re being pulled beneath the tide
It’s the struggle that makes it worth it, through all the hurt, and makes you stronger on the other side

No matter how hard you try
Just gotta keep your head held high
You never know what’s on the other side

The hardest times we come across 
Still make us better people for the loss
It’s all about staying strong, keep on vibin’
And moving along

Thinking back to the days when the waves and the rays came crashing down on us day after day
Summer lovin’ it was runnin’ you were stunnin’ we were gunnin’ for the one day we could just get up and runaway
I try to keep on pushing, but the trade winds blow me back into the wave
Day after day, night after night, I try to act like I’m alright

No matter how hard you try
Just gotta keep your head held high
You never know what’s on the other side
Baby girl, I won’t cry
You know that I’ll be just fine
Even though you’re gone, I’ll stay strong and I’ll walk the finest line


(CN)
With every passing hour is another day awake
Some people coast through life and just blow their years away
Don’t let it go to waste, fueled by the haste
Stop pushing the pace man this life ain’t no race
So for goodness sakes, how about livin’ for today
The reason you are stronger is because of those mistakes
So look trouble in the face, the hurt that you’ve embraced
Your scares show who you are and who you are is so great


Keep On Vibin'

We do not own the rights to this music.  All rights are to Sublime.

Santeria (Sublime Cover)

“Roundabout”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic
"Out Of The Atmosphere" EP

(JC)
Roundabout the days when things went the way they were supposed to
She was clean but she was mean for claiming that her love for me was true
So sweet honey, won’t you give me a sign?
Tell me darling how are you feeling tonight?
This pain is killing me inside and I just want to run and hide
Let me know just how far I can go 
Roundabout your way

Stuck in a daze, trapped in this maze that you up and left me in
Bright lights blind my eyes but they disguise the hurt within
So little girl, why’d you give me that sign?
You have no idea how I feel tonight
This pain is killing me inside and I just want to run and hide
Let me know just how far I can go 
Roundabout your way

Oh, burn it down!

(CN)
Man if you thought waters was hard then check this
I got a fire of desire that just needs to be lit
Givin’ you fits, like you could resist
Some super witty charm with a sanguine twist
So come getcha fix with a Culotta that rips
I’m roundabout your way with a swing of those hips
So dip baby dip, I hope I don’t trip
But if I somehow slip, I hope I fall on your lips


Roundabout

“Above It All” 
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill/Michael Gaitaniella 
Performed By Midsummer Classic
"Out Of The Atmosphere" EP

(JC)
We all face a point in life
Where everything doesn’t seem quite right
Trials and tribulations are what make us stronger in the end
It’s important to identify, to realize
The better lives we have in the end
It’s overcoming obstacles that bring out the best in a man

And I know it can be hard to climb that mountain
It’s the gift that makes up for all the times you’ve doubted

We will rise above it all
This life is short you must stand tall
Everyone’s got something to prove
We must rise above it all 
Stand our ground so we don’t fall
Live this life like you’ve got nothing to lose

(CN)
I look back at my past, I remember the pain
Just a slave to the chains of self-gain
But rather than succumb to the shame, I been changed
Looking to aim way higher than I ever did
Never settlin’, boy to a gentleman
No late night regimen, on my David Letterman
Said let him in, my brethren marchin’ with my minute men
Kill sin, saints you’ll win, we will rise in the end

(MG)
And I don’t need this aggravation in my mind
And I don’t need this aggravation all the time
I can take it, I can make it, I can rise above it all
All you realists, I can make you miss, I won’t stand up just to fall
I can take this
I can rise above it all
All you realists
I won’t stand up just to fall


Above It All (Ft. MG)

“Seeds”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic

(JC)
Plant the seeds in the hearts of the young
See the world from up above
Let the music take you away, So far away
To a place where you, ya feel no pain

See if your lovins strong, and you feel like you belong
And the rhythm makes you feel the groove to the universal song
You can pick up, ya you can get down
You can step up and deliver and consider everything that’s all around
Girl don’t you wait, to find your escape 
A place where you can take your pain and let it decay
Explore reality, all this complacency
Don’t let it get the best of you like it got the best of me

The seeds are planted
This rhythm can ya stand it?
The seeds are planted
Don’t find yourself stranded
Believe the enchanted
Your brain has expanded
The seeds are planted 
This rhythm, can ya stand it?    

(CN)
Plant them seeds, act today
You’ve been given that grace so don’t let it fade
You make mistakes that lead to pain
Drown in a flood underneath the rain
Spite disaster you still remain
Murder that flash you’ll die again
Hold up, say it again
You murder that flesh you die to gain
Take my life rearrange; lift me up above all terrain
Yeah it’s insane, outside my brain, but I be livin’, I be lovin’, I be breakin’ the chain
When all is gone and past away,
You can have my things with no delay,
Here I stand, here I stay, 
All opponents in this moment only praise the name


Seeds

“The Rhythm” 
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic


(JC)
Do you feel the rhythm baby?
Do you feel like I do?
And is there something holding you down?
Because I feel the rhythm for you

(JC)
Well won’t you break it down slow like you know I like
I like it when you move from side to side 
The rhythm makes us feel right makes us wanna move tight
And keep the beat all through the dark of the night

(CN)
Do you feel it lady, like I do?
That's the rhythm going through your body flown' out your shoes
So just move when I move, and groove how I groove
Swinging so smooth we in our own private lagoon
It's a quarter past seven, the sun is just setting
This island of my dreams inside your elegant expression
Man this feels like heaven, please feel safe in my hands
Moving our feet to the beat, painting pictures in the sand


The Rhythm (Remastered)

“Positive Vibes”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic

(JC)
Up, down, take a look around
‘Cause it’s the right way to go
The situations that present themselves are all we have to know
So when the good days fade to gray 
And your mind starts to fade away
Just remember that the positivity is all you need to be free, I say
Take a walk down memory lane
Take a few minutes to accept what you can’t change
Because, in this life you’ve only got one shot to be a better person
So spread the vibes, keep on shining cause it’s too short to be demoralizing
Other people, so let’s just love one another give in my brothers and

(JC)
Take a step back to think about
The gifts you’re given, you can live without
All the hatred and technology that’s bringing you down
Take a step back to think about, 
The life you’re living and there’s more out there
So simplify, identify the changes that you make

(JC)
Even when the sun goes down tonight
You know you’re gonna be alright
‘Cause you know that when you’re living right
You’re spreading around the positive vibes

(CN)
All my trips to the coast is what I treasure the most,
I get that feeling inside, it gives me time to unwind,
A peace released to escape the mundane,
The motion of the ocean just relaxes the brain,
There’s not a size of tide,
That you can't ride,
It's when we step outside our lane,
When we feel most alive.
So don't hide, stand up
Have a blast
Make it last, surfs up!

You gotta climb unafraid to fall,
Persistence is the distance between a hurdle and a wall,
So if you have your limits, you ain't lived at all
Because before you could walk, you had to learn how to crawl,
Leave fear in the rear, and drive towards your dreams,
Sometimes success isn't always what it seems
Pursuit of the loot leaves gold for a fool,
Real riches are in the wishes that satisfy the soul.


Positive Vibes (Remastered)

“Safe” 
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta
Performed By Midsummer Classic

(JC)
We all have some place in life where we feel safe, and feel free of danger
But in this maze that we call life, it can be difficult to find
I’m looking for a place to call my own
I’m looking for somewhere that I can hide
I always wanted to feel like I belonged
Safety for me is in your eyes

(JC)
Your eyes, Your eyes, Your eyes
Make it so that I can sleep at night
Make it so that I feel good inside, Alright
Alright, Alright

(JC)
Close your eyes, and open your arms
Stand by me you will feel no harm
Safe is where you want to be
Safe is right here next to me
Feel no shame, this will alright
Without love you live a lonely life
Safe is where you want to be
Safe is right here next to me

(JC)
I’m still searching for that endless love
I’ve been waiting for some help from above
And I know that I, will warmth from your embrace
I just want to know why my heart always races when I look in

(JC)
And if you came to me I swear I’ll be waiting
I have so much love and I know that its not fading


Safe Acoustic (ft. Alice)

“The Roots”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic 

(JC)
I know you’re confident, my love is prominent girl
You walk into me and you make my whole world
Spin faster, a disaster
In love with you baby I been thinking so much lately
About you and those silly things you do
About the way that you do you 
My soul aches to push right through

Well if you want me in your arms
Please know I mean no harm
I am only trying to tell you that if you please, 
Please tell me it’s alright
Tell me you want to spend the whole night laughing, kickin’ back and,
Getting back to the roots

(JC & CN)
Take it easy now I’ll show you the way
Is this what you wanted?
We’ll bring it back to the roots and that’s where we gonna stay
I want a chance to prove something
Just let your guard down and open up a little bit
Girl don’t you be so shy
How about you let the past go and we’ll take another trip
I want to stay with you all night
I hope you have the patience to understand this statement
Our cadence, the radiance, empowered by the greatness
I’m so hung up on you, if only I knew, how to push through what we’re used to
Feel the rhythm in our rhymes; this love is in its prime
Stuck dreaming all the time how the roots made you mine
Don’t turn your back on me my love we can come together we can rise above

If we try, we can make it through the night
We can stick together if we fight the good fight
Believe in me, I swear that I can make this right
Trust in my heart which for your love, baby it burns bright 


The Roots

“Dreams”
Written By Justin Culotta
Lyrics By Justin Culotta/Colin Neill
Performed By Midsummer Classic

(CN) 
I live my life as if it was a giant movie screen
Clips and scenes or so it seems until our dreams convene 
The entering into time our aspirations side our minds
These visions that are hidden into a collision so sublime

(JC)
So if you give this everything you have 
And you put your heart in all your work then there’s a perk that you’ve never had
It’s all ambition until it’s written and 
You’ve witnessed what you’ve achieved

So just believe
And you will see
That your dreams come alive and become reality

Stand up for what you believe in
Don’t let anyone tell you to stop dreaming
Tragedy is just a bump in the road
Somethings you need to figure out on your own
There’s no award for persistence 
But you can see the light that’s bright up in the distance
Take a breath, don’t push to the extreme
Keep your head held up, and follow your dreams 

(CN)
So keep pushin’, like no finish, won’t diminish 
What you didn’t do, stayin’ true, through and through a year or two
Four, Five, Ten, all depends, never bend my friend
Rise, shine, grind, all define, ‘til the end

(JC)
It’s worth the grind, put in the time
To find your life, and search for reasons why
You need to try to put your past behind
And find why you should be

What you believe
And you will see
That your dreams come alive and become reality

And every now and then you may struggle with all the pain
You may even hurt inside, your confidence will wane
You’re tempted to give up, with the weight of all the strain
But you’ve gotta raise the bar, and battle for the gain

I can see, and I can make believe 
That this whole world is mine to go and catch my dreams
If you find that you get strong with time
Then I will give you yours, and you can give me mind


Dreams

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Midsummer Classic is a Reggae/Rock band from Pittsburgh, PA.  Started in April of 2013, the group has cranked out countless reggae experimental songs that include genres such as reggae, rock, ska, jazz, punk rock, acoustic, and more. 

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