Mind Body & Soul

Stolen Bikes (ft. Ariana DeBoo)

Free download at www.solsays.com.

The Times is the second leak off of "Dear Friends, Vol. III" (7/25). 

Sol - The Times ft. Grieves & Budo

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G.V.G.T.

LYRICS
My daughter turned seven a few days ago
 I sang ¡Feliz Cuple! to a cracked screen
 She pressed her small hand to the glass like a prayer
 And I touched the cold where her fingers had been
 She crossed into safety, I'm drowning in wait
 For my turn to follow, for a love that won't bend
 I'm counting the seasons in someone else's numbers
 While she's learning to write me in past tense

To them we're just names on different sides of a line
 That somebody drew in the dark
 Blood doesn't stop at a border sign
 And love don't care 'bout that mark
 The wind doesn't ask for permission
 The river don't need a stamp
 But here we are, worlds apart
 Over lines on a map

I carry your photograph folded and worn
 Mi amor, next to a number they said was my turn
 I’m waiting down here while you’re buried in forms
 For the crime of which side of their line I was born
 They measure our future in miles of red tape
 In the weight of a signature, the flip of a coin
 I'm memorizing your voice in the distance of static
 While they steal years only we should own

To them we're just names on different sides of a line
 That somebody drew in the dark
 Blood doesn't stop at a border sign
 And love doesn't care 'bout that mark
 The wind doesn't ask for permission
 The river don't need a stamp
 But here we are, worlds apart
 Over lines on a map

Now my father's fading like mist from the morn
 His voice on the phone barely more than a sigh
 I've got my papers in order, my reasons all lined up
 But the date keeps movin' I'm allowed to say goodbye
 Time doesn't wait for a government's answer
 Death doesn't care about procedures or queues
 I'm begging some stranger in a windowless office
 For permission to mourn like a son’s `sposed to do

The birds don't stop to show papers when they fly
 The moon hangs over all of us, the same shared sky
 We built these walls with nothing but rules from a pen
 And we're losing what matters to chingadas líneas that never end

To them we're just names on different sides of a line
 That somebody drew in the dark
 Blood doesn't stop at a border sign
 And love doesn't care 'bout that mark
 The wind doesn't ask for permission
 The river don't need a stamp
 But here we are, worlds apart
 Over lines on a map

 The wind doesn't ask (El viento no pregunta)
 The river don't need (El río no necesita)
 Just lines on a map (Solo líneas en un mapa)
 Lines on a map… (líneas en un mapa)
 Between you and me (Entre tú y yo)

©2025 Joseph Moore

Lives on a Map

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Treehouse (ft. Ariana DeBoo)

Today I turn 27. A birthday that comes with a lot of reflection.

“Growing Pains” is a song about learning from the past, living in the now, and working for the future...

SONG CREDITS:

Written by Sol
Produced by The Zillas (Nima Skeemz & Elan Wright)
Scratches by DJ Nphared
Additional vocals by Mackenzie Thomas
Guitar & bass by Elan Wright
Drums by Nima Abbassi
Piano by Josh Rawlings
Vocals recorded at The Ruby Room by Ben Blumstein 
Instruments recorded by Geoff Ott at London Bridge Studio. Seattle, WA
and The Ruby Room by Nima Abbassi & Elan Wright. Seattle, WA
Mixed by Randy Ross at Undercaste Music

Design by Jonny Sikov
Photo by Samantha Stenson
Styled by Alan Ardiente

Growing Pains (Bonus Track)

New album The Headspace Traveler drops March 4th. North American tour dates at www.solsays.com

Produced by The Zillas (Nima Skeemz & Elan Wright) and Budo

Written by Sol. Additional Vocals by Tuesday Velasco, Elan Wright, Dice Cunningham. Trumpet and Guitar by Josh “Budo” Karp. Recorded by Nima Skeemz and Elan Wright at the Ruby Room, Seattle, WA.

Mixed by Randy Ross at Undercaste Music. Seattle, WA
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Mastering. Los Angeles, CA

The Headspace Traveler

100 Songs

J Spin - Options

Produced by @JakeCrockerMusic and Sam Lachow
Backup vocals by Elan Wright and Macie Hudson

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Popular Man (ft Jake Crocker & Ariana DeBoo)

New album "Huckleberry" available now at www.samlachow.com/huckleberry

Nothing's Gonna Change is featured on Sam Lachow & Raz Simone's EP "5 Good Reasons", available for free download on http://www.datpiff.com/Sam-Lachow-Raz-5-Good-Reasons-Ep-mixtape.397213.html. 

"Nothing's Gonna Change" Official Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yLl6REN3_M 

Nothing's Gonna Change (ft. B Skeez)

Sam Lachow is a producer, songwriter, rapper, videographer, director, and editor of video and music. Raised in both Seattle and New York City he's been making videos since elementary school, and as a seventh-grader began a group called Shankbone. Sam began directing and producing music videos with Shankbone, and went on to create videos for various other artists.

In 2011 Sam released his debut project as a solo artist, "Brand New Bike". Produced entirely by Sam, the album utilized many live instruments from musicians based in Seattle and New York. The next year Sam released 2 EP's, and produced/directed dozens of music videos from the projects on his YouTube channel, which now has over 7 million views.

After successfully raising 20K on Kickstarter in 2014, Sam’s second full length album Huckleberry independently debuted #6 on iTunes Hip Hop. He then unexpectedly released a free project titled 80 Bars, which surpassed a million plays on Soundcloud for multiple songs. Riding that momentum Sam became the first local headliner to sell out Seattle’s 1,000 cap Neptune Theater, co-headlined a 29 city national tour, and rocked the main stage at Washington's biggest music festival Sasquatch. Sam’s EP Friends, Funk & Liquor debuted at #2 on iTunes Hip Hop top albums.