My ode to one of the strangest men, Joel Osteen. 

I was raised 
From the day 
That they said 
Stay in bed 
Don’t go out at night 
You’ll be ok 
If you pray 
Read this all 
Read this all 
It will save your life 

And I believed all this 
Until my family fell apart 
Then I lost my grip 
I said this is all supposed 

When I call it fiction 
It causes friction 
This will sell 
I can tell 
I will feed on your faith 
And when I do 
My address to 
Please send cash 
Now so fast 
I will get paid 

You are a sinner 
In the hands of angry god 
And he’s pissed off 
He’s going to piss on us 
And when your checks clear 
You’ll know I am wasn’t so right 
And you won’t find me 
He didn’t keep you so safe at night

Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Steve Leaf & the Ex Pats' EP 'Lightspeed'

Lightspeed

Last Christmas by Wham! played by Steve Leaf

Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)

Recorded in October 2015 at Gravity Studios in Chicago, 'On the Air' is the first single from the band's new EP, 'Come Clean'. 'Come Clean' is a five track follow up to 2015's 'Lightspeed'

\\Lyrics\\

I know I was, I was to blame 
You'd make me come, I'd run away 
Down alleys, through side streets 
I'd shove you down, down on your knees 

Sweat on your brim, it ran on down 
It curled your lip, seen all around 
The next day it'll go away 
Oh but the night, the bitter taste 

Now I'm too tired to explain 
Where I was and why I've changed 
We're on the air, this mic is on 
How does it feel to be gone? 
All I have are rooms filled with clocks 
While the world stands in shock 
If I could roll back time 
I'd probably sit, watch it roll on by

\\Credits\\

Recorded at Gravity Studios, Chicago.
Engineered by Sam Fell 
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Mcbride 

Cover Photo by Jaime Torres 
Layout by Rob Young 

Steve Leaf- Guitars, vocals 
Nick Young- Bass 
Joe Ridgway- Synthesizers, Rhodes 
Dan Haefs- Drums, Percussion

On The Air

Recorded in October 2015 at Gravity Studios in Chicago.

\\Lyrics\\

I know all about sin 
I know I'll accomplish 
It's all been around 
I've seen it come down 

We don't talk 
About what matters to us 
Say what you mean 
The very least you'll come clean 

I want to see you come round 
I watched you go on up then go down 
How heavy is your crown? 
I wanna watch you go up then go down 
What's this taste in my mouth? 
I wanna watch you go up then go down

\\Credits\\

Recorded at Gravity Studios, Chicago.
Engineered by Sam Fell 
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Mcbride

Cover Photo by Jaime Torres 
Layout by Rob Young

Steve Leaf- Guitars, vocals 
Nick Young- Bass, Guitar 
Joe Ridgway- Synthesizers, Rhodes 
Dan Haefs- Drums, Percussion

Come Clean

Recorded in October 2015 at Gravity Studios in Chicago

//Lyrics//

Its times like these 
I'm so fed up with myself that I don't even know how to speak 
Its like you focus on the pain but you know its not what you need 
So take out that pen 
Write it all down so you don't have to feel it again 
You claim that you love the road but you don't want to see where it bends 

Go on go on 
Remember the words that used to make you smile 
Go on go on 
Remember the times you used to be like a child 

Christ on a cross 
I don't believe in his name but that don't mean I can't learn what he taught 
Like a solider come, I don't agree with the war that he fought 
So let the cynic in me die 
I'm so obsessed with the rest that I can't even see my own life 
The greener part of the grass was always the field, not the sideline

//Credits//

from Come Clean, released June 10, 2016 
Recorded at Gravity Studios 
Engineered by Sam Fell 
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Mcbride 

Cover Photo by Jaime Torres 
Layout by Rob Young 

Steve Leaf- Guitars, vocals 
Nick Young- Bass 
Joe Ridgway- Synthesizers, Rhodes 
Dan Haefs- Drums, Percussion

Let The Cynic In Me Die

Recorded in October 2015 at Gravity Studios in Chicago

//Lyrics//

I want it all 

I watch you in doorways 

Who am I? 
My heart is on fire 

How could you 
Be so cruel 
Please tell me you'll 
Let me be

//Credits//

from Come Clean, released June 10, 2016 
Recorded at Gravity Studios 
Engineered by Sam Fell 
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Mcbride

Cover Photo by Jaime Torres 
Layout by Rob Young

Steve Leaf- Guitars, vocals 
Nick Young- Bass 
Joe Ridgway- Synthesizers, Rhodes 
Dan Haefs- Drums, Percussion

I Want It All

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Recorded in October 2015 at Gravity Studios in Chicago

//Credits//

from Come Clean, released June 10, 2016 
Recorded at Gravity Studios 
Engineered by Sam Fell 
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Mcbride

Cover Photo by Jaime Torres 
Layout by Rob Young

Steve Leaf- Guitars, vocals 
Nick Young- Bass 
Joe Ridgway- Synthesizers, Rhodes 
Dan Haefs- Drums, Percussion

Please Separate

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