You must be new here
You tried to pass over the solid white line
Don't be so sincere
People they won't see you
when your orange lights blink

So, it doesn't matter what they say
We both know they were wrong on all accounts
Here they go again and say
You're not strong
But, I'll never get tired of being taken along

You must be new here
You're going downtown hoping to be found
And you make your hopes clear
But truth likely is
They just want your kiss

(repeat chorus)

Something I've been told
Fortune favors the bold
What you have, they need
and it never gets old
Now you're on this road
So far away from home
This is why you're here
To sift through dust and find gold

(repeat chorus twice)

Fortune Favors The Bold w/ Ezekiel Gentle

LYRICS

My homegirls, they warned me when I first saw you
Why you wanna like that boy?
Your homeboys, they warned you when first saw me
Why you wanna like that?

We got together and ruled in our kingdom
Traded it all, we gave in to temptation
Holed up inside to avoid altercation 
Cos we’re the only ones on our team

This is such a shame, they said
But, they’re not in our heads, just yet
Perhaps, it’s best we don’t promise forever
Who knows someday we will want something different
Until then, I’m here in your arms 
Cos this is not the end

Won't you hold me ‘til morning?
Won’t you hold me ‘til dawn?
Won't you hold me ‘til morning?
Until the night has gone
Won't you hold me ‘til morning?
Won’t you hold me ‘til dawn?
Won't you hold me ‘til morning? 
‘Til morning

My homeboys, they warned me when I first saw you
Why you wanna like that girl?
Your homegirls, they warned you when you first saw me
Why you wanna like that?

I heard it all when they swore your damnation
Testing my heart and my will their vocation
Time’s run away and it’s all our fault 
Better we turn to each other cause we only got us 

This is not the end, she said
And, we’re not ready to be friends 
I want your love, no one else involved
Here in your arms is all I need cause (there is no one above)
This is not the end of you and me (there is no one above we)

(repeat hook)

They cannot walk in our shoes
We could care less about rules
They don’t know what’s inside your heart
They don’t know what’s inside your heart 
They cannot walk in our shoes
We could care less about rules
Good is the known enemy of great
And you’re great, baby

(repeat hook)

Won’t you hold me ‘til morning?
Won’t you hold me ‘til the night has gone?

'Til Morning (duet)

LYRICS
Tell me if you like what you see
You know my only aim is to please (2x)
Tell me what you see
Please tell me, babe

It’s your eyes that roped me in this time
Let’s put some skin in the game 
Make this a good night 
I hope you feel the same
As our fingers intertwine

Cos it feels so good inside
Haven’t felt this way for awhile
Yes, it feels so good inside
Expose feelings I cannot hide

Walked with a smile today
Yeah, you’re on my mind
Come lead me astray
There’s nothing more to say 
So will you, yea or nay?

(repeat hook)

It’s all for you, babe (2x)
Whatever you see
It’s all for you, babe (2x)

(repeat hook)

What You See

LYRICS

Remembering falling for you
Sitting here right now as you claim to tell the truth
The sky was blue, the air was cool
Thick as thieves, I was who you came home to
Now, I see the change, it's so painful
Wondering if you're the same love I know
Wait, there's more

Let me bring you down
Right here to my level
I don't want to pop the bubble
But, I feel like we're not going
where I want to get going with you
It's true, and another thing
Dancing with your devils
as your stories start to crumble
cause the whispers' getting louder
that this is just your M.O. for sure

You've done this before
I realize this now
But, I still feel like I'm in your control 
I've figured you out
Yet, want in somehow
Oh, I still feel like I'm in your control

Won't go (3x)
I'm in your control
Won't go (2x)
I know I've got no control

This is how my heart jumps when I see you
Cos I'm the fool here putting out cigarettes on my wings
Your lies that bind won't cut me loose
Cos I'm the fool here putting out cigarettes on my wings
Watch me burn, babe

In Your Control

Sitting down watching how the rules are made
Knowing something's gotta change
Gonna brush off, brush off my plate
Cause I'm fed up, fed up today

Sitting down watching how the rules are made
Only I can change my fate
Gotta block out, block out the hate
Break the wheel and set it ablaze

If I die before I wake, pray that my soul you take
Not enough to break my bones
Scorch and salt won't help alone
If I die before I wake, pray that my soul you take
Pleading that you want no more
But, this is what I came for

Just (3x)
You said that you had enough
Not until I triumph 
Just (3x)
You said that you had enough
Not until I triumph

Oh, I know where the crown goes on my head
Watch me push past all your goalposts 
Weaken all your strongholds, give my everything
Won't stop trying, no denying I'm the one to break the cycle
Singing I’m the why these sad boys cry
Stand with me or get left behind

(repeat pre chorus)

(repeat hook)

Singing, I’m the why these sad boys cry
You said that you had enough
Not until I triumph
Singing, I’m the why these sad boys cry
Yes, me, myself and I

If I die before I wake
Before I wake (2x)

Triumph

HOOK
Think ahead to your very last day
Close your eyes, what memories play?
It's the happy ones, all of the hate fades
Now, you see the way, so help me say
Love, not dollar bills, makes sense to me 
Love, not dollar bills, makes sense to me

VERSE 1
I give love and I need it 
cause without it we're defeated
And this life, it ain't easy
Don't know why, but here's the treatment
Open heart, be kind, these are
things that money can't buy
Once you start, repeat don't stop
Swear I won't stop until I die

(repeat hook)

Love Not Dollar Bill$

LYRICS

We ain't at a bar but we ought to be
The way that I'm downing this bourbon neat
My heart in your hands
This wasn't the plan
Who set up this scene?

Cos if it's up to me, these four walls would keep out the rain
And it would be Friday
Then, you came here all determined and I started to pray
But, it's not Sunday, it's Monday
I'm still dazed

No, don't tell me it's over, over, over
Cos in my head, we've only begun
Don't tell me you're sober, sober, sober
My glass is full and I ain't done

You're not as young as you used to be
And I've spent years chasing dreams
Putting you on, singing your songs
Now bittersweet

I'll embrace this gray if that means you will keep the faith
But, it's not Sunday, it's Monday
You won't change

(repeat hook)

How I get home feeling like this?
I'm all numb in my fingertips
Gotta drive home feeling like this
Feeling like this
Feeling like this
How I get home feeling like this?
Roads are dark and the rain won't lift
Gotta drive home feeling like this
Feeling like this
Feeling like this

(repeat bridge)

I Ain't Done

LYRICS 

Don't hide, don't seek
Take a peek
I devoured God for you
picked Her hair from my teeth

No Fear lives here, I'm free
He packed his bags and left last week
Said goodbye then kissed my cheek
But, I don't wish him well

I'll take you where you want to go
Grab your smokes and leave your coat
We don't need it where we're going
I'll take you where you want to go
Anywhere the flowers grow
Like the ones that cover the road
I'll take you where you want to go
Oh, let's go!

These days are brief
Can't sleep
There is just too much to see
In a world that waits for me
While time waits for no one at all

(repeat chorus)

Time's not giving in but time is needed
(I'll take you where you want to go!)
Say you're giving in into this feeling
(I'll take you where you want to go!)
Time's not giving in but time is needed
(I'll take you where you want to go!)
Change is happening and gives no reason

(repeat chorus)

I'll Take You Where You Want

LYRICS 

Living my worst days here in this jail cell
How did I get here?  
Last night was something else 
Call out to someone 
How did I get here? 
Guard turns around says
"You did this to yourself"
 
When I took the last shot out the door
Raised my glass and thus began the war of another night 
Rode the bus in hopes of something more 
but, it drove me to the dance floor crying for the light  
But, I’ll be all right

Cos I'm a little bit older 
And a little more sober 
Gonna brush this off my shoulders  
Gonna brush this off my shoulders 
Cos I'm a little bit older
And a little more sober 
Gonna brush this off my shoulders  
Leave it all behind these walls  

Woke up this morning 
The sun was hiding 
but, where it’s shining
that’s where you’ll find me  
Singing c’est la vie

So, I won’t complain 
these thoughts that run through my brain  
the past need not be explained 
It's all in vain!

(repeat chorus)

I build it up just to break it down (6x)

What is this place that I must face
I want it down 

(repeat chorus)

Behind These Walls

LA based topliner looking for collaborate with producers and songwriters.  All songs posted are demos.

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