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Love/Money
06:00
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Are you having fun, why you son of a gun
Is your neighbor's a nine, but you just got your five
Always a screen between your loved and your dreams
You get to drink and dine on the company dime
You were getting late so you called up a blade
And it's a long way down from the top to the ground
And where will it go when you're on that flight
The pilot says you've flown too high
Lightning strikes you out of the sky
Where will it go and what will it buy?
Are your margins tight, didn't sleep last night
How will she learn to love without your presence above
Guess what it's all been a lie, there's no big pie in the sky
And maybe it won't be such a fright
You'll make her laugh, you'll see her cry
Maybe this time you'll get it right
And tuck her in as you look in her eyes
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2. |
Seasons
03:31
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There's no time to heal
Go on feeling what you feel
No time for amends
We don't have the time to stay friends
What is a day, a week, or a year?
He was a believer but not for long
She gave redemption righting wrongs
Months went by with no warmth
And on every word there hung thorns
Once they used to share a laugh and love
He went off to fight for our rights (to their oil)
And found only blood beneath infertile soil
When he came back everything was so strange
He did what he could to numb all that pain
And what does it mean, when they say, that we are the free?
One last verse it's just for you
The brokenhearted and the few
When loneliness strikes remember this song
And I'll be there with you it won't be too long
And seasons will change, come what may, as we do
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3. |
Untitled #3
03:40
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4. |
The Fountain
04:11
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Some people they're talking
And some of them lying
And some, they're just telling you their pain
With each word that's spoken
I can tell that we're broken
And hoping and praying in vain
Come lift us to the frontier
A long ways away from here
There's knowledge and wisdom to gain
Just drink from this fountain
It's harsh but enlightening
Go deeper and don't be afraid
When you learn of the secrets
About your own weakness
It's time to confess and be brave
A new day is dawning
And you've seen the warnings
Of what might be headed your way
But it's a warm sun that greets you
And a song that just rings true
You're not who you were yesterday
So go on and believe it
It’s you who couldn’t see it
While it’s been awaiting your gaze
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5. |
Eager Spirit
03:42
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When I see you I could die
It's a crime to sit and wonder why
It's time, I think I have to learn
Why this world, I want to watch it burn
You're not alone to feel this way
No I feel it everyday
Sit and make yourself at home
Let your eager spirit roam
Yea, let it roam
Self, Identify yourself
Make it about nobody else
Just yourself, you've got to make a move
Leave them with nothing to prove
Linguists are stunned at the use of your tongue
To sing what you have sung
You played that golden tone
Let your eager spirit roam
You let it roam
When I see you I could die
It's a crime to sit and wonder why
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6. |
Rain and Wind
05:50
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Rain falls hard, as I stare outside the window
The wind so strong, it wants to tear me down
Will they hold, these walls of isolation
Or will I fly away from all of this
You wouldn't know because you haven't seen it
You've said it before, but then you never mean it
And you don't know just what I've had to find
You wouldn't know, because you're not mine
I'm up in the sky now, miles away from home
It's colder than hell here, but I'm not alone
So lovely to see you, on this crazy day
You reach out to me, but I just float away
You wouldn't know because you haven't seen it
You've said it before, but then you never mean it
And you don't know just what I've had to find
You wouldn't know, because you're not mine
And I wouldn't know because I haven't seen it
I've said it before, but then I never mean it
And I don't know just what I've yet to find
No, I wouldn't know, because you're not mine
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7. |
Green is the Colour
03:00
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8. |
Things Have Changed
07:28
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Raheel Washington, D.C.
I'm Raheel Aidrus, programmer by day, songwriter by night, and this is where you'll find my
music.
All the artwork on the site was painted by my dad, Ridwan. I get the pleasure of creating music surrounded by his art.
I mainly play keyboards, but I can handle a bass guitar and drums as well.
If you like what you hear and want to collaborate, feel free to reach out!
Thank you for listening
~
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