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We Were Alive
03:48
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I saw your face in the clouds last night
The most glorious thing
In the night sky
It was like you were looking down at me
With great pride
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes
To try to see you again for the first time
And relive all the memories
From when we were alive
We were alive
The words on the pages blur
My mind fills with thoughts of you
Wishing you were here with me
With a story I could listen to
I wish that we were just jamming again
Throwing our worries and frets to the wind
We were alive back then
I wish we were alive again
So I take a deep breath and close my eyes
To try to see you again for the first time
And relive all the memories
From when we were alive
We were alive
When we had
Long talks on the train to Brooklyn
Long talks in our best friend's bedroom
Long talks with Stacy keeping us safe
When we were alive
Long talks when I didn't want to speak
Long talks so silly, so deep
Conversations that gave me strength
When I was feeling so weak
When I feel weak
I will take a deep breath and close my eyes
To try to see you again for the first time
And relive all the memories
From when we were alive
I'll take a deep breath and close my eyes
And maybe see you again for the first time
And relive all the memories
From when we were alive
We were alive
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Blackberries
03:45
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You say I sing like a white dude
You say I talk like one too
You say I like things that white people like
And yeah well maybe that's true
But if you look me in the eyes
And try to tell me that I'm white
I just might have to remind you of a few things
Just a few short generations ago
There was an African man
Near an African coast
Who was chained to his peers
Abducted and shipped
Across the Atlantic Ocean
His light skinned captors never asked his name
So they called him Fareira
When they made him a slave
And that's as far back
As my family's known history goes
Oh no!
My people literally built this nation
In our neglected history
And yet it's funny how our so called "founding fathers"
Don't look a single bit like me
Yeah I love rock and roll
Thank God for Chuck Berry
Yeah I'm literate and articulate
Thanks, mom, for all the dictionaries
No I'm not that great of a dancer
And I prefer tennis over basketball
But I'm not a white man at all
When I was 16
I got my first job at an ice cream shop
I got promoted to manager
(Shift manager)
When I worked my way to the top
(That's some serious hyperbole)
One night as I closed the store
I noticed my ride home was blocked
I guess I wasn't quite white enough then
To not get questioned by cops
Yeah I love bourbon whiskey
Thank God for those corn picking slaves
Yeah I'm a bit of a punk rock kid at heart
Thank God for Richard Berry
No I wasn't really raised in the hood
I saw Titanic in theaters and I still think it's good
But I'm not a white man
There's nothing wrong with being a white man
But I'm not a white man at all
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Flesh and Bones
03:13
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Chew me up and spit me out
Don't go easy on me now
Call me fool if I've been foolish
Please don't fool around
I need accountability
I want my flesh and bones to be whole
Call me out
When I'm tumbling down
Down the wrong road
Cover up my mouth
When I shout for you
To let me go
Because I ran so fast
So far away
That I reached escape velocity
And flew right off the earth
I need to come back down now
But I've gone so far so quickly
That I might bust through your gravity
If you try to catch me in it
Please try to catch me in it
I ran so far
Yeah I ran so fast
And I'm sorry
I need to come back down
I need to come back
I'm so far
Yeah I ran so fast
But you found me
Bring me down
Bring me down
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The Interstate Life Birmingham, Alabama
Giorgio Fareira had a viral YouTube video in early 2012 called "Giorgio Loves Sonic" that not only got him 2 guest
appearances on The Ellen Show; it also gave him the confidence needed to believe in his ability to inspire people.
The Interstate Life is Giorgio's endeavor to spread love through music as far and wide as possible.
Thanks for checking out the music!
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