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Daydreamer

by Damond Moodie

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1.
As I tread down the gritty smog-filled avenues, Dusk prepares me for the birth of vision. Distractions loom in corners, like vultures that stake a claim On the remains of my peace. My pondering builds conviction, which opens eyes, And stokes the fires of aspiration. Colors emit life; the crackle of future fixations reheats my senses. In a trance my thoughts flutter and flirt with bliss. Overcome obstacles that narrow the scope. I swim deeper, asking reality and fantasy to fuse. A brand new consciousness, where all possibilities multiply, A blessing from God, thank the heavens For dexterity and clarity of the mind. I am floating in chambers that heal all schisms, A shelter from the madness that swallows optimism. Bobbing and weaving pervasive sounds, That steer my attention away from revelation. I need a clear space where I can stretch out, To throw off the shackles of convention and doubt Believe that I will live to see the sun come up, and make my dreams blaze.
2.
Daydreamer 03:16
Chorus: Daydreamer Who’s gonna light your dreams afire? Daydreamer Better watch your step while you walk the high wire. You've got no reason to fear the ledge. Keep your back pressed against the wall, Take a deep breath and soar above the sky. Believe you've got a chance Chorus You got a good mind to leave the fractured pavement behind. Won't miss the crushed glass in the street Or the random buckshot thunder So sick of the urban wildlife sounds that stab into your dreams What does it mean, when there's a knock at your front door? Your dream signals urgency And your eye sees the spark Stumble as the sun goes down Daydreamer – don’t let it bring you down You've got no reason to fear the ledge. Believe you've got a chance Chorus x 2
3.
The Blues 03:49
Everything’s going right, you’re firing on all cylinders in your life You’re able to laugh a lot and you celebrate the victories – mighty and small But don’t you know that everyone gets the blues I know you know that everyone…gets the blues Chorus 1: You could be a millionaire and still feel broke to the bone You could be a superstar and still feel oh so alone You love your family even though you argue, fuss and fight sometimes Your home brings tranquility and you love all he things you’ve gotta do to make your ends meet But don’t you know that everyone gets the blues I know you know that everyone… gets the blues Chorus 2: You could be a millionaire and still feel broke to the bone You could be a superstar and still feel oh so alone You could have a million things and still have no piece of mind The blues get everyone - you can’t hide, ‘cause they know just where to find Bridge: Your weak point, your soft spot, your Achilles heel Anxiety, and insecurity, they know just how to kill Your mood and your groove, you don’t know why you feel this way, it happens to everyone Chorus 2 Because everyone, everyone gets the blues.
4.
So you like the big toys, they fill some of the void Scattered love along the shore, and now you’re painted bored Misery is tangible, and buzzing around your neck You sit behind the wheel, pursue your own wreck And my heart goes out to your situation Believe me when I say I hope you Find what you’re looking for But Chorus: Nothin’s Changed, Nothin’s Changed Misery is you style Nothin’s Changed, Nothin’s Changed Nothin’s Changed, Nothin’s Changed Sadness is your smile Nothin’s Changed, Nothin’s Changed Hide behind your anger, in perverted ways Blow a kiss to danger, there are no lines, it’s all OK Guess you were mistreated, so the gloom just follows you You feel the need to be needed, but you suck the joy from the room And my heart goes out to your limitations Believe me when I ask God to bless the child who’s full of scorn Chorus I want to help, but this bridge is burning Please get some help, cause my back is turning And my heart goes out to you Believe me when I say I wish there was more that I could do Chorus
5.
You’ve got a choice – you could leave or stand your ground Asphalt killed the grass and the mud was all they found And they’re scraping their soles, ‘cause apathy is the stain on the rug And you remember – trying to find a foothold in city life Shed suburban skin; and avert your eyes to the knife fights And they’re beating back your dreams, ‘cause they all remain smug They’re squatting in your dream, ‘cause poverty is the hole you dug Chorus: Well you can take me back; take me back into your arms. Or you can give me up; give me up. Sound the alarms Where will I go so I finally feel free? The poison is spreading, killing my community The everyday drama – a black cavity that eats away at pleasantries Threats and profanity, they permeate the air that we breathe And they’re knocking down the targets that shine a little bit too bright And they’ve made you a target; the bird of peace has flown tonight Chorus x 2
6.
All I Need 02:55
You came to me just like a daydream Time stopped, sharp turn, see the face of destiny I’ve often wondered if I’d find the other piece to my soul I’ve played the fool so many times before But… Chorus: You are all I need It’s like a wave of emotion You are all I need I know, it sounds sentimental The stars must have all aligned Because you are all I need Five years have passed, now we are family Some days, so long, doubt each other’s company Yet, even when the tide is rising fast, And we may not stay afloat We can find the laughter in the simplest thing Chorus You are all that I need Without you I couldn’t take the bittersweet No sun, no shine The stars would all go out on me And I couldn’t take the blustery winter I would just blow away, without you Chorus The stars will all shine bright Shinning down on you and me ‘Cause you are all that I need
7.
Chorus: x 2 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds I will be glad and rejoice in thee I will sing the praises to thy name Oh Most High! Bridge: And in the course of every single day The Lord helps me in a very special way Unique, like a snowflake, won’t happen again He does this for all his children Chorus Bridge He does this for all his children And we are all are his children x2
8.
Blessed 04:38
Somewhere between the sand and the sea Sun kissed breath and your sweet company You realize it’s more than dumb luck that brought you here ‘cause you are blessed You know that you are Blessed Lit up like a star You’ve had a gift and a glow Since the day of your birth You’ve been befriended by the universe Somewhere between the rock and the wall Cold hard pressure, imminent fall You get the feeling from deep within Overcome your fears Chorus Just a child down here on earth And you’ve seen your share of the worst Blessed don’t mean you get your way Every single day now Situations still arise To bring down your high But you don’t live on luck alone – no no no oh oh Find a way to feed your faith And fight through the storm Chorus Befriended by the universe x 5 Chorus
9.
I hold my head in my hands Trying to hide from the thought that I let you down once again You exemplify the word ‘kind’ But I take what you give and act As if I’m blind Now as my tracks begin to show my foot prints been getting’ a little too close To the edge on the stairs to your charity I wrestle with choices to keep my heart clean ‘cause Chorus: I messed up once again, baby I’m sorry I messed up once again, sugar I love you I messed up once again, honey I’m only human I messed up once again, oh Lord please forgive me I ain’t talking about making my sins disappear And I know a broken heart needs time to heal I bought this trouble, I’m ready to own my share I’m gonna climb on up and ask you to say a little prayer For me, ‘cause Chorus I ain’t talking ‘bout running around Cause that’s a thing I could never do Disrespect causes pain, no matter the source The look on your face is the only clue I need To know that… Chorus x 2
10.
California 03:43
Sitting in a park in Paris, France Reading the news and it sure looks bad They won’t give peace a chance That was just a dream some of us had Still a lot of lands to see, but I wouldn’t want to stay here It’s too old and cold and settled in its ways here Oh but California California I’m coming home I’m gonna see the folks I dig I’ll even kiss a Sunset pig California I’m coming home. Oh it gets so lonely When you’re walking And the streets are full of strangers All the news of home you read Just gives you the blues x2 So I bought me a ticket. I caught a plane to Spain Went to a party down a red dirt road There were lots of pretty people there Reading Rolling Stone, Vibe, & Vogue They said, “How long can you hang around?” I said, “Maybe a week, maybe two, just as long as I can get down “cause I’m already brown Then I going home to California.” California I’m coming home I’m coming home Oh will you take me as I am Strung out on another woman California I’m coming home. Oh it gets so lonely When you’re walking And the streets are full of strangers And all the news from home you read More about the war and the bloody changes Oh will you take me as I am? Will you take me as I am?
11.
The wind rips a path down Dilapidation Lane The sky drips ink black, choking coal stain Off in the distance, he arrives to great fanfare, Oblivious to the stench, and the fear, and the stares. He said, “We’re gonna sus out the evil, and hunt it like an animal; then we assume control. Well, no man’s an island, but I’m damn sure a country, cause this is for the people - ” “Let’s Roll” So he gathered up his characters, sycophants, and specters We all set out to canvas the countryside It didn’t seem to matter that only the moon had seen it, On his sources we would rely Then out of the shadows, a howling emerged; the damage had taken its toll. Blood ran in buckets, and death roamed freely, and we all said in unison- “Let’s Roll” Chorus: Let’s Roll – the scariest saying I’ve ever known Let’s Roll – the sound of a madman, sacrificing his own Let’s Roll – with the villain’s cousin’s sister’s friend we pick the bone Let’s Roll – I want my brothers and sisters to come on home Marching at midnight, and kicking over gravestones; the evil was gaining ground. The cauldron started bubbling, and our future looked troubling, and our leader looked like a clown. His forked tongue slithered and his crooked finger pointed, and we waited to see how much more absurd… Who knows how it ended, cause we just pretended, we’d never uttered those terrible words- Chorus x 2 Bring the soldiers of America home so we can deal with the problems we got – right here
12.
Connection – linked through the eyes Uncanny – one of a kind Inspiring – truly I’m blessed Sometimes what flows internally you just can’t explain Casting – into a stream Conscious – more than you believe Searching – for sounds to soothe The warmth from your horizon it welcomes me Sometimes fishin’, fishin’ For the words To tell you Completely – you are in my hair Love, love, love – a cynic’s nightmare Trusting – so eloquently said I look at you in silence and you understand Chorus To give you The sovereign message of love I wanna stimulate your mind, your body, and your soul But when I reach down To the depth of my reality I am Fishin’ Girl, I wanna decorate my love With the poetry so fair I wanna show you how I feel But the words ain’t there Major guitar solo
13.
Shine On 04:15
The hour has appeared. What’s happened to the years? Seems we just began to taste the nectar from our toil. But you’re movin on So a piece of me will tag along I’ll miss you, but I won’t be blue Chorus: ‘cause God’s gonna shine on you Shine on God’s gonna shine on you Shine on shine on No time for regrets, and I can see your jaw is set But the look in your eye is a mixed summer sky Threatening to let it flow Just let go Chorus The hour has appeared. What’s happened to the years? It doesn’t matter, ‘cause our sweetness will stay like new If the love in your heart rings true Then you know Chorus

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released March 16, 2006

Damond Moodie acoustic guitar, lead vocals and background vocals on all tracks

The Band (tracks #3, 5, 8, 9, & 12):
Lead, rhythm and slide guitars– Dave Ernst
Lead and rhythm guitars– Brian Hill
Electric bass – Kevin Lofton
Keyboards and backing vocals – Michael Meyers
Drums and backing vocals – Maurice Miles

Additional Musicians:
Bronkar Lee: djembe and shakers on track #2, Beat box on tracks #1 & 6
Theresa Wong: cello on track #4
Angela Hsu: violins on track #4
Kent Blodgett: Piano, keys, and ride cymbal on track #4, Rhodes on tracks #11 &13, Electric guitar on track #11, and sound design on track #1
ProTools editing and transfer for track #1: Scott Thekstrum
String arrangement on track #4: Kent Blodgett


Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, & 12 Co-produced by Damond Moodie & Dave Bell completely in the analog domain

Tracks 1, 4, 7, 11, & 13 Co-produced by Damond Moodie & Kent Blodgett in the digital world

All music and lyrics by Damond Moodie BMI 2006, except “California” music and lyrics by Joni Mitchell. Copyright 1975 Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, & 12 engineered and mixed by Dave Bell at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts Emeryville, CA

Tracks 1, 4, 7, 11, & 13 engineered and mixed by Kent Blodgett at The Carnival Studios Oakland, CA

Mastered by George Borden at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts Emeryville, CA

Photography: Dean Whitbeck
CD design: Andrew U’Ren
Logo design: Jack Eastgate

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Damond Moodie Oakland, California

Based in Oakland, CA, Damond Moodie writes, records and performs soulful folk songs for the Bay Area wide. Armed with a funky percussive acoustic guitar and a clear, big sky voice over the urban cityscape, his intention is to sing passionate stories of depth and grace, to you. ... more

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