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Wrestling With Giants

by Damond Moodie

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1.
I want to make some boogie Sharp stabs of sound that get your hips on a swivel Your head bobbing, fingers popping, your stank face on But I need to talk about how I hurt sometimes Blues that I try to paint green so people think I’m cool, like Miles Davis. And you, you want to smile and celebrate the day, but the subjects that I speak about make you look away. I don’t want you to choke on my pain So I’m keeping it copasetic – just for you I’m keeping it copasetic Can’t keep it real Taught to lockdown my feelings Beat back the bubbling up of emotion Overflow with salty tears and skinned knuckles But I want to project light, recount my blessings My script optimistic, wrap a smile ‘round you, play on and keep you feeling good I hope you feel real good Who wants to witness a man’s frustration? And I don’t what to trouble you for some help - nooo I know you didn’t come ‘round here for me to bring you down Chorus: X 4 So I’m keepin’ it copasetic - just for you Maybe in time you won’t feel disdain because I’m being real But until then I’ll keep my mind on nontoxic ideas Solo Chorus X 4
2.
When you get caught Red-handed Finger on the trigger And on camera You really make us look bad x2 When you preach Damnation yet practice heresy in your relations When you predict The end is near Exchanging love for false prophesies and fear You really make us look bad x2 Bridge: Cause I’m a believer like you My reflection says we’re similar too Everyone is watching your choice It speaks beyond your individual voice Please don’t make us look bad x2 When you police the world in this way Laying down the law, no matter what their laws say You really make us look bad x2 ‘Cause I love this flag that I bear But we ain’t the only flag in this atmosphere We don’t break we won’t even bend Polarization just might lead to our end We really make us look bad x2 Bridge Please don’t make us look bad x2 Vamp out (babadadaba babada’s) x 2.5
3.
I would walk through fire I would stand in the rain I would beg for mercy To spare you pain I would raise you up As high as the moon I won’t bring you down Unless you want to swoon Chorus: I would do anything For you I would look into the light And lay down on the tracks I would stare down thunder And face lighting’s attack I would wrestle a giant High on a mountaintop Your demons keep on coming But I would never ever stop Chorus Solo I have dropped my guard Let you see the cracks I would pull out my heart If I thought it’d bring life back to you Baby, I’m talking for real and forever Chorus For you…anything…for you…anything…for you…anything
4.
Forevermore 04:52
I lie awake In the cold moonlit night Watching your chest rise and fall Your outline helps me to recall The first time I laid my eyes on you Held out your hand in a storm Shielding my heart’s open wounds Your love like a tender spring bloom Now I can’t take my eyes off of you You and I will be forevermore…forevermore We share a kiss In the front seat of my car The windows fog over from the heat Promises we knew we couldn’t keep Just lay back, let me sing to you Better yet, won’t you come in for just a little while? I wanna show you, you don’t have to speak Leavin’ for Chicago next week So tonight let me hold you Chorus X 2 Comeback to me…so I’m not… in love with… a memory Chorus X 3 Come back to me, baby I need you by my side, girl I don’t wanna love a memory I know we can be… I knew we would be… forevermore
5.
Temper 04:03
Temper your anger Temperament unsettled Tenuous connection Tend to fall into the trap Tension tightens Tethers you to your tendencies Takes you, turns you into Terrible tragedy Temper X 3 Temper your temper Tongue-tied, yet tactile Tests your testimony Tumultuous and triumphant The trappings of testosterone Tax your tenacity Teach you to be tough Turn your tail on tenderness Temper X 3 Bridge: Temper temper tested tempted Temper temper crafted stronger Temper temper temporary Temper temper tranquil time Temper your fury Tackle your tongue Truss your lips with twine Tolerate everyone X 3 Temper X 3
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Well, I rarely find the words to write when I’m winning That is why I write such sad songs Now my mood has gone from sugar to spinning When your words take a swing at my heart Bitter punch goes down strong Chorus: I know this will pass X2 Tomorrow will be brighter And I’ll be laughing in the sun I know this will pass Well, I hold a magnifying glass over my thinking When the spotlight hits the small stuff, an explosion ensues And pity is a cocktail I’m so tried of drinking Yet I pour myself a double and chase it with the blues Chorus Why ask why The blue sky fades to black The crescent moon will soothe my worried mind She’ll sing to me, a lullaby, candy sweet So when I wake The heartbreak songs will leave my pen alone Chorus Tomorrow will be brighter and I’ll be laughing in the sun
7.
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 Chorus
8.
Watchin’ the clock push time, my daily grind Smirk to a smile, my body unwinds, my time Possibilities multiply Kickin’ it on my back porch, study the twilight skyline Slate gray fading, replaced by neon light This paints the picture, an easier perspective My mood lightening, as the sun goes down Chorus: This is how I feel on a Friday After work is done Possibilities multiply Expectations at an all-time high This is how I feel on a Friday My weekend has begun The weight of my world rolls off my shoulders Feel new energy, pump through my veins My plans and plots, own a piece of the clock Get focused and put my pastimes in motion Chorus Bridge Watchin’ the clock push time, my daily grind Smirk to a smile, body unwinds, my time Today regain control, freedom looks like an open road Behind the brake lights, synchronize my sights My possibilities multiply x2
9.
Never Talk 04:41
Half past six watch the sunset it distracts me from the lump inside my throat Fast Track through the Bay Bridge tollbooth, headed for San Francisco Volley of words, rapid fire on the phone, then silence “If you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try again” I accelerate to make my escape from the freeway Chorus: We never talk anymore Remember when we’d burn the candle down We never talk anymore Submerge in cathartic release; from the stage I am authentic Expose insecurities for perfect strangers – no admission to you Words leave my mouth uncontested; the audience is listening Your voice, a contradiction in my head Drowned out by their whistles and applause Chorus X2 Your ring ignored, I have no words Pride casts a shadow ‘pon our resolution And making love just don’t say what we both need to hear Ooohhh’s Quarter to six in the morning, lower deck Bay Bridge - slinking home The sun smacks my windshield; my song – a tired concession Tail underneath me, apologies are on the house Gas tank empty, fuel spent driving ‘round town, The Mission, the Fillmore, and the Sunset (but there was no sun) Chorus X4 Remember when…we used to burn... the candle down…
10.
6:00 AM, Soft drone coming from my radio, Countless tales of atrocities, 360 degrees, Will we ever know peace, the fragile air before the sunrise? Bodies under cover, warm but still, ideal compromise. Chorus: Expect the best, And laugh when the worst arrives Expect the best Let the worst see your sunshine smile Expect the best And laugh when the worst Comes up and kiss you on the mouth And puts you on your back, While you wait for the sunrise Blood orange sky The paranoia swells, as a dollar burns down Flames gulp the air thieves don’t fight fair No justice, no peace Can we get a new deal if the ink ain’t dried before the sunrise? Wake up in a sweat, shower get set, realistic disguise Chorus But don’t forget to pray X 4 Chorus Comes up and punch you in the mouth While you wait for the sun to rise
11.
Chorus: Look in the window of my life And you will see, what I see Look in the window of my life And we will all be free I’ve got energy to burn, but the rules stop me in my tracks So many minds dictate my future, but they never ever ask me Run my hand along the paint chipped hall And listen to the voices crash Fold my legs upon the dirty carpet Dive for cover in the broken glass Cold so cold Makes your body shake and shiver Bare bones brittle ‘til they break That’s what it feels like to be invisible Hot so hot Inject your muse with the magic Peppered pulsing passion house quake That’s what it feels like to be alive Chorus Press my palm against the glass, and watch the imprint fade away So many dreams impaled by the key, which keeps me locked up in this cage Say a prayer that I can breath fresh air before my life winds up in the trash Smash the window to escape my prison, trail of blood disappear in the grass Cold so cold… Hot so hot… Chorus X 2
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Turn the ignition red Ford truck Burning oil out of town Interstate 80 runs from sea to shining sea So I just drive, drive, drive Faces crowd my rearview mirror My engine tends to overheat There is one sweet lady, I’m leanin’ on the gas for She doesn’t quite know it yet Nah, she doesn’t quite know it yet Na na na na na na / Na na na na / Na na na X 2 Trying to out run the overcast Ohio sky Trying to out run who I used to be A fresh start, when the clouds part; don’t plan on using my brakes too much ‘til I get me some sunshine Downtown San Francisco - swanky skyline A far cry from my hometown But what I gain in fashion I lose in familiarity Now I’m truly on my own Yes I’m truly on my own Na na na na na na / Na na na na / Na na na X 3 Woke up in Oakland after all of these years That Ford Ranger died long ago But I never will forget my I-80 trek And the sunshine that I finally did find And my bride, she is by my side And my journey just keeps movin’ on

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Armed with a funky percussive acoustic guitar and a clear, big sky voice over the urban cityscape, this collection of tracks stares down the giant topics that we wrestle with in everyday life.

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released July 7, 2011

Musicians:
Damond Moodie (tracks 1 - 13)
Tim Pryde (track 1)
Alexis Harte (track 1, 3, 7, 11, 13)
Jon Evans (track 4)
Maya Carina (track 1, 7, 11, 13)
Arsene Kounde (track 7, 11)
Tara Linda (track 13)

Produced by Damond Moodie & Jon Evans
Engineered & Mixed by Jon Evans
Mastered by John Greenham
CD design, content & layout by Jack Eastgate
Tracks 2 - 5, 8 - 10 & 12 engineered by Jon Evans at San Pablo Recorders (sanpablorecorders.com)

Tracks 1 & 13 engineered by Joe Kay for Got My Groove Productions (gotmygroove.com) at Faultline Studios and Hyde Street Studios

Track 11 engineered by Charlie Wilson at Sonic Zen Records (soniczenrecords.com)

Track 7 was recorded live by Ricardo Alvarez aboard The Barkissimo (barkissimo.com), at the Emeryville Marina on December 17, 2010

Additional Tracking on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, & 13 engineered by Alexis Harte at Pollen (pollenmusicgroup.com)

All music and lyrics by Damond Moodie BMI 2011, except “All Along the Watchtower” music and lyrics by Bob Dylan. Copyright Bob Dylan, published by Dwarf Music, 100%. SESAC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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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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