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by Mike Mineo

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Brad Zeiler Oh Mike I soooo needed this tonight. Thank you so much! Love you bro - miss you. Listened to you with Heavy Pets at Aura - kickass. See you soon(ish).
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1.
Compass 03:22
Life's not waiting for what you want to come around, Life is expressed in everything the way it is now, Let the world around you go, There is no way of taking control, This is my compass Let love lead you blind, Like home awaits us when we die, Give as you receive, When we die we're taking nothing, This is my compass, So lead me my way Lead me my way
2.
Punching Bag 03:22
I'm not gonna be your punching bag or your machine, That you wind up just to chase you round the room, You think that you're the leader the first one to make the move, But you always give yourself away too soon, And you're claim to fame is cheated, When you've traded all you needed, For a hot spot in the market on the avenue, Didn't you? I'm just trying to see the fleeting moments as they move, But they always seem to come to end too soon, You speak like you're a victim but its in the words you choose, In a world where all the paths are lain for you, And it's you who has been cheated, when you trade all you needed, For a lie on sale that you bought thinking it was truth, Didn't you? Didn't you? Didn't you?
3.
Obey 04:26
Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Dont they? Well i'll live my life with no fear because I know that I got the right, My soul will provide the love that I need to be justified, And that is all I need I am on my way now nothin can slow my speed, No drug can touch me, They're only there to make you a slave to society, Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Dont they? Well you'll make the turn you don't need to go to school to know how to learn, Let the meeting be adjourned between the student and the teacher, So you are lost, so am I, the word up is leading us blind, Go as one sound so we can rebel these fists that are beating us down, Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Obey, Obey, Sit like a dog and stay, Obey, Obey, They love to make us live this way, Dont they? They are the carpenters of Jesus's cross, They are the killers in the name of God, They are the policemen for the cops, They are the political man who gots in with the mobs, Now I have only one confession, Forgive me my father for I am about to sin, Was it so hard to see it comin was it?
4.
Real Deal 04:13
I was feelin so damn bad, Took me days just to get outta bed, And it seemed that I enjoyed being my own worst enemy, Well I tried though I failed, To shake the depression by myself, And you could just sense it I didn't even have to ask for help, You gave me your love, Till it healed all my pain and all my fear, You gave me you love You gave it true, it felt so good it pulled me through, And I'm grateful for you baby for you baby for always being there, And I'm grateful for you baby to be the one who cares, And I'm grateful to stand beside a woman who is real, And I'm grateful to know the love we have is the real deal, If you ever feeling bad, And you can't even get outta bed, And it seems that the enemy is livin inside your head Well you got somebody there, Who's gonna lift you up, Some one who cares, You just call I'll drop it all and I'll be right there, I'm gonna give you my love, Till it heals all your pain and all your fear, I'm gonna give you my love, Give it true, it'll feel so good it'll pull you through, Cause I'm grateful for you baby to be the one who cares, And I'm grateful for you baby to have another year, And I'm grateful to stand beside a woman who is real, And I'm grateful to know the love we have is the real deal, Well some say it's harder to rely on someone else, Some say that the weights too much to carry by yourself, But you're just human like us all and sometimes it gets hard, We need a little help, Just give your love, Till it heals, all the pain and all the fear, Give your love, Give it true, It'll feel so good, it'll pull you through
5.
Just Friends 04:30
Hey Sue why do you always play me just like that? You know damn well I want to be more than your friend, But you keep on leading me on just to keep my round, You know I always got your back, I'll be an even better lover than the best friend I've been that's a fact, Now I've seen the other guys that you go around with, I see you call it quits as soon as it begins, But I'll be here to listen but I wanna be kissing ya, Damn it here it goes again, And it feels like a weight thats attached to my heart, Gotta cut it loose before it tears me apart, I'm not gonna be your friend, I'm not gonna be the one to pretend, I'm not gonna be your friend, I'm not gonna be the one to pretend that I can be ok with just being friends Now Sue don't you start thinking our friendship meant nothing, I care for you and I know you do care for me, But I can not recall when I started to feel little bit more than that, But you don't feel it too there's nothin left to do that is that, Now its been so long since we have even spoke at all, But I saw her yesterday see past me in the hall, I was walking round with Jessica Pitt, Sue looked like she was gonna get sick, And later on I got a call to my surprise it was Sue on the phone she called to say hi, Now she wants to be my friend, Now she wants to be the one to pretend, Now she wants to be my friend, Now she wants to be that one to pretend that I can be ok with just being friends, So I agreed to go out to the movies and I was happy just to see her again, Then she leaned over to me and said that we're just friends, And then she kissed me very unfriendly and said it again, And now I'm gonna be her friend, And now I'm gonna be the one to pretend, And now I'm gonna be her friend, And now I'm gonna be the one to pretend that she can be ok with just being friends
6.
For Hope 03:23
Let the water shape the riverbed and the moon pull the tide, For chasing fractured images are figments of the mind, The willow seed leaves the trees to become one with the wind, And where it falls is where it plants to begin again and again, Every situation will be open in the moment if we become one within Let people speak what they will say and do what they will do, For chances are they hear themselves but have no ear for you, A dog may be upon a leash and so the owner too, One releases the other but none no what to do, Every situation will be open in the moment if we become one within, Let shadows cast from objects basking in the sun, For good and evil show themselves together as one, A dealer deals the cards out and some players will fold, Another stays to win the pot that is lost before it is cold, Well every situation will be open in the moment if we become one with it all, Let the puddles gather all the rain where land is rutted in, For when deeper dips fill to brim it gives thee room to swim, And swim we all can not resist when the option is to sink, For sinking ends our goals for hope and hope we have for hope we live
7.
I walk alone tonight, Underneath streetlight, With no direction, I wander with my mind, I just need to go, Leading is my soul, From a dream she guides, Me to her window at night, Could it be that its love that's got me singing melodies at night? Moon is full and shines, Sets her sheets a glow, A breeze blows on by, Sounding leaves and chimes, With the night I sang, As the stars in the sky did hang, I hope the wind will blow, These notes to her window, Could it be that love has got me singing melodies at night? Got me singing
8.
The Rains 03:03
There is a suspect in every movement that I hear outside my window, With every foot step and every leaf swept and every car the drives down the road, I hope its the sound of you on your way to my door, But the rains came before you had come And they fell with the weight of the storm And made the sound of pain on my roof while I waited for ya There is a wanting in every haunting sound of wind as it blows, With every noise made and as the lights fade into a night where I'm all alone, I wish for the joy from the knock you'd employ on my door, But the rains came before you had come And they fell with the weight of the storm And made the sound of pain on my roof while I waited for ya But you never came, I was looking for love Not just another game that I'd grown so tired of, Well you may have broke my heart but it don't hurt as much as the time that you ran away, But the rains came before you had come And they fell with the weight of the storm And made the sound of pain on my roof while I waited for ya
9.
Let'em Fall 04:04
I feel the pain of everything you're going through, But I can't stop you from all the things you gonna do, You can't save people from themselves can you? Or tell them what it is they can and can't do, I'm just afraid cause I'mma have to watch you fall Without lending you a hand But you're not gonna pull me down But you're not gonna pull me down anymore, I know you're thinking my decision is rather cruel, But till you hit bottom the top won't be in your view, The world will respond to you directly, You'll listen closer if you don't expect me, To bail you out before you are thrown in to the hole you been diggin But you're not gonna pull me down But you're not gonna pull me down anymore, And one day we will both be standing t the top with appreciation for where we've been, And we'll know that the hard times do exist, but its hard time that make stronger fits, Then we'll open them up I'll keep my hands open to you, just do for me too, We'll stick together there won't be nothin we cannot do
10.
I hope you are well, doing fine, havin yourself the best of time, Without a lick of me on your mind, But I'm counting sheep, losing sleep, asking myself why you had to leave, The moments that I feel weak, I just want you to know that I am quietly dying inside, But it's better to be alone than to be lonely round people you know, As I cry in this empty place that we used to call home But I wish you the best, send you my love, although I know it was never enough, To keep you from keep giving up, But I hold to hope, wishing for change, although I know its always the same, Back and forth we go like some game, Now I'm too tired to try just to break down one more time, And I'm working to be comfortable with myself while being alone, As I cry in this empty place that we used to call home, They say there are patterns we repeat and I'm just afraid we're addicted to this negativity, You are you, I am me, let''s let the past be what it should be And let's take the good and leave, all the rest to history As I try to make this place a brand new home for me, Cause there aint no home, Right now there's no home for me
11.
The Doors 03:52
I've never seen you walk through that door, But I feel that we have met before, And I'd like to walk to you and ask your name, Would you begin to know I've been in love before, Yes I've been in love before, And I've never heard a sound so sweet, Like the voice I hear when you speak, And I'd like to listen in and ask you out, Would you begin to tell I've been in love before, Yes I've been in love before, And I'm tired of the door openin up and closing again, And I wanted love like she wanted love but it came to an end, I've been in love before, Yes i've been in love before, And I'll be in love once more
12.
All Is One 04:03
I saw beauty in the selflessness of giving, I heard sorrow in the song of a thousand merchant men, Singing just to fill their emptiness, I knew wisdom was a choice of the moment, There for you to be now and not just to become, I put myself down just by looking up, I felt love from the caring of a woman, I felt the loss of a fallen child underneath the sun, On the day I woke and I saw us all as one, I gave all I could with my heart open, Without the fear of pain that may find its way in, And if it did I'd do the same all again, I witnessed flow of poetry in the ocean, And read along till my eyes met the lining of the sky, Fulfilled enough to never question why, And I showed myself upon my own reflection, Of a world I'm creating that's affecting everyone, On the day I woke and I saw us all as one, And you yourself you sang to me these lyrics, As if they were written to the beating of my heart, If you can feel its pulse its not too late to start, But it's not my place for me to offer lessons, Or give advice to those who have their own minds, But I'll share with you the simple things I find, But still you held this message in your eyes, And I promised to myself I would express it, Not knowing if I'm capable or if I would respond, On the day I woke and I saw us all as one, On the day I woke and I saw us all as one, On the day I woke and I saw us all as one

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released March 13, 2016

All Music and Lyrics by Mike Mineo

Jamie Newitt - Drums
Tom Coughter - Bass
Devon Heinrichs - Sax
Chris Cope - Keys
Drew Tuck - Vibes
Scotty Rollins - Drums (tracks 9-11)
Johnny Mineo - Bass (tracks 9-11)

Mixed by Brent Williams
Engineered by Paul Krunk
Recorded at Power Station Studios

Tracks 9-11
Engineered by Scotty Rollins
Recorded at Jay's Place

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Mike Mineo Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Mineo is a prolific songwriter continuously exploring different styles of music and topics to landscape around his personality and voice. Evolving honestly with his passion as life keeps moving in all directions, with one goal, to keep making music that he loves and is excited about. ... more

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