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Lost Souls
03:25
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We face the world half-grown
Take up the wrong dream in our hands
None of our moods, traits or talents match that plan
Step beyond step
Beyond stumbles beyond falls
We progress then we stall
And we learn some days
Scar beyond scar
Beyond failure, beyond all
We ascend then we crawl
As we drift away
Dream the unattainable
Dream the unattainable
(Someday…)
Our voices can’t reach all the notes for us
Too often, our crushes don’t notice us
Our poetic gifts are superfluous
Lost souls, who holds a hope for us?
Our dreams don’t fit our damages
Our hearts don’t match their packages
Broken dancing, still advancing
Our truth is where the balance is
Lyrics © Steve Parker, 2022
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Wake up! Good morning
Yeah, the planet’s turned once more
Breathe a moment’s peace, we've been released
From the mess that went before
Stretch out! We’re rising
From the smoke of battles past
Right to this spot, like it or not
Fresh days are coming fast
Go grab ‘em, let ‘em in, cos each one's getting better
Rise when each day begins, cos each one's getting better
Take what time has shown you
Never let that moment own you
Our journey never ends, and each one’s getting better.
Get up! Do something
When Apollo hits the sky
Here’s a fresh new date to change your fate
All we gotta do is try
Cheer up! We’re moving
Out of darkness and dismay
Twelve hours of possibilities
Are rolling down our way
Go grab ‘em, let ‘em in, cos each one's getting better
Rise when each day begins, cos each one's getting better
Grief and disappointment
Lift yourself beyond that moment
Claim every day to win, cos each one’s getting better
All we need is healing time
These days are yours and mine
Grow beyond / So we're going on
Grow beyond / Yeah, we’re going on
Heads up! Hold on now,
As the sun comes sweeping through
While the days dawns bright, we’ll take the fight
To every stuck up thing we want to, yeah yeah
Go grab ‘em, let ‘em in, cos each one's getting better
Claim every day to win, cos each one’s getting better.
Rise when each day begins, cos each one's getting better
Our journey never ends, and each one’s getting better.
Own your life
And claim your day
Lyrics © Steve Parker, 2022
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Who Needs Love?
03:50
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I've gotta say it – who needs love?
I'm wondering if I'm empty of
That rough emotion, now that I'm
Rebuilding what it broke last time
It's overrated – who needs love?
It’s run its course, I’ve had enough
It's never worth it – I shoulda known
It's safer now to live alone
When you got it you can’t get around it
When you lose it you’re sorry you found it
Stuck without it you covet and crave it
Stop and save the fall
But when it shines I can forget, somehow
Yeah, who needs some loving now?
I'm devastated – who needs love?
Too far to fall from up above
It's temporary, edged with pain
Remind me when I fall again
When you got it you can’t get around it
When you lose it you’re sorry you found it
Stuck without it you covet and crave it
Who can brave it now?
But when she smiles it’s like the sun comes out
Yeah, who needs some loving now?
And when it shines I can forget, somehow
Yeah, who needs some loving now?
Lyrics © Steve Parker, 2022
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Sails Up
05:21
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So many times you struggled and stole; through the deepest grey
Too many times lined up on your goal to have it snatched away
But all your dedication and drive; kept you in the game
Bringing your bright ambition alive, and now they know your name
One bad day can chase another
Lucky you’re learning fast
Wiser and stronger for the past
Your chance is here at last, so...
Sails up! You got the wind now
Your cause is bound to win, now
You’re past the pack and running clear
Trust in the choice you’re making
That quest you’re undertaking
Seize every moment, never fear
You’ll hit the heights I’m hoping
This door is always open
When friendly breezes draw you near
Over achiever, steady believer
Ready to leave, for places strange
Late realising, destiny rising
Normal horizons rearranged
Closing the front door, people you care for
Leaving the world forever changed
Tell your tale, set your sail
Glide away
And if your past connection to home has you torn in two
Rest assured, wherever you roam, we’ll still be here for you
One success can build another
Now that you’ve come this far
Stand tall and show ‘em who you are
You’re up – a rising star, so...
Sails up! You got the wind now
Your cause is bound to win, now
You’re past the pack and running clear
Trust in the choice you’re making
That quest you’re undertaking
Seize every moment, never fear
You’ll hit the heights I’m hoping
This door is always open
When friendly breezes draw you near
Lyrics © Steve Parker, 2022
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Steve Parker Adelaide, Australia
Steve Parker is the singer/guitarist for South Australian band The Stobies. Songwriting is his passion, and his catalog
includes dozens of songs for local bands stretching from Paradox in the '90s to The Stobies in 2023.
Born in the UK and raised in Australia, Steve's influences follow the same journey, from '60s British Invasion, '70s glam rock and '80s new wave, to Australian pub rock and indie.
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