Thanks for listening, it's super awesome to hear other people diggin' the tunes!

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"Just Be" Lyrics:

It seems only yesterday
Was when we used to play
And still so far away
From the point where we are today

These days pass us by
Not one day that we do not try
To make ourselves feel free
Just like the beach when we're smoking trees

Chance has opportunity
Whoa, for you and me
And we can both break through
Everyday is born anew

Whatever fate may bring
I can tell you my friend one true thing
In my heart love still sings
From the inside, love still rings

And if you one day too see
That maybe we were meant to be
Laughing and a running high
Why don't you just stop on by?

Ey, a little mo' pass us by
Not one day that I do not try
To make myself feel free
Just like when I be smoking trees

But chance hides opportunity
For so many in the world you see
And we can all break through
Because everyday is born anew

And when we all place faith
In our very own human race
It won't be like the pain we felt
'Cause in this hot sun the pain just melts

These days pass us by
Not one day that we should not try
To make ourselves feel free
All we have to do is be (take my lead)

Sometimes the darkness dwells
Where we create our own personal hell
But you know we can all break free
All that we have to do is be

So why not come along with me?
Ride with me amongst these big green trees
Puff on all of the earth's magical grass
And you will see our love will last (love will last)

These days pass us by
Not one day that we should not try
To make ourselves feel free
All we really have to do is be, take my lead.

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"These Days" lyrics:

These days, I can't wait
Where I am, arrived late
But I know, where I go
A smile waits, love takes

Me away
To a land
With you
In the plans

There we were, in the sunshine
Singing songs, of good times
You looked at me, and you saw
In my ol' eyes, the flaws
In your plan, well I know
Not all things, can go
The way we want, in our time
Whoa, this life, it's a crime

These days (these days), can't wait (can't wait)
Where I am (where I am), arrived late
But I know (I know), where I go
A smile waits, and then love takes

Me away
To a land
With you
In the plans

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CrayolaHalls said:

I think you may want to consider only going with the song parts that really are needed to get across the feeling and intent of the music.  I may be entirely wrong, but it sounded to me like you were trying to make sure that the songs were "full" of enough layers and effects.  Sometimes a guitar and a voice are all that are needed, sans echo-effects, multiple guitar tracks, etc...

Thanks for sharing.

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"Rust" lyrics:

There was a time, when I thought I knew
All that I wanted, dreams through and through.
But then one day, it occurred to me
I might not know a thing.

Sometime later, I began to stir
To find direction, in this world of turns.
Then one day, from right out the blue
Turned my head, and I, and I saw you.

There are times when we find paradise
But we don't see it, and we will pay the price.
Once it's gone and our vision clears
We end up seeing
What was blinded by fear.

Come again, clocks racing around
Movin' so fast, barely touching the ground.
In the end we will all turn to dust,
So we should try to live a little bit,
Before we start to rust.

From where you came, I may never know.
The things that you said, and all the love that you showed.
I hesitated, sort of lost my mind.
But I knew it in my heart, I knew you were kind.
Though I couldn't seem to find my mind.

For all my smarts an intelligence
So many days, and all that money spent.
I didn't know, I didn't know quite how good it was.
Because I got caught up,
In controlling what I could not.

My only hope is that one day soon
I'll recognize my mistakes and gloom
For what they were, immaturity.
With space and time, I will begin to see.

There are times when we find paradise
But we don't see it, we will pay the price.
Once it's gone and our vision clear
We end up seeing
What was blinded by fear.

Come again, those clocks racing around
Moving so fast, barely touching the ground.
In the end, we will all turn to dust
So, my friends let us make sure that we live a little bit before we
Start to rust.
You got to live a little bit,
Before we start to rust.

Live a little bit.

Ten years later, who knows where we're at?
It's been so long since I felt like that.
Where are we? Have we found ourselves?
Our place in life, our vision felt.

If I knew then what I know now
I wonder if you might still be around?
A little older with the scars burned in
Fade in to the distance.
Letting go of my resistance.
Letting go...

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Feedback is well appreciated and taken to heart.  Ultimately, once I have enough material for a solid set, I will go back and rerecord and/or remaster all of the tracks using the feedback I am given and the increased skills I am hoping to develop as I crank more of these puppies out.