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Off The Ground

by Voodoo Visionary

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1.
A cold shallow moon casts a shadow of delight As I see this captive station is going down with might The fires growing higher with every step I take The enemies are rampant so I run for the lake Staring down the barrel of a forty-five I don’t know quite what to do or how to stay alive The man sitting next to me, his eyes are full of fright He’s asking the lord if He might save him tonight It’s a sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky sticky sticky situation And no one can relate Unless they’ve been captive at the prison by the lake The sound of the silence, it brings me to my knees Just like the thought of that forty-five staring down at me That cold shallow moon that once gave me delight It’s turned an eerie red and now I cant see the light The warden has it out for me, I’m the one he wants I’ve been taking time and money, been laying on his lawn I try to run away as they send out the hounds I figure I should give up as they know these here grounds I see another man who has tried to break free Is this person real or am I talking to me? It’s a sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky sticky sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky sticky sticky situation And no one can relate Unless they’ve been captive at the prison by the lake The sound of the silence, it brings me to my knees Just like the thought of that forty-five staring down at me It’s been a long and winding road and the moon has left my sight The darkness surrounds me and the sun don’t shine so bright My time here has run out, I can’t do it anymore I don’t know when this gon’ end, got to leave this prison war I’m mortified at how my freedom has been chained I can’t find the ball because I’ve thrown it out the way These towering walls that I’ve been in so long They finally tumbled down so I had to write this song It’s a sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky sticky sticky situation And no one can relate It's a sticky sticky sticky situation And no one can relate Unless they’ve been captive at the prison by the lake The sound of the silence, it brings me to my knees Just like the thought of that forty-five staring down at me
2.
I know we just met girl You're the one But I feel so inclined You're the one Don't know what I would do You're the one If I didn't get to know you You're the one You see I must interject here You're the one Because deep down inside You know it too I’ve got a feeling And it feels all right I’ve got a feeling Deep down inside I’ve got a feeling That you're the one I’ve got a feeling You're coming home with me Give me time don't deflect girl You're the one I can see you and me You're the one Dancing across the floor now Show you my know how I'll be kind and I'll be gentle baby You're the one Headed straight for the door With you I’ve got a feeling And it feels all right I’ve got a feeling Deep down inside I’ve got a feeling That you're the one I’ve got a feeling You're coming home with me The party's dying baby lets go see Our bodies lying there in ecstasy Ain't no use in trying baby let's be free And all I want is you for me I know we just met girl You're the one But I feel so inclined You're the one Don't know what I would do You're the one If I didn't get to know you You're the one You see I must interject here You're the one Because deep down inside You know it too I’ve got a feeling And it feels all right I’ve got a feeling Deep down inside I’ve got a feeling That you're the one I’ve got a feeling You're coming home with me
3.
Harmony 08:54
Harmony Is something we need But we are blind To the fee to be free We've all got our problems The world isn't right To make this place better We’ve got to get smart in the fight In times of devastation Could you lend a helping hand? In times of deviation You’ve got to know where to begin What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony Where much is given Much is expected too But don't expect to be gifted If you don’t follow through When you're down in the gutter You need a light to guide you through You can be that to others Make the harmony true In times of devastation Could you lend a helping hand? In times of deviation You’ve got to know where to begin What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony What we need x3 Harmony Come on people tell me what you need I said people tell me what you need Harmony
4.
When the world just won't stop turning It's spinning me around It's all just music anyway Pick yourself up off the ground You've got to play your rhythm Let your soul sing loud No one else can write your story Get your head out the clouds We're all on this boat together Traveling thru space Among gods and nobles feeling hopeful Better go and take your place You've got to play your melody Let your soul sing loud Only you can do what you do Make your mama proud Now you know you've got to do your jam Sing from your heart and let it speak Any chance you get show your worth Be genuine and the world will see Oh when the waves are choppy And the currents strong Your songs will keep you afloat Tidal waves will move you along When the world just won't stop turning It's spinning me around It's all just music anyway Pick yourself up off the ground You've got to let that rhythm rumble Through your soul feel it loud Won't you know your symbol’s shining No turning back now!
5.
Saving Face 08:18
I need you Can you help me? Can you lend a helping hand? What's the use? There's no pretending We've traveled far and wide through out this land Where's your proof Identification Access granted and denied based on a card Tell me the truth Interrogation This compromise it can't be very hard Could be cautious Maybe not I could tell you a story Or get straight to the plot To be free What's the price to pay? Saving face It could look good at the end of the day X5 To be free X2 I need two Can you help me? Can you lend a helping hand? Magnolia Mama I need a miracle I said can you lend a helping hand Reunite the family Where the roots run deep Can't we hold each other close Don't spare the youth From the moving grooves Do you remember what it's like to be in those shoes? Could be cautious Maybe not I could tell you a story Or get straight to the plot To be free What's the price to pay? Saving face It could look good at the end of the day X5 To be free X2
6.
I see it crumbling down And then you bring it back We keep on turning around But there's no turning back You have control over me I can't control myself It ain't so easy to see I see a broken path Take take take take And all that I give You make make make make Me feel as if Oh oh oh I lost my mind And then you bring it back I see your face looking down I can't tell where your mind is at Feel like I'm burning you down Don’t have a heart attack Feeling free to deface An ancient artifact Thanks for digging it up Distance between point and fact Take take take take And all that I give You make make make make Me feel as if Oh oh oh I lost my mind And then you bring it back
7.
Beings great and beings small The animals too the short and the tall Noel was bit by a wolf Now he communicates with them all Beings great and beings small He can find a way to protect us all Hunter’s no ordinary cat y'all Tibetan tiger with an injured paw Noel found him lame And gave him a chance Built him a new limb Now he can dance Hunter’s gonna track you down Don't you x3 Turn your back now Roof top stroll with a tiger paw Noel and Hunter are up for the call Naturah, Naturah Gonna get her Gonna get her Gotta get her X3 Just a hero on the horizon Aint no ain't no Ain't no chance of hiding Just a hero on the horizon Hunter’s gonna track you down Always know at the end of the day To stay strong and keep fighting for the weak and the lay Rise up and keep dreaming before tomorrow's today No time to stop grooving because he's on the way Noel's no ordinary kid y'all Robotic genius with a hidden lab Built his own security equipment Enemies can't pass He knows no fear Only robot gear Just a hero on the horizon Aint no ain't no Ain't no chance of hiding Just a hero on the horizon Hunter’s gonna track you down
8.
Gunk 05:52
9.
Roscoe 04:12
Roscoe’s got the cocaine Mustache and attitude He's driving into Spokane He's trying to get through to you He's a low operator Manifest destitute He's coming to your city With the risky whiskey blues Running away from the Denver line With nothing left to lose He's hiding in the shadows Watching for the red and blue He's a low operator Manifest destitute He's coming to your city With the risky whiskey blues Head lost in a hurricane And everything to prove Downward spiral drowning Searching for the truth He's a low operator Manifest destitute He's coming to your city With the risky whiskey blues Buried head in the corner Trying to press the snooze Dreaming of the one day He can set aside the fuse He's a low operator Manifest destitute He's coming to your city With the risky whiskey blues
10.
Hold Tight 05:25
One when the beat hits shake your body Move when you hear that bass guitar Sing and release all of your worries Dance no matter where you are Ain’t got time to go through life Confined to a lonely room Through all the troubles pain and strife You need others to get you through When we work together listen Or we won’t get very far Music is collaboration Listen, and you’ll know just where you are If you wanna funk right Then ya listen up And we'll take you back to school If you wanna live a good life Then ya listen up And you'll know just what to do If you wanna act right When we're living it up And we'll make this a better place But we gotta hold tight As we figure it out Bring it back to the one and we do it all together again Communication is the secret We often miss this simple fact You never know what one is thinking Your own thoughts can hold you back Keep an open mind for others That's how this music's made We are all sisters and brothers Listen, we’ll get paid in spades If you wanna funk right Then ya listen up And we'll take you back to school If you wanna live a good life Then ya listen up And you'll know just what to do We just gotta act right As we figure it out And we'll make this a better place But we gotta hold tight As we’re living it up Bring it back to the one and we do it all together If you wanna funk right Then ya listen up And we'll take you back to school If you wanna live a good life Then ya listen up And you'll know just what to do We just gotta act right When we're living it up We'll make this a better place But we gotta hold tight As we figure it out Bring it back to the one and we do it all together again
11.
Jangalang 05:41
Tip the bottle back and drink it all down Make yourself the fool that walks on the town Living off hotel toiletries Trying to get my head right to beg and plead Jangalang stranger I need a change Living in a world of misery It's not all that it's chalked up to be Tongue tied twisted and my funds are bound Freak on a leash running through the town Standing out in the day time Standing out in the night time X3 Jangalang stranger I need a change Begging on the street for a living change Beating on a drain leaking something strange Dancing outside in my holy shoes Hearing people say, “How he do that, dude?” Jangalang stranger I need a change No status or money gonna make you live Even the highest of class ain’t got nothing to give Can't find the answer when the question’s wrong Look inside yourself and see where you belong Standing out in the day time Standing out in the night time X3 Jangalang stranger I need a change
12.
Oh baby, lets take it slow Wait til after the storms rainbow Well be sifting thru so tranquil Take a sip of the sunshine Top sails to the main stream Palpitations slip into the moon light I feel energy flow No time for hesitation, intuition control You see the light and this I know Keep it dropping down to the floor A big a rocking transistor radio Take a sip of the sunshine Don't complicate this lowly seed I sow Or hide behind a painted shut window Peer inside only if you wish Babe it's just in the mean time You see the light and this I know Keep it dropping down to the floor A big a rocking transistor radio Take a sip of the sunshine
13.

credits

released February 17, 2017

Dennis Dowd - keyboards, vocals
Jimmy Lynch - bass, vocals
Scott MacDonald - lead vocals
Mac Schmitz - drums, vocals, percussion
Mike Wilson - guitar
Jose Pipo Rivera - percussion
Martin Anderson - saxophone
Ben Otieno - trumpet
Paul Nelson - trombone
Vanessa Graniero - vocals
Austin Cobb - backing vocals
Christopher Micheal - backing vocals

Produced and Engineered by Mark Michaelson and Josh Thane
at WonderDog Sounds Studio, Marietta GA. Assistant engineering by Adrian Barrie. Mastered by Rodney Mills Masterhouse.

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Voodoo Visionary Atlanta, Georgia

Hailing from the Dirty South musical mecca of Atlanta, GA, Voodoo Visionary’s improvisational funk dance music balances a tight, grooving rhythm section with soulful organ keys, fusion guitar licks, and moving vocals to create a sound the group calls psychofunk. Influenced by a wide array of artists, Voodoo Visionary has a uniquely blended sound that’s guaranteed to put the 'oogie in yo boogie. ... more

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