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the Formative Years

by David Joshua

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History Lessons 03:49
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On the window There is A reflection It's intransit Of direction The sunlight Dances on these streets Then thoughts of my own Begin to speak These Kings & Queens They'll take their gold Reminding me Of what was told Through History Lessons In my school When I was a fool Quick to tongue And show What you know Blatant fools would rather Throw stones Lessons once taught What wars won Our lesson has now Begun These Kings & Queens They'll take their gold Reminding me Of what was told Through History Lessons In my school When I was a fool Drink too much from Your cup you did Your riches now Exceed your sin You want to control Who you are Before your Kingdom Comes apart These Kings & Queens They'll take their gold Reminding me Of what was told Through History Lessons In my school When I was a fool
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The Way Things Are 03:19
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Universal trade marks Family of deck cards Boys cretin for the world Let's not forget the girls Things that are to be Love or Lust you see University The best in Glory (E) Try to be real Don't play or fake the bill Nothing is easy Easy at seems Tell do tell What does this mean to me To me Karma brings trouble To those who wander Wonder with a trip On the lower lip Not to sing out loud Or be too proud But these things are just the way they are These things are just the way they are Put together from the start Things are just the way they are Space and time can't pull apart Love and honey on the tongue Love and beauty in the one Love and grace from above Love and pain just because (if you listen you can hear an angel shout) Love, Love These things are just the way they are Put together from the start These things are just the way they are These things are just the way they are
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You Got Served 03:04
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Don't say a word If it brings you pain Stay silent Silent Don't make a move If it comes to soon Be patient Patient Cos, the words you spoke were like throwing knives That stabbed the backs of your friends tonight So now things are falling out of place You move forwards you move backwards To try to make things work out right But no one's working to compensate You got served With what you deserved You got yours With what you deserved Don't speak out loud Or feel too proud Just listen Listen Now your all alone without a word A drum played mute while you took that turn There's nothing else left here to say The fist in your face the blood in your eyes The step out of grace and your sorry cries Won't get you out of what you have made You got served With what you deserved You got yours With what you deserved The daylight brakes right through your soul And the nights taught you what you know Walk with wisdom on your side Cos' if you speak in pain and move too soon Read too much of yourself You'll find yourself singing this in time You got served With what you deserved You got yours With what you deserved You got served
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No no no 02:01
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I use to play dirty in the rain I use to think it was ok Before I started to feel a bit of your pain I use to like to sing Do those types of things Fall for you inside of nothing I use to bury my spirit So no one could hit it But now its out and about and there's nothing I can do Nothing I can do About it No (36x) (you better run away from where you don't belong You better get outta' town before the pigs get you their going to eat your soul they're going to take what you know they're going to steal your wife their going to kill your kids I said run away.)[continue] Look what you've done Look what you've done Done to me Done to me In a pool of blood and a mess of my hair
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Passenger 03:51
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You speak softly Your lips hardly move a beat You're trippin' uneasy On daisies Man not God made You're trying hard not to shed a tear down your cherry cheek (your cherry cheek) You're all alone You're going nowhere You're all alone You're going nowhere Passenger Passenger You want your baby To see the light once again You want to get out From the inside out into the next day You wanna go on your way You want it now Cos' tomorrow is too late No one really knows Whats going to happen Cos the time they said they didn't know Was the only time they told the truth Passenger Passenger Come on now Come on now Get yourself off of the ground Come on now Come on now Get yourself off of the ground Come on now Come on now Get yourself off of the ground Come on now Come on now Get yourself off of the ground Passenger Passenger [i'v got a destination for you] 2xvoice = some find fortune some find faith some find love some find you I've been waiting for so long To let you in dear I'll give you a new day Let you get on your way Passenger
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Baggage 04:34
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You thought all was lost You thought all was gone You took every single word spoken to you As if it was gold given to you There's a passenger next to you There's an angel looking out for you Just drop your baggage At the Door (at the door) Then across the street People you use to like to meet In the coldest evening You are still learning There's a passenger next to you There's an angel looking out for you Just drop your baggage At the Door (at the door) At the door At the door We have no time for crying No time to look back No time for lying No time to take back Only time for moving Forward into the next day
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Opening Day 03:21
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Change in threes Come on please Bless this child Stand in style Pretty faces The same places Opening Day What can I say? (scat singing) Look tonight Play the lights See colors That cover Our plain dreams These same things Opening Day What can I say? Over and over inside my head Over and over it has been said Over and over inside my head Over and over it has been said Opening Day Opening Day Opening Day Opening Day
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Euphoria 03:55
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Hello & Goodbye This time Goodbye This time And I don't know what else to say I felt like I could levitate With feelings I cannot explain Now I know I made a mistake It's too bad She captivates (&) It's too bad (that) I could not stay (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria And this was another moment I could not stay in or defend Maybe things would have better then If I had what it took NO! Instead It's too bad She captivates It's too bad (that) I could not stay (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria (in this) Euphoria And What is this supposed to be? Is it another way... Of tormenting me? I go forward (I go forward) You go backwards (You go backwards) I walk walk (I walk walk) You run run (You run run) I jump on it (I jump on it) You jump off it (You jump off it) I scream at you (I scream at you) You scream back (You scream back) We're talking talking talk We're talking about talking I want you in my army I want, I want you, I need you, I need you Now
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Limbo 03:53
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(Yeah da da da da) Here everyone Dresses incognito On these streets That I follow (Yeah da da da da) And yet I can see them They're all wondering when In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Everything's Still In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Everything's Still And it's The same face And it's The same place (Yeah da da da da) Time is goin' nowhere But right now, we don't really care In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Everything's Still In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Everything's Still (scat singing) In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Nothing's real In Limbo Everything's still In Limbo Nothing's real In Limbo I lost myself In Limbo Did you can't yourself? In Limbo I fell into your arms In Limbo Crying out! Crying out! AH! Save me Ah! Save me [Oh God have mercy on my desperate little soul] Oh save me please
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Noise 03:20
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Come on into my favorite place Nothing here ever stays the same There are melodies ready to break There's a harmony we can make Sounds pushing volumes you can't miss Words into poetry I'll can kiss Crimson tides and crystal oceans Out of time in perfect motion I believe in you I believe in love The sounds I hear in my head It's just noise, Its just noise The things I said instead Its just noise, Its just noise Forget about what was said Bullets are full of cold led It would be wise to forgive Then to relive Don't mind the static on the radio Everything's OK Don't listen to the news today It's always the same And, I believe in you I believe in love The sounds I hear in my head It's just noise, Its just noise The things I said instead Its just noise, Its just noise I can feel you when you walk the room I know your love is true I can feel you standing by Waiting for me to make a move Oh yeah Oh yeah Noise (10x) The sounds I hear in my head It's just noise, Its just noise The things I said instead Its just noise, Its just noise
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Tides 04:08
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These are the tides for pianos These are the tides for strings These are the tides for the unknown These are the tides for new beginnings These are the tides for love to show her face And these are the tides for the good Lords grace These are the tides for demanding more These are the tides for something extraordinary And you can cry Or ask why Why am I standing here Why can't I stand there Why am I like this Why can't I be like that Ask why Then cry Cry about injustice and Viscosity Cry about whatever happened to nobility Such a cynical mind set I wish I could forget (scat singing) These are the tides for giving These are the tides for living These are the tides for War (and) These are the tides for change (idontthinkiwanttogooutthistime) And you can cry Or ask why Why am I standing here Why can't I stand there Why am I like this Why can't I be like that Ask why Then cry Cry about injustice and Viscosity Cry about whatever happened to Liberty (2x) When I was a boy I cried I ask my mother why
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Surprise 03:00
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These are the words on his lips before the crystal glass was kissed Heart-beat on the sleeve of eve, stolen for ransom, a dead man's plea Walking into a home of peace, only to find nothing is at ease The war rages on inside his heart, as he does his best to try and find a start And the noise is loud You can't hear a thing And the lights are so bright You could go blind Like a thief in the night It takes you by surprise Nobody said this would be easy, trying your best to make-believe Words in confusion can be misused, but it is the heart that can be renewed And the noise is loud You can't hear a thing And the lights are so bright You could go blind Like a thief in the night It takes you by surprise The bomb blast On the corner Was the last night I saw her And the tears down your face Tell a story that can't be erased You might have been misunderstood I know you did what you could But the left played the right And the right played the left Just to get their fix of politics And the noise is loud You can't hear a thing And the lights are so bright You could go blind Like a thief in the night It takes you by surprise And the noise is loud You can't hear a thing And the lights are so bright You could go blind Like a thief in the night It takes you by surprise
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Today (Pt. 2) 02:22
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My head is spinning My head is spinning I don't think I can keep up anymore My head is spinning My head is spinning I don't think I can do this anymore My head is spinning My head is spinning I don't think I can hear you anymore My head is spinning My head is spinning I don't think I can take this anymore I think I'm leaving I think I'm leaving you I think I'm leaving you today TODAY TODAY TODAY TODAY
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I Will Ride 04:15
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As you looked deep into my eyes Was I as cold and naked as you described Unaware of what surrounds me Unsure of what compelled me I will ride, Fore tonight I will ride, Fore tonight See how history repeats herself Every time you pull that trigger a bullet will fly Watch as the man in the corner shoots himself All cos' he couldn't figure how to cry I will ride, Fore tonight I will ride, Fore tonight I will ride, Fore tonight I will ride, Fore tonight "And if the stars collide tonight Could I say that the memory remains And if I choose to look into your eyes Will you love all the same"
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The Day I Die 03:13
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With a voice amber rose You said I could go With a cup full of water You gave me as a brother I drank the cup dry And much to my surprise The cup was poisoned I knew this was the end of my line The day I die I'll try not to cry The day I die I'll try to be strong As long as you promise me Its everything I believe I'll hold my head up high Only to say my goodbyes The day I die I'll try not to cry I'll try not to bend or break Or be afraid The day I die I'll try not to say It would have been a better way The day I die I'll try not to cry I'll try not to be So incomplete The day I die I know your goin' to cry Please understand I'll be the proudest  one that day

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A Compilation Album covering songs spanning 2003-2009.

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released November 9, 2009

Cover by: TRUSTDv
Music & Words by: David Joshua

Recorded, engineered, produced, mixed, & mastered by: DJ LED

David Joshua: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Synth, Piano, Drum Machine, Percussion, Programming

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David Joshua Dallas, Texas

David Joshua is a singer/songwriter who hails from Dallas, Texas. Known for his commanding baritone, passionate performances, and authentic music, David takes people on a journey through song.

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