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University Gold

by David Joshua

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Up/Down 04:52
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If up is down Then down is up If right is wrong Then wrong is right If the lost are found Could the found be lost? Are you willing To count the cost? When something ends Something new Is bound to begin (begin.... begin... begin...) If you open your arms Will you receive? And if you close your eyes Do you truly see? If you wait today Will it come your way? But if you fight Will it come tonight? When something ends Something new Is bound to begin (begin.... begin... begin...) [Don't you already know? Don't you already know? Don't you already know? Don't you already know?] oooooooooooooooooooh.... ooh... (see it now... *scat signing) And how do you walk when you can't even stand? And how can you speak if you don't understand? The season of being Is somewhere near Is somewhere here Some things are still So unclear So unclear When something ends... When something ends... When something ends Something new Is bound to begin
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Heaven Sent 04:00
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Word on the street one day You and I are going to meet Breaking up all of this concrete And these sleeper cells of defeat Yeah I've been with the whore of Babylon and I've faced down the one they call Leviathan I've had Jezebel in my bed And Avshalom come for my head But Heaven Sent is Heaven Meant Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah Heaven Sent is Heaven Meant Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah And I can hear him coming! Our Father, who art in Heaven What have we come to? What have come to? Our sisters, and our Brethren We simply run them through! We simply run them through! But Heaven Sent is Heaven Meant (Oh no) Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah Heaven Sent is Heaven Meant (Oh LORD) Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah I can hear him coming! Like a voice of a thousand waters Louder! Louder! I can hear you still I can hear you still Go ring the bell And run tell hell That His Majesty Has taken his place Go ring the bell And run tell hell That His Majesty Has taken his place And I can hear Him coming
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Collide 04:35
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Have you ever been to the city? Well there I have been Nothing much there to see Except twisted steal and sin But you look into my eyes You say everything will be alright (You sing) I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows I'm gonna love you No matter which way this thing goes I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows I'm gonna love you No matter how this goes Singing songs of your beauty I can hear them calling your name Well maybe they are needy Guess they need someone to blame But you look into my eyes You say everything will be alright (You sing) I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows I'm gonna love you No matter which way this thing goes I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows I'm gonna love you No matter how this goes Oh, Oh (How this) Goes, Oh, Oh Well they dragged you out on to the street They said, Here ye! Here ye! is your King! They slapped you up on a tree Well I guess that was really me and I looked into your eyes That's where you and I Collide And you sang Beautifully Oh over me I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows (and) I'm gonna love you No matter which way this thing goes I'm gonna love you No matter which way the wind blows I'm gonna love you No matter how this goes
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Ocean 03:33
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I've never known a love like this before Standing against and open door I've never seen the ocean return a tide And never have my eyes been more open wide Broken beneath your sky Something so sweet about your design Every single moment is a stranger Hidden in the light of your creation And every waking wave just blows my mind Like listening to sand pour against the times It's a story of your heartbeat played in the rhythm Of our heartfelt cries You always know just how to love Even when I say it's not enough I've never seen the ocean return a tide And never have my eyes been more open wide Broken beneath your sky Something so sweet about your design Every single moment is a stranger Hidden in the light of your creation And every waking wave just blows my mind Like listening to sand pour against the times It's a story of your heartbeat played in the rhythm Of our heartfelt cries Of our cries I am here, and you are near I am here, you are near I am here, and you are near I am here Broken beneath your sky Something so sweet about your design
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Go 04:37
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You knew me before the world was born You knew me before the storm You knew me before the stars painted the sky You knew me before I asked why You knew me before my heart broke You knew me before I choked You knew me before this age began Now I seek to know your name And a new sound come from the ground A new sound comes from the ground This light shines, brighter This light, goes Before, me Ah ooh The darkness tries it's best to hide But there's nothing anyone can do When Heaven's gates Have swung wide [Go] Have Swung Wide, [Go] Have Swung Wide [Go] Have Swung Wide, [Go] Have Swung Wide [Go] Have Swung Wide, [Goes] Free{dom} {This Light} {Shines} Ah ooh I said... New song come alive! New song come alive! (brighter) New song, come alive (This light goes) New song come alive! New song come alive! (Before me) New song, come alive Love
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Arise 03:15
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This road we walk, is far too tough For you and I, to make a way But I have found, a one true love That endures, everything Don't you be afraid For what may come our way Just arise (arise) Arise (arise) Don't you close your eyes When Love brings The brand new (Brand new light) When I heard you call I heard you cry I came around (just to say) Arise, Arise, Arise, Arise Don't you be afraid For what may come our way Just arise
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Starship 03:57
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What did you see in me? Am I the enemy? I'm coming in now, I'm coming in now Like a starship, breaking apart, in the atmosphere Spent too much time away Seems the nights are now days I'm coming in now, I'm coming in now Like a starship, breaking apart, in the atmosphere God seems to like to play tricks on me Say's He's really setting me free I'm still trying to figure Him out But it's hard you know? Like a starship, breaking apart, in the atmosphere Like a starship, breaking apart, in the atmosphere Ooh, Ooh Ooh, Ooh
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Explosions in the Sky 02:37
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It's loud here And I can't speak To care much Just leaves me weak A sphere of hope To leave Another thought to relieve If the world ends Can we still be friends? If the world ends Can we still be friends? (well?) On a track A train travels From the north It moves faster A man stands Oblivious Understand That this is us If the world ends Can we still be friends? If the world ends Can we still be friends? If everyone you know Will one day die Will you still go on Just to wonder why If the world ends Can we still be friends? When the world as we know it ends Can we still... Be Friends?
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Dead Weather 04:03
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You always say you've had enough No longer do you want to give up You spend around again and again But nothing changes within you With eyes wide open You're reaching for the sounds of Heaven You know they're out there somewhere But it still feels like Dead weather Right here Piecing together your long lost dreams Trying to figure what they all mean Must've burn them in the photographs Cos' there's something you still don't know With eyes wide open You're reaching for the sounds of Heaven You know they're out there somewhere But it still feels like Dead weather Right here Oh love, come now, say again Oh, Oh love, where now, do we being? And it's all gonna come undone When you come Father Spirit Son With eyes wide open You're reaching for the sounds of Heaven You know they're out there somewhere But it still feels like Dead weather Right here With eyes wide open You're reaching for the sounds of Heaven You know they're out there somewhere But it still feels like Dead weather Right here
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Home 03:16
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Fear not There's nothing Here to Fear Keep calm Your faith Be strong My dear What Love will's Is our home What Love will's Is our home Kiss me Tell me Reasons to stay Whisper Forever's song Each day What Love will's Is our home What Love will's Is our home What Love will's Is our home What Love will's Is our home You and I We've been named Forever named You and I We've been named Forever named What Love will's Is our home What Love will's Is our home
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Scars 04:20
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Oh love, your will, your will (be done) Oh love, your will, your will (be done) When I was younger much younger then this I knew there would be someone I'd miss The day they said I would soon die Hey that's the day when I came alive Not to say I'd quiver and quake But sometimes, that's my best mistake Then every word spoke was always a lie Should have known my luck was always that dry Still, the stillness off the night Brings to me each and every fight The art of broken heart has found her place with me In everything this is where I am free This is where I am free Well, do you believe me? Do you believe me? Oh love, your will, your will (be done) Oh love, your will, your will (be done) Stars never burst above this hill of grace They stay tender in this moment and space From an old window I watch old dreams fade out As I shelter what might be left in doubt Still, the stillness off the night Brings to me each and every fight The art of broken heart has found her place with me In everything this is where I am free This is where I am free Well, do you believe me? Do you believe me? Forgotten are the places and names when I had the presence of daylight on my side Written on your heart is a face I'd like to remember but for now I must call it a night
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Lanterns 04:48
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These days become weeks, weeks become months, months, years, And there are only so many in a lifetime by dearest dear so listen closely Closed eyes, tell a story, more enduring, then the loudest voice, in this place Yet you seek much further with the fullness of love and grace And the seasons change, and the seasons change But you, hold on to, what you, can't undue, My Love Whole lives are at the threshold of your strength, your might Now the ambient chorus rains down in this brilliant, yet proper fight And the seasons change, and the seasons change But you, hold on to, what you, can't undue, My Love Victory beyond what you see, becomes the symphony To your calling heart, From your calling heart But you, hold on to, what you, can't undue, My Love (ooh) yet you already know how this will all end
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Winter Glow 04:35
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Your the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life If there is such a thing Her presence was unforgettable Working in her favor That night Her eyes were as black as gold The only thing I needed to know Needed to know She was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life If there is such a thing Stuck in a sweet surrender She was all I could remember That night Partaking in a moment I never wanted to leave That night She was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life If there is such a thing And of all of the stars that scream out tonight They scream meaningless aggression Meaningless Yeah the stars that come out tonight Scream meaningless discretion Meaningless aggression Meaningless The most there is to know Could not be contained The most there was to feel Then the most to believe The most to believe (to believe) Speaking in so many words But these are just words They can't return a feeling A feeling so surreal Yeah time is such a joke Played to destroy Every moment We embrace The greatest moment You'd ever have Your the most beautiful thing I've ever seen If you've ever heard of such a thing Your the most beautiful thing I've ever seen If you've ever heard of such a thing (bad voice betty) Ooh Ooh Winter glow oh don't you go Winter glow oh don't you go Winter glow oh don't you go Winter glow no don't you go
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Dressed to Kill 03:03
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Talk is cheap it gets nothing done Yet she speaks to everyone With their backstreet tricks And their dirty little deals She wares a crucifix To drive your thrills 6 and 9 then 7 She ascended from heaven Grey blue eyes Telling me no lies In black satire She tripped my wires In a change of plans She devours man She's standing still She's dressed to kill She stands beyond what anyone can see Even if that's hard to believe She lives in a state of mind That surpasses Space and Time In a change of plans She devours man She's standing still She's dressed to kill She's got your name There's no escape Don't be afraid Everyone gets it in the end anyway
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Dry 03:18
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(capo) 1,2,3,4 - 1,2,3,4, - 1,2,3,4 - 1,2,3,4 Oh set me free Oh no, oh Lord I'm on the floor All alone Again And I'm wondering why I'm here oh dear I don't think I'll survive (this time) I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love And I know It ain't That way Cos' your promises ring true And there will be a day I'll hear your voice again Until then my love I'll find a way to survive (this time) I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love {Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh} And wisdom's cup brews a truth I can't deny myself or you So if that day ever come to pass... Well here it comes there it goes oh no I don't think I'll survive this time I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love I'll be awaiting for your love your love your love
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Silent Joe 03:03
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He's a narcissistic Man with a guitar in is hand A song that he sings, A song that he sings He keeps a place in his heart Open to those who wish to start Fights from the merry road A song that he sings all alone Can't take away the pain He feels deep down every single day After the towns folk shout And he takes his honorable bow Only to fall down Headed into the next town And the rain comes down and the lights fade out when there's nothing else left to say And the rain comes down and the lights fade out when there's nothing else left to say And he got a picture in his pocket Of his first love Yeah a picture in a locket Of his first love And the rain comes down and the lights fade out when there's nothing else left to say And the rain comes down and the lights fade out and there's nothing else left to say (scat singing...) (Oh Silent Joe! Don't you GO! Silent Joe! What do you know?) There's a sunset And he's fallen to the ground And I don't think he'll soon forget That last town He's waving his arms in the air Singin' his final farewell Farewell Farewell, Farewell
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Old Cadillac 04:05
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And all you are Is everything Up on high And down below Through each sigh As you may know I go with you My one true love Like an Old Cadillac You ain't no act You're everything Singing And I'm at your feet Kissing your heart beat My bed of roses Is now burning Singing out Oh Love, Oh Love Oh Love, Oh woah oh Oh Love, Oh Love Oh Love, Oh woah oh I hear your song I can hear your sound To sing along Is to abound Like an Old Cadillac You ain't no act You're everything Singing And I'm at your feet Kissing your heart beat My bed of roses Is now burning Singing out Yours is the name Upon my lips & not far from me Is your promise Like an Old Cadillac You ain't no act You're everything Singing And I'm at your feet Kissing your heart beat My bed of roses Is now burning Singing out Oh Love, Oh Love Oh Love, Oh woah oh Oh Love, Oh Love Oh Love, Oh woah oh
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Edge of Destiny 03:29
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There's a promise in a prayer On the edge of destiny I don't know if you care But it means the world to me There's a tear in your eye As I say please don't cry But it's nothing more Than the question we ask And that's Why Why.... That's why... That's why Why There are lights that burn on the edge of the city There are reasons why we just don't know There are hearts that are wired in the country If they're response is good We know that we will make it Out alive Alive... Make it out alive... Alive... Alive And what is time But a joke To you & I And what is time But a joke To you & I It's on my face Where we meet And embrace In your Love In your love In your love In your love Your love In your love In your love There's a life in simplicity But at the moment This too Escapes me
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Perfect Love 04:03
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Through the Tennessee trees And the Blue Ridge Mountains I can here you whispering Through the Colorado Rockies (the) Desert Plains, Grasslands I can feel your arms around me You're breaking me in & Breaking me out All of my fears and my doubts Now blinded by Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love (Oooh... Oooh...) With my head against a wall my love I know you'll catch me when I fall But that's what I'm afraid of And sometimes we touch the flame And I don't know why That's where I whisper your name And I can hear your cry You're breaking me in & Breaking me out All of my fears and my doubts Now blinded by Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love (Oooh... Oooh...) Oh Jesus come quickly As I'm down here on the floor Woah JEsus come quickly As I'm crying out for your Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love Perfect Love (Oh Adonai...) [I've seen you at the edge of my bed I've heard you knocking at my door...]
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Shoreline 03:18
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The ocean it swells The ringing of the bell The shoreline is disappearing Must've found some kind of meaning Callus hands and hearts Dried up lands torn apart The shoreline is disappearing Must've found some kind of meaning And I used to believe In certainty Now I realize Some ships simply capsize And I used to believe In certainty Now I realize Some ships simply capsize And you're running to the nearest escape Cos' you don't know what it will bring If you listen to the great landscape Sometimes we sing In harmonies and melodies That leave you breathless Choose to curse, choose to bless The shoreline is disappearing Must've found some kind of meaning The shoreline is disappearing Must've found some kind of meaning
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Red Falling 04:27
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(Falling! Falling!) (Falling! Falling!) Falling for the red head by the bay Falling into a bed where we pray Spell bound, talking & listening Don't leave, maybe now we can stay Lipstick and curls Awestruck and pearls These waters Wash us away We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles (Falling! Falling!) I was trying not to stay But her smile kept me at bay I told her, "Ships my darling..." "...were meant to sail." Lipstick and curls Awestruck and pearls These waters Wash us away We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles On this Sabbath Day of a first She ran to me She smiled and sang There's beauty in victory We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles We're gonna make a path Even if it crumbles
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Passing Thought 03:48
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Stepped outside For a revelation Nothing to say Restitution The rain came And so did your name But all is well If you can't tell Just a passing thought Just a passing thought Just a passing thought Just a passing thought You, you, Just you Surrounding Laid on the side Of the street Doing my best Not to leave The memory Yet It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought I never wanna go back there With you I use to take your hand And I would hold it tight With you through the fight In the midst of the night And the lights would go low And we'd never grow It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought It's just a passing thought And the rain came down And so did your name Yeah, the rain came down And so did your name But It's just a passing thought

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released November 22, 2020

Photograph by:
David J. Ledbetter
Words & Music by:
David Joshua

All songs, except where listed, Engineered, Recorded, Mixed/Mastered/Produced
by: DJ LED

Track(s) 15 & 16 were Engineered, Recorded, Mixed, Mastered, & Produced by: Billy Pixley

David Joshua: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboard, Drums, Percussion, Drum Machine

Track(s) 15 & 16
Patrick McLaughlin: Drums & Percussion

All Songs, except where listed, Recorded at TRUSTd Studio in The Colony TX, Addison TX, Austin Ranch TX, & Skiatook OK

Track(s) 15 & 16 were Recorded at Mental Ward Studios in Denton TX

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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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