1. |
Gonna Get Movin'
04:00
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Gonna Get Movin’
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
Every day I’m looking for a change
But every day just seems the same
Feels like I’m running in place
Gotta shake things off and get movin’ on
I’m tired of feeling like my back’s against the wall
You know I will stand tall
I’m bringing everything and I will break the gate
I’m gonna get movin’ Movin’
Gonna get movin’ on Move on
Gonna get my groove on Groove on
Gonna get movin’ on Movin’ on
Feel like a bird caught up in a cage
Shackled up by all these chains
Looking for the key that unlocks the door
‘cos can’t you see that I want more, more, more…
No more sitting idle
‘Cos I’m just getting started
I’m bringing everything and I will break the gate
I’m tired of feeling like the wind is in my face
You know I will make my case
I’m giving everything and I will light a fire
I’m gonna get movin’ Movin’
Gonna get movin’ on Move on
Gonna get my groove on Groove on
Gonna get movin’ on Movin’ on
Been kneeling on the starting line
Waiting for the gun to sound
No more hoping for the right time
Gonna hit my stride and get movin’ on
I’m tired of feeling like my back’s against the wall
You know I will stand tall
I’m bringing everything and I will break the gate
I’m gonna get movin’ Movin’
Gonna get movin’ on Move on
Gonna get my groove on Groove on
Gonna get movin’ on Movin’ on
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2. |
Road to My Redemption
04:30
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Road to My Redemption
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
I’m travelling the road to my redemption
It’s gonna be a long and lonely road
I’m looking for a way to my salvation
There’s debts I have to pay for things that I done
The past is an old and loyal companion
It sticks with you to the bitter end
It never leaves you alone for a moment
With every new day it’s right by your side
I’ll toe the line but I’m
So far behind
Can’t seem to find my way home
I dream of the day when I’m
Free of it all
I’ve lost hope that day will ever come
Everywhere I go I feel like a stranger
A ghost walking through the world of man
Carrying chains of my own making
Chiseling away a link when I can
Someday a poor man can find his riches
Someday a lonely man can find a friend
Even a sick man can recover
But innocence don’t return to a guilty man
I’ll toe the line but I’m
So far behind
Can’t seem to find my way home
I dream of the day when I’m
Free of it all
I’ve lost hope that day will ever come
I’m travelling the road to my redemption
It’s gonna be a long and lonely road
I’m looking for a way to my salvation
There’s debts I have to pay for things that I done
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3. |
Step Inside My Heart
03:53
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Step Inside My Heart
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
You don’t believe me when I tell you
You’re the only one for me
You won’t hear me when I tell you
You’re all I ever want you to be
I can see it might take some time
But these feelings I just can’t hide
And I know if you could step inside my heart
You’d believe
From the day that I first met you
I knew I’d never leave
Oh Darling, why can’t you see
You’re everything to me?
You can search your whole life, baby
And you may never find the one
So don’t let this moment slip away
Together is where we belong
I can see it might take some time
But these feelings are so deep inside
And I know if you could step inside my heart
You’d believe
I don’t ever want to say goodbye
‘Cos I’m lost, when I stare into your eyes
So let me keep you close and I
Will cherish you all my life
If you’re feelin’ what I’m feelin’
Tell me now, Darling please
If you love me take my hand now
And I will never, never let you go
I can see that it might take time
But these feelings are so deep inside
And I know if you’d step inside my heart
You’d believe
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4. |
Dream of Yesterday
04:27
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Dream of Yesterday
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
I never thought it would happen to us
I never felt you drift away
And now I’m hoping we’re not lost
But every story has an end
I still Dream of Yesterday
But I feel it slipping away
I woke up this morning and greeted the day
And I almost forgot I was feeling this way
You were lying awake but pretending to sleep
Are we really at the end?
‘Cos I still dream of yesterday
But I feel it slipping away
‘Cos every time you hide
A little piece between us dies
With every disguise
You’re drifting farther from yourself
It’s the little things that we don’t say
Unspoken thoughts that make ends fray
There’s falseness in your silence
And the words you speak give you away
And I’m still dreaming of yesterday
But I can feel it slipping away
You feel the divide
And it seems an ocean wide
And you’re scared by the distance
But I’m reaching out for you
And if you fall I’ll catch you
If you hide I’ll seek you
Just step into the light
And I’ll see you as you are
And I’ll love you even deeper
And our love, it will grow deeper
‘Cos every time you hide
A little piece between us dies
With every disguise
You’re drifting farther from yourself
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5. |
Spell of the Sensuous
04:48
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Spell of the Sensuous
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
Sense it drifting down the mountainside
Hear the music soft and low
Lingering like mist in a vale
All around us aglow
A voice is calling us to play
(the kiss of life, the kiss of life)
But we don’t understand…
Feel it dancing in the breeze
Moving, swaying in the field
In waves of milk white snow upon our feet
Lit by twilight’s silver wheel
A voice is calling us to play
(the kiss of life, the kiss of life)
But we don’t understand…
Cradle of awakening and dreams
Mother with a loving kiss
Creatures in a world unseen
All enjoined in one wish
A voice is calling us to play
(the kiss of life, the kiss of life)
But we don’t understand…
Peel away your disguises and be
Under the spell of sensuous unity
Peace will come when at last you realize
We’re but one drop from the sea
A voice is calling us to play
(the kiss of life, the kiss of life)
When will we understand?..
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6. |
Come On Girl Let's Dance
02:52
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Come On Girl Let’s Dance
Lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson & Ritu Jain
Copyright 2019
I see you across the floor
With tangled purple hair
In clothes too big to wear
Sparkle on your eyes
A dragon on your arm
You’ve slayed me with your charm
I want to make you mine
Come on take a chance won’t you please
‘cos girl I want to dance I’m on my knees
You’re driving me so wild and you don’t know
Come on girl let’s dance
Hey ho let’s go!
I’m getting closer now
You’re irresistible
You’re so ethereal
Your whole world seems to shine
How can I make you see?
Why won’t you look at me?
I want to make you mine
I’m gonna come and take you by the hand
‘cos girl we’re gonna dance ‘til we can’t stand
You driving me so wild and you don’t know
Come on girl let’s dance
Hey ho let’s go!
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
I’m looking right at you
You’re staring back at me
Come on and set me free
‘cos we’re gonna stop time
Let me take you by the hand
‘cos girl I want to dance
I want to make you mine
Come on girl let’s dance
I really want to find some romance
You’re driving me so wild and you don’t know
Show me how you dance
Hey ho let’s go!
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
La la da di dah
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I’ve Seen a Lot of Things
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson copyright 2019
I’ve seen a lot of things
I’ve seen some crazy things
Some things I’ve never seen before
Some people out there
Are acting strangely
Like they’ve never been here before
The world is full of people
Doing different things
Things different than before
Some of them are good and
Some of them are…
Signs of fear and signs of war
But I know that you’re with me
We’ll stick together on our way
And if you’re standing with me
We’ll make tomorrow better than today
I’ve felt a lot of love but
I’ve seen a lot of pain
Come on the heels of laughter
Some people are saying things
Saying hurtful things
You gotta wonder what they’re after
Haven’t you heard it’s a
Battle of words and
Most of them are lies
If money turns your world and
One day you find your world is
Upside down, well it’s no surprise
But you can come along with me
We’ll stick together on our way
And if you’re standing with me
We’ll make tomorrow better than today
There’s people in the streets
Holding up their signs
Shouting for their side to win
But some are carrying more than signs
And hate in their hearts
Waiting for the battle to begin
We’ve seen this all before
People make their war
Too scared to let a stranger in
But one thing I can say
That I know for sure
Without love no one can win
I’ve seen a lot of things
I’ve seen some crazy things
Some things I’ve never seen before
Some people out there
Are acting strangely
Like they’ve never been here before
But I know that you’re with me
We’ll stick together on our way
And if you’re standing with me
We’ll make tomorrow better than today
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That’s Where Dreamin’s Done
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson and Ritu Jain
Copyright 2019
Everybody thinks they know me
Doesn’t matter where I go
Put me in their little boxes
Go back to their show
Some people think I'm crazy
For singing all my little songs
They ask me what will I do
When old age comes along
Every day the world goes turning round and round
Oh and I keep holding on
People say I've lost my head up in the clouds
But that's where dreamin's always done
Everybody thinks they’re lazy
Never working hard enough
Rise up in the early morning
Don't come home till dark
Oh and now the weekend’s coming
But we are all off and running
No time to stay in bed
We've got to get ahead
Every day the world goes turning round and round
Oh and I keep holding on
People say I've lost my head up in the clouds
Oh, but that's where dreamin’s done
We know all about the problems
Happening in far off places
But when you're walking down the street
Do you recognize the faces?
We stare out of our picture windows
Watching as the world goes past
Well take a step out your front door
Because our time goes fast
Every day the world goes turning round and round
Oh and we're just holding on
Don't you think that we should let our minds be free
Before all our dreams are gone?
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9. |
You'll Be Moving On
04:06
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You’ll Be Moving On
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson & Ritu Jain
Copyright 2019
Yesterday I heard you say we’re over
How could I even try to say goodbye
When you left a long time ago?
Somehow I knew this day was coming
Like a thunderstorm cools off a summer’s day
And leaves you embraced by a chill
Now you’re moving on,
On down the line,
But how long
Will you hide from yourself?
You say the world can’t be trusted,
Carefully listening to everything that’s said
Doesn’t your head ever tire
Of reading between the lines?
Your give yourself such resistance,
Only ever playing a part
You keep your love at such a distance,
No one will ever steal your heart
Maybe in your world people don’t matter,
It’s all about how you can win
You think yourself the life of the party
But you come home mask in hand
Now you’re moving on,
On down the line
But how long
Can you hide from yourself?
Yesterday I heard you say we’re over
How could I even try to say goodbye
Cause you left a long time ago?
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10. |
Proclaim
05:12
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Proclaim
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson
copyright 2019
I speak no tongues
I bring no prophecy
Came down from the mountain
I saw no burning bush
I can’t heal lepers
But I will not yield to you
Nor render up my dreams
Even if they’re falling down
Like pennies from heaven
I can’t stop time
Or make you fall in line
But I hope that we can find
Some understanding
For I belong
And so we all belong
To the same mother we were born
In the same place we call home…
So don’t you forget it!
So summon forth your angels
Summon forth your demons too
Burn the words from your books like fire
Into your brothers
And I’ll summon forth my courage
Summon forth my reason too
‘Cos I’ve reason to believe that we all need
To live our own way
Got no use for prayer
No big man over me
Just a deep blue sky
Above my dreaming head
Got no use for hate
But I’d like to make you see
The things that bother me
In the silence of the night…
I wonder if you’d get it
Now you raise your hands in the air
And you raise your voice
And you scream at us sinners
And like the Red Sea, divide us
But I too can call out
And speak my testament
Battle back your fear
And proclaim a sweet compassion…
That you will not feel
So summon forth your angels
Summon forth your demons too
Burn the words from your books like fire
Into your brothers
And I’ll summon forth my courage
Summon forth my reason too
‘Cos I’ve reason to believe that we all need
To live our own way
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11. |
Of Stardust
09:15
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Of Stardust
lyrics and music by Brad Pouleson
Copyright 2019
Stardust
And starlight
Shine down on
You and me
The ocean, dark and deep
Has brought us
Wondrous life
Giving life
Standing on the beach
Yearning
To just reach out
To everything
Oh this crazy world
What a wonder and a light
Pulsing like the waves
I’ve seen a miracle tonight
Breathing
Out and in
This fragrant
Scent pulls me wayward on
Holding your hand in mine
Drifting
Through moments
Like sands of time
Oh this crazy world
What a wonder and a light
Pulsing like the waves
You’re a miracle tonight
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Brad and the Big Wave Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City based songwriter Brad Pouleson, has changed course with a new sound and a new band. Joined by veteran musicians John Kramer on bass and Doug Langbehn on keyboards along with newcomers Connor Wade on drums and vocalist Allison Yoder, the band has quickly cultivated a following. Pouleson’s songwriting has been compared with Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Chris Izaak and James Taylor. ... more
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