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Speaking In Spirits

by The Copper Children

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1.
See the thing is, I know it's easy Still I try too hard baby Having a tendency To get hung up On the little things, Well honey As opposed to seeing the bigger voiture She said Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Just be yourself, Just be yourself Just be yourself, Just be yourself And we'll be feeling through émotions Like à rollercoaster baby Trying to figure which one of them is the truth hey But we will know no better feeling, you can't know no better feeling, she Said Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Just be yourself, Just be yourself Just be yourself, Just be yourself I've been thinking about, the things that we're going through But lately baby, you've been on my mind, alright So sing that sing, and dance that dance Go ahead and make that romance if that what you came for, have a good time Ya walk your walk, and sing your song It was as always there all along So do what you came for and shine, ya Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Don't be so shy, Don't be so shy Just be yourself, Just be yourself Just be yourself, Just be yourself Don't be so hard, so hard on yourself Don't be so hard, so hard on yourself Just live in love, just live in love Just live in love, live in love
2.
Roots 03:36
Mother my roots are in your garden My skin is the color of your soil From you like a flower I am growing Into you one day I shall return Oh ya, alright, everybody dancing into the night Oh ya, alright, everybody dancing into the night Well Mother my roots are in your garden My skin is the color of a pearl From you like a flower I am growing Into you on day I shall return Well Father my branches stretch up to you sky My praises go up to the most high Now I'm floating in the ocean with my arms wide open, yeah, yeah Now I'm floating in the ocean with my arms wide open, yeah, yeah Well Mother my roots are in your garden My skin is the color of, yippee!!! From you like a flower I am growing Into you one day I shall return Because the Universe is working in your favor, Ma’am The Universe is working in your favor, yeah!!! Mother my roots are in your garden My skin is the color of your soil From you like a flower I am growing Into you one day I shall return
3.
Drama 03:18
Drama in the city, Drama in the city Drama in the city, too much drama here Tell me mother what’s going on, chaos and confusion Oh child what’s happening, people burning and looting We don’t buy the illusion, we don’t buy the illusion Drama in the city, Drama in the city Drama in the city, too much drama here We ain’t harboring fear no more, it is love we are choosing We ain’t celebrating war, we are enacting solutions This is a revolution, this is our evolution No more drama in my city, No more drama in my city No more drama in the city, can’t have no more drama in my city man No more drama, no no more drama I said no more drama, no. no more drama Their was drama in my city yesterday, but there's no drama in my city today Their was drama in my city yesterday, but there's no drama in my city today There ain’t nothing to be afraid of and we’re not running There ain’t nothing to be afraid of, and we’re not scared There ain’t nothing to be afraid of and we’re not running There ain’t nothing to be afraid of, and we’re not scared
4.
Tall Grass 04:33
I’ve been following sunshine baby, I’ve been running from rain, I’ve been listening to my heart now, It’s been giving me pain Still I know, Darling I know, sugar I know, its temporary Sitting in the tall grass honey now, oh and I am living In the love baby, and the light of I’ve been following sunshine baby, I’ve been running from rain, I’ve been listening to my heart now, It’s been giving me pain Still I know, Darling I know, sugar I know, its temporary Sitting in the warm sun honey baby, oh and it’s concrete jungle But we’re still animals, and we still love each other I’ve been following sunshine baby, I’ve been running from rain, I’ve been listening to my heart now, It’s been giving me pain Still I know, Darling I know, sugar I know, its temporary
5.
Taxman 03:39
Mr Taxman, are you working for the government, Mr Taxman And do you live, in a real nice house, well life is a give, and a take so let's have a ball Mr Taxman Mr Taxman are you wondering, all about the Universe, well come on man He just get money, can’t get no love, he just get money, cannot get no love He just get money, can’t get no love, we all need love, we do have love I can’t help it if I don’t just lose my head, you are working harder now, for the government Don’t shake me down, don’t break me down, Mr Taxman Mr Taxman, are you working eighty, ninety, well come on man It ain’t about money, not everything is, ain’t all about it It ain't all about getting a paycheck Mr Taxman Mr Taxman, are you working, in the city, Mr Taxman Well come on man, you just have money, you don’t have love We all need love, we all need love, You’re still a human, you’re still a human, you’re still a Human, Mr Taxman We do have money, we do have love We do have money, we do have love We do have money, we do have love We’re rich in love I can’t help it if I don’t just lose my head, you are working harder now, for the man Don’t shake me down, don’t break me down, Mr Taxman
6.
What a funny world we live, head says to my feet Bless him holy smokers laugh, bless his swollen cheeks Damn, maybe I better off talking to myself, granted I not the man that I was when I left, Your side Now I’m standing toe to toe, devil staring me down I ain’t running no sir, knock down drag out And I’ll fall, into the cosmic experience, Like a child, going out, just to find Who he is, and love, love, love What a funny world we live, head says to my feet Bless him holy smokers laugh, bless his swollen cheeks Damn, maybe I better off talking to myself, granted I not the man that I was when I left, Your side What a funny world we live I am just a grain, of sand in the Universe And that is okay, cause I know, that we all go Back to the womb once more And love, love, love
7.
Well there’ve been times that I have felt so lonely, Weightless I was blowing in the wind, I good find no God above me, and that devil came creeping right on in There’ve been times that I have felt so bitter, smack your lips, and walk your walk She will do it like she does ain’t nobody gonna stop her Everybody dance, but no one really knows, this is how the song goes There was a rumble in the jungle last night, earthquake shake baby rock and roll ain’t gonna die No no no no We slept, we drank, we run till we could not think no more We jump, on stage, forgive us and our wicked way ya, ya, ya Old time medicine, Old time medicine Old time medicine, Old time medicine Old time medicine, Old time medicine Old time medicine, Old time medicine I need the old time medicine, long time coming Hear It in the night, like a steam train coming Strings and skins, rattlin’ bones, walking on the water and saving them souls I need that Old time medicine, Old time medicine Old time medicine, Old time medicine Little Johnny got the sickness, society breeds, hate and envy, worry and greed He needs that old time medicine, give me that old time medicine Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water Child, old time medicine Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water child Lord mercy, cotton field, Lord have mercy on the Goddamn field I’m gonna lay my burden, in the Goddamn field Lord mercy, cotton field, Lord have mercy on the Goddamn field I’m gonna lay my burden, in the Goddamn field Lord mercy, cotton field, Lord have mercy on the Goddamn field I’m gonna lay my burden, in the Goddamn field Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water child Old time medicine, set me free Old time medicine, walking on the water child
8.
Miriam 05:06
Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night on into the night Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night, on into The night If I were a sailor a pirate I’d be, out on the see yes out on the sea And if I'm a man, a musician I’d be, moving through time with this melody Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night on into the night Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night, on into The night, night, night If I were the moment, momentum I’d be Moving through matter don't matter to me When I close my eyes, that’s when I can see My breath is the wind, and my blood is the sea Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night on into the night Miriam she dances on into the night, into the night, on into The night, night, night Miriam she dances on out of the night, out of the darkness and out of the night Miriam she dances on out of the night, out of the darkness and into, the light, light, light
9.
You, feeling like an anchor, never ever letting go The storm has long but past, but still you’re dreaming in the end I understand that trouble don’t pass easily Because the heavier the weight, the harder the fall, But the darker the day, the brighter the dawn, and that’s a good thing You feeling like an ocean, water a wisdom collide, molecularly, I am, just a drop of water Because the heavier the weight, the harder the fall, But the darker the day, the brighter the dawn, and that’s a good thing You’re running, running, running, you don’t find It’s alright, it’s okay, we’ll just ride, yeah You’re searching, searching, searching You don’t find, it’s alright, its okay, we’ll just ride, into a dream Dream state, the moment we evaporated baby it’s alright, its okay, we’ll just ride, into a dream Dream state, the moment we evaporated it’s alright, its okay, we’ll just ride, into a dream Ages, and phases and stages, and time going by, time’s going by Ages, and phases and stages, and time going by, time’s going by, time’s going by

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_*Speaking In Spirits*_ is a nine-track album written by The Copper Children released on April 19, 2019. The songs vary in style, genre and mood, ranging from heart-wrenching introspective to uptempo, four-on-the-floor jams. This music has been the soundtrack for the band's life for the past few years and much of what they sing about has already transpired in a strange and beautiful way. The album consists of all analog recordings, bringing a warmth and nostalgia that is integral to the experience of Speaking In Spirits.

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released April 19, 2019

1. Don't Be So Shy*
2. Roots
3. Drama
4. Tall Grass
5. Taxman
6. Speaking In Spirits
7. Lonely Time Medicine^
8. Miriam
9. Anchored Dreamstate

Album art: Franki Zinke
Recorded and mastered by Matt Tanner and Brent Somermeyer
Recorded at Catadawn Music Studios, Denver, CO
Produced by: Matt Tanner and The Copper Children
*Nyki Flyin (Vocals)
^Matt Tanner (Korg Synthesizer)
© 2018 The Copper Children

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