1. |
My Name Is Raj
01:01
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My name is Raj
I was born into a kingdom of royalty
My father ruled over me and my siblings -
Indeed over the whole kingdom -
With justice and relative peace
I grew up under my father's care for many years
With innocence and naivete
Guzzling down my father's words
Like a ferari takes in its gallons of gasoline
That is until one day my curiosity could contain itself no longer
My father spoke, but my mind wandered
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2. |
Way of the Wise
04:21
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Listen, my children,
And gain understanding
Listen to what I will say
At any cost you must
Gain understanding
From her words do not turn away
She cries aloud in the streets and towns
“Repent and hear me now!”
But can you hear her say…
“The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
Amidst all the lies
There is truth that
Cuts through the noise
The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
Can you hear my cries?
Turn from your ignorance and live
In the way of the wise”
She cries day and night
But her cries go unheard
Can’t you see the truth in her eyes?
All of your life
You’ve been steeped in confusion
You’ve bought into every lie
But she cries aloud in the streets and towns
“Repent and hear me now!”
But can you hear her say…
“The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
Amidst all the lies
There is truth that
Cuts through the noise
The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
Can you hear my cries?
Turn from your ignorance and live
In the way of the wise”
The way of the wicked
Is filled with delusion
Turn from it and all of its ways
You’ve drunk wine of violence,
Consumed bread of hatred,
But you will shine in the light of day
By wisdom the Lord
Created planet earth
Even before you were born
He knew the day of your birth
Men of pride will try to
Take away your prize
But don’t give them the time
Walk straight on down the line
Hold on to
All that you
Know to be true
Do not
Turn away
Or forsake
Jesus
Who is the way
The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
Amidst all the lies
There is truth that
Cuts through the noise
The dearness of life
Is found in
The way of the wise
I know you hear my cries
You’ve turned from ignorance to live
In the way of the wise
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3. |
Everybody Let's Vacate
03:40
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Here I go, I’m out on my own
I’m kicking my father off of his throne
Now everyone will see that this is the new me
Life is so grand; won’t you come join me?
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get a-get a-getty on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired t-t-t-t-tired of this atmosphere
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired of this atmosphere
My father, he was such a bother
I’m not gonna wait another
Day to find my way out of this wasteland
Come along with me; you can take my hand
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get a-get a-getty on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired t-t-t-t-tired of this atmosphere
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get a-get a-get on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired t-t-t-t-tired of this atmosphere
You may say that life is better here; I disagree
Maybe I’ll be gone a day or maybe years
But you can’t stop me
Father won’t miss me
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get a-get a-getty on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired t-t-t-t-tired of this atmosphere
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired of this atmosphere
Everybody, let’s vacate
Let’s a-get on outta here
See, the world looks so great
And I’m tired of this atmosphere
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4. |
My Heart Was Lost
01:30
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So I left my father
Left all I had known
I found my way to a drunken home
A bar filled to the brim with confusion
And there amidst all the delusion
I took the hand of the most beautiful woman
She drew me in, how could I have known?
She was only there to try and play me
Lure me in with her enchanting beauty
Give me all kinds of promises
But take only my money
And my heart
Oh, my heart
Lost…
Oh, lost…
My heart was lost in this delusion
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5. |
Lost In Your Love
02:30
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I am lost in your love,
Waiting for you
You are the essence of love
I can’t live without you
I am lost in your love,
Waiting for you
You are the essence of love
I can’t live without you
I am hanging on your words
My hope is in you
I want to demonstrate your worth
I’ll give it all for you
I am lost in your love,
Waiting for you
You are the essence of love
I can’t live without you
So I wait... for you
I wait... for you
I am lost... in your love
In your love
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6. |
I Waited
01:06
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I waited…
I waited for hours, days, months,
And my love never came back
My whole world was under attack!
I scrambled to find any meaning in life
I was sure of my future – sure she’d be my wife
And then everything came crashing down
I’d tell you I went insane,
But that’d only be the half of it
I felt like half of me had been torn off and done with
All my desires, all my pleasures,
All the innermost happiness of my soul
Gone
In the heat of everything, my mind was racing:
“If your happiness is over, perhaps you should take to erasing
The happiness from every other soul around
Start with your ‘wife’ and spread the love around
“If joy is an empty pursuit
Maybe terror will thrill your soul
If you’re going to hell,
Might as well drag the whole world down the hole”
And so my psychotic vengeance began…
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7. |
Psychotic Vengeance
01:05
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"I can't believe I was wrong...
I can't believe she'd just up and do this to me!
You were supposed to be the one!
Well, if that's the way you're gonna be, girl,
I say, a life without me isn't worth living...
Yes... let's see just how quickly you regret your poor decisions
When a piece of cold metal is looking straight into your eyes..."
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8. |
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"Finally, I'm free"
The world is a bright blossom, spinning cylindrically
The world is a purple flower, with green grass underneath
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9. |
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"Have you checked on the patient?"
"Yes, he was muttering something about flowers..."
"Oh dear! What are we going to do with him?"
"He's been like this since we brought him in here - fully deluded."
"We should try to put him to sleep... Do you know any lullabies?"
"Ugh... I'll do my best."
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10. |
Life's A Dream
02:38
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"Where am I?
Is this a dream?"
All the dreams inside you seem to beckon you
You’ve lost your way; it’s seems today you’re the fool
So you escape to other places, virtual
Where everything is bliss; you kiss the one you knew
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Dreaming now, you have found the key to peace
You fear the day you wake to face reality
Your inner mind insists in time this dream will cease
But you deny its hurtful cries and on you sleep
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
"Is that..? It is!
Oh, love, I've missed you so dearly!
I thought you had left me forever."
"Darling, don't worry,
I'm always here whenever you need me.
Stay here with me, will you?"
"You know I'll never leave you,
Not now that I've found you again.
I can't believe it;
It's like a dream!"
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
Life’s a dream…
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11. |
Psycho
04:46
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All my hope in this purple flower
Symbol of my father’s throne
I’ve made a mistake here
Now I’m left to die alone
Feel the constriction
Straightjacket on your bones
Drowsy from the medicine
Driven far from your home
“Remain calm!” is the relentless echo
The flashing lights of blue and red
I remember the smell of gunpowder
My arrest and my lover dead
“We’ve got the place surrounded!
Watch out! We’ll break down this door!”
My red-eyed gaze had found them
My fangs in his neck began to gore
Eyes open wide,
I heard him cry:
You’re a psycho, after all
I’d heard the reports, but now I know
I’m trembling in my skin, but I’ll take you in
We’ll make sure you’ll never be the psycho again
Now I’m trapped in this white room
No escape for my soul
I feel like a hostage
No windows at all
Wait! What’s that in the corner?
A little window to a vacant space
I can see the outside world
My plan is nearly in place
A glimpse of something catches my eye
A purple flower of royal hue
I remember my father’s robe
He told me I’d wear it soon
Why did I disgrace him?
I was better off in that place!
I’ll beg the king’s forgiveness
Maybe he’ll make me a slave
I’m changing my ways
I’ll see his face
I’m not a psycho anymore
I’m trading my chains for an open door
I’ll give up my greed to have my father take me in
I just hope I’ll never be the psycho again
Psycho
Strange
Crazy
Deranged
All these things will be erased!
I’ve come to my father’s embrace
You’re my son and that is all
I’ve waited for this moment since the day you left home
Everything you’ve done is already forgiven
Don’t worry, son, I’ll keep you safe
You will reign with me one day
I’ll make sure you’ll never…
Be the psycho again
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12. |
Hawk Song
03:48
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God, I ain’t got no more ideas
Everything I do turns into trash
My hopes rise and rise to highest heights
But then I’m catapulted into devastating failure
All my dreams crush like ice under pressure
The lostness of my mind is beyond my understanding
I’m standing on You -
No, I’m falling
Falling to my knees,
God would You please
Take away my pride?
Oh wait, You did that already
You did that just now
And how, how… how did I fall?
I thought that I was flying high,
Soaring like a hawk,
Caught quick in a bad trap,
Smack dab in the middle of
All that I was dreaming of
And somewhere inside the love
Was a lovelessness – I can’t resist
Nah, I’m drawn in,
But I’m drawn out
An’ it ain’t a good picture
I pictured a firm fixture
But my mind wasn’t fixed on
Only one song
‘Cause I wanted to be careful,
Not wanting the song to fade away
And be replaced
By a catchier tune
Ah, but carefulness turned out to be a nest without care
And my hawk-song was drowned out
I feel like I’ been cast out
Drowning and drowning in all my doubt
And I wonder if anyone will ever hear me
Oh God, it’s my desperate plea
Time after time after time after time
I’ve felt more love than ever before
Yet I guess I'm just staring straight at a locked door
Or more, very well, I really don’t know
It’s like there’s a twisted mind with a cruel, cruel joke
Laughing and laughing and laughing and laughing
As the clock ticks ever so slowly
Tick… tock… tick… tock…
And all the world stops
And I see those demon eyes
He thought they were disguised
But I see through the lies
And I know – I KNOW -
He’s out to get me
He wants to tear apart my flesh,
Rip me limb from limb
And this limb I’m perching on
Doesn’t feel very strong
Give me one good wind -
SNAP! – and I’m gone
Oh! To fall doesn’t feel very good at all
Oh… But I’ve gotten good at it
I WISH I could be good at loving You,
My mighty Savior, my God from my youth
I WISH I could rise up and speak the truth
But I fear the truth would lead me to suffering
I fear the truth and all it brings
But what do You say?
“The truth will set you free”
How, oh God??
How am I ever to come to grips with this?
Open my mouth, oh God, and let it pour forth -
All the truth I’ve been holding back -
And what’s more,
I want my focus to be on Your Son
I want all that’s bogus to be over and done
My wings are wounded,
I’ve fallen too far
And of all the pain that’s been drawn from my heart,
I’m not sure what’s the worst part
To be rejected – ah, that happens all the time
But that doesn’t make it feel any better
No, I wonder
If it wasn’t such a feeling that reciprocated at me
After I had drowned out another
In the sorrow I now feel
What is real?
I’m finding it incredibly hard to affirm the reality of anything
But I know You, God
At least that’s something
Something far greater than me
Something far greater than love
‘Cause it finds its ultimate source and center in You
And through You, through You,
I will take to the skies again
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13. |
Prodigal Son Song
03:38
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I was the son whose heart was aching
I was the son who wouldn’t stay
But it’s about time I returned to my family
It’s about time I came home to You
I ran away without a clue what I was missing
It’s about time I came home… to Your love
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
I was the son whose soul was aching
I was the son who wasted everything
But it’s about time I traded my sorrows
It’s about time I wore Your robes
I wanted more but didn’t know what I was missing
It’s about time I came home… to Your love
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
And the praises I bring, with a child’s heart
I sing, “Receive this simple offering”
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
Father… You are so good to me
Daddy… You are so good to me
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14. |
Hard To Get (feat. D3)
03:36
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Oh Go- God You go- got me so good
You put an arrow to my heart like robin hood
You bo- bought me, bro- brought me to Your hood
All my mistakes I’ve/I’d ever made and yet You understood
With You I don’t have to worry
Don’t have to hurry
I c- can take my time
So when I see the world tryin’ to pull me
World tryin’ to fool me
It’s sayin’ m-m-mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
I’m gonna be
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘C-c-c-c- ‘Cause God got to me
First!
Ooh, loo- look, loo- look at this now!
Some pretty little thing is walking down my way, wow!
She go- got me, go- got me; I can’t allow
This to get over my head so I’m heading out!
With You I do have the strength to
Do what I need to
I have made up my mind
So when I see the world tryin’ to pull me
World tryin’ to fool me
It’s sayin’ m-m-mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
I’m gonna be
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘C-c-c-c- ‘Cause God got to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘C-c-c-c- ‘Cause God got to me
First!
It’s gonna be hard to get to me,
Arguing about theology.
Don’t bother; please the Spirit up inside of me!
Know what that means?
That means the demons fynda flee from me
And Jesus I believe in ‘cause He died for my iniquities!
Any other road than God’s is the wrong road.
Is conforming to the world worth having your soul sold?
No, I don’t think so!
So I’ma keep Romans 1:16 on the dome, reppin’ the Christos
Reppin’ the Christos. Yeah, that’s the Christ –
He’s the way, He’s the truth, He’s the life!
You ain’t getting’ me!
You ain’t gon’ get anything outta me!
‘Cause I’m t- tied up in a knot now
Yep, there ain’t n- no way I’m gettin’ out!
I’m captured, e- e- enraptured
God h- hunted me down like a wild bird
I’m His – there’s no more than this
If you got a problem, then add it to the list!
I ain’t changin’ my stance,
Rearrangin’ my dance,
To get closer to you
No, I’m not a foo’
I belong to God, and He’s all I see
You can come to Him, too
But just know I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna
I’m gonna be
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘C-c-c-c- ‘Cause God got to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘Cause Go- go- g-g-go- go- g-g- God got to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
H-h-hard to get
To ge- to get to me
‘Cause Go- go- g-go- g-God got to me
First!
Yeah, that’s right. I’m on reserve. So you ain’t gettin’ me!
Y- y- y-y- y-you ain’t gettin’ me!
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15. |
The Heavenly Ethnicity
02:04
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And so it went that upon returning to my father,
I was free from my psychotic burden
God above looked down on me
And saw my rebellious heart
But He also saw my need
He took away my old heart
And transformed this life of mine
I was pursuing my own desires
But He had something else in mind
Free to love like never before
Following God forevermore
The trappings of my mind were cast down to my feet
And I see, I see, finally I see
Now I truly am a son of the King,
Among the royal family,
A lineage descended from heaven,
Come down to earth in the form of a man
As bloodstains marked the foot of His cross
I am no longer lost
I am no longer a slave
My name is Raj,
But I know in Heaven I've been given a new name
My past has been washed away,
And no matter what blame you try to dig up from the grave
I know the God I'm believing,
And I know He has the power to save
So brave, brave, brave I will stand
Despite the temptations that come my way,
Eyeing me saying that nothing’s really changed
My house ain’t built on the sand,
I ain’t givin’ in to the devil’s plans
My house is firm
So here’s something you should learn:
My father was right
Wisdom is the only thing that will keep your sights
From slipping off course
And the source of wisdom is this:
To know God and follow His commands
For then you are truly His child –
Born of His Spirit,
Bought with a price,
Brought into…
The Heavenly Ethnicity
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"Adventurous" "Dark" "Quirky" "Theatrical" "Eclectic" "Unexpected Twists" "Refreshing" "Storytelling"
All these things have been said of Ethnicity's music, a style they personally call "narrative-infused alternative rock."
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