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Restoration

by Generic Concession Stand

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1.
Scapegoat 04:04
I tried so hard I did what I could. You just wanted to protect yourself Invested to remove me. So my stomach burned With all your turns! I somehow became your scapegoat. Stomped on my face (you hit me) Hunted me once again You never got tired of ripping my face off! Stomped on my face (you hit me) Hunted me once again Everyday I withstand Your inmost affections! Through those hard fought years I thought I survived the wars. I found myself betrayed And licking all my wounds. The disappointment I felt Slowly crept inside my brain. But I will keep my hope inside! 2012 Copyright David J. Yu
2.
Breakthrough 04:28
Every time you open your mouth to cut me down and viewed me unfairly I kept this face still and broken this poison aches but I want to spit it! You beat me with a cold weight but I kept trying to break through again Burned inside I feel less than human Remove these blinds And fly (FLY) I've seen the wasteland Gray and barren Your beady eyes stab me like knives You left me in chains wanting to cry but I still insisted to keep on praying! Burn these lies I feel so denied It seems like I'm in ruins but I need to keep on praying! 2012 Copyright David J. Yu
3.
Recession 04:37
Recession Trying to decide i mean tryin to concur if my vision more blurry or my speech more slurred rock this pass with a glass of fermented grain vodka oj give a fuck about a brand name dollar penny pinched -------paycheck thin band aid maintain sanity and suave grin rubberband legs, neck to the beat knock plot a protest  -------unite the whole block old is new again,  lootin treasury again cutbacks, sacrifice,  front like they playin nice -------bailouts,  tax cuts, bonuses class war, on your back the target and the onus is food riots round the world -------profit rebound downtown recession   uptown depression  ground down the sound now, listen to the drums pound first the guitar gently weeped, now it screams out if you workin mad hours trying to get the bills paid if your job closed down sent the work away unemployment ran out got no weeks pay foreclosed on your dreams but they still remain get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up get up cmon get it which way does the wild wind whistle thru your wide brim gristle in the eye again plank before the needle pin perish at the thought of it, blink, miss the message taught motives match mirrored foes floss before the meter go ticketed, booted slow, massive movin magic show -------run dat economy for greed not need making bullshit to sell expensive or cheap feed everybody, house everybody, teach? flat screen ere-ybody, Foxconned with fresh sneaks? art for the soul or readily disposed? dreams deferred sold for dreams deposed the ballet of the ballot belies the billions on it bought it for the price point, long money, strong voice hungry for a real choice 'bout to make our own if you workin mad hours trying to get the bills paid if your job closed down sent the work away unemployment ran out got no weeks pay foreclosed on your dreams but they still remain get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up get up cmon get it get up get up stand up uh uh uh uh see you a top dog or slum dog a boss or a worker in love with the past or the future for money or hope for power or freedom you can't serve one God and two masters my party's the people my tea color's green my flags all been burned as a heater Winter in America prophets they been tellin ya look for the signs, the change in seasons take another drink, come outside and get breathin not for a dem nibbling at the grass nicely not gop weed-killer sprayed nightly i'm socialist hand-made, sickle with the hand blade cultivate organically harvest growth naturally naturally 2012 Copyright Michele Maiorini

4.
Mend 04:10
Love fierce  like a tiger with 9 lives each time comin stronger and meaner like a tree goes through seasons with them roots that get deeper to the water table down where the seeker finds the inner guidance residing fill em up,  raise it up, experience the teacher if you giving love right pain gonna reach ya felt the cold earth in my hands grabbed for an answer pullin up grass open palm face expansive observe cycles of breath til the stillness is left no need for bombast each moment shall pass to the time right gotta die to be born fresh eyes look on with intention like a first time in sunlight honorable mention stretching out the claws on the lawn feeling playful im going for the kill this time i pray on for what i prey on im grateful state fully that im claimin what im made for one time for the lovers in love two times for the loved and lost three times for the hopeless and the hopeful four times for the fight and the cost There are times when I'm too strange to speak Does that make me a geek or unique? I am lost in the land of the talk Where I cannot even press restart Do you really want to find me? I'll be in the places of negativity with my head down and feet clowned I'm going to put my own self down There are times when I tried to escape But there's so much to gain if I maintain the desire of reaching higher No hesitation or frustration Just jump in and soak the intention I'm going to get to this place Where my heart touches my faith one time for the lovers in love out there two times for the loved and lost three times for the hopeless and the hopeful four times for the fight and the cost 2012 Copyright Michele Maiorini, David J. Yu & Ali Richardson
5.
Restoration 05:51
Stuck in ego It wrapped its fingers in my brain Thoughts are mixed in separation All the disappointments keep on piling heartache Digging up these feelings inside of me Separate me from my ego again And keep me in line with Your Spirit This world wants to taunt me on and on but this inspiration calls me while I'm alive Sometimes it feels isolation feeds division And I often get is rejection's staring gaze. Stop thinking all this nonsense And I will move on to the next destination Keep me in line with Your Spirit I want to connect and get closer than anything or radar can detect Let the Spirit flow Deep into my soul Deep into my soul on and on moving slow Oh oh 2012 Copyright David J. Yu

about

David thanks the Holy Trinity, my family (dad, mom, Deb, and Don), friends, Ali Richardson, Harun NaJashi Abdur-Rasheed, Chris & Melissa Conner, MicheleQJ, Nathan Jones, OpeYemi Akanbi, Lorne Behrman, Paul Roane, Dan Crook, Rocci, Mike & Marya Camilleri, Brad & Becca, PJ Raduta, George Dougherty, Stephen Jenkins, Eric White Sr. & Jr., Matt Mezzacappa, Marquita Dublin, Esther Doe, Patti Owens, Lesley & David Wright, April Bremme, Comfort Chie, Jason Short, Chuck Kanian, Melissa Cross, Mind TV, Alfredo Pangue, Andrew Bilach @ All Knowing Force, Angelo Capilli, Ceri, Cesminaz Yilmaz Taskin, Christian Bruzzeze, Dan Coutant, Dimitris Lazaris @ Hard City, Donna Franklin, Gizzmo Hennessey, Heather Feather, Heather McDaid @ Indulge Sound, Jacobbe, James Luke, Jeffrey Scott Miller, Jennifer Black-Gallagher, John Book @ This is Book's Music, Jonathan Kakuyo, Jordan Scott Kelter, Kelly Carvalho, Kris, Lane Cavalcanti, Lee Padilla, Mary Morisco, Maxx Paulson @ Rebel Monster Inc., Michael Delaney, Mike SOS @ Ear Candy, Natalia Vieira, Neil Morrison, Nerve VIII not Hate, Paras D Grat, PJ Plastino @ Black Collar Radio, Rach McCauley, Rosana Paiva de Silva, Shamus McGroggan, Shannon Simble, Tammy Jones, Yogi Duha, Vineyard Church folks, Crestwood folks, and you for listening.

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Copyright 2012 David Joon Yu
Copyright 2012 David Joon Yu & Michele Maiorini ("Recession")
Copyright 2012 David Joon Yu, Michele Maiorini & Ali Richardson ("Mend")
Copyright 2012 David Joon Yu & Christopher Conner ("Breakthrough")

credits

released May 11, 2012

Produced, mixed, and mastered by David J. Yu

David J. Yu- Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Programming, Keyboards
Ali Richardson- Bass, Keyboards
Harun NaJashi Abdur-Rasheed- Drums
Chris Conner- Guitars
(Please see specific songs for credits)

MicheleQJ- vocals on "Recession" and "Mend"
Dan Crook- additional vocals on "Restoration"

All songs written by David J. Yu except for:
-"Recession"- lyrics by MicheleQJ, music by David J. Yu
-"Mend"- lyrics by MicheleQJ, David J. Yu & Ali Richardson, music by David J. Yu
-"Breakthrough"- lyrics by David J. Yu, music by Chris Conner

Drum Engineering by Ali Richardson
Vocal Coaching by OpeYemi Akanbi & Ali Richardson

Cover Design & Illustration by David J. Yu

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