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You're Invited

by Zion Rodman

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1.
After all is said and done We all, we all, we all head on Into the sun in the morning I know, I know I'm not the one Who's gonna sway the masses on A new way of thinking So the wheels just keep turning I've got no new ideas I've got no way out Just hit play and let it happen Get up, dress up and put the show on and Wonder where the last nine years have gone Part of the problem is you want somebody else to solve them But isn't that the way it always is, need I say more Cruel history buried deep beneath the pavement So I can feel insecure when she leaves me hanging but I care, I do, at least I think I do Most of the time I suspect I'm not even really supposed to Isn't that the way it always is, need I say more x2 My love is quiet, but my love's still bold Like a tiny flame ignited underneath the gas stove I'm a guest but I wasn't invited, yet I'm still here Eating all of the nachos and drinking all the beer But these arms can only reach so far for right now I'll reveal how I feel once I figure it all out Isn't that the way it always is, need I say more x2 Isn't that the way it's always been, need I say more
2.
I took a photograph of the future of what it should've been It was you, my best friend, one year later with a clear road ahead I took a photograph of the future of what it should've been It was her next to me, except she was a little more than just my friend But it's fine, they're still here still keeping me fed At the end of the line, that's what's clear inside of my head But the worst is knowing that there ain't no other reason Other than I did not know just what to say And like you I don't know where it is I'm going But that don't make me feel any more okay I took a photograph of the future of what it should've been It was you calling me on a weekend to see me again I took that photograph of the future when I was so much closer to you 'Cause I think I should be feeling so much more Now that I know you'll be leaving soon But these lines that we choose and that we travel Never seem to coincide in parallel They twist and turn and curve and reverse direction In a way that only time can truly tell I took a photograph of the future in the daytime I took a photograph of the future in the nighttime The light from the sun and the light from the moon Never seem to shine as bright as when they're not there with you But only in your mind I took a photograph of the future of what I knew it was going to be It was me standing here in the mirror thinking about next year
3.
The Storm 03:49
When the rain starts falling and the wind starts howling And those dark clouds roll on in There's a room of tired faces Who just wanna be in your good graces But did you ever listen to them There's just no understanding or something so demanding That comes to no positive end Just sitting around with your heads down And your eyes closed pointed at the ground Won't bring you any closer to him Or keep you warm through the storm Are you absolutely certain when you said that you felt something When you looked into my eyes Well how can you be so sure and say you have all the answers When you don't know what's in my mind It's just a lifetime of trying before finally realizing I was wasting all my time Well now I'm off to better things while you're still never listening And that's just fine It won't keep you warm through the storm You can't say that I'm wrong, you don't know what's above me You can't say that I'm wrong, you don't know what's below me You can't say that I'm wrong, you don't know who's beside me You can't say that I'm wrong, you don't know what's inside me
4.
Reasons Why 03:56
It's so easy to forget all the reasons why It's because of how we were raised It's because you're young and afraid and Everyone you know is on the same boat Drifting aimlessly down the dark side into the unknown It's because you wanna be cool It's because, well who could really blame you In a world where no one really has to be here but We exist so goddamn it you will hear me Loud and clearly It's so easy to forget all the reasons why x2 It's because I'm not doing my best It's because of the pain in my chest Of all the love that's trapped and cannot get out Just needed someone to come and let it out for me Someone like you It's so easy to forget all the reasons why x2 All of these cliches wouldn't be cliches if they weren't true somehow 'Cause there's only so many ways that one could truly say I love you It's because of nights like these It's because there's no one else with whom I'd rather be I've got my friends, I've got my guitar, I've got my family and I've got this beating heart in my hands The reasons why x3
5.
Oh where did all of the time go Like a landscape from a speeding car it just blurs and flows I think the answers lie in the length of your hair Every twist and curl's just a road that leads me somewhere Down roads with no beginnings and roads with no end I'm not stuck in the middle that implies balance I'll just coast 'Cause you won't know This perpetual fall did not begin with you I saw red but now I'm just seeing blue 'Cause there's nothing left for me to grab on and I've been falling down now for so long That I don't know what's up and I don't know what's down I don't even know if I'll ever hit the ground I'll just float 'Cause you won't know Now like everyone who came before you just disappeared And like every single time I'm still here And now on my way back into the atmosphere You've all left me with all this space so clear But I'm still here So it's head underground or head underwater At this point it could be one or the other I choke 'Cause you won't know
6.
Do you remember the summer Of four years ago and who your best friends were Do you remember running Down that dirt road after you thought you'd done something And how it all runs together Memories that were severed then sewn back together I know you remember this morning Staring across the water Backing in we're here again Have a look around and take it all in Water flooding, it has reached the ceiling It helps me remember, remember, remember That vague familiar feeling of never But now it's here again every time I breathe in Exhale and I'm gone again These growing winds demand that Every single grain of sand will Fall right through my hands Now can I be called a man I'm sure time erases Because in dreams I've seen faces I'm sure I've never seen Or maybe my mind just misplaced them But yet, there you are In the flesh and blood Laughing, talking and breathing Just like you should Just for starters I'll take you up on that offer Sit around the table and bullshit a little longer 'Cause we're never really here Our words just hang in the air It helps to remember, remember, remember That vague familiar feeling of never But now it's here again every time I breathe in Exhale and I'm gone again You said you remember me like yesterday As another day is smashed against the wall But I can't believe anything you say 'Cause it's something that you'd remembered yesterday at all Remember, remember, remember That vague familiar feeling of never But now it's here again every time I breathe in Exhale and I'm gone again
7.
A crowded bar So I'll try to keep this conversation short After all it's not like I've got that much left to say to you anymore Did you realize It's damn near impossible to summarize The last two/three years of our lives And actually say anything at all So I'll wait for the band to kick in Before I say anything else So you can't hear me before I disappear into the night I disappear into the night You said you'd call Just must be all the weed and alcohol I've missed out on Along with every faded memory Well if two's company and three's a crowd Then four five and six we'll just keep around To keep the night from falling down again Maybe you should go and call more friends While Iwait for the band to kick in Before I say anything else So you can't hear me before I disappear into the night I disappear into the night Two miles might as well be a whole world away And the last few years carry so much more than you could say I've already seen so much more than I'd ever want to see with you And I never have to go back again but something compels me to So I'll wait for the band to kick in Before I say anything else So you can't hear me before I disappear into the night I disappear into the night
8.
So for somebody to say I can't feel sad 'Cause someone else has it worse than I have That's like me to say you can't be happy 'Cause someone else has seen better days And you're invited to go your way I just need time, time to realize That too much time will just bury my mind So I'm glad I've got friends, friends who do so well 'Cause all this time won't kill itself And you're invited to walk through Hell Hold on to your soul, 'cause it might float away Hold on as long as you can cuz it will anyway Oh it will anyway So for somebody to say I can't feel sad 'Cause someone else has it worse than I have I just don't think they see to know there's so much more to me And every day I become what I want to be And you're invited to come with me
9.
14 Arms 06:12
Something is wrong Can't put my finger on it 'Cause we've come and gone Now we're right back where we started So find something nice to say If only just to say it These hours turn to days Before you know it Your words are just a broken promise 'Cause we all spend time so far away And there's always someone else Who has something new to say Love is all we have to give to everything As 14 arms carry me away So come on inside Come and join the party It will all be alright It will all be over shortly But whenever you call I feel like I'm on black ice I stumble and fall Whenever you come back into my life 'Cause we all spend time so far away And there's always someone else Who has something new to say Love is all we have to give to everything As 14 arms carry me away So tell me how you think all of this should be I can only hold on to what's in my memory 'Cause we all spend time so far away And there's always someone else Who has something new to say Love is all we have to give to everything As 14 arms carry me away
10.
Everybody that you know Is gonna end up coming back to you Up from 14 stories high At a fancy dinner party with a view We've all got the time to spend No priorities or cancelled plans Everybody that you know is here for you The new crescent moon hanging in the sky tonight was a sign That everyone and everything's exactly where it needs to be At this place and time Did you feel it like I did when the wind picked up and then I caught it I caught a ride back home Everybody that you know Is gonna end up coming back to you Up from 14 stories high At a fancy dinner party with a view We've all got the time to spend No priorities or cancelled plans Everybody that you know is here for you Test my hypothesis I think the results will leave you surprised Based on my evidence I think you'll see that I'm right That everybody's got the same disease Of keeping reality wrapped up in their childhood dreams You know there's no vaccine Everybody that you know Is gonna end up coming back to you Up from 14 stories high At a fancy dinner party with a view We've all got the time to spend No priorities or cancelled plans Everybody that you know is here for you
11.
Behind my eyes I felt a burning Sam said a change was coming Endlessly trudging up the hill, more like a mountain How long now I've stopped counting I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night The golden gilded mask has corroded A rusted orange silhouette is emerging Like sewage backing up making way for the surface Out of sight for a little too long for anyone to notice Did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night I was genuinely afraid but kept it all inside Now why don't I just say what I want Who really cares who I hurt, fuck your feelings All I remember is that all of the people who look like me Are already consistently seen as guilty Before I ever open my mouth Now I think about my momma Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama Old enough for her to remember Not having the right to justify my existence I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night Genuinely afraid but kept it all inside

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Finally with full instrumentation, each song is performed the way it's heard in Zion's head when he's playing alone with an acoustic guitar.

These tracks take you through memories of Zion's life around Cape Cod and Boston, and his experiences with everyone he's met around this time.

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released June 3, 2017

Music: Zion Rodman
Lyrics: Zion Rodman
Drums: Alex Katz
Banjo: Alex Katz

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Alex Katz
Produced by Inna Gertsenshteyn
Album Artwork by Warbird Creative

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Zion Rodman Boston, Massachusetts

Zion Rodman is a versatile musician who spends most of his free time singing and playing the guitar, bass, piano, and drums. He grew up in Cape Cod and lived in Boston, where he developed as a musician and recorded his first album and EP. Zion currently lives and performs in Chicago, and makes frequent visits to Massachusetts. ... more

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