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Creative Being

by scraggo

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1.
Pieces 03:49
PIECES Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen dealing with the pieces that come fitting them where I must rarely are the shapes that I want I don't see how to adjust can I just send it back, send it back - no no can I just send it back, send it back - no no can I just send it back, send it back - no no you gotta take the pieces as they come raining down without end can’t just let them fall where they may losing hope as they descend turned them each and every way bridge: What I want and what I need I'm digging so hard I'm starting to bleed only one shot in this game of speed put me together and I'll be freed Got a picture in my head, but no canvas or paint got an ace and a jack but I ran out of dough tell me baby what’s the next play?
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Sandstorm 03:55
SANDSTORM Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen I remember a time when I didn't have to try to seek shelter from the rain. I remember a day when the sky wasn't so gray now fury grows along the bay this wicked sandstorm blowin' through the day throwin' trouble my way times are hard when everything's gotta change feelin’ older than my age We would stray to the cornfields all your love to me revealed I hoped you would always stay All of the sudden, pressure dropped winds screamed through the sea of crops never before felt the need to pray. chorus hard to breathe while time stood still grating away all my freewill the eye of the storm winked at me. I know you said, it's nobody's fault that no one could foresee chorus
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THE WORLD DIDN'T END TODAY Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen sun shining in on my eyes unfolding temperatures seem to be nowhere near boiling the meteor missed earth but you were hoping that the world would end today, that the world would end today flying saucers promised on May twenty first to scoop up the pious and leave all the worst but no plagues were sent and no dams burst cuz the world didn’t end today, cuz the world didn’t end today cuz the world didn’t end today you believed all the hype threw all your stuff away, you spent all the money you should've saved, your children will never respect you again, cuz the world didn't end today The doomsday leaders are as crazy as ever, follow their lies and get your treats in heaven, for now I'll stick with day-to-day living, cuz the world didn't end today, cuz the world didn't end today Blind faith is surely never innocent, many will suffer your blood will be spent, your loud mouthpiece has a busted belief So drink up your punch and pay up your fees You're a cog in the wheel for another rapture, think you can escape to greener pastures? where we'll never starve, ‘cause the preachers stuff our minds, You can't choose for yourself so you'd leave this world behind == the world that didn’t end today!!! the self-righteous ones spoke with haste, “I told you so” got turned around and now you must face that you've lost touch now another day to waste, because the world didn't end today Yes the world didn't end today
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You Could Love Me Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen things on my mind, I’ll try to explain I know it might sound a little strange I can’t get what happened out of my brain I don’t need a guarantee but it wouldn’t hurt my dignity for you to use my company You could love me if you wanted to You could love me if you wanted to You could love me if you wanted to, wanted to you don’t have to be with me night and day but we can’t stop this passion play I could be your partner in crime baby chorus I’m seeing this world grow cold Watching this tangled story unfold It feels like some sort of curse to be at the edge of your universe
5.
Creative Being Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen Open your unworn eyes All our hopes in your small size I’ll give you the best I can to start I’ll take you through this thing called life You’ll surely find love and strife Take it all and put it into your art You will be a creative being Born with gifts in all things sound The giving soul is without bound The world will want to hear what’s in your heart Endless shapes are in your hands The image that reflects in man From your fate I hope you don’t depart Innocence only lasts so long The lines will blur between right and wrong Some things you may never understand Be forgiving or be torn apart You will be a creative being
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Better Than Nothing Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen Been working all day how-to books and drinking matte getting closer but nowhere near Mozart or Beyonce you see me struggling choking and fumbling I need some truth to reach my ears turn it up so I can hear you say hey, ya know it’s better than nothing throwing those notes around the page you’ll hit that bullseye someday she said hey, ya know it’s better than nothing play those beats and strum those chords you’ll write a hit some day breaking my back tonight nothing seems to be alright guilty looks and a smoking gun hunting for a line that’s on the run this life I’m living where nothing’s fitting my intentions are all crystal clear but the words don't come I need to hear you say chorus It’s in my heart and that’s a start just need the right words to make the charts
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Language Barrier Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen don't know what you're thinking and I'll never know I look into your eyes, what can you show? I like your style, I like your spark so bare your teeth and make your mark but what you're thinking I'll never know I'll never know so love me love me if you dare although we're stumbling, I know you care so love me love me if you can bear that there'll always be a language barrier Look into the distance with such concern Teach me without words, I'll try to learn Bite the hand that tries to feed you won't give up on tryin' to read you but what you're thinking I'll never know, I'll never know I like your style, I like your spark so bare your teeth and make your mark but what you're thinking I'll never know I'll never know I'll never know I'll never know
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Behind 05:07
Behind Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen Head of hair like a bowl today is life's maximum toll Bad beat poetry half-baked philosophy Sonic youth when I'm alone current source of pain unknown stars shine down on the hill alive today only by will, cuz in my mind - I'm still behind riddled fortune - forward time it won't be soon - that I get signed cuz in my mind - I'm still behind Eat the bread on the shelf my body will reject itself another day, the setting sun always (much) more to get done A little more than half dead looking for a place to lay my head looking for the right pill to swallow if I lead, you shouldn't follow
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SAILING FOREVER Artist: scraggo Composer: David Emanuel Cohen well it's time this ship has floated through that great big sea I'll be putting up the sails on the water I'll be free well it's time this ship has floated through that great big sea I'll be sailing on forever tryin' to catch a dream maybe I'll hit a glacier or get caught in the perfect storm but if I don't leave this dry land tonight I may as well never been born well it's time this ship has floated through that great big sea Euterpe in her sweetest voice calling out to me with my arms I'll be rowing to a place I've never seen I'll let the winds take me to where I need to be It's not that you did me wrong no no no that's not why It's just that I hear a voice pleading for this anchor to be untied well it's time this ship has floated through that great big sea I'll be sailing on forever tryin' to catch a dream tryin' to catch my dream

about

"Creative Being" is an eclectic story of a creative being in a chaotic world. While the songs have a common thread in content and character, each song is in a different style: acoustic folk, pop, jazz, classic rock, grunge, electro, country, and more.

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released February 1, 2017

Album Credits:
THE PEABODY SESSIONS 2014
"Pieces"
"Better than Nothing"

Dave Cohen - Guitars, Vocals, Mix Engineer "Better Than Nothing"
Carlos Diggs - Drums
Daniel Gallagher - Bass
Ed Tetreault - Keyboards "Pieces"
Andy Branigan - Saxophones "Pieces"
Jeremy King - Backing Vocals "Better than Nothing"
Kiran Yemul - Backing Vocals "Better than Nothing"
Karl Wingate - Record / Mix Engineer, Aux. Percussion "Pieces"

Recorded at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore MD

DIGGS CITY 2014
"You Could Love Me"
"Sandstorm"
"The World Didn’t End Today"

Dave Cohen - Guitars, Banjo, Vocals, Record / Mix Engineer
Carlos Diggs - Drums
James Hall - Bass "Sandstorm," "The World Didn’t End Today"
Shawn Simon - Bass "You Could Love Me"
David Pratt - Harmonica "The World Didn’t End Today"
Ben Frock - Trumpet "You Could Love Me" (Recorded at Heartwood Studios, Baltimore)
Patrick O'Donnell - Violin "Sandstorm"
Kiran Yemul - Backing Vocals "Sandstorm," "You Could Love Me"
Billy Monroe - Mandolin, "Sandstorm"

Recorded at Diggs City Records + DEC Sounds, MD

DEC SOUNDS 2014
"Creative Being"
"Sailing Forever"

Dave Cohen - Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Record / Mix Engineer
Zach Herchen - Saxophone "Sailing Forever"
Jeremy King - Vocal producer
Benjamin Kramer - Bass, "Creative Being"
Alec Harwood - Drums

Recorded at DEC SOUNDS, Baltimore MD

HEARTWOOD SESSIONS 2014
"Language Barrier"
"Behind"

Dave Cohen - Guitars, Vocals
John Weeks - Drums, Bass
Kiran Yemul - Backing Vocals "Language Barrier"
Matthew Bennett - Keyboards "Behind"
Ben Frock - Record Engineer

Recorded at Heartwood Studios, Baltimore MD

SPECIAL THANKS to vocal coach Vincent Stringer for inspiration, advice, and support. Jo Laine Gee for the album artwork. Also, Bob St. John for mixing and mastering advice.

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