Themes: social relationships fraying overtime and then being strengthens through reconnection; survivors guilt often being futile but real; lessons from Momma; rest and relaxation being very important for fighters and servants; spades as a metaphor for core social ties; relationships can be redeemed overtime; relationships can ebb and flow like the ocean waves
Dream of life on Orange Beach with our feet up
Falling asleep to the whisper of the waves
Whole team and the families retreating
Wishing we could go back to those days
But we’ve changed (life’s different)
We don’t call (I feel it)
We moved on (that spirit)
No ones fault (I miss it)
Takes hard work and sacrifice to free us
hope the deuce of spades is in play
When we reunite one day
I
Love it when the baby feel that ocean wave
Pull the sand from underneath their feet
Remind me when we drove south on the interstate
And she’d say look son there go all our trees
That was Oak Mountain and Red Mountain
we had no acres, we weren’t counting
vacations at the HoJo
McDonald’s was our bounty
Embassy Suites
put a forest
fountain
river
In the inside of the building
so astounding
She delivered
magic to me
Elves, dwarves in tattered pages
raggedy me
tagged along casually
Actually
Those weren’t even vacations
Work trips masquerading
Now I can see
Constantly draining
to be going every week
Baby complaining
Sumn he want
That he don’t need
pack up your bags and come with me
Maybe you’ll see
It takes a grind
For us to breathe
enjoy your time
Don’t act so deep
Learn to have fun
if you with me
Get out your head
Let yourself be
Learn to believe
One mustard seed
Is all you need
Trust in your dreams
Dream of life on Orange Beach with our Feet up
Falling asleep to the whisper of the waves
Whole team and the families retreating
Wishing we could go back to those days
But we’ve changed (life’s different)
We don’t call (I feel it)
We moved on (that spirit)
No ones fault (I miss it)
Takes hard work and sacrifice to free us
hope the deuce of spades is in play
When we reunite one day
Love it when the two spades is in play
Big joker hanging on my face
You gon have to feel some type of way
When i slap it down and make this table break
Haha
II
That lil boy grew up, got on his feet
Found a team
And, worked hard to earn his keep
Every now and then remembered bits of dreams
When he held them tightly he could even see
Fighting a system is exhausting
It’s a ministry, and it’s costly
Get too busy and don’t notice
broken pieces hanging off of me
Till puppet masters pay a visit
inspired by existence of resistance
And the depth of their own pitty
Make commitments
To share their time shares
We enjoyed peak at pleasure down there
standing in warm water so clear
wiping my baby girl tears
She standing there in the sand
Amazed
While the water draws her near
Weird that this privilege
Helped me struggle on through another year
Thoughts of her grand momma
She’d tell me stop wondering why folks aren’t there
And instead be with the folks right here
Dance in the crest
Laugh in the clear
Beat on my chest
Exhale the fear
Meanwhile she’s home
Doing the most
about her birthday
Even though its
Not till next year
She so excited
a reunion she dreamed
And I reply
I love that idea
And I reply I love that idea
And I reply I love that idea
And I reply I love that idea
And i reply
CHORUS
Dream of life on Orange Beach with our Feet up
Falling asleep to the whisper of the waves
Whole team and the families retreating
Wishing we could go back to those days
But we’ve changed (life’s different)
We don’t call (I feel it)
We moved on (that spirit)
No ones fault (I miss it)
Takes hard work and sacrifice to free us
hope the deuce of spades is in play
When we reunite one day
Production
Ahmad Fielder
Bao Pham
Felt Five Thompson
Shake the Field
Mastering and Mixing Engineer
Bao Pham, Mixology Studios Online
Recording Engineer
Tyler Atkisson, Robert Shimp, Technical Earth Recorders, Montgomery, AL
Felt Five Thompson, Technical Earth Recorders, Felt House, and The Beacon, Montgomery, AL
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