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Red Room
04:23
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She was with her friends
I was with mine
Saturday night
And we were having a good old time
Then I saw her sitting all alone
And I’m not usually one to say hello
But my legs started shaking
my heart started aching
And I knew…..
When I saw her at the red room
It all started at the red room
Yeah my legs started shaking
My heart started aching
And I knew
When I saw her at the red room
Pretty mama at the red room
Oh I never thought I’d fall in love
At a quarter past one
In the red room…
I sat down and said
Now what’s your name
And she said “oh, I like to play this game”
I said maybe, baby we could go out
Another night we’d tear up this whole town
Well my head started spinning
I knew I was winning
Yeah I knew….
When I saw her at the red room
It all started at the red room
Yeah my head started spinning
I knew I was winning
Yeah I knew…
When I saw her at the red room
Pretty mama at the red room
Yeah I never thought I’d fall in love
At a quarter past one
In the red room…
Ohhh ohhhh, ohhh, ohhhh
When I saw her at the red room
Ohhh ohhhh, ohhh ohhhhh
Yeah my legs started shaking
My heart started aching
And I knew…
When I saw her at the red room
It all started at the red room
Yeah my legs started shaking
My heart started aching
And I knew…
When I saw her at the red room
Pretty mama at the red room
Oh I never thought I’d fall in love
At a quarter past one
In the red room….
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2. |
Love You Like A Lion
03:45
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Darling, you got that figure
That makes a young man wish he was richer
And I, can’t stop picturing loving you, ohhhhh
And I know, you got problems
And I don’t think I can solve em
But there’s one thing
There’s one thing that I can do….
I’ll love you like a lion, ohhh
We can leave the light on, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher
I’ll love you like a lion
Ohhhh, like a lion…
Ohhhhh
Darling, you’re so amazing
You got the whole jungle floor shaking
And I, my legs are shaking
Girl I’m aching for you, ohhhh
And I know…you got powers
And you can stop time with that hour…glass
But baby, are you waking, to the truth?
I’ll love you like a lion, ohhh
We can leave the light on, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher
I’ll love you like a lion
Ohhhh, like a lion - Ohhhhh
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhh like a lion
Darling, you’re such a stunner
You make an old man wish he was younger
And I, can’t help but wonder
What would be…you and me
Loving like lions
Ohhh, like lions, ohhhh
I’ll love you like a lion, ohhh - We can leave the light on, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher, ohhh - I’ll take you even higher, ohhh
I’ll take you even higher - I’ll love you like a lion
Ohhhh, like a lion - Ohhhhh
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
Oh ohhhhh, like a lion, hey!
I'll love you like a lion
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3. |
Bring Me Down
03:39
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You made me believe I was worthless
Like trying wasn’t even worth it
I kept trying to perfect perfect
So you would see me for me
And now I know what hell is
It’s feeling completely helpless
You even called my selflessness selfish
Left me no room to breathe
Ohhh demon, dragon
Where is your compassion?
Actually I’m done with asking
I know you won’t come around…
But I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
See I was afraid of abandonment
So I let you take my innocence
They say the damage is permanent
But the bravest hearts have scars…
Ohhh demon, dragon
Where is your compassion?
Actually I’m done with asking
I know you won’t come around…
But I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you, bring me down (won’t let you bring me down)
I won’t let you, bring me down (won’t let you bring me down)
I won’t let you, bring me down…won’t let you bring me down…
And even when you’re not here
I hear your voice whisper in my ear
And for years I thought that all of my fears, were real
And now I know that it’s all you…
Ohhh demon, dragon
Where is your compassion?
Actually I’m done with asking
I know you won’t come around…
But I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you bring me down
I won’t let you, bring me down (won’t let you bring me down)
I won’t let you, bring me down (won’t let you bring me down)
I won’t let you, bring me down…won’t let you bring me down…
I took the weight on my shoulders
But as I've gotten older
I've realized that you're a boulder
Coming down the mountain
And I won't let you bring me down again
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4. |
Lost Your Lover
03:50
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Hey brother
You better run for cover
Cuz it’s raining man
And you don’t understand
You don’t understand
Hey sister
You thought you had a mister
But he missed, huh,
Calling you when you were falling into a ditch, ohhh
And you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost…ohhhhh
Hey cousin
I don’t know where you’re running
But she left you
Ohhh she left you, it’s true
Hey neighbor
You are not in danger
But it’s scary, ohhh it’s scary it’s scary
When you’re alone in your room….
And you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost…ohhhhh
Seems like the clouds will always stay grey
It seems like the pain in my chest will never go away
It feels like the rest of my days are gonna be spent in that ditch so…
Hey mother….hey father….
Hey son…hey daughter
When you lost your lover
When you lost your lover
When you lost your lover
When you lost your lover
And you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost your lover (when you lost your lover)
When you lost…ohhhhh
Ohhhhhh, ohhhhhh
Ohhhhhh, ohhhhhh
When you lost your lover
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5. |
Home
03:10
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I don’t know how many months
I was living out a suitcase
Always packing up
And moving on to a new place
Lord it’s been so long
Singing the wanderer’s song
In my mind’s camera
I look back and remember
Surfing on couches all of last December
The city made me strong
But it feels so good to be home
Where I can play my records loud
And put my feet up on the couch (ohhh!)
Leave my glasses in the sink
And just sit back and think…
To be home, to be home….to be home
Ohhhh to be home, to be home
To be home…to be home
Met a young vixen
And got lost in the passion
Ended up living in a millionaire’s mansion
But I knew it was wrong
Singing another man’s song
In my protest I ended up homeless
Felt myself crushed under the stress
But the glory is I’m strong
And it feels so good to be home
Where I can play my records loud
And put my feet up on the couch (ohhh!)
Leave my glasses in the sink
And just sit back and think…
To be home, to be home….to be home
Ohhhh to be home, to be home
To be home…to be home
I didn’t know where the road was going…
Waking up confused in the morning…
But I kept holding on
Till I could sing a song called home….
Where I can play my records loud
And put my feet up on the couch (ohhh!)
Leave my glasses in the sink
And just sit back and think…
To be home, to be home….to be home
Ohhhh to be home, to be home
To be home…to be home
To be home, to be home,
To be home…to be home
To be home, to be home,
To be home….to be home
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6. |
Promised Land
04:47
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We’ve been down a lonely road
Don’t you think by now we’d know
How it feels to be alone?
We prayed to the flashing lights
We stayed awake all night
We just never realized the truth
That if you believe
Before you can see, it’ll be, it’ll be
If you can taste before you touch
If you can feel before the rush
If you can dream before it’s done
I know we can, I know we can
Make it to the promised land
And we bought what we didn’t need
Thought that it would set us free
And now the trees and rivers bleed for us
But if you go in
Before you begin, we all win
If you can kneel before you run
If you can feel before it comes
If you can see that all is one, I know we can
I know we can make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, make it to the promised land
And they won’t take us away in their chariots
No matter how we pray for deliverance
Woe to those who steal the throne
Stepping on the ones below
We are kings all on our own
And queens yes I know
But if you go inside
The temple, past the mental
And into the middle see an eye….
Do you see the light?
If you can taste before you touch
If you can feel before the rush
If you can dream before it’s done
I know we can, I know we can
Make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, we'll make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, we'll make it to the promised land
Ohhhh, we'll make it to the promised land
I thought I was the only one
Suffering under the sun
But now I know it's just begun
The new time...
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7. |
Higher Self
04:40
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You don’t have to worry
I got you babe
Life is such a hurry
But I got you babe
Ohhhh, everything’s gone be alright
You can let it be tonight
See it’s written in the sky
Ohhhh, they only know what they know
Might not know the reason so
More reason to let it go, right?
Stay high…higher self, ohhhh
And say high…..higher self, ohhhh
We don’t have to push it
We’ll take it slow
We don’t have to rush it
I’ll let you know…
That everything’s gone be alright
You can let it be tonight
See it’s written in the sky
Ohhhh, they only know what they know
Might not know the reason so
More reason to let it go, right?
Say high…higher self, ohhhh
And stay high….higher self, ohhhh
Ohhhh as the colors fade to black
It’s ok to lose your track
It’s ok to lose track of…time
Say high….higher self…ohhhh
Say high…higher self, ohhhh
And stay high….higher self, ohhhh
Ohhhh as the colors fade to black
It’s ok to lose your track
It’s ok to lose track of…time
Say high….higher self…ohhhh
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhh
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhh
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhh
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhh
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Melaku Santa Cruz, California
Melaku is an artist, songwriter, and producer.
In 2018, he released his debut album
"Golden Age,” and in 2019 released his sophomore album "Dream World." In 2020, he released his single "Paradise," and in 2021 released the singles "Still Within" and "Dream World"
His music has been positively reviewed by Consequence of Sound, With Guitars Magazine, The Indie Source, BuzzMusic, and more.
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