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Born To Wake Up

by decker.

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The Strawman 04:17
Though the desert days may take my life They won’t take my soul, they won’t take my pride Cuz when the strawman comes, got my eyes so wide Cuz I’ve been to the mountain. I’ve seen the light If the desert night, should call my name In my deepest dreams, in my desert haze If death shall come - it sets my soul free To the great unknown, to my desert peace If the desert love, should take my heart With her desert perfume and her eyes like stars If her loves grows cold, howl at the moon Dig a desert hole, for my desert gloom
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Burnin Grass 03:50
I get so tired baby I can barely think Trial by fire lately Most everywhere it seems So keep your eyes wide open Don’t you even blink So shut your mouth for just one moment Don’t you even think Takes a little getting used to maybe We’ll have to wait and see Sometimes life is like a locomotive Coming this way Dont stop, never stop now Got you surrounded Put all your hands where I can see Gonna walk, gonna run, I'm going to fly now Be anywhere just not with me So keep your eyes wide open Don’t you even blink So shut your mouth for just one moment Don’t you even think Takes a little getting used to maybe We’ll have to wait and see Sometimes life is like a locomotive Coming this way Does it make it any easier to swallow That it’s comin from me? The conversation rings a little bit hollow At least as far as I can see Takes a little getting used to maybe We’ll have to wait and see Sometimes life is like a locomotive Coming this way
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The Garden 04:11
Hard rain It's coming down like fists of gold And here's a dollar for your soul as you lay down, play dead, don't make a sound I liked it better when you remembered that you are god Won't leave you out there in the cold while you were draped in the king's clothes as you bathed in the sunlight's sweet rays, well I liked it better when you remembered that you were whole. I liked it better when you still pretended you were home. First blood It's raining down like chemicals But don't you tell me you’re afraid cuz some mad man sits in an office I liked it better when you remembered you are the one I liked it better when you remembered you're stardust, you’re golden, you're a billion year old carbon, we've got to get ourselves back to the garden Don't speak There's not a word you need to say It isn’t like you didn't know how To rise up from dark nights and coffins I liked it better when you remembered that you are love I liked it better when you didn’t just do as you’re told I liked it better when you still remembered you’re spirit, eternal the keys to the kingdom we've got to get ourselves back to the garden Dark night, dark song, soft light, sharp tongue Long fight, long gone, long breath, come home Dark night,heart song, soft light, sharp tongue Long fight, headlong, wake up, come home
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The Matador 04:15
Comin from the bottom and back into the middle You said that someone got him, why don’t you come and get him? Told me you forgot it, but now you say you miss it. Just hold on for a moment, cuz I can’t even hear ya hold on for a moment cuz I can’t even feel ya I’m just a robber who’s been diggin up graves I’m just a matador aware of my fate I’m just a martyr with no one to save I’m just a meteor exploding in space I’m just a meteor that’s glowing in space Ohh, it feels like a lifetime tonight Ohh, there’s never a right time Come around here another time Don’t come around with another lie Cuz no one told you there’s not a right time to die It’s just a clusterfuck the time that it takes I just won’t wallow in my time and then waste it I had a dream last night that I had a taste Sometimes I wish you would just shut up and face it Sometimes I wonder what on earth you are chasing I’m just a predator protecting my pride I’m just a lunatic that’s locked in a lie I’m just a fugitive with nowhere to hide What makes you think you’d ever take me alive? What makes you think I would just lay down and die? Ohhh, feels like a lifetime…. I’m just an animal locked in a cage I’m just a criminal consumed in my rage I’m just a visitor arriving too late I’m just a minister too numb to my faith Well, I’ve been going and growing for days I’ve been racing and chasing the chase I’ve been facing my face much too late I’ve been wasting my days with such haste But oooh I’ve seen the light, it shines like gold Rising up on freedom’s shore I’ll be the space here in between Our days, our dreams, our destiny Comin from the bottom and back into the middle
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Awake 05:07
You were born to wake up You were born to be new You were born to be light You were born to be true You were born to be love You were born to be life You were born to be the day You were born to be the night You were born to be moon You were born to be stars You were born to be Earth You were born to be Mars You were born to be kings You were born to be queens You were born to move mountains You were born to sing But, oh You are the one You've got to remember - you are the one Oh, you are the one You always remember, you are the one You were born to be silent You were born to be still You were born to fly You were born to heal You were born to give You were born to receive You were born to be right here, right now You were born to leave You were born to make magic You were born to breathe You were born to make love You were born to make peace You were born such a treasure You were born to smell rain You were born to feel pleasure You were born to feel pain But oh... You were born to wake up You were born to be new You were born to be light You were born to be true You were born to be love You were born to be life You were born to be the day You were born to be the night You were born for laughter You were born to cry You were born to be young And you were born to die You were born to inspire You were born to trust You were born of the sunrise You were born of stardust But, oh...
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Smudge 04:16
Hold your head high my only son My precious blood, my champion When you should fall along the way You’re not alone, don’t be afraid Day after day I’ll always love you You are the light She floats along her slow parade She walks out on the salty waves And as the moon lights up her face She casts her spells out into space This must be the place I’ll wait here for you You are the light Stars in the sky. Oh, mother earth This blessed life - sweet surrender Help us remember what we were The innocence of our rebirth We bathe in light We’re blinded by you You are the light
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Mexico 02:30
When I was a baby My mom wrapped me in blankets Now I’m feelin shaky And I can’t seem to shake it When I was a little boy I went to the city One day I’ll go to Mexico And I’ll make something pretty When I was under the desert stars I’d play all night long I’d dance until the morning came Then I’d sing my song And when the night returned I’d do it all again Go fly, my little bird Just remember where you’ve been I remember my mother Prettiest I’ve ever seen How she would read me stories Until I fell asleep Now I’m always workin And, man, I get so tired But when I see the ocean I always feel inspired
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The Saint 04:40
Well I’ve been treading water It’s getting harder and harder to breathe The seas are getting darker It’s getting harder and harder to see Well, we laughed til we cried We cried til we laughed Did you see the white light? Did it all go to black? It was a merciless end to an impeccable life And I’d give up my life for one more moonlit night And the pallbearers there, well, they shed a great tear And the faultlines we tread, they were never quite clear But, didn’t you fight? Didn’t you scream? Didn’t we dance? Didn’t you dream? It’s all just a dream. But do we wake up? And doesn’t it feel like there’s never enough Oh, you can run, you can run But you’re goin nowhere You can climb you can crawl But you’re already there But oh. Lift your head to the light Hold the light to your soul. Well I’ve been treading water It’s getting harder and harder to breathe Cuz they told you tales of triumph and treasure And it’s all been a lie They gave you gold for your heartbeat A prize for your pride And the pallbearers there, well, they shed a great tear And the faultlines we tread, they were never quite clear But oh. Lift your head to the light Hold the light to your soul. Light shines light Life. Breathe life. Light shines light Life. Breathe life.
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In the simplest terms, decker. is a singer/songwriter based in Sedona, Arizona. A more apt description would be musical mystic. He, himself, describes his sound as “psychedelic desert folk,” drawing inspiration directly from the vortexes of the red rock mountains and canyons where he resides—an area so widely renowned for its cosmic energy that millions of spiritual travelers flock there every year in an attempt to harness its power.

With a handful of self-released recordings to his name that have garnered praise from KEXP, Magnet Magazine and No Depression among others, decker. signed with revered independent label Royal Potato Family in 2017 to release a 10-song retrospective entitled ‘Into The Red.’ In 2018, he returns with a full-length collection of new material, ‘Born To Wake Up.’

Where previous albums have leaned darker in mood and content, the latest finds him maturing in his artistic viewpoint, offering glimpses of optimism and light across a range of songs like “Awake,” “Smudge” and “The Matador.” Glide Magazine recently wrote, “decker. is one of the country’s most criminally underrated songwriters.” With the release of ‘Born To Wake Up,’ that should all be changing.

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released September 14, 2018

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