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Sound Thinking

by JB

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Im a world citizen, citizen of the world// The world is far from perfect, so we need it to unfurl// Let me give you an example of how it should be// Just sit down and listen, ill make you some tea// Let'me give you some news, ill be ur anchorman// My country is the world, all men are my brethren// Accept that we are one, but all unique// Like different flowers in one garden, so to speak// We've got to Work hand in glove, for a true community Put your best foot forward so we do get Unity Thats the ultimate goal, for a world citizen And if it doesnt work, we'll just try it again Soak it in, let it sink in, it goes far// We are far, far away from that what we really want// It always starts with a dream, guess we're in between// Just gotta make it visual like it fits on a screen// I'm a world citizen, citizen of the world// I know every man consists of diamonds and pearls// It doesn't matter where you're from// 'Cause I know that we are one// Im a world citizen, citizen of the world// I send this message out to every boy and girl// The thoughts you put in your head, they come out when you act// In interaction with others, so I love practicing tact// In a world where citizens are countrymen fellows whom conversate meaningful, this song is for those// I guess these songs depict a world packed with meaningful flows// Where even stuff and nonsense is making you grow// How does that sound to you, it sounds wonderful// Like a waterfall, coast down with no obstable// It's pretty beautiful, when you wake up every rise// And your community's unity, everybody acting nice, right// And I don't take this lightly, there's no need to pinch me// Every fool who says dreams are a waste of time// I believe in God, that's a whole other subject World unity is a dream of globalisation and logic// I'm a world citizen, citizen of the world// I know every man consists of diamonds and pearls// It doesn't matter where you're from// 'Cause I know that we are one//
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Sunburn 03:27
Blow your mind on the edge of the sacred and the silly// I pause to wonder, this is my natural ability// The beauty is captured in the blink of an eye// This exposure to life shapes how my vision is dyed// No wonder so many people are sad and depressed// Like all these family drama's, mom and dad make a mess// That's why I chose to learn to teach 'em how to succeed// It's dire need, so these breezes are the hope for succes// The sky is blue or grey, I'm colorblind anyway// I'm insecure about what clothes match to wear today// When I think about this, life could be sorta grey// But it's sweet that underneath we put our life on a pathway// And once we grapple on we get a bigger dosis// Of reality, candle lit, experience shows it// Bask in artistic brilliance, a way to build resilience// We sing our song to carry on building bridges to zillions// Struggle is growth, joy to the pain// Sacrifice is love, moths to the flame// I adore and therefore need to find it's name// It produces ecstacy to set the world aflame// Struggle is growth, joy to the pain// Sacrifice is love, moths to the flame// I adore and therefore need to find it's name// It produces ecstacy to set the world aflame// Isn't that insane? Where you find that in the brain?// We reach for the sky like the towers in Bahrain// But people jump off towers when they're dreams are drained// To leave our collective mind troubled and stained// Insane, breaking down the sum of it's parts// To it's parts, atoms, neutrons and quarks// Infinity both ways, I was counting for days// What is it trying to convey, isn't that insane?// Isn't that insane, one day I was daydreamin'// My conscious was streamin', I let you glean in// I saw a box of matches lying on the table// When it started to shake it's when it started a fable// A little match climbed out, and guess what// He started rubbing his nut to the side so hard// He got all excited when he caught the first flames// After seconds he was charred only his smile remained// Struggle is growth, joy to the pain// Sacrifice is love, moths to the flame// I adore and therefore need to find it's name// It produces ecstacy to set the world aflame// Struggle is growth, joy to the pain// Sacrifice is love, moths to the flame// I adore and therefore need to find it's name// It produces ecstacy to set the world aflame//
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They say Joe this is ya moment, grab the mic and hold it// Grab their ear and own it, thank for you that// The matter's for the mind, but what is it worth// Without the heat for the heart, where love can pick his nest and birth// Cause love is a bird, let him be preferably// A nightingale who salutes you, alludes you to the dawn// Sings to me, beautifully, before I knew he was gone// But the inspiration of his words on my heart last long// So now my mind's racing fast, thoughts to quick// To note 'em down on a pad, and so I use// my laptop 'till it hits reset, pages turn blank// And so they tell me get a mac but I can't afford that// And so I scribble on pages like infatuation// So passionate and adequate your next realization// Is due to inspiration, yes you're facin' the process// That's quite intricate, the way the words convey what I express// Life is a stairway to that which we admire// We stumble over steps who take us higher// But I set my foot higher and know that my Maker// Will help me change life into an escalator// I said I said a stairway to take us higher// But we stumble over stepts, st- stumble over steps// But I set my foot higher and know that my Maker// Will help me change life into an escalator// I measure succes in people not money// You think that's funny, you think dude's a dummy// Well I certainly hate all the post-modernism// Everybody their own 'ism' that stuff is prison// But I forgive 'em, cause sinnin is human nature I been there// I done that, I did it again and again, said God forbid 'em// Now I'm standing amidst all the demons in my head// I fall into a nightmare but I wake up instead// Bathing in sweat, mind burning, heart yearning// Happens over and over asking “when am I learning”// But kinda silly to worry for the tides to be turning Cus I see it's only me, who can make the bridges burning// No I won't wait to go straight, won't desecrate my fate// Gonna adapt my state to gaining traits// Now watch me go, make the sun share a quark// Make a fire from the spark let it glow in the dark// Life is a stairway to that which we admire// We stumble over steps who take us higher// But I set my foot higher and know that my Maker// Will help me change life into an escalator// I said I said a stairway to take us higher// But we stumble over stepts, st- stumble over steps// But I set my foot higher and know that my Maker// Will help me change life into an escalator//
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Softly 03:35
V1 The way she looked at me with that glare in her eye// I was a moth to her passion cause it felt like fire// I heard 'em say its love, yes, but here's a thing to stress// Love doesn't equal sex, next// Love and pain, two flavors of the same cup//9 Sorrow makes it hollow so love can fill it up// Art is the craft of so much love that you let everything go// You become vulnerable to channel God's gifts through your soul// See I feel permanently broken down, state of glory// Cause God is felt through the amount He has to intervene// So now I’m starting to see that God moves through me, right// As I testify to my powerlessness and to His might// So are you ready to give in, no, then keep going// I bow in the rain to find gold at the end// I found gold minus ‘l’ in myself// You heart holds ineffable, accepting that is true wealth// V2 Picture this, I am a physicist, I'm walking and I'm witnessing// Divine laws that we're living in, we're soaking and we're drinking it// You know that it’s a spiritual, law like a waterfall// That gravitates and accelerates the rushes of your heart// When you see a newborn crying, your grandfather dying// When your puzzle pieces fit it is as if the stars align// And with your eyes wide open witnessing, the wonder and the mystery// You feel the magic and the promise of the universe twinkling// Above you, can you hear it// And pulsating within you, can you feel it// If you wanna make a difference put love in the equation// Love makes you fly high and transcend every situation// As I gazed into her eyes, the mirrors to her spirit// I was attracted to her beauty like a comet in its orbit// Magnetism, gravity, all these laws// Love is not a feeling it’s a force//

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"Sound Thinking"

Recordings between 2009 and 2014.

All songs written by yours truly. #2 produced by Tycho Poort (soundcloud.com/tycho-poort) for Community Compass. Additional vocals by Ruben Lagas, Eugenie de Jong & violin by Eltjo Poort. #1, #3 and #5 produced by yours truly. #4 produced by Sabzi (soundcloud.com/sabzi) from Seattle, USA. #6 produced and sung by JC (jcandkarim.bandcamp.com) from Edmonton, Canada.

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released March 9, 2014

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Community Compass is a musical project by four youth who, along with many others, share the mission of community building.

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