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Gift Called Life

by Higher Education

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1.
Desperate Measures 03:29
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As I step through the fire I start lose my fear And as I overcome my silence The vision is clear And I can feel my desires Corrupt morality I’m glad to see my conscience Is still apart of me, still apart of me (yeah yeah yeah) Troubled times calls for desperate measures Id trade it all for pain and pleasure Its not my concern, ill watch it burn Take a look at what you find Its all in your mind Its alright And as i start to conspire , for money and fame And as i overcome my violence, i start to lose my shame And I can feel my desires, take control of me Its best keep your balance, when its so hard to see So hard to see (yeah yeah yeah) Troubled times calls for desperate measures Id trade it all for pain and pleasure Its not my concern, ill watch it burn Take a look at what you find Its all in your mind Its alright (2x)
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Gift Called Life 03:37
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Let’s Go! Rah! Gone in the blink of an eye Say goodbye to that gift called life Don’t waste all of your time Living your life in the assembly line Party people, love your neighbor Come together, be my savior Holding on to courage Just to be a little braver Don’t ever let them become between us again Dance Dance Dance Dance! Don’t stop, we not get another chance Dance Dance Dance Dance! (Rah!) Gone in the blink of an eye Say goodbye to that gift called life Don’t waste all of your time Living your life in the assembly line Party people, love your neighbor Come together, be my savior Holding on to courage Just to be a little braver Don’t ever let them become between us again Dance Dance Dance Dance! Don’t stop, we not get another chance Dance Dance Dance Dance! Leave it all behind, leave it all tonight Keep moving till the sun stop shining(4x) Keep moving, just keep moving! Dance Dance Dance Dance! Don’t stop, we not get another chance Dance Dance Dance Dance!
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Monophobia 05:32
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Spend all your life Making money then you die Things pass and gone There no more need to lie I can’t see my goals They are hidden from eyes And I'm in the end Where i will pay for my crimes All the choices and paths I’ve took That led me here I choose to not live with regret And not be ruled by fear No one said it would be easy What does it take to be a man And it all comes around again What you’re failing to see my friends Nothing in this life is coincidence It keeps you awake Thinking of those city lights Don’t let it go to your head No more sleepless nights The older I get the more I lose who I am As darkness surrounds me The weight gets harder to withstand No one said it would be easy What does it take to be a man And it all comes around again What you’re failing to see my friends Nothing in this life is coincidence And it all comes around again And it all comes around again What you’re failing to see my friends What you’re failing to see my friends Nothing in this life is coincidence (2x)
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The Island 03:35
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A HERE WE GO HEY! Down on the island We move so slow Down on the island We never grow old Shipwrecked (RAH!) Lost and regret I would have never put a bet on it Run with her from the smoke monster Through the shadows I prefer Down on the island Go with the flow Down on the island I wanted to be whole SOS Signal of distress Shes loving me so lovely It was all a fucking mess Toes in sand Smoking in the van We’re all a bunch of dead heads On this deserted Down on the island(4x) (bridge) Down on the island We move so slow Down on the island We never grow old Bring it back in Bradley! Down on the island Go with the flow Down on the island I wanted to be whole Shipwrecked RAH!
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Love The Way You Feel 02:39
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Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel There's no vacancy, Nothing is real Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel ( I love the way you feel) There's no vacancy, No nothing is real (No nothing is real) If I told you once I’ve told you time and again Trade some kindness for some love from a friend But its not the end, no its not the end We’ll all come together someday again real soon But its up to me and you I said we’ll all come together someday real soon But its up to me and you Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel There's no vacancy, Nothing is real Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel ( I love the way you feel) There's no vacancy, No nothing is real (No nothing is real) Said, speak up I can’t quite hear you now I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be I said Forgiveness, in the instant Is the only thing that matters on the path of least resistance Acceptance is key, so take it from me Love the way you feel, dont ever let me be Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel There's no vacancy, Nothing is real Don’t ever let me be, I love the way you feel ( I love the way you feel) There's no vacancy, No nothing is real (No nothing is real) Nothing is real (2x)
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Paradox 06:18
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I wish someone would wake me up Help me escape from this dream I walk around with a buzz Can't even see what's in front of me Ive become a stranger to myself And now im hazardous to your health Everything I say is another contradiction And Im still waiting on So long To their expectations Hold on To some inspiration I wish someone would let me up Starting to lose what it means I walk around drunk as fuck Can't even see what's left of me The road to hell was paved with good intentions The many faces of disception Time to bite the bullet And accept what they tell you But im still waiting on So long To their expectations Hold on To some inspiration [break down] I said now so long To their expectations Hold on To some inspiration!
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Tim Burton 03:48
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She said If dont stop running around Im gonna pack up and leave And I said I understand if you got to get out Im feeling weak in the knees I Might be promiscuous Girl I’m sick of this One night stands for a helpless man Bag the innocence, here’s the ignorance You may proceed at your own risk I’m loving you Yes it true You know I do Stay loving you Yes its true Please believe me when I tell you Youre the only one, that I ever felt True love in a woman arms You deserve someone who could give you it all If I was you Id run Away from me Anyone could see It had to be, away from me And its been so long since I have seen Your face here Oh my dear Well its not alright when you're living in fear Cause no one should have to live that way No no one should have to live that way YEAH! She said If dont stop running around Im gonna pack up and leave And I said I understand if you got to get out Im feeling weak in the knees I Might be promiscuous Girl I’m sick of this One night stands for a helpless man Bag the innocence, here’s the ignorance You may proceed at your own risk Im loving you Yes it true You know I do Stay loving you Yes its true You know I do Stay loving you Loving you(4x)
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Leaky Basement 03:15
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When we’re together It makes me better I told her in a song When she wrote me in a letter Cause I find it hard to say Back of my mind, that’s where it stays Cause if i’d fall, Id fall for you Say you got the blues, well I got em too Together we can get high Make love and watch the sunrise She lead me on the shelf, for someone else Oh she left me for some guy who never really knew himself In a Leaky Basement, we made our dreams come true Before I made it, before we made it You were by my side pigeoned hold me in a lie Back when they gave me no respect Back when they said the music a die Back in forth, indecision takes its course Yes I burned a lot of bridges Yet i feel no remorse, Go! No matter how many drugs I take It all remains the same All these things in your life you want to change But with this life i choose I hope i never lose Sight of what i’ve come to be Made, something out of nothing But it happened way too fast Could of told you this was coming That it wasn’t built to last I lost the one I loved for a taste of The spotlight, the money, the drugs But it's not the life that i thought that it was This rhythm keeps me moving, But i can't quite keep up Lately i've been feeling restless Never would've guessed How much I had invested in the Shoot it, pop it, snort it,but the pain won't go away The road of self destruction Is next to nothing Shoot it, pop it, snort it,but the pain won't go away The road of self destruction Is next to nothing No matter how many drugs I take It all remains the same All these things in your life you want to change But with this life i choose I hope i never lose Sight of what i’ve come to be I made something out of nothing Could of told you this was coming And I lost the one I love For a taste of the spotlight, the money, the drugs No matter how many drugs I take It all remains the same All these things in your life you want to change But with this life i choose I hope i never lose Sight of what i’ve come to be
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New Places 03:47
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Hold me close So I can say goodbye When you’re gone There's nothing left but time Will I ever See your face again Time will tell Or time will be well spent Where you go I will follow there Need to know That you are still here Final dose So I do not despair Make the most With those you hold most dear Does it make you whole Discover what you know We all have our roles We’ll find new places I fell in love Flowers in her hair I was young I made my mind up then I looked into it’s hard comprehend Just like you I could never spend My whole life With her not by my side Took my wife And gazed into her eyes Shes the one Her love has made me wise She gave my son And It fills me full of pride Does it make you whole Discover what you know We all have our roles We’ll find new places
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No Guarantee 02:30
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There's No Guarantee Where i will be Many years to come Still on the run And now it's over And now it's over And now it's over And now it's over I didn’t deal the cards I know life is hard I got to face the truth We were born to lose And now it's over And now it's over And now it's over And now it's over I know that I don't have much time Sooner or later i’ll cross the line I swear that I don't want to go She said that I don't care You have got to face yourself alone
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Mad Hatter 05:19
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I’ll lay here and talk with the flowers Oh be still it's almost over Further you take me Further we go Further you take me Down the rabbit hole Lets hitch a ride, off the side of your mind Search for answer, tell me what you find You find yourself, all caught up in a lie Tell me what you run from, tell me what you run from Get up! Get up! Get up! Get Up! My legs are feeling heavy Enough! Enough! Enough! Enough! I do believe I’m ready, just keep your body moving Just focus on the music and don’t forget That this is all just one big grand illusion I’m, I’m not alone I said you’re moving too fast No you're moving too slow The sun was shining on the sea Hear the Madd Hatter with his laughter While they're sipping tea with mercury Further you take me Further we go Further you take me Down the rabbit hole (2x) Hey Mr. Carpenter , tell me what you’ve learned Never trust a Walrus in a suit, or you’ll get burned Twiddle dum dum Twiddle dee If you gon rock it Baby rock it for me Queens said, to paint the white roses red If we don’t then it’s off with her head Am I dead? Is this a dream? Fabric of my mind is tearing at the seams I’m, I’m not alone I said you’re moving too fast No you're moving too slow The sun was shining on the sea Hear the Madd Hatter with his laughter While they're sipping tea with mercury As you grow short to tall, give me balance As you start to lose yourself, my sweet Alice Please don't worry there's no hurry There's no better time Chesire cat and smiling in the night sky I’m, I’m not alone I said you’re moving too fast No you're moving too slow The sun was shining on the sea Hear the Madd Hatter with his laughter While they're sipping tea with mercury Further you take me Further we go Further you take me Down the rabbit hole (2x) I said now,Further! Further down the rabbit hole Further! Further down the rabbit hole
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La Chica 04:51
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La chica Bonita tu quieres agua Donde está la señorita roja Mi Hermano te gusta tocar la guitarra Mi pequeno bebe cuando dormiras My baby will you sleep Drift away into a dream There's too much pressure Sweet baby won't you sleep Fall softly in a dream Tales of adventure La chica Bonita tu quieres agua Donde está la señorita roja Mi Hermano te gusta tocar la guitarra Mi pequeno bebe cuando dormiras I didn't know this could exist This unwavering bliss Illumination And When the waters get too deep Just remember to keep Your Imagination

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Higher Education's fourth independent album!

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released February 23, 2018

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Written and Performed by Peter Devaney, Danny Devaney, & Bradley Wilson
Chad Wright - Sax
Joe Hatcher - Trumpet
Brian Harris - Background Vocals, Bass on No Guarantee
Hayley Fahey - Background Vocals on Leaky Basement & Love The Way You Feel
Cory Cotter - Keyboard
Joe Walsh - Extra Guitar Layers


Recorded by Drew Lamond, Luke Deorio & Dwayne Hayes Jr
Mixed by Drew Lamond, Luke Deorio & Dwayne Hayes Jr
Produced by Higher Education, Drew Lamond, Luke Deorio, & Dwayne Hayes Jr

Mastered by Drew Lamond

Recorded at Wright Way Studios (Baltimore, MD) & Higher Education Studios (College Park, MD)

Artwork by Kathleen Elliot

Copyright Higher Education Band, LLC

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A unique blend of psychedelic reggae with riotous rock ‘n’ roll makes Higher Education a high-energy crowd pleaser for many musical tastes.

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