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Slatetrain

by Slatetrain

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1.
Summer Soul 04:27
I can't wait, until it's May When winters gone, we like the day That's when we'll say, hooray,hooray,hooray I can't wait till next we play Rockin' out soon come the day That's when we'll say, hooray, hooray, hooray (Chorus) I've got, a summer soul We no like, no ice and snow, no no We got summer souls So let the good times roll Winter's taking the life from me And only summertime can set me free, yeah When winter goes away, hooray, hooray, hooray Winter's taking the life from me And only summertime can set me free, yeah When winter goes away, hooray, hooray, hooray Yeah, hooray, hooray, hooray (Chorus) I've got, a summer soul We no like, no ice and snow, no no We got summer souls So let the good times roll Winter manifest depression We can't sit through another session When winter goes away, hooray, hooray, hooray Sit back under the trees Feeling the warm summer breeze, now Summer's here to stay, hooray, hooray, hooray Yeah, hooray, hooray, hooray (Chorus) I've got, a summer soul We can't sit through no ice and snow no, no, no, no We got summer souls So let the good times roll Yeah, let the good times roll Yeah, let the good times roll Yeah, yeah, let the good times roll Yeah, let the good times roll, roll Yeah, we gonna let them, roll
2.
Make A Move 03:57
Get up and dance and get up and dance and get up and dance and move. x3 Get up and dance and get up and dance and MOVE! (Chorus) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (It's right) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (Make a move) The time is right to get into the groove, yeah (To get into the groove) The time is right for me to dance and (Move dance and move, I got to dance and move) Dance and move, diggty, dan, dan, diggty,dan, dan, diggty, dance and move A, dance and move, diggty, dan, dan, diggty, dan, dan, diggty, dance and move Because the beat won't stop, it'll only get hot The beat won't stop, it'll only get hot The drum beats tight just like the bass line a droppin' The drum beats tight just like the bass line a droppin' I love my dancin' shoes I love to ROMP, in my dancin' shoes I dance and move, to chase away my blues I dance and MOVE, in my dancin' shoes Yeah (Chorus) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (Move) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (Make a move, make a move) The time is right to get into the groove, yeah (To get into the groove) The time is right for me to dance and (Move,dance and move, I got to dance and move) Cause when the rhythm HITS, it sends me into FITS And I just cannot sit in my seat I gotta HIT the dance floor, cause I feel it to my core And I just can't stop movin' my feet I got my, WHOLE B-town crew, in there dancin' shoes And they WON"T stop there dancin' till there feet are bruised I got my, WHOLE Rock-town crew, in there dancin' shoes And they WON"T stop there dancin' till there feet are black and blue I'm gonna dance until I dance through my shoes Gotta keep dancin' until my feet are bruised Until my feet are black and blue I gotta do what the music makes me do (Chorus) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (That's right) The time is right for me to make a move (The time is right, the time is right) (Make a move) The time is right to get into the groove, yeah (To get into the groove) The time is right for me to dance and move [Johnny Cosmic] (Move) We gotta make a move Baby, baby wanna reach the highest peak Yeah when we dancin' cheek to cheek Rub a Dubbin' so sweet Make a move and my knees get weak Go with the ebb and the flow The sound takes you where it wants to go Oh and you know there's no use in saying no, no Let the loving take a hold you Let the loving take a hold of me too
3.
Invisible 03:22
Blind to you x4 Blind to you, cause you can't see me (To you) Blind to you, so you don't know me (To you) Blind to you, cause you can't see me (To you) Blind to you, so you don't know me Blind to you (Chorus) I'm invisible (To you, to you)x3 I'm invisible, to you Blind to you, but you're in my heart (To You) Blind to you, but you're in my heart (To You) Blind to you, but you're in my heart (To You) Blind to you, but you're in my heart Blind to you (Chorus) I'm invisible (To you, to you)x3 I'm invisible, to you The yearning The burning The wanting (The wanting) I love you (Chorus) I'm invisible (To you, to you)x3 I'm invisible, to you Oh, to you Hey, I'm invisible to you Oh, I'm invisible to you Oh, I'm invisible to you I'm invisible, to you x4
4.
Ooh, I want the things in life money can't buy Ooh, waat aat ooh, I want the things in life money can't buy, money can't buy, money can't buy I'm not a man of money, I'm not a man of things But a man of happiness, and what happiness brings Livin' a life with music, livin' a life with friends Tryin' to do what I have to, so happiness never ends Love from a woman, a very special woman Might just bring some happiness, to me Knowing someone, so good That you know they would never let you down, yeah (Chorus) You don't need money, to be happy All you need to have, is the right people around To make you smile, to make you merry The ones you want to stay for a while, yeah Ooh, I want the things in life money can't buy Ooh, waat aat ooh, I want the things in life money can't buy, money can't buy, money can't buy Respect and honesty, can both be got for free And so can love and trust, and sensuality Livin' a life with people can be tricky yes indeed But if you choose your friends wisely, in happiness you can succeed Cause I'm not a man of money, I'm not a man of things But a man of happiness, and what happiness brings Livin' a life with music, livin' a life with friends Tryin' to do what I have to, so happiness never ends (Chorus) You don't need money, to be happy All you need to have, is the right people around To make you smile, to make you merry The ones you want to stay for a while You don't need money, to be happy All you need to have, is the right people around To make you smile, to make you merry The ones you want to stay for awhile No money, no money, no money, the best things in life are for free No money, no money, no money, the best things in life are for free No money, no money, no money, no money happy No money, no money, no money, no money happy
5.
Let's take it from the start This one's about a girl that broke my heart I tried so hard, to make her mine But I guess it just wasn't mine time I tried so hard, but it was in vain To bad, my lonely heart only feels the pain She packed her bags, and spilt from this town And I ain't going to wait around (Chorus) No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around here feeling blue Well things they coulda worked out for us But she just couldn't help but make a fuss She said, not now, maybe later But that's a kind of love to which my heart cannot cater Cause if she don't know now, she never will So don't call me when your lonely, and you've had your fill Bcause I won't be home, and not cause I'm sore It's just cause I ain't waiting 'round no more (Chorus) No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around here feeling blue No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around on you baby No I Ain't (No I ain't) Gonna wait (Gonna wait) Around here feeling blue, no more No I ain't, gonna wait
6.
Gotta find a way, livin' in these times To keep your piece of mind and live freely People strugglin', every single day When life in these times should be easy The world you know is a fragile place Cannot exceed it's own boundaries A soul you know is a fragile thing Cannot exceed it's own boundaries (Chorus) Livin' in confusion Not knowing where to go Stuck in limbo Not knowing, how to get out , how to get out So much frustration, living in these times It's hard to know what's wrong and what's right My breathern and I, keep hope alive With love and the positive vibes Hope is the one thing that keeps us alive Living in these hopeless times Music's the one thing that gives us the power Living in these powerless times (Chorus) Livin' in confusion Not knowing where to go Stuck in limbo Not knowing, how to get out , how to get out I've got to get out I've got to get out (Chorus) Livin' in confusion Not knowing where to go Stuck in limbo Not knowing how to get out, how to get out (I've got to get out)
7.
(Chorus) True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, (Don't let it pass you by), cause you can never have it again True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, cause you can never have it again If you love someone, (Love someone), you got to set them free, (Set them free) If they come back to you, (Come back to you), huh, that shit was ment to be, (Meant to be) Oh, I realised, (I realised), that true love to me, (True love to me) Was finding someone, (Finding Someone), who is my lover and your best friend, lover and my best friend (Chorus) True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, (Don't let it pass you by), cause you can never have it again True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, cause you can never have it again You gotta let them go And search your soul It'll hurt at first But then you'll know If it's true love or infatuation Don't ever rush it You must be patient Learn it from the ancient Wisemen who prayed in The valley of the lustful Babylonic heathen cavemen Who treat their women like Some objects man I'm sayin You see it in the projects How women are degrated You see in a photo And television stations In the suburbs all the parents Divorced or separated The youth they know no better need to change up their mind state and teach them all some morals before the whole world is deflated True love is the goal But clean soul before you chase it And once you let it go If it comes back to you that's sayin The love you give is stronger than the rest who all just play and You might have met your match So let down your wall embrace it (Chorus) True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, (Don't let it pass you by), cause you can never have it again True love, (True love), only comes, once in a lifetime Don't let it pass you by, cause you can never have it again The sun will rise, the sun will set And I'll be dreaming of when we first met And how I loved you, I really love you x2 No matter what'cha do, I really love you
8.
Your such, thee attention getter, you think that there is no one, who is better then you And you don't, care if it's good or bad attention that you get, just a long as your the center of it (Chorus) Mmm, but it's not always about you It's not always about you Can't cha see It's not always about you It's not always about you Your such a tragity I've got, to come to grips with the fact that everything, is an act with you And I hate, to burst your bubble, but everyone thinks that your more trouble than you are worth (Chorus) Mmm, it's not always about you It's not always about you Can't cha see It's not always about you It's not always about you When it's about me, it's about me Oh, cause I can't please everybody all of the time Sometimes I gotta please myself Sometimes I gotta please myself Bob Newharts prescription Just stop it I can't, believe a word that you say, cause everything sounds like lies to me And I don't, need someone like you around, cause your just a waste of my time (Chorus) Mmm, it's not always about you It's not always about you Can't cha see It's not always about you It's not always about you It's about everybody Oh, cause I can't please everybody all of the time Sometimes I gotta please myself Sometimes I gotta please myself Bob Newharts prescription You gotta stop it stop it
9.
Rocksteady 02:16
Better get ready Come do rock steady, ooh You got to do this new dance Hope you're ready You got to do it just like uncle Freddy If you don't know Just shake your head, rock your bodyline Shake your shoulders, ev'rything in time Then see Oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-ooh You got to shake your shoulders Better get ready Just to do rock steady, yeah You got to do this new dance Just like Freddy You got to do it just like uncle Freddy If you don't know it Shake your head, rock your bodyline Shake them shoulders, ev'ry thing in time Then see Oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-ooh You got to shake your shoulders Now you're ready Let's do rock steady, yeah You got to do this new dance Now that you're ready You got to do it just like uncle Freddy Now that you know it Shake your head, rock your bodyline Shake your shoulders, ev'rything is fine Now see Oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-ooh Ev'ryone, oh dance
10.
Let the naked be clothed Let the blind be led Let the hungry be fed And the aged be protected Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us Cause with all the things that men have learnt To make things that go around the world Still can't help us, still can't help us Still can't help us Look here now Children go out to school Smarter than your father Don't be a fool Let the people be led Take care of them instead Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us Cause with all the things that men have earnt To make things that frighten the world Still can't help us, still can't help us Still can't help us Look here now Children go out to school, yah Be smarter than your father Don't be a fool Let the blind be led I beg, take care of them instead Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us

about

This may be Slatetrain's first official release but this album has been over a decade in the making.

It is the culmination of years of collecting great time tested songs

Slatetrain is a Singer, Songwriter, Drummer bringing the good vibes of reggae music.

It's his mission to make you want to move. Every track is a rhythmic journey and the instrumentation brings layers of dynamic keys, mellow horns and soaring melody.

The songs bring up feelings of great weather, chillin with friends, or nostalgia of summers past.

It's art from the heart.

The friendships from performing in local bands brought together the group of guys that made this record come alive.

Slate teamed up with long time friend Johnny Cosmic to produce the album.

Fluid Minds and Cosmic Haze member Frank Clayton brought the sound to new heights with his horns.

Mike DeGuzman, Fluid Minds keyboardist also touring with Passafire, threw down extra smooth keys.

Obie Call guitarist JP brought his catchy production and playing on the bonus tracks

Slatetrain was featured on KnowledgeBorn07's release 'The Meaning of it All'. KB07 came back to spit a verse and complete the circle of collaboration. Hear their alternate version of 'True Love'
knowledgeborn07.com/album/the-meaning-of-it-all-2

credits

released May 22, 2014

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Slatetrain - Lead Vocals, Drums, Percussion

Johnny Cosmic - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Backing Vocals

Frank Clayton - Saxophone, Bass, Keys

Mike DeGuzman - Keys

JP - Guitar, Bass, Beats
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Mixed and Mastered by Johnny Cosmic at Melody Sunrise Studio

Produced by Slatetrain and Johnny Cosmic
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'Bob Newhart' and 'Rocksteady' Produced and Mixed by JP
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Drum recording assisted by Joe Pierscionek
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Cover Art by Brett Whitacre
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slatetrainmusic.com

johnnycosmicmusic.com

melodysunrise.com

fluidmindsmusic.com

passafiretheband.com

knowledgeborn07.com

cosmichaze.com

www.brettwhitacre.net

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