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The Journey
03:17
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Breathe in.. deep breaths
Let your dreams guide you… past where you have wept
The road is long
but life itself has a shorter song
Never leave your homeland
Never leave your soul
Always take it with you
Wherever you may go
Your family’s there to guide you
With the ones you’ve met
Always take them with you wherever you may rest
Sweep your socks across the floor on a clouded day
The rain is there to cleanse you from all your dismay
You try to look for the sun but you cannot see
It’s only your dreams that can keep you free
Never leave your homeland
Never leave your soul
Always take it with you
Wherever you may go
Your family’s there to guide you
With the ones you’ve met
Always take them with you wherever you may rest
On your journey
On your journey
They will question you if your heads on straight
Your map is just the road from a dreary day
Place you faith in life and the rest will find its way
The only thing you can’t do is sit and stay
Never leave your homeland
Never leave your soul
Always take it with you
Wherever you may go
Your family’s there to guide you
With the ones you’ve met
Always take them with you wherever you may rest
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2. |
Santa Fe Fire Dance
02:24
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Veered off Cerillos road
Is the path that I followed
Searching for my life
And the cleansing of my soul
I traveled far and wide
Like a tumbleweed in the night
Across the plains and fields
Where the wild Buffalo roam
Not being from these parts
I held a strain on my heart
Where time would never still
And embers burned to kill
I reached my hands up high
While fires burned my eyes
I let the mountains
Hear my cry
As sparks hit heavens sky
The smoke clouds up the night
The man I thought I was
Raced where the horses run
Santa Fe Fire Dance
To the stars I pushed my hands
My ancestors
Revealed my plans
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My heart is here to bring back what’s been lost- what I lost
To rejuvenate my spirit and my health it always seemed to trip me up
I’ve fought through sweat, pills, stress and surgery
Just bring the basics back to me
Call me what you will an organic cooky quack
I'm singing to you today thanks to my custom herbal stack
Erasing the meaning of health just being absent from disease
Replacing it with a new thriving version, a new person, that’s me
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Well I was stuck
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Certainly fixed me up
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
When I was certainly broken
The elements of the earth yea they cured me and that makes me happy
I’ve taken heat for thinking outside the box
But I am the one who is stuck in critical gridlock
Living my life, being free and loving with my family
Becoming who I always wanted to be
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Well I was stuck
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Certainly fixed me up
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
When I was broken
The elements of the earth yea they cured me and that makes me happy
Say what you will, make all the calls, do away with the traditional
I’m not here to fight, I’m here to be strong whatever it takes to become the one
Breathing for free, feeling happy enjoying a life on my terms
A life of mine, I want to feel fine, so here is what I’ve learned
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Well I was stuck
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
Certainly fixed me up
Water Wood Fire Metal and Earth
When I was broken
The element’s of the earth yea they cured me and that makes me happy
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4. |
Maunder
04:19
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Slow down, take it in
You’ve got absolutely nothing,
To prove, or to win
Time will wait, but not for you
Because tomorrow just ain’t fair
So grow out your hair and grow yourself pair
To live in the hour that’s here
Maunder
The trees are my people
The lakes are my friend
They fill my chest with breath and oxygen
I’ve traveled far but not too much
And my life was built to explore
Goodbye my job, my picket fence
Welcome roads & time better spent
Maunder
Am I meant, to serve my dreams
Fulfilling my destiny, is that for me
My soul is worth more than the gold
I spend to pay my rent
Nourishing my mind, I’ll take my time
I am destined for happiness
Maunder
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5. |
Family Tree
03:28
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If she never let me
I would’ve never become who I was
And who sings this song
If she never met me
We would’ve never hung out
I would’ve never been around
Would’ve never found the one
If she never said to me
I love you more
She’d never took my hand
To adventure then explore
If she never let me
I would have been just wandering
Lost in my mind, always fumbling
Over my words, my identity
So I sing this song about her and me
Because if she left I’d lose everything
Which was the case until she let me
One year ago we became two then three
Now a little man is crawling over me
The way I look at her
The way he looks at me
I know I’m no fool
Because I’ve got everything
Running through my mind, just in time
I held you both and began to cry
We are not meant just to live work and die
So I’ll hold on tight and give you my best try
If you let me
All these words, in my memories
So I sing this song about him, her and me
Because if they left I’d lose everything
I’m thankful for my family
Tree
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6. |
Wooden Names
04:00
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You came to me in meditation
A simple thing with no explanation
You informed me of your names three years ago
Not given much you said you'd be in touch
That’s the story that I never told
One was healthy and one quite sick,
Feeling your spirits at my fingertips
And when the time came you said let’s go
Here’s the story you should know
There are wooden names carved in this heart
I’ve got you boys to travel on this ark
One to hold, one in the sky
Still a lucky man I’ll be this time
Sing to me, a voiceless bird
I’ll make you strong to speak these words
I’ve got two boys, one superpower
Two wooden names, and one in flowers
Life could always go by faster
But I’ll make the change to be here long after
When you crawl and take your first steps
When you pull my beard hug my neck
And teach me with every breath
Then I spend some time in this room alone
Remembering the night I couldn’t take you home
There are wooden names carved in this heart
I’ve got you boys to travel on this ark
One to hold, one in the sky
Still a lucky man I’ll be this time
Sing to me, a voiceless bird
I’ll make you strong to speak these words
I’ve got two boys, one superpower
Two wooden names, and one in flowers
The forest is filled with trees
And these two you might see
These saplings of my own
To water, to nourish, to grow
There are wooden names carved in this heart
I’ve got you boys to travel on this ark
One to hold, one in the sky
Still a lucky man I’ll be this time
Sing to me, a voiceless bird
I’ll make you strong to speak these words
I’ve got two boys, one superpower
Two wooden names, and one in flowers
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7. |
My Little Man
04:08
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Hey there little man
It may be hard for you to understand
But I’ve been waiting my whole life for you
Not many men get a little man
to hold inside of their own two hands
But here I am a real blessed man
To walk this life with you
Hey there little man
Forever won’t be too far planned
When you spring up past my head
Not many men get a little man
To watch and play with everyday and
So here I am with this little man
To hold on to
Some day you’ll grow up fast
Be like I blinked and then lost track
The timelines of my life suddenly collapse
Within one breath you were born
The next you’ll move on out my door
Behind the wheel I held the day I took you home
Hey there little man
There will come a time you’re stronger than
This guy hanging on to you
Forever will not be enough of time
To show you all my love
Just please know that no matter what
I’m always here for you
Some day you’ll grow up fast
Be like I blinked and then lost track
The timelines of my life suddenly collapse
Within one breath you were born
The next you’ll move on out my door
Behind the wheel I held the day I took you home
Hey there little man
It may be hard for you to understand
I’ve been waiting my whole life for you
Not many men get a little man
To hold inside of their own two hands
Some day you’ll grow up fast
Be like I blinked and then lost track
The timelines of my life suddenly collapse
Within one breath you were born
The next you’ll move on out my door
Behind the wheel I held the day I took you home
So here I am
With this little man
To hold on to
My little man
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8. |
Phoenix
03:55
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Breathing Fire in empty land
Dusting my lungs in a valley of saguaro sand
I came from the greener ocean with you
It’s been a long time since that summer at twenty two
Losing myself in the heat of destruction
The only thing to keep me from becoming nothin
Was the person I joined my life to
Thanking the Gods and the Planets it was you
Phoenix Oh Phoenix I’ve risen deleted, transmuted, transformed
My heart was on fire the day I left you and then came right back for more
Your heat is a devil while your beauty’s a god that creates more than amaze
I know I’ve always had it inside of me to leave you again one day
Phoenix Oh Phoenix
You brought to my eyes the darkest parts of me
You challenged my brain to follow my heart and live out my destiny
Contrary to the judges and popular beliefs
because of you I have gratitude for what you taught me
Phoenix Oh Phoenix I’ve risen deleted, transmuted, transformed
My heart was on fire the day I left you and then came right back for more
Your heat is a devil while your beauty’s a god that creates more than amaze
I know I’ve always had it inside of me to leave you again one day
Phoenix Oh Phoenix
Heat me up and blow me away Into the valley my ashes will stay
Rising above this new version of me
Out toward the sun is where I will be
In Phoenix
Phoenix Oh Phoenix I’ve risen deleted, transmuted, transformed
My heart was on fire the day I left you and then came right back for more
Your heat is a devil while your beauty’s a god that creates more than amaze
I know I’ve always had it inside of me to leave you again one day
Phoenix Oh Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
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9. |
My Old Soul
03:16
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Going five years long now
Building up this house
To take it down the plains of the west
Praying peace I would find
Thrusting words in my lips
Tripping typical testing my wits
I waited for something to come
Chasing the lion that runs all over my name
Trust my own manifestations
Not to rust my own swollen heart
Unrest Would not part
Til I let my old soul float
away to the place I only dreamed of
I’ve gone nearly mad
Seeing other sides of a game I no longer wish to play
Revisit the dark, bringing it to light
To sow up what was my destructed mind
I waited for something to come
Chasing the lion that runs all over my name
Trust my own manifestations
Not to rust my own swollen heart
Unrest Would not part
Til I let my old soul float
away to the place I only dreamed of
I waited for something to come
Chasing the lion that runs all over my name
Trust my own manifestations
Not to rust my own swollen heart
Unrest Would not part
Til I let my old soul float
away to the place I only dreamed of
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10. |
Way Down This Road
02:32
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Bringing our dreams to the surface
Making sure to fill this purpose
Our bodies hard like rocks on the surface
So way down we go
Onto the road with minimal plans
Traveling across desert sands
Maybe our son will see a tucan
Way up high
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Along We Go
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Way down this road
Here to cherish this time together and
Make it fun to travel on this land
Yea we built a little van
And we climbed on in
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Along We Go
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Way down this road
You might think we’re crazy
Well that’s because we may be
In order to follow our destiny
We want to become one with the breeze
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Along We Go
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Way down this road
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11. |
The #Vanlife
03:03
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I was feeling in a rut thinking my soul's engine might get stuck
Knocking on the door of life
Frustration has come more than twice
The future of my youth
I can’t take back what I’ve done
But i can drive up right into this tollbooth
If I knew half of what I know now
I wouldn’t have waited to build this rig and get out of town
Perhaps the beauty that I’ve found in all of this
Is it made me take a step back from the world
And learn how to function in it
In the hashtag Vanlife so my soul wouldn’t rust
Continuously getting stuck in nothing but forest mud
The trip of my youth mapping it out right
The only place I need to be
Is where i park it for the night
In hashtag Vanlife
Maybe it was wanderlust
Saving green in my pocket or paying for degrees on a student budget
My reason might be different than yours
So down this gravel I will go
With the freedom of an open road
In the hashtag vanlife so my soul wouldn’t rust
Continuously getting stuck in nothing but forest mud
The trip of my youth mapping it out right
The only place i need to be is where i park it for the night
hashtag vanlife
Carpenter
Entrepreneur
Electrician and Engineer
Mechanic now and a plumber too
Man it took a lot to get here
In the hashtag vanlife so my soul wouldn’t rust
Continuously getting stuck in nothing but forest mud
The trip of my youth mapping it out right
The only place I need to be is where I park it for the night
In hashtag vanlife
The only place I need to be in vanlife
The only place I need to be in vanlife
The only place I need to be in vanlife
The only place I need to be
Is absolutely nowhere
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Matthew Sabey Carefree, Arizona
Carefree, AZ-based musician, Matthew Sabey Smith, remains true to his singer/songwriter roots as a performing artist with his latest album, “Maunder” about his life-from deciding he was being called to move out west, marry the woman of his dreams, have children, face utter tragedy and pack everyone up in a converted van to travel the country to search for meaning and purpose once again. ... more
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