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Sometimes I think Jesus knew what he was talking about
That one story ‘bout the demons who haunted a house
The owner ran ‘em off, wasn’t long till they all came back
They brought more friends, I guess opposites attract
And I know that I’m not the only one
That has questions that go all the way down
To the center of every foundation
The darkest corners of every town
And like my feelings that I push down with distractions and pills
They seem to come back no matter how much I’ve filled
And I can’t stop crying and I won’t stop asking you why
Cuz the questions keep coming so I guess that I gotta try
And I know that I’m not the only one
That has questions that go all the way down
To the center of every foundation
The darkest corners of every town
And if Jesus knew something he knew that life could be short
(Life could be short)
The time we all have here, death could be at our door
(Be at our door)
Maybe this heaven, his will, thy kingdom come
(Thy kingdom come)
Is here on this earth and we choose or we’re wasted and dumb
(Wasted and dumb)
And I know that I’m not the only one
That has questions that go all the way down
To the center of every foundation
To the darkest corners of this town
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Cats and Dogs
04:04
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One of us would rather be left alone
One of us hides when we hear the phone
One of us prefers a dryer land
The other loves water, beach, and sand
One of us spends most of the day sleeping
One of us would rather be running and leaping
We can both enjoy our lives in our own mismatched way
You and I can co-exist inside the same frame
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we have to feel ashamed
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
One of us loves when our belly is scratched
One of us would murder you for that
One of us can howl and wag and bark
One of us has never seen the park
One of us would growl at a stranger
While one of us would run if there was danger
We can both enjoy our lives in our own mismatched way
You and I can co-exist inside the same frame
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we have to feel ashamed
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
Now the argument is stale
We both could tell a tale
Why are we fighting tooth and nail
Are we both bound to fail?
Let’s put this fight to bed
And move on before we’re dead
The oppositions got no cred
Perhaps be friends instead
We can both enjoy our lives in our own mismatched way
You and I can co-exist inside the same frame
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we have to feel ashamed
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
We can both enjoy our lives in our own mismatched way
You and I can co-exist inside the same frame
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we have to feel ashamed
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
We can both enjoy our lives in our own mismatched way
You and I can co-exist inside the same frame
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we have to feel ashamed
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
No, cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
Cats and dogs don’t have to be the same
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Me In A Nutshell
03:12
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Husband, father, teacher, gamer
Guitar playin’ music maker
Not too bad at playin’ shaker
Always try and tip my waiter
Fallout, Minecraft, Stardew Valley
Fortnite, Skyrim, in my galley
PS5, Switch and Steam
All of these my favorite things
Harry Potter, Star Wars too
Lego animation crew
Ninjas, pirates, basketball
I’m not sure I got it all
Making music for my friends
Silly songs that make no sense
Rockin’ tunes hidden gems
I just can’t stop writing them
Some people think that I am crazy
My brain’s all over the place
And when it looks like I am lazy
Or that my heads in outer space
Even if I’m a bit cracked
Because I stumble or fell
I got no regrets
I lived to tell the tale
I hope you’re doin’ well
That’s me in a nutshell
Grew up in a Christian church
Christian college, Christian merch
In a bubble, in the lurch
Now I think that bubbles burst
I think I’ll still talk to God
If he’s there or if he’s not
Re-evaluate my thoughts
Not toss it all, but still take a walk
Black lives matter, so do you
Jesus Christ and Buddha too
From the bottom of my soul
I just wanna be made whole
Conversations from the heart
Crying when I see great art
Empathy from every vein
But not immune to feeling shame
Some people think that I am crazy
My brain’s all over the place
And when it looks like I am lazy
Or that my heads in outer space
Even if I’m a bit cracked
Because I stumble or fell
I got no regrets
I lived to tell the tale
I hope you’re doin’ well
That’s me in a nutshell
Me in a nutshell
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Peace With Myself
04:38
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There's a time, there’s a place for everything under the sun
Where we go, who we know, if we stay or if we run
There's a time, there’s a place for everything under the sun
Where we go, who we know, if we stay or if we run
If we run
I just wanna be, who I am
I just wanna be, a better man
I know I can be, who I am
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
I won’t follow, any other, gonna make up my own mind
I will be, I will see, and I refuse to stay blind, or be unkind
I won’t follow, any other, gonna make up my own mind
I will be, I will see, I refuse to stay blind, or be unkind
I just wanna be, who I am
I just wanna be, a better man
I know I can be, who I am
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
I just wanna be, who I am
I just wanna be, a better man
I know I can be, who I am
If I live in peace with myself
I can be at peace with everybody else
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
If I live in peace with myself
I can live in peace with everybody else
In peace with everybody else
I can make peace with myself
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Magnets
05:26
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Are we magnets? What will we attract?
Push or pull? Do I overreact?
I'm so stuck I can't, pull myself apart
Turn around and try, but will it break our hearts?
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Withstand sieges while never staying trapped
How can you stand it? My energy is sapped
I'll head south but you're always headed north
One day surely we all will be restored
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba
I am coming home I’m comin’ home for you
I am floating home you’re pullin me home towards you
I am coming home I’m comin’ home for you
I am floating home you’re pullin me home towards you
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
Ba baba ba da, bada baba ba ba, ba ba ba
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Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
If I succeed in anything let it be love
If I succeed in anything let it be love
Let me love the broken hearted
Let me love the down and out
Let me love those who got beaten
But are hoping to rebound
Let me love the tired and weary
Let me love the foolish too
Let me love the ones who hate me
Cuz it’s love that rules the world
Yeah yeah yeah
If I succeed in anything let it be love yeah
If I succeed in anything let it be love, like this
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
Let me love those who have nothing
Let me love those with it all
Let me love the ones who start the fights
And the ones that take the fall
Let me love loud and careless
Let me love the silent types
Let me love them in the darkness
Let me love them in the light
Yeah yeah yeah
If I succeed in anything let it be love yeah yeah
If I succeed in anything let it be love
Now I don’t need more money
I don’t need more gold
I don’t need to be right
To feel this wonderful
I can’t believe I found it
Now I won’t let go
I got everything I need
And I feel it in my soul
Feel it in my soul
Yeah yeah yeah
If I succeed in anything let it be love, love
If I succeed in anything let it be love
If I succeed in anything let it be love, let it be love
If I succeed in anything let it be love
If I succeed in anything let it be love, let it be love
If I succeed in anything let it be love, let it be love, let it be, let it be, let it be love like this
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, dodo dodo do
Do do do, do do do
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Don't Give Up
03:58
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Don’t give up
Don’t give up
You might hit a wall but
That’s to be expected
Please don’t give up
Don’t forget
Don’t forget
Don’t forget there are
People who will help you
Please don’t forget
When you cannot find a friend
When you feel there’s no hope and
When you see no light at the end of the tunnel
End of the tunnel
I hope this finds you
Don’t let go
Don’t let go
You may find strength in
Unexpected places
Please don’t let go
Just hold on
Just hold on
This moment will pass and there’s
People here that love you
Please just hold on
When you cannot find a friend
When you feel there’s no hope and
When you see no light at the end of the tunnel
End of the tunnel
I hope this finds you
Clouds will come, wind and rain
Sorrow and pain, yeah that’s for sure
Strong winds blow, that’s when you’ll know
That’s when you’ll know from where
You’ve come, from where you’ve come
I hope this finds you
I hope this finds you
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
You may find strength in unexpected places
Look around at all these loving faces
We love you so much and there’s no one that replaces, no, replaces you
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
Don’t give up
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I wanna hold your hand
‘Cuz all we need is love
In my life I wanna get back
Free as a bird or a dove
From me to you
Hello and then goodbye
Honey don’t leave me standing alone
‘Cuz I will cry, baby, cry
Love you too much baby yeah
You can drive my car wooo
We will shake, rattle and roll and
Now we’re flying so far
All we need is love yeah
I love you all the time wooo
Here, there, everywhere
Good morning and good night
Do you wanna know a secret?
I just wanna dance with you
Thank you girl that means a lot
‘Cuz you sure know what to do
I wanna hold your hand
‘Cuz all we need is love
In my life I wanna get back
Free as a bird or a dove
Love you too much baby yeah
You can drive my car wooo
We will shake, rattle and roll and
Now we’re flying so far
All we need is love yeah
I love you all the time wooo
Here, there, everywhere
Good morning and good night
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Peace On Earth
03:18
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Peace on earth to you and yours
Peace on earth if you’re fighting wars
Peace on earth to the Rolling Stones
And peace on earth to the orphans alone
Peace on earth to the single moms
And peace on earth to the folks without jobs
Peace on earth to the elders in the homes
Peace on earth to the kids on their phones
How can we find peace?
Do we know what it’s worth?
Will we find release?
Or just give up on peace on earth
Peace on earth to the cats and the dogs
Peace on earth to the plants and the rocks
Peace on earth to the understaffed
Peace on earth at the underpass
Peace on earth to the overfilled
Peace on earth if you’re taking pills
Peace on earth to the sinking boats
Peace on earth to the broken hopes
How can we find peace?
Do we know what it’s worth?
Will we find release?
Or just give up on peace on earth
How can we find peace?
Do we know what it’s worth?
Will we find release?
Or just give up on peace on earth
Will we give up on peace on earth?
I won’t give up on peace on earth
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Overflow
03:49
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Oh it feels so good to hear those words
Oh I wish that I could hear them more
But I know that the waiting gives it worth
And oh I wish that you could feel this too
The love that’s swelling up here in my heart
But I’ll wait here for you to know it’s true
Overflow I want nothing but the best for you
Overflow I am full up to the top
Overflow my heart is spilling out to you
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Maybe I am not the smartest guy
But I think that you are the smartest girl
And I hope and pray that you’ll stay in my world
We were put here on this earth to love
You know that we can never have enough
Let’s get everyone filled up on the good stuff
Overflow I want nothing but the best for you
Overflow I am full up to the top
Overflow my heart is spilling out to you
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Come on and give me all of your worries
No more being scared
Get up move along you and I can sing this song
I’ll be waiting right here
I got so much to share
Overflow I want nothing but the best for you
Overflow I am full up to the top
Overflow my heart is spilling out to you
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Overflow I want nothing but the best for you
Overflow I am full up to the top
Overflow my heart is spilling out to you
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Overflow I want nothing but the best for you
Overflow I am full up to the top
Overflow my heart is spilling out to you
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
Overflow I hope you feel the love I’ve got
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When I'm feeling little and overwhelmed
And everything threatens to pull me underground
I can see a sliver of something new
I can see I'm not alone and it's true that
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
There was a darkness clouding up my mind
I used to live there right behind my eyes
Now I'm seeing colors through the cracks
The ones I used to see the ones I'm taking back
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
There's a hope
That I find
Peaking through
Like the sun
When the clouds
Open up
Some hopes you should hang your hat on
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Steven Wesley Guiles Los Angeles, California
Steven is a heart-on-his-sleeve songwriter living in San Dimas, California.
As an artist, he
has toured the country fronting Pushstart Wagon. He also has five solo releases, most notably, Transitions (2022), and Chester Light Guiles 2024.
iTunes top 10 Soul & R&B Song.
Over 1 million plays on Spotify.
Over 3 million plays on Tik Tok and Youtube.
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