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End of the Strangers

by David William & SoulJahm

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1.
Vampires Shake them out of my tree Sickness growing out in the streets And I don't believe its true Cos I'm living real life And I don't believe its you Who goes on and on in darkness With lights on they scream Down on their knees Vampire attack Shake them off my back Don't be afraid Its all in the head Conquering lion rising through the dead Parasites who feed off of our Light Cut their ties and starve them on sight Cos I don't believe its you You're not living real life Put your talent to good use And go on and on forever With lights on they scream Down on their knees Vampire attack Shake them off my back Don't be afraid Its all in the head Conquering lion rising through the dead Oh oh oh I'll light up your world We can help what we can be Is it true? Will they look after you? With lights on they scream Down on their knees Vampire attack Shake them off my back Don't be afraid Its all in the head Conquering lion rising through the dead With lights on they scream Down on their knees Vampire attack Shake them off my back Don't be afraid Its all in the head Conquering lion rising through the dead Conquering lion rising through the dead Conquering lion rising through the dead
2.
Wasted Time 03:06
Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Oh oh oh I know this feeling from before Didn't know what it was Got a glimpse of the world as they don't want us to know Time Time spent running God knows where Always chasing my tail for success then I failed When the answer's standing here Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Oh oh oh You know somebody's got to pay They've been stealing our lives and telling lies Don't you let this get away Cry Let your tears burn up the hate Psychological games Paperwork can't delay Cos now it's not too late Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time (I mean it) Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time It's all we've got as the candle burns against The darkest night is where love starts to ascend In the end the bruises show In the end the sun's warm glow And I cannot turn back My heart is on fire Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time (I mean it) Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time Wasted time
3.
Climbing into the high life I wonder why you're on the inside Danger preys on your scared mind To follow through is all you can do I'm on the outside And I'm looking in On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view Rushing within The love that you bring Let it all out No half measures now Insane come in close again When you feel the flame You have to dive right in Cold heart will not protect against The pain that you hide Forever weighing you down I'm on the outside And I'm looking in On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view Rushing within The love that you bring Let it all out No half measures now I'm on the outside And I'm looking in On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view Rushing within The love that you bring Let it all out No half measures now The rage clipped your wings But then winter turned spring Let it all out No half measures now
4.
Be That Man 02:22
The party's due to start Gather up your mind All human beings there I hope they all got out Uncovered insecurities Raising all your doubts What's left to eat at you Has nowhere left to hide In the fire of meditation I will be that man All attempts at trying to bind me Spiral to their doom She is my loyal one My help my love my guide Good people stand up tall Remember your delight In the fire of meditation I will be that man All attempts at trying to bind me Spiral to their doom No-one can understand Somehow we're different I'm a natural man In the fire of meditation I will be that man Natural eyes I have see everything Open up and find In a newfound constellation I will be that man And we'll realise the same thing Love will blur the lines
5.
Secret Life 03:56
Always like you do Through lies we see the truth I fixed it yesterday With all the strength you gave Puzzles in the sky Diamonds in your eyes You made it to the shore Forgetting there is more The stars around us look good tonight The line between us just don't seem right And the call is coming now through your eyes And now I uncover your secret life Whatever you do its in my sight And you want the time to make it right Dance through walls Internet is crossed Real life is born You're torn between the one And the one you can become Not stuck inside the web A loving touch instead But I still hope for more What waits behind the door The stars around us look good tonight The line between us just don't seem right And the call is coming now through your eyes And now I uncover your secret life Whatever you do its in my sight And you want the time to make it right Dance through walls And now I uncover your secret life Whatever you do its in my sight And you want the time to make it right Dance through walls And now I uncover your secret life Whatever you do its in my sight And you want the time to make it right Dance through walls
6.
School education's gone I flushed it down the pan I found I could not work For people spreading dirt They tried to box me in To teach me how to win I threw it all away To live love and create Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit I'm spitting out the shit Bit by bit by bit by bit I'm spitting out Spitting out the shit Oh Oh Oh The doctors could not see There's nothing wrong with me There's somewhere I belong To sing this is my song Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit I'm spitting out the shit Bit by bit by bit by bit I'm spitting out Spitting out the shit Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh The men who rule the world Are they like you and me They throw scraps to the ground The lost think they have found Gold and silver pensions children Churn them out of university And send them out to work When all I am an endless journey Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit I'm spitting out the shit Bit by bit by bit by bit I'm spitting out Spitting out the shit Oh Oh Oh Now love the life you live To find that life just gives The rage that burns inside each cell Your politics can go to hell I can't take it I won't fake it Laugh out loud at the absurdity And freedom is a dream Cos one more thing remains unseen Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit I'm spitting out the shit Bit by bit by bit by bit I'm spitting out Spitting out Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit I'm spitting out the shit Bit by bit by bit by bit I'm spitting out Spitting out the shit Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
7.
Parents tell you who you are And there inside there starts a war Teachers fear you with their rules In the classroom they play the fool Doctors make you sick not well And lawyers got the law to sell And nobody wants you to be free And now they have to let us see We're mass-produced to serve their goals There's value outside what we're told Social media draws the lines And politics we leave behind Don't look to A.I. for the divine They say you'll go to heaven with our design We turn to science when all else fails But when you look more closely you're still in jail And nobody wants you to be free And now they have to let us see We're mass-produced to serve their goals There's value outside what we're told Let it all go let it all go let it all Let it all go let it all go let it all Let it all go let it all go let it all Let it all go let it all go Go now! I would love to set you free Open up your eyes you'll see The rich and famous play out your sins Different versions in different skin Old friends and lovers can't hold you back Don't be afraid to leave the pack Cos God willing they might just crack And nobody wants you to be free And now they have to let us see We're mass-produced to serve their goals There's value outside what we're told Nobody wants you to be free And now they have to let us see We're mass-produced to serve their goals There's value outside what we're told Down the business lines But we're not machines We're programmed in But there's one way out You can scream and shout Rebel or obey It's all the same But who can change Not just rearrange And where am I Out of space and time
8.
Feel cramped in my room The room that I've known so long I need to move on where I belong I look for a way to get out of the race A space where light and sound can enter the ground We come and we grow and we grow and we go Balcarres Street Balcarres Street Well the lighter the touch the more you open to life Not lost in time oh what a crime Rise Rise on up Rise Rise on up To plant what I love and enjoy the fruits of the tree They must let it be just like how we breathe Rise Rise on up Rise Rise rise on up We come and we grow and we grow and we go Balcarres Street Balcarres Street And you go on for so long I celebrate the same And as it stands I'm glad I've waited up so long I'm leaving those to sleep For those whose soul is clear Speak the Truth Speak the Truth Speak the Truth Speak the Truth The lighter the touch the more you are open to life Not lost in time oh what a crime Rise Rise on up Rise Rise rise on up We come and we grow and we grow and we go Balcarres Street Balcarres Street Balcarres Street Balcarres Street
9.
The Truth 03:46
One life remains In a broken mind fell the rain Over troubled walls lay the gold Walked through the past Supported by the grace of you Now I have it all Nothing to lose Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth Please don't run and hide Where you belong is the Truth Why I don't know Long ago it seemed to hurt Rising up again out of the dirt Breaking down the walls To see a face I always knew Now I have it all Nothing to lose Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth Please don't run and hide Where you belong is the Truth I will stand here tonight Before you dissolve in the Light As you lay your head Tired in my bed Lifted by the weight of Love Now I have it all Nothing to lose Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth Please don't run and hide When you belong Cos there's no two sides We just go on Love inside it all A gift to you Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth Please don't run and hide Where you belong Cos there's no two sides We just go on as the Truth
10.
Midnight 03:13
In silver trees I see delight In orange circles leave the weight No lasting image burning bright You hold me up towards the sky Whenever I get close to you At midnight comes the dawn A ragged look cuts through the mist And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day A golden kiss held in the rain A moment never seen again So precious hidden undercrust What matters is the one you love Whenever I get close to you At midnight comes the dawn A ragged look cuts through the mist And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day Its only love that makes you feel this way More than a game Its hidden underneath the stuff you fall into a deeper way to be Whenever I get close to you At midnight comes the dawn And through the clock we can't understand At midnight comes the dawn A ragged look cuts through the mist And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day At midnight comes the dawn A brighter day At midnight comes the dawn A brighter day At midnight comes the dawn A brighter day
11.
Wash away the sleep With that terrifying dream As the world wakes Do not worry do not fear You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise Turn away but this won't pass Ascending world spins so fast Turning thought into a world we really want Exhausted and confused In the cool morning air Come on let me know Don't go hide in your dark lair You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise Turn away but this won't pass Ascending world spins so fast Turning thought into a world we really want Turn off all your tears I no longer feel your shame Lost along the way But no-one else will take the blame You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise Turn away but this won't pass Ascending world spins so fast Turning thought into a world we really want
12.
Its starting up again I feel it in the air Its coming down my street tonight And when the flood does show I will make for higher ground You're moving to the place Though shadows everywhere You found the reflection was a spy Desire makes a way for the seeds you spread will grow Its the strange comfort I know in my world In the way that we laugh when it all comes up For a moment I'm still All our colours running into one So what about belief in people that you meet Time well-spent can bring you here Now we can let it go There's a pleasure in my heart The webs they spin of lies A fully cloaked disguise Could not deny what we will be Beside the garden path under rocks and stones they hide Its the strange comfort I know in my world In the way that we laugh when it all comes up For a moment I'm still All our colours running into one Come as what you are Moving from afar And hear the drum beat from within And ride the wave of change Nevermind the rain has gone Don't be afraid to touch expressions of Love Not gone in a flash and never fade So gather your strength from Love And be what you really are Its the strange comfort I know in my world In the way that we laugh when it all comes up For a moment I'm still All the colours running into one There's a strange comfort I know in my world In the way that we laugh when it all comes up For a moment I'm still All the colours running into one
13.
Stop the clocks and go back But there's no turning back People on the street Break free from the machine Swallowing your words Is harder than it seemed I'm moving on oh no I don't belong to you You're taking up my space And you're looking for it in the wrong places Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places Trace a line throughout time The further you go the more it rhymes Pyramids of lies unfolding your demise Reality to you means nothing much to me I'm moving on oh no I don't belong to you You're taking up my space And you're looking for it in the wrong places Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places The last thing you'll ever know Is that you can't bend or break my soul I'm moving on oh no I don't belong to you You're taking up my space And you're looking for it in the wrong places Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places I'm moving on oh no I don't belong to you You're taking up my space And you're looking for it in the wrong places Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places Oh you're looking for it in the wrong places Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
14.
A way through it Feeling I remember We say "its mine!" When you get much wiser You will understand The race is not to win There never was a sin They've credit crunched your mind And you will have to realise right now Oh this world There's nothing you can do Find out what was there before you knew Where that knowledge came from What is there before you were you Sun will shine Even when you're sleeping Promises Leaders keep you dreaming Of a better time But nothing ever comes The cycle starts again And you will have to feel The same things that you felt forever Oh this world There's nothing you can do Find out what was there before you knew Where that knowledge came from What is there before you were you Now the mysteries seem open But you can't understand It's not for you to worry It was always in your hands Oh this world There's nothing you can do Find out what was there before you knew Where that knowledge came from What is there before you were you Oh this world There's nothing you can do Find out what was there before you knew Where that knowledge came from What is there before you were you What is there before you were you What is there before you were you
15.
Waken the day hey hey Eyes seem familiar They beg you to stay Get off the bus yeah yeah Walk into town as you welcome them in Remembering we're still friends Long ago we lost our heads Innocence captured and torn From Tollcross to Morningside Canongate sweet surprise We're finally coming back home Rise through the mess Taking the best Climb to the top of the hill for a breath City of pride Amber and light Now I can see you I'm bursting with life Remembering we're still friends Long ago we lost our heads Innocence captured and torn From Tollcross to Morningside Canongate sweet surprise We're finally coming back home Remembering we're still friends Long ago we lost our heads Innocence captured and torn From Tollcross to Morningside Canongate sweet surprise We're finally coming back home
16.
Low clouds pass No thought can last Its never too late to turn the tables now and shine They can't win Shed another skin For in everyone of us forever what we are Appear on the film screen Just pass on through Whatever they do Make a brand new start Let it fall apart Make a brand new start New way in Without a doubt Some people feel the rain while others just get wet She calls out Beyond each face Come close and we'll love and change however pure or strange Appearing through space and time To break on through A skyful of blue Make a brand new start Let it fall apart Make a brand new start Make a brand new start Let it fall apart Come up through the heart Like the snow falls I'll be there and gone But was I there at all? Take a moment In dissolving Together we can shine Make a brand new start Let it fall apart Make a brand new start Make a brand new start Let it fall apart Come up through the heart Make a brand new start Make a brand new start Make a brand new start Ahhhh Ahhhh Oooohhh

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A lo-fi, 60s and 70s inspired psychedelic garage rock'n'roll record for modern times. Melodic, heavy, spiritual, uplifting and defiant.

After planting seeds in continental Europe with SoulJahm, everything fell apart around David William in 2014. Starting from scratch, with nothing other than his acoustic guitar, laptop and some songs, his attempt to carry on SoulJahm back in his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland failed to flourish. What started out as a SoulJahm record morphed into a David William solo record. The end result... a hybrid of the ethos of SoulJahm with the new found strength and independence, albeit out of circumstance not choice, of David William as a solo artist, building upon his last solo release from 2006, 'One Way Ticket'. This time the whole album was written, played, mixed and produced by David, featuring his brother Mark on bass on several tracks.

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released January 31, 2019

All songs written by David William

Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Cajon, Organ, Synths & Percussion - David William

Bass on tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13 & 14 - Mark P.

Engineered, Mixed, Produced & Mastered by David William

Photography by Kate Threadgould

Artwork by David William

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