IDeology Lyrics
From One Soul to Another – IDeology
Just mess around… (Dan)
(Verse - Ian)
My rhymes are contagious spreading on pages never confining to cages
We are designed for all ages the key to our lines is to try keep your mind turnin’
You can’t allow your thoughts to settle you gotta keep stirrin’ keep on mixin’ it up
Still pick yourself up you gotta remind yourself we in this together
There’s no givin’ up even when its hard to see victory
At the end of every tunnel there’s light you know its gonna be....
(Verse - Dan)
Alright these word are traveling from one soul to another
Motivating people to treat each other like brothers
In a world that extracts what is real from reality
Gradually sucking up the youth's originality
And so this is the world in which were livin’
Where societal conformity is always such a givin’
I’m beginnin’ the question the ways of those around me
Lacking the compassion a reaction that would set us free
(Chorus)
Where’s the unity / humanity / its insanity
From one soul to another
There has got to be / no disparity / between you and me
From one soul to another
(Ian)
There is part of me that’s startled to see the path humanity has chose to wander it’s left me in a quandary to sit and ponder the effects and intentions not to mention its direction where there is no time for reflection or connection between one another makes me wonder where we’re all headed when the only time we get food for our soul is when we are fed it by a power that was never meant to be in control what needs to happen to turn these scattered pieces back into a whole
(Dan)
We gotta break apart from modern standardization
And collectively come to the necessary realization
That we can’t keep facin’ life with hearts deformed
It’s the age of information but we are still so misinformed
Educate yourself with the lessons of life
Meditate your mind to the various sounds and sights
Sitting in my room I was thinking one night
Yo we only get one chance in this world lets make it right
(Chorus)
Where’s the unity / humanity / its insanity
From one soul to another
There has got to be / no disparity / between you and me
From one soul to another
We Got The Power - IDeology
We got the power (x3)
(Verse Dan)
Let this be a story of hope a story of rising awareness on a world-wide scope we can change the failed military course in Iraq and we can damn well take our beloved country back we have the power the people like you and like me not the lobbyist of the fourth governmental branch in DC you see ignorance and hypocrisy do not create democracy that’s why we found ourselves in the tyranny of corporatocracy.
(Verse Ian)
Where we all feel like pawns not able to make our own decisions but we’re the ones demanding low prices on all our provisions on oil and clothes we won’t stand for every time they raise the tolls if we could just realize we’re the ones with the ultimate control staying firm in our beliefs under influence and criticism for making life’s decisions that try to improve the system how we place our vote as consumers is where we place our dollar dare to be a leader not just another follower.
(Chorus)
We got the power - the power to see change the power to be change the power to follow our intuition break away from submission redirect our ambition to create a better world for all people
We got the power - the power to see change the power to be change the power to follow our intuition break away from submission redirect our ambition to create a better world for all
(Verse Ian)
And the ferocity of a turbulent sea the generosity the philosophy that there is no impossibility limited costs to be great its all a mind-state how many acts of kindness you display on a daily rate unity’s the only way discrimination is a mistake inclusion is the only solution to the problems that we’re facing to achieve this transformation we can’t be so complacent we must take action but remember to still remain patient.
(Verse Dan)
That’s why I speak for my nation and generation when I’m saying that we gotta act and quit playing no more waiting carelessly evading responsibility it’s on us to create change in our own communities standing on the edge staring destiny in the eye but this time we will decide whether we live or we die I have a dream of a better future for our children and for that I know we have to act now.
(Chorus)
We got the power - the power to see change the power to be change the power to follow our intuition break away from submission redirect our ambition to create a better world for all people
We got the power - the power to see change the power to be change the power to follow our intuition break away from submission redirect our ambition to create a better world for all
(Verse Ian)
To makes changes and there is no day like the present to take charge make a difference and not be so hesitant to speak out against injustice and to be adamant it’s something we’ve seen before and we need to see happen again. It always starts with one a thought maybe a vision everyone has an impact from every child to politician every dream there is hope every chance taken ambition we need to realize though we’ve put ourselves in a vulnerable position.
(Verse Dan)
That’s right and now the situation is dire yet we still burn with flames of hope like a fire consuming hatred and fear like oxygen pouring out truthful information like toxic gin its happening now a whole movement of people who see through the lies aren’t afraid to defy improving the world even if it could be our demise standing up to injustice with utter determination we are the change and our mission is to save our nation.
(Chorus - 2x)
New World - IDeology
(Verse – Dan)
This is the story of the future of humanity
As we confront the calamity of the 21st century
A growing smog looms over the American Dream
Forcing us to question just what being American means
It used to seem that our planet was unbreakable
That our water and our air were eternally replaceable
But fate would show that our estimations were wrong
Yet we hesitate to renovate until it’s all gone
And now it’s near – the realization of our fears
Bringing tears to the eyes of children in future years
Who’ll wonder why we set the sky aflame
Corrupted rainforests and rivers till they’d never be the same
It’s insane! Incomprehensible to the brain
How we can steal our planet’s future like it’s some kind of game
And yet we still remain in a state of paralysis
Lacking adequate critical governmental analysis
It’s truly disturbing how they neglect it
Even with scientific consensus they still reject it
I expected a little more from our politicians
At least Al Gore utilizes his intuition
And talks about the truth of our modern condition
Without conforming his thoughts to the corporate mission
No submission, though opposition is high
Divulging the lies that they all want us to buy
But now the truth has leaked causing an epidemic of thought
Making people question all the things they’ve been taught
Distraught by the ethical dilemma that we now face
A planetary illness that we must erase
It is the most essential threat that we’ve ever endured
A fight for life and light before it’s obscured
By the dark horizon of our modern ignorance
And now we put to the test the human heart’s luminance.
(Chorus)
This is a rhyme created in a new design
To redefine our whole frame of mind
Because we’ve got to wake up before we run out of time
To secure a better future for a new world (2x)
(Verse – Ian)
Ok, let me get this picture straight
Global warming is occurring at an alarming rate but we wait
Sitting back watching grass grow
Temperatures are raising evaporating every last flake of snow
Glaciers melting down to the size of a pond - now a crisis is on
We seem to fail to see value until we realize it’s gone
Focusing on taxes and terror
While continuous deforestation is affecting the ozone layer
Do we expect to see an immediate difference? No
But we do expect for individual awareness to grow, to grow higher
Thought-provoke and inspire
Make you contemplate the way you live your life, so
What do we need to do?
The cue needs to come from us and it needs to come from you
Unity will give us the ability to go past any obstacle
Reach the impossible limits of our capabilities: we’re unstoppable!
Gaining momentum with every person who makes the choice to be educated
Who takes a stand for what they believe in and articulates it
Doesn’t question themselves when met with opposition, they face it
Renewing their resources instead of wasting them
Sitting complacently, while the world crumbles adjacently
Basically simple sacrifices of what they found to be ‘vices’
Have no place to be in our world
If we wish to see the perseverance of our history
The efforts toward our mission have been shifted around
Thrown to the ground – are often pushed aside
Tossed into a lost and found box of causes - filled with pauses that delay the process
War on terror - how much has that one cost us?
Our focus is so misguided – it’s appalling
No wonder the stock in GM and Ford keeps on falling
The government keeps on stalling to sign the Kyoto Protocol
It makes the public wonder what kind of future we’re installing.
(Chorus)
This is a rhyme created in a new design
To redefine our whole frame of mind
Because we’ve got to wake up before we run out of time
To secure a better future for a new world (2x)
Conflicting Prayers - IDeology
(Verse - Dan)
I drop into a world full of chaos and fear where all trust must combust just to persevere
The flame of revenge rages in the hearts of men who've been fighting for their freedom since the age of 10
Continuous blood is spilled and tears washed away yet at the end of the day both sides go to pray
Betrayed by anger's blade with little hope for peace this is the life of the people living in the Middle East.
Gunshots echo off Mosques and Synagogue walls silent hearts drop amongst a mother's wailing calls
Constant battle throws senses into disrepair as revenge fuels the weapons of modern warfare
Children locked out and blocked from attending school leaving utter desperation as the only tool
No place is safe when you're the enemy and all you want to do is live your life free.
Fade Away - IDeology
(Chorus)
Where do we go when we fade away when the light shines through our eyes (3x)
(Verse Ian)
I’m feeling blessed in going the wrong direction you can see in my complexion the truth of you own reflection like a side effect leaving you breathless across the floor losing your battle because you forgot the reasons that you’re fighting for the war keeps going on I’m holding on with one arm but what harm can come from those who chose to disarm I hear the sounds of the alarm I fear I’m bound to go beyond my ability to understand comprehend and respond so hearing the messages I’m receiving the presages I’m perceiving relieving the hesitation I am believing is impeding the destination I’m seeking this is what keeps me weak and keeps my mouth open and speaking keeps the ink from my pen pouring and leaking leaving my mouth and pages saturated with massive style regenerated the ability to co-create a new pathway to integrate it whether I’m loved or hated that I can’t control the only question I have is where do we go.
(Chorus)
Where do we go when we fade away when the light shines through our eyes (2x)
(Verse Dan)
There was an uncertainty lurked in me hurting me courage deserting me mentally devouring my inner luminosity spiritually tossing me over the cliff of my fears only history could distance me from the stains of my tears and yet the pain persevered stuck like a clutch between gears as my reflection in the mirror disappeared with the years boiling down like chemistry to my essential energy replacing the individual self with a collective synergy utterly connected with every life force on the earth passing centuries as a single light in the universe exploding with passion like an enormous solar flare uniting in action because out combined light blinds despair eyes mesmerized as the web of lies finally tears revealing a truth so strong all the wrong can’t compare as the gates of grace open to dissipate the hate we anticipate and contemplate the orientation of our fate.
Chorus)
Where do we go when we fade away when the light shines through our eyes (4x)
Love In War - IDeology
(Verse - Ian)
Dear Momma - I thought i’d write you a little letter this is the first time it's rained in months so I'm feeling a little better
But I just wanted to let you know how much I love you and appreciate everything you've done and continue to do
It's getting late - we move out in a day or two you should see the stars though momma they're as beautiful as you
I don't know what's gonna happen in the days to come but I keep my palms pressed together until my fingers go numb
Praying that I see another day the setting of the sun to see my baby sister's face again the day she turns one
When she takes her first steps to catch her when she falls makes me wonder what I'm doing here at all
I'm fighting for the people but no longer fighting for the cause I'm fighting for my fellow soldiers who we've already lost
This anxiety feels like it's tightly gripping my chest we are tiredly moving forward without any rest.
(Chorus)
Oh why - when I close my eyes I see my Mother's face
And as I walk away I feel her warm embrace.
(Verse - Ian)
I miss you so much I miss your kiss on my cheek your tender motherly touch you voice's sweet symphony
I don't remember how long I've been gone surrounded by the yells of frightened men bombs and guns
Tomorrow we engage with the enemy I can't seem to take another's life without losing a part of me
It's so startling and disheartening to see another person dying gasping their last breath right in front of me
But I'm staying strong keeping on moving on holding on tight to my sense of integrity
Remembering all those things that you taught me throughout my life the importance of strong will truth and honesty
The battery on my light is starting to go dim its time for me to get some rest before tomorrow begins
I just want to end by saying I love you from every fiber within and I hope I get to see you again.
(Chorus)
Oh why - when I close my eyes I see my Mother's face
And as I walk away I feel her warm embrace.
(Verse - Dan)
Traveling through dawn to a distant location sensational fear drowning my mind's information
There's no escaping contemplation of the situation body shaking with the memory of the forsaken
Mind lost in thought of the danger ahead caught up in a fate and a future I dread
Defying death is like a battle in my head can God still rescue you when your soul is dead?
Gunshots snap me back to the present no more dreams I've woken up in the desert
I feel the ground shake and then the world goes silent suddenly tranquility replaces the violence
Soldier's cries disguised by fear's silent reprise eyes stare blankly ahead utterly paralyzed
My life flashes by as bullets pierce the sky I only hope that for my Momma's sake I will survive.
(Chorus)
Oh why - when I close my eyes I see my Mother's face
And as I walk away I feel her warm embrace.
(Verse - Dan)
I silver blade flashes through my shell-shocked flesh holding my chest I drop behind a sandy crest
Feeling my heart beat incessantly completely overtaken by the pain in my shaken mind wondering if I’ll live or die
But I can't rewind or redefine fate's design lost like a shadow in the darkness of the front lines
No one around I suddenly exist in emptiness surrounded only by my blood and the evening mist
I'm hanging on taking breath after breath pondering my own meaning of life after death
But though I'm on the ground I'm not six feet under I won't go down now and leave my Mother all alone
Staying by the phone praying I’ll come home I've come too far in this game to give up my name
Erase my identity and give in to pain but then in the distance I hear someone call out my name.
(Chorus)
Oh why - when I close my eyes I see my Mother's face
And as I walk away I feel her warm embrace.
Love - IDeology
(Intro)
Over 3,000 U.S. soldiers now dead in Iraq...
...The crisis in Darfur is now reaching epic proportions...
We just gotta have a little love
A new war in Lebanon displacing hundreds of thousands...
We just gotta have a little love
The worst suicide bombing in months rocks the streets of Gaza...
We just gotta have a little love...a little love
(Verse - Dan)
There are so many problems in the world today we don't care about each other we just want to get paid
Betrayed by a mentality that keeps us enslaved it's hard for us to love each other cause we're afraid
Afraid of change afraid of what we don't know so much fear we got the government tapping all of our phones
Looking for terrorists but who's the real enemy we gotta look inside and find some love to counter the fear.
(Chorus)
Talking about love / About love / Love
When the world is cold open your heart and show you got
Love / You got love / Love
And no we cannot wait we must replace the hate with our
Love/ With our love / Love
When the world is cold open your heart and show you got
Love / You got love / Love / Love
(Verse - Dan)
I can see a time down the line when humanity aligns replacing hate and fear with love
Living God's grand design no one defined by their race or gender a distant mystery a history the kids don't remember
A world of love and mutual respect for each other no longer see the enemy in the eyes of our brothers
To love is to give hope and hope is all that we need to erase the misery and re-write our history.
(Chorus)
Talking about love / About love / Love
When the world is cold open your heart and show you got
Love / You got love / Love
And no we cannot wait we must replace the hate with our
Love/ With our love / Love
When the world is cold open your heart and show you got
Love / You got love / Love / Love
Next Generation - IDeology
(Chorus)
We gotta make a change gotta rearrange your life
We gotta make a change gotta rearrange your life
We gotta make a change gotta make a change
(Verse - Ian)
I can see a generational shift adrift a midst a storm of mayhem and chaos that we don’t realize exist we miss the important messages blind to what the true lesson is while one guy is cursing his gift another guy is testing his we’ve superseded our fathers for nearly 200 years but at this rate our generation will have nothing left but tears our fears are growing exponentially and eventually we’ll fall with or without the help of gravity its unfortunate and sad to see most of our peer’s political indifference and bigotry it’s a fact this reality is facing racing without direction we’re left in this confusion limited solution not realizing the impact we’re having environment suffering with all this carbon dioxide padding genetically modified food messing up our digestion pattern we can’t wait for the planet to retaliate without a change we will just have sealed our fate.
(Verse - Dan)
The change must start now we must be smart now we hold the world in our hands like Atlas in this dark hour we have the power to see clear even after the Twin Towers perpetuated showers of fear the hour is near we need to start our preparation information’s got the President losing his articulation due to irrefutable ecological devastation is this the world we’re gonna pass to the next generation? It’s disgracing chasing dreams laced with irreplaceable means globalization’s got us addicted to importing TV screens, cell phones, and Chinese jeans which means sweatshop labor supporting our over-caffeinated U.S. teens but we have a choice and a voice if we would just use it but basically complacency is making us abuse it so wake up because we’ve got some shit to do and there’s no better time to change than now cause the day is new.
(Chorus)
We gotta make a change gotta rearrange your life
We gotta make a change gotta rearrange your life
We gotta make a change gotta make a change
Traversing Destiny - IDeology
(Verse - Ian)
The air I breathe is sweet
The echoing sound of our feet shifting the rocks of the gravel
As we travel to the tops of the peaks
It intrigues in insists we can hardly resist it speaks
As we jump into the darkest abyss embark
Grabbing life by the wrist it tears apart the reasons why we exist
The sound of the ocean being sprayed by the mist
This is of what life truly consists
Trying to reach that place inside where courage resides
Placing my mind aside letting my heart be the guide
Leaping across the greatest divide traveling side by side
Across the country side so open and wide
A loss of one self and finding of another
Letting your life be held by the hands of a brother
Let go of the fear as leap as you fall from the mountains peak
At the mountains base that night you fall fast asleep
Fast asleep
(Verse - Dan)
I wake up to the sunlight shining down
Up in the Rockies just above a mining town
The sky is all blue not a cloud in sight
My mind is new and my hearts in flight
The air is brisk with the chill of spring a
I seek adventure and the entire thrill it brings
When I am out here my very spirit sings
Standing on the highest mountain makes us feel like kings
Gearing up we set our grand plan in motion
The heavens guides us as if we were chosen
To embark on a journey purely with no facade
To climb so high we touch the face of god
It’s a mission to evaluate our soul’s position
Lift our minds from submission to a spiritual condition
It’s only me and my friends conversing next to me
As we attempt the traverse the gates of destiny
The frosty April takes my breath away
I can only pray I don’t meet my death today
As we near the summit the cool sky turns gray
Ill go on though my friends say its best to stay
The atmosphere radiates subliminal light
I know now this ain’t no trivial sight
I’m all alone no body next to me
My individuality got the best of me
Gearing up I set my grand plan in motion
The heavens guides me as if I were chosen
To embark on a journey purely with no facade
To climb so high I touch the face of god
It’s a mission to evaluate my soul’s position
Lift my minds from submission to a spiritual condition
It’s only me
As I attempt to traverse the gates of destiny
(Verse Ian)
This world can be a dark place unruly unfair unkind unable to face we seem so hell bent to lay it to waste eons of following a fear-based direction through time and space now we’re coming to the end of a cycle the beginning of an era known as the era of light as we emerge from the night our true form takes flight and we can view the world with a whole new sight.
(Verse Dan)
We’re bringing lyrical innovations with spiritual implications a nation-wide situation but with local applications we need a transformation of the body and the mind to learn that you and I and everything is intertwined there comes a time when you question your whole life’s design trying to find any true meaning inside but rest assured, we have the power within we don’t have to do it all we just have to begin.
(Verse Dan)
I feel a change approaching like the calm before a storm I’m facing strange emotions yet I feel my mind is torn misinformation creating doubt and fear its seems that many people think the end is near but we’ve just begun on this path of revelation though its a great undertaking we never lack inspiration I’m not a preacher I’m just starting the conversation so keep your mind open and free your imagination.
(Verse Ian)
To a world of possibility not doomed consumed with wrath aftermath and hostility we have the ability to see through the gloom and violence to see the insight and feel the room fill up with energy amidst the darkness we find a spark that gives us faith like Prometheus bringing fire to humanity which gives us a chance to venture forth and advance into a new era of light where we all of the ability.
Beyond The Sea – IDeology
(Verse - Dan)
A fiery glow illustrates the faces of men
Pouring into the darkness adjacent to them
A fragrance of fish mixes with the salty wet air
Bodies Gather close anxiously awaiting their share
Courageously pushing forward though hopes run dry
Seeking divine guidance from the starlit sky
Losing the will to live but none hope to die
Stubbornly surviving on the dissipating supplies
Dry tears stain strained eyes with pain
Sprit numb like heavily over dosing Novocain
Trying not to go insane as the night drags on
Storm clouds rage above, the stars are gone
The wind ravages the sails with barbaric force
Sending the doomed vessel with uncontrollably off course
Bodies lie helplessly strewn across the deck
Hopelessly awaiting the imminent shipwreck
(Chorus)
Storm clouds loom overhead
Three men already dead
Were lost as sea tonight
Thrown off course and still no land in sight
Men’s eyes consumed by fear
Knowing death may soon be near
But still they soldier on
Staying strong until the night is gone
(Verse - Ian)
The radiant sun warms their faces
As one by one the crew slowly awakens
To find that their ship had been torn and shaken
Floorboards breakin the sails ripped to shreds their entire bodies achin
It soon became unmistakably clear
Land was in sight the storm was gone along with their fears
Jubilant shouts rang in the air
Met with hearty embraces and exuberant tears
The intrepid voyage had finally come to a close
As the sight of white beaches and palm trees arose
Awestruck by the countryside the crew stopped and froze
Captivated as the north wind started to blow
Carrying them to land the crew rushed to their stations
Forget patience getting home was their only fixation
Finding peace knowing that they are finally free
To return to their lives beyond the sea
(Chorus)
We nearly lost our lives
Our boat almost capsized our perils at an end now
And we’re finally going home again
At last the sky is blue
Thank god we made it through this awful memory
To return to live beyond the sea
Motion – IDeology
(Verse - Dan)
Yo we’re about to take it to another level to a higher ground update your brain to accommodate a flyer sound IDeology is dropping the beat we never hesitate to offer you the latest in the underground wait did I mention our intention clearly to hate and fear no more ‘cuz it will cost you dearly use the power of suggestion like a hypnotist when you play our tracks its never hit or miss so take a minute and relax in your seat but when you hear the beat start get back on your feet we’re dropping lines like sailors coming to the rescue staying true to the music ‘cuz that’s what the best do I’ll test you with thoughts that can’t be bought traded or sold by the end of this rhyme you’ll probably be out cold so take a breathe in and exhale it out ‘cuz ideology is about to show you what its all about.
(Chorus)
Can you feel it?
Can you feel the motion?
You got got got got to feel it
You got to feel the motion
Can can can you feel it?
Can you feel the motion?
You got to got to feel it
You got to feel the motion
(Verse - Ian)
The way I figure it our rhymes are to invigorate and light you up like a match placed against a pack of cigarettes and leave you burning and searching for more believing in yourself all the way down to your core no one knows what is in store or how to reach our goals and get there but we won’t get anywhere if all we do is sit there and split hairs like an obsessive pessimist the more you pay attention to your intentions the less you miss I guess the message is to stay in the moment in the now the motion will continue to drive us even if we don’t know how so I’m gonna lay this one down like pocket aces with a kicker a heavy wicker basket or decal without a sticker so don’t bicker we just speak our Ideology no need for confessions or even an apology can you follow me our do I need to repeat it just stay true to yourself and you’ll never be defeated
(Chorus)
Can you feel it?
Can you feel the motion?
You got got got got to feel it
You got to feel the motion
Can can can you feel it?
Can you feel the motion?
You got to got to feel it
You got to feel the motion
