Toughen The Roots

by Rouse

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1.	Days Gone By 03:39	lyrics	buy track
VERSE 1: I open my eyes and see my shadow grows tall and then the days go by, while the trees them rise and them fall. and time goes by, and I feel I'm not built to last. So at night I freeze solid, as I find my darkened path. as I walk down the road, the forest seems small, and then I feel left alone, for me it's hard to hold course. and I know I'm known, to think too much when stressed so at night I feel worried, as I walk my darkened path. My path, finally has ended. My thoughts, at last, have ended CHORUS: When the princess rises from the deep She sees the sunshine glares from me My body surges with tranquility The feeling's divine with sea chanties Now I'm spellbound to not think at all I react to what flashes before my eyes' She penetrates my heart immensely And then descends deep down in the deep. VERSE 2: I close my eyes, so I can try to recall and tell How the days went by, while the trees them rose and them fell When time went by, and I felt I was thrown in hell But this time when I greeted nightfall, the light started to unfold Time is going back on track and everthing's getting solved I shake my empty backpack, my delay is getting restored My doors unlock, yeah cause my keys have evolved I hope I'm forever hexed, so I can forget my darkened past. My past, finally, has ended My thoughts, at last, have ended CHORUS: When the princess rises from the deep She sees the sunshine glares from me My body surges with tranquility The feeling's divine with sea chanties Now I'm spellbound to not think at all I react to what flashes before my eyes' She penetrates my heart immensely And then descends deep down in the deep.
2.	Justified 03:13	lyrics	buy track
I fight a struggle for the next man I fight a struggle for the next man VERSE 1: I sit there beside him I rise up again to take my stand There's something in this train, it's not find it A psychotic mind insane, evil sits there beside me From satan he is summoned, goodness finds a way to guide me Guts inside me, fire lighted Goodness finds a way to guide me CHORUS x2: I fight a struggle for the next man The love I'm loving is a far too rad I got no story to burrow, only psychos understand The rebel rocks it, ah, the rebel rocks it. VERSE 2: I read the thoughts inside him I rise up again to take my stand It's something in his head, it's motivated violence He stands up in the train with a knife hidden in silence I got to do a quick judgement, goodness finds a way to guide me Now I strike him, jumping at him Possessed by the devil, I'll make him free CHORUS x2: I fight a struggle for the next man The love I'm loving is a far too rad I got no story to burrow, only psychos understand The rebel rocks it, ah, the rebel rocks it. BRIDGE: Does my mind play tricks for kicks I don't know about that Was the man fixed to kill I don't know about that I don't know what the devil has done to me I try to resist, but he won't let me In the man's pocket I found an old letter About how to kill the man who killed his daughter.
3.	Glitter and Gold 03:27	lyrics	buy track
You go on, you go on, you go on, I tell you. I move on, I move on, I move on, I tell you. VERSE 1: The dust has covered my love I haven't seen her in ages You reap of what you sow So so so, there ain't no, no collection of wages She's been away for so long that I've some other men pay her The beauty of love will wither if you always have something to owe The blooming leaves will fall, they'll fall as season changes CHORUS: What the surface shows you, yeah. Is shiny glitter and gold Now that's gonna fool you, yeah So your mind is sold And soon you're left out in the cold Cause the diamond will be stolen from you And brighter shining gems will unfold And they will deceive you once more VERSE 2: The lust has offered no love She only longs for riches You reap of what you sow So, so, so, you get no, no affection, persuasive She's been led astray for so long, so long, she let in strangers The men who bought her soul, Made her shiver from the hearts that were cold The heart that they stole, after they took away her wages. CHORUS: What the surface shows you, yeah. Is shiny glitter and gold Now that's gonna fool you, yeah So your mind is sold And soon you're left out in the cold Cause the diamond will be stolen from you And brighter shining gems will unfold And they will deceive you once more You go on, you go on, you go on, I tell you. I move on, I move on, I move on, I tell you. You go on, you go on, you go on, I tell you. I move on, I move on, I move on, I tell you. Yeah, I tell you!
4.	Rouse feat. Shiftey - Wasteland Misery (feat. Shiftey) 04:19	lyrics	buy track
VERSE 1: It's gonna be another day, out of the wasteland You triumph forward, they call the case closed, they want you to hold back You're gonna have another say, against them firsthand When you hit them hard, the demons are exposed, You look him in the eye, then attack. BREAK: Demon! I compell you! In the name of mental freedom, I compell you I throw poison in your eye to repel you. CHORUS: I say ey! Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey. Emptiness, Emptiness, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The dreaded demon sucks out your soul, oh Anxiousness. Sucks out your soul. Emptiness, Emptiness VERSE 2: I'm trying to let out all this pain, cause I can't stand it. Where will I find the patience, to become a freeman If I just break the demons pact. Inside my head it's too much space, like a wasteland But it's full of demons, trying to deceive us Making me paralyzed to act. CHORUS: I say ey! Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey. Emptiness, Emptiness, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The dreaded demon sucks out your soul, oh Anxiousness. Sucks out your soul. Emptiness, Emptiness VERSE 3 (Rap by Shiftey): It's gonna be another day when the demon's still in your way Another day in wasteland, another day with the pain But rather living, but I'm keeping evils under my chin I'm rather breathing, but my last breath is gone with the wind Struggling with demons is a talking demon within yet I never get so sleepy so I'm sleeping with the fishes Reminiscing about when I was a kid It wasn't like I was afraid, It wasn't like this, I was at peace When I got older my intuition got stronger I realized the demon found a way to get a hold of me It closed me off, It closed me off of me I could feel the breath in my neck, it was choking me All alone, all alone All alone, all alone All alone I stand, man I'm going insane I'm lying in the dust, I'm trying to pick myself up again I feel unsedated, I'm really demotivated I really don't see any opportunity for me to get hated So the days gone by, I race against the time I'm looking forward to stop running, I can't fall behind. OUTRO: Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free? Stuck in wasteland misery Are you ever gonna be free?
5.	Brother 02:59	lyrics	buy track
VERSE 1: I ask you: What are friends for? If they can't be accounted for, or can't be relied on? To do a father's chores, or take care of you with a mother's love What the hell do you think you're doing brother? Leaving me here by myself, in the long haul brother. I'm, I'm, I'm starting to stutter, every time you remind me By not being here with me, down in the gutter I don't know how I'd feel If I'd did the same thing to you brother Brother, brother, brother, save me! Help me stay together in this fast flying flock of birds going south over Over, over, over, bravery! CHORUS: If you've lost your mother and father Then you better, better find them But they could be someone younger, But still you better love them Don't think you've lost your spirit It's just in circulation, If you need your parent's spirit Then look around for someone younger.

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released May 15, 2014

Producer: Ollie Twist (www.facebook.com/OllieTwistStew)
Featuring rapper on Wasteland Misery: Shiftey (www.facebook.com/SHIFTEYSTEW)
Mixing: Ollie Twist
Guitar: Tobias Jebe
Mastering: Andy Johnson (tubemastering)

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about

Rouse Oslo, Norway

Nature is the best inspiration for music! All in the pattern of chaos.
Rouse is a 23 year old roots reggae artist.
Co-operating with Shiftey and Ollie Twist
In Stew Studio.