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ONE BUS TO MERCY<br />
Contradiction<br />
Watch Out<br />
Regret<br />
Don’t You Do This to Me<br />
Silly Sentimental Fool<br />
Will I Walk on Water<br />
I Walk the Fire<br />
Perhaps Another Spring<br />
When the Sun Goes Down<br />
Restless Soul<br />
If It Could Be You<br />
Circles<br />
Indian Summer<br />
Whatever I Can Do<br />
All songs written by Craig Abaya<br />
except Will I Walk on Water<br />
written by Craig Abaya and Jo Anne Lorenzana<br />
All songs © & ℗ ARTifice music/ASCAP
Contradiction<br />
Well I’m a techy by day, I’m a rocker by night<br />
At times I’m on the left, at times I’m on the right<br />
Well, I’m young are at heart, I hope mature in mind<br />
I’ll really very different from those who are my kind<br />
I’m living a split existence<br />
I’m being a Jeckyll and Hyde<br />
I am a contradiction<br />
A first class case of contradiction<br />
I need some sympathy, while I’m a mystery<br />
Just look into my future, see my history<br />
I’m the sarcastic type, But I’m really polite<br />
While I’m praying for peace I’ll be putting up a fight<br />
I’m living a split existence<br />
I’m being a Jeckyll and Hyde<br />
I am a contradiction<br />
A first class case of contradiction<br />
I’m a gregarious loner<br />
I just don’t know what to do<br />
It’s hard to reconcile the sides<br />
When I want my cake and to eat it too<br />
I’m suave and mature, insecure<br />
an intellectual, a sentimental fool<br />
I want to stay up late, that’s when I’m most awake<br />
But the morning seems to put me in a wonderful state<br />
2 and 2 make four, but if you ask me some more<br />
I’ll say it’s 1 and 3<br />
That’s what you need me for<br />
Watch Out<br />
You’re gonna do things you don’t wanna do<br />
You’re gonna say things you don’t want to say<br />
But you know it would never happen had you kept away<br />
You better watch out<br />
You’re gonna see things you don’t want to see<br />
You’re gonna be things you don’t want to be<br />
But you know it would never happen had you listened to me<br />
You better watch out<br />
You’re gonna know things you don’t want to know<br />
You’re gonna go where you don’t want to go<br />
But you know it would never happen had you let it go<br />
You better watch out<br />
Fred Wolford - drums<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass<br />
Regret<br />
Forfeit what you’ve got, walk away from your lot<br />
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, that’s what they say<br />
So you emptied out your life<br />
of your wrongs and your rights<br />
Trying to wipe away a life of regret<br />
Chasing after your lost youth<br />
Still ignoring so much truth<br />
You abandoned what you had for so long<br />
Built from thinking you were so right<br />
You’ve replaced your whole life<br />
with the same disregard you’ll regret<br />
Could it be that my mere presence<br />
casts a shadow on your charade?<br />
And so you consider me a threat<br />
Do you ever look in the mirror?<br />
Do you ever face the truth?<br />
Or just hide behind an illusion of regret?<br />
I tried to reach out, day in and day out<br />
In return, I got nothing at all<br />
So I walked on and carried on<br />
Couldn’t let it linger on<br />
So I stopped… hoping for something<br />
I stopped… thinking it meant something<br />
So, I stopped… before I’d do something<br />
that I’d regret<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, drums<br />
Fred Wolford - drums<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass
Don’t You Do This To Me<br />
You drive me crazy when you come around<br />
I just don’t know what to do<br />
it jolts my heart and turns it upside-down<br />
when I set eyes on you<br />
You get me going with those sweet, sweet memories<br />
and it just wasn’t meant to be<br />
and even if it was, it’s too late now<br />
The sun was setting on the way it was<br />
but that’s the way it was meant to be<br />
but you come knocking and I come running<br />
Don’t you do this to me<br />
My mind’s made up but my heart’s so weak<br />
so don’t go touching those nerves in me<br />
reminding me of how it used to be<br />
Don’t you do this, don’t you do this to me<br />
Was something strong that brought us together<br />
but something stronger just tore us apart<br />
I should know better, I think it’s better if you<br />
don’t go messing with my heart<br />
It takes some time when you douse a flame<br />
You could get burned ‘cause there’s still some heat<br />
We can’t return ‘cause it’s not the same<br />
Don’t you do this, don’t you do this to me<br />
You drive me mad with those sweet sweet memories<br />
I’m not ready, I’m so unsteady<br />
I’ve got to get you out of my head<br />
But now it’s gone, our love is dead<br />
Kenney Dale Johson - drums<br />
Eric McCann - bass<br />
Danelle Abaya - vocals (the siren)<br />
Fred Wolford - additional backing vocals<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars<br />
Silly Sentimental Fool<br />
Passing hours, passing days<br />
Hope our days be always there<br />
Life’s directions, incongruent<br />
But still affluent with love and care<br />
And me, I’m just a silly sentimental fool<br />
Convinced that our past really means a thing<br />
Clinging onto days that we have spent<br />
When many more are waiting in the wings<br />
For this silly sentimental fool<br />
For each other, we’ve always cared<br />
The times we shared, we had lots of fun<br />
New horizons, time for growing<br />
Although you’re going, you will never be gone<br />
And me, I’m just a silly sentimental fool<br />
Convinced that our past really means a thing<br />
Clinging onto days that we have spent<br />
When many more are waiting in the wings<br />
For this silly sentimental fool<br />
Sometimes fate can really be cruel<br />
Sometimes fate can really be cruel<br />
For a silly sentimental fool<br />
Dan Alvarez - orchestration, virtual instruments<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, piano, bass<br />
Will I Walk On Water<br />
I feel the hard wind<br />
blowing against my face<br />
Spun in all directions<br />
and now I’m lost in this crazy race<br />
Caught in the undertow, it’s hard to know which way to go<br />
Keeping my head strong, I feel the cold<br />
Clinging to the shelter that each day holds<br />
But somewhere beyond I know<br />
You rest beyond the shadows<br />
with your outstretched arm,<br />
reaching out to keep me calm, asking,<br />
Will you walk on water?<br />
Face the tough winds ahead<br />
Will I walk on water?<br />
With trying storms on every bend<br />
Somehow I know<br />
the voice I hear, I should follow<br />
Calling out in striking psalm<br />
assuring me I’ll be safe from harm<br />
Have no fear, throw your cares behind<br />
You can make your burdens mine<br />
I need to step from this boat<br />
heed His call with no further thought<br />
Take my eyes off the seas, make my way through the breeze<br />
He is there beyond the shadows<br />
asking me<br />
Face these tough winds ahead<br />
With trying storms on every bend<br />
Amidst these seas of confusion<br />
I’m pressed with a decision<br />
Will I walk on Water?<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, organ, tambourine
I Walk the Fire<br />
I’m aging as I seek my destiny<br />
I’m waging a war inside of me<br />
I’m raging like the waters of the sea<br />
I’m gauging the edge of sanity<br />
I’m craving some sensitivity<br />
I’m raving about things that I can see<br />
Engraving my mark on destiny<br />
Behaving how I’m supposed to be<br />
I’m saying things will work out fine<br />
I’m praying it’s more than just a line<br />
I’m straying, losing track of time<br />
I’m laying my life right on the line<br />
I walk the fire<br />
I’m trying so hard to reach my goal<br />
Denying the things tnat make me whole<br />
I’m crying deep inside my soul<br />
I’m dying as the struggle take its toll<br />
I walk the fire<br />
Awaking deep in the middle of the night<br />
I’m shaking with the fear that I just might<br />
be making moves that aren’t quite right<br />
I’m making it clear I need to fight<br />
Somewhere in me is the struggle to achieve<br />
No guarantee we’ll reach the dreams we see<br />
But there indeed is a yearning and a need<br />
‘cause where are we without reason to believe<br />
I walk the fire<br />
Fred Wolford - drums<br />
Mike Castro - congas<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, sarunay<br />
Perhaps Another Spring<br />
Just another golden sunset for you and me<br />
like so many that have come and gone before<br />
saying day shall turn to evening<br />
come the cloak of mother night<br />
another sun has made its way from shore to shore<br />
the more the days are added, the less it’s cut and dried<br />
the harder to reconcile everything<br />
as feelings become jaded, it get’s harder to believe<br />
that just on the horizon can be seen<br />
perhaps another spring<br />
All those trials and tribulations<br />
that we managed to survive<br />
Somewhere, beneath these scars, we’re still alive<br />
Learned so much from each other,<br />
Although we may be apart, still a part<br />
of each other’s separate lives<br />
The more the days are added, the less it’s cut and dried<br />
the harder to reconcile everything<br />
As feelings become clouded, it’s gets harder to believe<br />
that just on the horizon can be seen<br />
perhaps another spring<br />
The more the days are added, the more it’s cut and dried<br />
the easier to reconcile everything<br />
As feelings gain perspective, it gets easier to believe<br />
that just on the horizon can be seen<br />
perhaps another spring<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, virtual instruments<br />
When the Sun Goes Down<br />
The things you do make my temper rise,<br />
To think of you makes me despise you<br />
To resume my life, I am inclined<br />
to burn this worthless bridge behind with you<br />
Don’t let the sun go down on this anger<br />
Don’t let the sun go down on this hate<br />
You’ve got to clean the slate<br />
although you’ve been pushed around<br />
Can’t let the bitterness remain<br />
when the sun goes down<br />
To fix a brokenness inside<br />
you pushed me and my life aside from you<br />
Despite my pride, I longed inside<br />
Connecting, but have been denied by you<br />
I know my intentions just might seem unclear<br />
unaware of the things that you’ve done<br />
to make me disappear<br />
But I know that it’s wrapped up<br />
in some kind of hurt or some kind of fear<br />
May it make my heart soften<br />
You turn your back on our shared blood<br />
I guard myself and ones I love, from you<br />
So I remain in your denial<br />
May take a while to reconcile with you<br />
Don’t let the sun go down on this anger<br />
Don’t let the sun go down on this hate<br />
You’ve got to clean the slate<br />
although you’ve been pushed around<br />
Can’t let the bitterness remain<br />
when the sun goes down<br />
Fred Wolford - drums<br />
Perry Birch - bass
Restless Soul<br />
Can’t settle myself, I just can’t stand still<br />
‘cause something’s moving in for the kill<br />
Get out before I lose control<br />
Get out before I lose my soul<br />
Get out I’m tired of living against my will<br />
Breaking away from this endless trance<br />
I ain’t going to get a second chance<br />
Got nothing to say, got nothing to prove<br />
The time has come and I’m making my move<br />
It’s time to take control of circumstance<br />
Unfinished business, distractions getting a hold of me<br />
Lord, why do I have this restless<br />
Sole survivor, restless indeed<br />
The grindstone’s gettin’ the best out of me<br />
I’m tired of all this selflessness,<br />
Just tear into the wilderness<br />
and feel the welcome rush of uncertainty<br />
Some say I got it good but I can’t stay put like they say I should<br />
Lord, why do I have this restless soul?<br />
Can’t settle myself, I just can’t stand still<br />
‘cause something’s moving in for the kill<br />
Get out before I lose control<br />
Get out before I lose my soul<br />
Get out I’m tired of living against my will<br />
I’m feeling so restless.<br />
You leave me so breathless<br />
Some say I got it good but I can’t stay put like they say I should<br />
Lord, why do I have this restless soul?<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, drums<br />
If It Could Be You<br />
Is it asking too much to want to feel the touch<br />
of someone who really knows?<br />
Someone to help me through<br />
when I don’t know what to do<br />
Is it asking too much if it could be you?<br />
Would I feel like a fool, trying hard to stay cool<br />
if I found out you didn’t want me too?<br />
Wouldn’t know what to do<br />
I just wouldn’t have a clue<br />
Is it asking too much if it could be you?<br />
I could settle with somebody else if I tried<br />
Someone good to me, who’d stay by my side<br />
But soon I’d realize, if she didn’t empathize<br />
With these visions I’d still feel lonely deep inside<br />
Dreams of walking hand in hand<br />
with someone who understands<br />
Sadly, doesn’t always come true<br />
Only one thing I can say<br />
If you’re feeling the same way<br />
Is it asking too much if it could be you?<br />
I could settle with somebody else if I tried<br />
Someone good to me, who’d stay by my side<br />
But soon I’d realize, if she didn’t empathize<br />
With these visions I’d still feel lonely deep inside<br />
Dreams of walking hand in hand<br />
With someone who understands<br />
Sadly, doesn’t always come true<br />
Only one thing I can say,<br />
If you’re feeling the same way<br />
Is it asking too much if it could be you?<br />
Kenney Dale Johnson - drums<br />
Eric McCann - bass<br />
Dan Alvarez - organ<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars<br />
Circles<br />
Strolling through the meadows<br />
The sun just shining down<br />
Amazed by all the beauty that surrounds<br />
Don’t want to keep asking questions<br />
’though I’ll sometimes wonder why<br />
Just accept the gifts of life, the land, the sky<br />
Don’t want to keep on going ‘round in circles, circles<br />
Don’t want my mind to stir in disbelief<br />
Don’t want to keep on going ‘round in circles, circles<br />
The fact that I’ve got something’s a relief<br />
I could never understand hatred<br />
I could never understand love<br />
There must be an iron fist in the velvet glove<br />
Never questioned the simple pleasures<br />
Never questioned your pretty eyes<br />
I’m Just sometimes glad to have a small surprise<br />
Don’t want to keep on going ‘round in circles, circles<br />
Don’t want my mind to stir in disbelief<br />
Don’t want to keep on going ‘round in circles, circles<br />
The fact that I’ve got something’s a relief<br />
Matt Malley - bass<br />
Danelle Abaya - backing vocals<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars
Indian Summer<br />
The memories fade<br />
The distance grows<br />
But they’re the same old thoughts and sentimental throes<br />
The days ring in<br />
The days ring out<br />
Can’t see anything here someday to be dreaming about<br />
You spend your life depressed<br />
Think that you’ve missed the crest<br />
When Grandma Moses hit the scene she proved her pastures were still green<br />
You’re never too old to have dreams<br />
There’s an indian summer around the bend<br />
There’s an indian summer around the bend<br />
There’ll come a time when wounds will mend<br />
It’s going to be a real godsend<br />
Just got to believe ‘cause it’s around the bend.<br />
You think that you’re too old and it’s too late for goals<br />
Both black and white are shades of gray and even dogs shall have their day<br />
Stop raining on your own parade<br />
There’s an indian summer around the bend<br />
There’s an indian summer around the bend<br />
There’ll come a time when wounds will mend. It’s going to be a real godsend<br />
Just got to believe ‘cause it’s around the bend<br />
And when the autumn nears we entertain our tears.<br />
Although some leaves are falling<br />
You’ve got to hear the calling<br />
Stop wasting time recalling years<br />
Danelle Abaya - backing vocals<br />
Fred Wolford - drums<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, drums<br />
Whatever I Can Do<br />
Twenty-five and so alive<br />
Not a thought about how to survive<br />
Unprepared when I arrived<br />
To the call you would surely rise<br />
Set your sights to do what’s right<br />
Set aside your life to heed the calling<br />
Pick me up and help me through<br />
In myself I can see both of you<br />
There’s so much that I have to do<br />
Got this need like I’ve got something to prove<br />
Cut these ties that kept things straight<br />
Loose these binds that kept me safe from falling<br />
Whatever I can do<br />
Nothing flat and on my own<br />
Far away from the things I called my home<br />
Distracted by the things I’m seeing<br />
Convinced myself that it’s fine just being alone<br />
But our paths just seemed to align<br />
Gotta stop and redefine my calling<br />
Whatever I can do<br />
I don’t wanna save myself if I can’t save the world around me<br />
Can’t define that place I once called home<br />
I’m going to realign the path before me, a different destination for me<br />
I realize I wasn’t made to do it alone<br />
See the wonder in your eyes, everyday holds such big surprise<br />
The way your put your trust in me, little one you’re a lesson in disguise<br />
Learn from me and I’ll learn from you<br />
Do whatever I need to do for you<br />
Whatever I can do<br />
Nisha Anand, Danelle Abaya, Declan Abaya (vylet pony), Marissa Abaya - backing vocals<br />
Craig Abaya - vocals, guitars, bass, drums
<strong>1B2M</strong><br />
Produced, recorded and mixed by Craig Abaya<br />
If it Could Be You and Don’t You Do This to Me<br />
bass and drums engineered by Dan Alvarez and Pat Ryan.<br />
Mastered by Michael Romanowski<br />
Many thanks to my dear friends and family who<br />
performed on One Bus to Mercy and as well as the ones who provided<br />
moral support and inspiration.<br />
Remembering our brother, Mike Castro (R.I.P.),<br />
who played congas on I Walk the Fire.<br />
Bus shelter photo by fellow musician/filmmaker, Nisha Anand<br />
All Rights Reserved.<br />
Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
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