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3 Reasons For Fighting

by Melodime

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1.
Our Time 03:59
It's kinda like a bad dream that's tugging at my heartstrings but I kinda like the fighting 'cause its somehow apart of me I grow tired of the waiting for the never coming upswing but my reasons never leave me 'cause there's a light here in front of me (I will stand my ground) We got one shot, baby ('cause I know our time is now) to shed ourselves some light On and on and on and on the world goes if we don't try it'll pass us by, taking all that we know On and on and on and on my heart goes and I won't fall without a fight 'cause this is our time So turn your head away write me off, it's okay I ain't lookin' for praise in fact, I like it this way So you can watch me from a distance and pretend you know my secrets but you don't know about resistance until you're fighting the doubt away I put my foot down on the hard ground and baby, I'm not moving I can face fear, we belong here We got one shot, baby to shed ourselves some light On and on and on and on the world goes if we don't try, it'll pass us by taking all that we know On and on and on and on my heart goes and I will stand my ground 'cause I know right now is our time
2.
Paper Wings 03:36
Bright eyes, you can't see beyond the stage lights illuminating what is outside but you don't know me at all You call me untamed If I'm a rockstar where's the cocaine? Wheres the grammies and the fake name? You've set me up to fall You see me standing tall but you never see me fall behind the curtain of it all all I have's the songs I sing I'm barely flying with paper wings So baby, what's this pedestal you've made me? I can't stand up there, don't make me I'm not fit to grace your stage ...with paper wings that fly from the bright stage as the naive audience applauds but as the encore ends and the lights fade I'm barley holding on and I don't have a chance here at all You see me standing tall but you never see me fall, yeah behind the curtain of it all all I have's the songs I sing and my wilted, beaten, tired paper wings
3.
The Chase 04:48
She left for Houston with a bang then called me on the phone She said that things can't be the same next week when she comes home She said she's tired of the games and I agree they are getting old You couldn't say it better, babe I understand, and I'll ready my soul But if you run I'm afraid that I will chase you It is is my blood I want the things that I can't have The further the dream, the louder I sing I'm just like a fiend Oh, it's the chase that I am so addicted to The higher the hill, the bigger the thrill I can't get my fill so maybe now's the time that we both face the truth but goodbyes never seem to work with you There's something beating in my chest something that I used to ignore but now the beating will not rest it's anchoring me down to the floor An awfully warranted arrest Who even knows what I'm fighting for Well, all I got now is my best but what'll that do? I'm not really sure So if this chase is the only thing I'm after then put me in my place don't turn around don't let me win So I suggest you set the scene to pack your bags and run from me 'cause I'm not man enough to leave this all alone My heart's at home upon my sleeve so please don't turn around for me I'm better off if I believe that I can't win
4.
The Letter 04:25
Well hello darlin', it's been awhile but I hear you're doing fine I get some news on you every now and then I don't know quite why I'm writing There's just a few things on my mind but surely not the words of what we could've been If I told you how I'm getting by today would you believe me? I think you would I know you know me, and you know I have my days but lets be honest, was the life that I lived fair? please be honest, I need to know to get somewhere yeah, lets be honest, you'll never read this so who cares You see I met myself this new gal who resides in Arlington She's got this heart I can't explain, its just so real I'm doing everything I can now to fill her heart again and kiss the lips of fate with every ounce of what I feel I knew the day would come when I would sit down here and write your last song I've learned from mistakes for futures sake and I learned who I'm singing for This girl deserves it, she deserves my very best and here I stand to be the man I'm meant to be See, I had fallen but luckily life is full of second and third chances so I can keep on tapping through the different dances with this angel by my side, my heart demands this so if you read this, fare thee well Let's be honest You're never honest, no Let's be honest
5.
Who's got the heart, who's got the heart of a country singer? I got the heart, I got the heart alright Lend an ear for old times sake it's okay to medicate the broken Amazing how the give and take comes to play upon the stage, I'm chokin' but you're my breath tonight It seems as if my worldly skin is miles away from the heart within on somedays It screams to break my skeleton and finally breathe some oxygen It's always last to speak It's a hard life skipping stones and it's a hard life here alone but the moonlight serves as home wherever it may be that is home to me No song of mine will come to life until it pierces ears outside the maker In each of you I will confide my every word, my every line You're strangers, but I don't mind Pain can be a prison cell and I sing for my sanity I don't think a private hell is where my soul is meant to be, oh no Who's got the heart, who's got the heart of a country singer? I got the heart, I got the heart alright Who's got the heart, who's got the heart of a country singer? We got the heart, we've got the heart tonight
6.
High & Low 04:05
I got these mountains chasing after me I'm driving for an eternity tattooed with gripping agony again With directions jammed in my backseat begging me just to take a peek but I'm convinced that the road I seek is mine So the headlights blind my obdurate eyes with happiness uniquely disguised and a heart that just can't realize what's inside Just let me go high and low I will be back in no time and I will shout out now (shout out) I will shout out loud Yeah let me go high and low I will create my own rhyme 'cause you missed me but buried me kissed me but glared at me far too many times Too many times Day two, I'm feeling hypnotized by the hidden sun, broken white lines shrugging off the trusty highway signs again And as this infinite terrain does a number on my tired brain I continue on with no refrain at all I'm alone but can't remember why Is fault on me or the other guy? Has inability to compromise backfired? Day 3: my sleeps been minimal feel like a running criminal who's committed crimes not memorable to most I think about this life I live my family and a couple friends the job I have no future in at all Yeah, you missed me, missed me now ya gotta kiss me can move a little fast, can be a little tricky now So this day four could have been one but I don't mind, no I feel I've won but solitude is some risky fun to trust I pull into this life I made remembering the prayers I prayed and packing up my selfish ways for good I'm finally living high again the battle scars have healed within oh yes, and I can embrace them again
7.
Hollywood 03:29
Here's lookin' at you, girl I got my hand in my pocket the whole world seems to stop when I'm talkin' My fingers, they sweep down your white powdered cheek to your chin, but that ain't the end No, you grin like the sound of the sunshine and cloud ten rises up to the night sky and behind the trees violins start to sing us a song 'till the credits come on Hello, reality... 1, 2 the awkward “hi, how are you?” tippy-toe over to the 3, 4 I miss the cue to open your door Then ending with the 5, 6 the misread goodbye kiss when she really wasn't feelin' it Pull back the slate again re-shoot my stutterin' I don't mind stumblin' in Hollywood Now for the sequel Happily married, we're harmonious people and we're strictly monogamous but there's that fling that she had just last spring with the teacher that's on the bonus features Take 2... Following the love scene oopsie daisy, now we got a real baby so we name him something crazy Dressed in Louis Vuitton but we raised him all wrong as we pass the baton to him and walk him through the...
8.
Sally Stein 04:21
This life is full of somebodies to save ya if you're looking to be saved You can cry at night for your heartbreak life or you can dance by the end of the day Momentary healing is awfully appealing 'till you're back in your old ways Man, I've been made sick with the tricks that this world find so necessary to play By the crooked street stands a tall brunette with a long black dress and a cigarette and I say, “give me just one reason to walk away” Sally Stein, you're one of a kind with your hips so fine but, baby, I'm behind these bars of time though, you're a tempting crime Will you be waiting? Sally gal, let me tell you now I'm not okay with having control Though I tried it before, I can't stand anymore certain thing are meant for the bold I'm a patient man, I'd wait by a hand if that hand was meant for me to hold but it's tough to discern when human nature burns for that someone to soothe the soul I need proof of right before sacrifice 'cause I don't want to waste my life Done that once or twice based on bad advice and now I'm ready to live Please don't listen to me I'm a mess of human being and I can't hear my own heart scream for what is better, for what is better for me I know what's better, I know the man that I should be Sally Stein, you're one of a kind with your hips so fine but baby, I decline I've searched so long and I've come to find the world is yours but my heart is mine It's not the time to be diving blind with my life waiting
9.
Addictive Me 04:01
Addictive me, can't you see what you are hiding from Addictive me, can't you see what you are hiding from, yeah Addictive me, can't you see what you could become Addictive me, can't you see what you could become But you will keep smiling until you break Yeah, you will keep smiling until you break Addictive me, you kick and scream but you're a coward at the heart Addictive me, you plan and scheme but you will not get very far Addictive me, no ounce of dream, you've been falling from the start Addictive me, you wretched fiend, I can't live beneath you're scars Until you break, 'til you break, until you break Yeah you will keep smiling until you break
10.
Let the world stare back at me dressed camouflaged with catastrophe With passion as my remedy I can't complain I tell ya' I don't claim to be no more than broken sanity but microphones amplify me in slick disguise I'm just a soldier in this life Gunfire madness, trench-like strife I'm bruised and I'm bleeding but I'll be alright belief is the bark, I am the bite I was led to the summit's height approached the edge with all my fright To sing my soul in the listener's light is worth the fall So I tell ya', if I appear to be content then it's just make believe I won't stop 'til I can't breathe but until then I fought the evil tongue The wicked plans, they will never end They win some battles but I hold the war within
11.
Jersey Gal 04:07
A little bit curious today Yeah, I'm notorious for waking up that way And I don't want to be afraid but I admit I am a clinging heart is heart to save But I liked the sound of second chance mixed with the thrill of some mysterious romance I avoid the stories I've been told and follow optimistic hope and sell my soul I bet you're proud, you Jersey gal you mastered first impressions You got it down, that northern sound and those sad stories from your past You caught me off guard and free it's still a little hazy I've come to be this tractor beam for everything that's crazy A thousand apologies, my dear I know my smiles did not convey my heavy fear See, I'm not one to kiss then leave but you got me absolutely shaking at my knees So listen now, you Jersey gal I think I've learned your tactics By now you've found the common crowd to throw their sympathies at you Give them a hand as they understand that you're miss calm and loving and that I am that monster man who lost my mind for nothing No more Mr. nice guy You have swallowed me whole and poured out all of the fight that I have deep down in my, down in my soul The deal with me, I'm hard to read and I get scared with pressure but you need to see reaching week three doesn't mean forever So listen now, you Jersey gal you got my mind all crazy The world goes 'round, through ups and downs there's nothing more that I can say Yes, I am green as you have seen but I am leaning slowly this fooling scene's not meant for me so I will embrace the lonely
12.
Symphony 04:25
I have tasted wonderful and I've viewed the world so colorful through eyes that only saw in black and white Then I got drunk on hopes and dreams abandoned what true passion means screaming for a saving song tonight Come home, come home to our blank page mystery Let go, let go of our hectic history Go slow, go slow let the simple build to be The single note that wrote our symphony We got lost in our approach of self-help books and talk show hosts diagnosing everything we feel If shortcuts all just went away then we'd be better off today with two hearts and a goal of something real I'll keep singin', you're my reason I'll fall down, but I'll keep swingin' Human hearts in search of passion Worlds collide, beautiful action
13.
Reasons 05:07
Plain old Jane had a run in with the evening train Headed south bound in the pouring rain when she was in the search of hiding Left behind all her sorrow with an open mind for her tomorrow hoping she would find her reasons for fighting Why do you stand when you barely can while both those leather gloves embrace your trembling hands and you're barely breathin' Why do you swing alone in the ring against a world that fights you back with everything? Tell me your reasons Reason one: the bigger dream requires bigger guns in time of struggle until you become the product of battle Now for two: the days you're living could be very few and you don't know when it is time for you to kiss the clock and finish breathing Tell me your reasons and take your time away Reason three: this old world is not a home for me The body dies and then the souls set free so why not live a life of fighting? ...of fighting ...keep on fighting ...keep on fighting

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released June 3, 2011

MELODIME presents 3 REASONS FOR FIGHTING
BRADLEY RHODES - vocals, guitars
SAMMY DUIS - keyboards, bass, guitars, accordion
TYLER DUIS - drums, percussion

DAVID JENNINGS - executive producer
CORRIE JAGGERS - co-executive producer
JEWEL PEACH - photographer
DAN TELLO - album design
SEAN RUSSELL - engineer
MICAH WILSHIRE - mixer
DAVE MCNAIR - mastering engineer
JIM EBERT - producer

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