Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Sun, Doubt and Scenic Routes - The LYRICS!


" hi. "

For the probably very few who may even be interested at this point. The official track list of my band, The Weekend Forecast's debut album, " Sun, Doubt and Scenic Routes " is complete. Though it's not quite done, we're almost there. I wanted people to know that every lyric and every song to me has a very special place in my heart, and moreso than probably any artistic endeavor I've ever done, has there been a more truthful and real glimpse into the person that i am today and the struggles I go through everyday.
I can't wait for people to hear this. Play this. Dance to this. Listen to this live in a concert as well as rock out to our music videos.
So here it is ( to the 3 people excluding myself) who will read this. :)

Ladies and Gents, my life, and just as it should be... filled with Sun, Doubt and Scenic Routes.






Track 1:





" I'm Done "



I'm Done
Running this race it seems
like the sky is falling
to pieces
And I
fight it everyday
like a cancer to my brain
I don't need this
Oh, woah is me!
Same pathetic story
I always reveled in my own glory
reality is
This
My old life do i miss
I was a step away from bliss
Now war,
I'm Waging


I'm Done being the boss, always so focused on my selfish cause
I'm Done with all this loss, seeking glory, but never Yours


I'm Done thinking
this bad is caused by me
It happens either way
No matter what I'd do or say
Done trying so hard
Keeping up my guard
Caring what others think of me
In the end, I'm all I'll be


I'm Done
Trying to be the best
yet avoiding the real test
Oh, I'm failing
And You?
Would you take me as I am
even though I cannot walk
perfectly
I'll never be the man my brain and heart desire to be.
But if you give me time, I might go and find the very next best thing
So, what do you say we dance?
Unite in divine romance
How cool would that be?!


I'm Done finding excuse
Justifying all the bad I choose
I'm Done trying to fight
everything you've taught me that is right


I'm Done thinking
this bad is caused by me
It happens either way
No matter what I'd do or say
Done trying so hard
Keeping up my guard
Caring what others think of me
In the end, I'm all I'll be

I'm done
I'm done
So done...


Lead me, guide me, walk beside me
Help me find my way back
Teach me all that i must do
To walk on straighter tracks


I'm Done thinking
this bad is caused by me
It happens either way
No matter what I'd do or say
Done trying so hard
Keeping up my guard
Caring what others think of me
In the end, You're more than Me!

I'm Done
I'm Done
I'm Done
What a wake up call
That's it, I'm Done


lyrics by B. Schwimmer





Track 2;



" Right (Album Version) "



Oh Life,
Why do we fight?
And when will we be okay?
So many,
Seem to have plenty
Yet all I do is fade away.
Yeah
Bad dreams
my past haunts me
A boy, caught up in the greed
Woah
I'm hard-wired
So sick and tired of
The life, I think I need.
Still, doesn't it kill?
I wanna be a star,
Not some run-of-the-mill.

And my heart may not be filthy,
But I guess I'm just as guilty

Yes my

Hands are dirty
Disaster, flirting.
My brain's not working Right.
And I go
Ring-a-round the roses
I'm just a stupid poser
We all fall down sometimes...
Doesn't make it Right


Busy world
Busy boys
Pretty girls
...how could you be so bold?
Phonies with flip phones,
focused on zip codes,
while people lay dead in the cold.
Your friends laugh
at the joke you just passed,
at the expense of your next of kin.
Yeah
Yeah you're gorgeous,
you already know this,
but you're so vacuous within.

You've been dealt a bad hand:
doesn't even equate.
How you treat yourself and others
with such blatant hate.

I wish these mirrors would show the REAL you,
Maybe then you'll face the truth!

Your

Hands are dirty
Disaster, flirting
Your brain's not working Right.
And we go
Ring-a-round the roses
We're sick of being posers
We all fall down sometimes...
Hey, doesn't make it Right.


Time, it's on our side
Let's hope for the best
And never look back to old
Regrets,
They're in the past.
The hurting will last
But only if you let our

Hands! When will they be?
Unaffected and clean?
...It seems to early.
Who? are we to rate?
Mistakes that we made?
We'll heal in ways unearthly.

Was there ever a time?
In your book of life?
When everything felt just so Right?
Don't you wish you'd go back?
Well maybe we can!
The pen is still in all our:


Hands are dirty
Disaster, flirting
Our brain's not working Right.
And we go
Ring-a-round the roses
We're sick of being posers
We all fall down sometimes.



lyrics by b. schwimmer




Track 3:



" Little Lies "



Big fish
Small bowl
Have you ever swam in the ocean?
The waves they push and pull
till you drown in your own distortion
You're bright-eyed and ready for fame.
Living the big life
people screaming your name.
You'll soon find out it's no game,
When you're crucified, scrutinized
and you are to blame


Little Lies
They can
Make you feel
Super-Human
So Imma take my mask off
Little Lies
They will
Make you feel
Unreal
So Imma be real right now
And tell you that you'll never amount


Big dog
Small yard
Have you ever ran near the ocean?
Do you need an ice pack?
The swelling in your head's
gone out of proportion.
I've been there before,
not gonna lie.
17,000,000 votes:
maybe a couple shy.
Through all this
I have learned
Keep your head on straight
But be prepared to be burned


Little Lies
They can
Make you feel
Super-Human
So Imma take my mask off
Little Lies
They will
Make you feel
Unreal
So Imma be real right now
And tell you that you'll never amount

Woah
Little Lies
Woah

Little Lies
They can
Make you feel
Super-Human
So Imma take my mask off
Little Lies
They will
Make you feel
Unreal
So Imma be real right now
And tell you that you'll never amount



lyrics by B. Schwimmer




Track 4:



" Once (This is Your Life) "



Stop right there
don't you see what's happening?
Dead, you're not here.
Heart monitor ringing
OUt, goes the lights
This was a big surprise
You, had your plans...
A Long Vivacious Life!

No pearly gates
an empty movie screen
Star of your show
A real reality
Die-rectors " unedited " to provide.
If, your life's work...
Will Stand the Test of time!

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Cause This Is Your Life
And you know it!
What do you have to show for it?
You only live Once
So I suggest you don't blow it
Now it's scary to think
By the time your eyes blink
You might just end up in front
of the Reviewer's seat.
This Is Your Life

(guest rap section/lyrics by Tahir Jahi will be provided soon)

Lest we forget ourselves
There's something
high and mightier than you and I
Of all the stories of old,
Yours has already been told
Just hold on what to is Light
No no...
Need to live in the dark
Inside you there is a spark
Just hold on
Watch it ignite...

Cause This Is Your Life
And you know it!
What do you have to show for it?
You only live Once
So I suggest you don't blow it
Now it's scary to think
By the time your eyes blink
You might just end up in front
of the Reviewer's seat.
Cause This Is Your Life
And you know it!
What do you have to show for it?
You only live Once
So I suggest you don't blow it
Now it's scary to think
By the time your eyes blink
You might just end up in front
of the Reviewer's seat.
This Is Your-


Lyrics by B. Schwimmer



Track 5:


" Tag "



So many reasons
So many " whys "
So many moments
Ive simply denied
Your hand extended
I ran so fast
But now I face You
Let's make this last
'Cuz

Where you go
Is where I'll go
Where You go
Is where I wanna go
How are you?
I wanna know
wanna know
wanna know what's up
Are we good?
Cause I want:

You, yes you're all I want and could have asked for
I guess this means that I love You
Yes you're all I want and could have asked for
I guess, this means I love You

Im afraid I can't keep this up
Yes you say I have the right stuff
But I doubt in myself so much
Say You'll be there
To pick me up

Is where you go
where I go?
Where you go
is where I wanna go
what to do?
I gotta know
gotta know
gotta know what's up
Are you strong?
Cause I can't:

Fall in love without wanting to back out
And tho i know that I love you
Never fall in love without wanting to back out
and yet i know that I love You
Tag


So many reasons
so many " why's "
So many blessings
I simply denied
Your hand extended
I ran so far
But now I'm with You
Take my heart
'cuz

Where you go
Is where I go
Where you go is where I wanna go, so
What to do?
I'm ready now
ready now
to make this one up.
Are we good?
Cause I won't:

Fall out of love
Fall out of touch
Fall out of sync with You.

Wait till you see me now
I'm running for You!
I'm all about You
nothing without You
That's right,
I love you.
Tag





lyrics by B. Schwmmer




Track 6:



" Bury "



Hello hello,
I'm talking to you
Steam off, mirrors
Yeah, I'm looking at you
You are me
Don't you get it?
Can't you see?
Remember this...

It was so long ago so why am I remembering now?
Caressed on my shoulder, sparked visions, they came pouring out
This could be the cause of my unhappiness
You touched me in a way, I'll never forget



They say to grow up
I did and I hated it
That I should Bury
the pain and just fake it
There are no other words to describe it
You childhood murderer
God forgive you for your sins...

But I can't...

Not yet, anyway...


Hello, hello
I'm talking to you
visiting hours
we're in the same room
You aren't me
do you regret it?
please don't speak...
I think, you're pathetic.

It was so long ago, so why am I recalling the day?
Your hands upon me in, disturbing, unnatural ways
Solving this...
Became my obsession
It took me 15 years of digging through such deep repression.



They say to grow up
I did and I hated it
That I should Bury
this pain and just fake it
There are no other words to describe it
You childhood murderer
God forgive-


you...
standing behind me with the door closed
being a doctor, I never supposed that
you'd do the things you did to me that day

(voice of a child)

Uh Oh...
Standing behind me with the door closed
Being a doctor never supposed
You'd do the things you did to-

This 8 year old!

you...
standing behind me with the door closed
being a doctor, I never supposed that
you'd do the things you did to me that day


They say to grow up
I did and I hated it
That I should Bury
the pain and just fake it
There are no other words to describe it
You childhood murderer
God forgive you for your sins...
But I can't
Not yet
I'm not ready
I'm not ready




lyrics by B. Schwimmer




Track 7:


" Family Vacation "
a duet with my sister, Lacey Schwimmer



Pictures on the mantel
Are picking up dust
No one to clean them
Good. It covers lies
Through all of our smiles
Performance victims
She listens as they bicker
I wanna protect her
I'll never forget their faces
as, to us they passed
some boarding passes
our bags were already packed


Takin' a trip.
Sippin' on some coconut juice
and hoping that their attitude, would
change a bit
enough to fix this and not just
"Do it for the kids "
But let's be honest
We all know that it's not working out
So why do we keep on waiting?
Whose idea was it anyway to save us with
A Family Vacation


Problems will return
Upon returning from your destination
In he-insight didn't you know
That things would go as in most cases?
Divorce, of course Hawaii is always enticing
but you would be lying
if you think
that God could keep us
together and teach us
through sandy beaches, Ha!


Takin' a trip.
Sippin' on some coconut juice
and hoping that their attitude, would
change a bit
enough to fix this and not just
"Do it for the kids "
But let's be honest
We all know that it's not working out
So why do we keep on waiting?
Whose idea was it anyway to save us with
A Family Vacation


If the love you had was not enough to ever last
How do you think a nice hotel could bring it all back?
So let's, just, except the situation
and abort this Family Vacation!


Though Hawaii is nice
it cannot replace
Pajama-bottom mornings
burnt hash browns on our plates
The best times were,
in the checker-board kitchen
You held us together in dance position
Hawaii is nice
but it cannot replace
Pajama-bottom mornings
burnt hash browns on our plates
The best times were,
in the checker-board kitchen
You held us together in dance position


Takin' a trip.
Sippin' on some coconut juice
and hoping that their attitude, would
change a bit
enough to fix this and not just
"Do it for the kids "
But let's be honest
We all know that it's not working out
So why do we keep on waiting?
Whose idea was it anyway to save us with
A Family Vacation.


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Lyrics by B. Schwimmer





Track 8:


" Sun "



" Let your light shine ", she said, to me...


why is it when,

I follow my head,

it should be my heart,

I knew from the start

life came crashing bye,

so far from the light

that I once knew was truth

now Im living a lie



dark, dark and cold

Here, I'm so alone

oh, I miss You so


I'd love to flee

And start to breathe again

Believe again

Please, take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where You're not just a star

but You're the (Sun)


" Let your light shine ", he said, to me...


I've had a taste,

of this cruel world unfeigned

of feeling disgraced,

of being ashamed

Yes we all fall down sometimes

I've said it before

Only one ' try '

there won't be another...


Chance,

Take a stance

and fight to be free again

to be " me " again


Woah, time has past,

Was I made to last?

Or destined to crash?



Please, take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the

Please, take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the (Sun)


did you miss me?

I sure missed you.

did you miss me?

did you miss me?



So....

Please, take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the Sun


You're the Sun

Oh yeah

The Sun

Eres mi Sol

Yes you're the Sun!

Yeah

Oh yeah



Please, take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the Sun!

Take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in your arms

to where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the

Please!

Take hold of me

It's so hard to leave

I want to be right back in those arms

where it is safe

I once knew this place

where you're not just a star

but you're the Sun!

where I'm not just a ' star '

but I'm your....


lyrics by B. Schwimmer


Track 9:



" Doubt "




Hey wake up!

Do you wanna break up?

Or love?

Hold tight. (How?)

Thing will be alright now.

Because
Epiphanies.
Sweet soul symphonies,
Spoke peace to my heart.
Fears, I had.
Now I'm feeling so glad.
Let's start, with-

Floods of devotion
Cross every ocean
All this commotion
Woah, the emotion!

Something about you now.

Tells me you'll be

Anything I'd ever want or could need.

Doubt... I don't feel it now!

Hand over my heart

It's beating faster

I think it knows I've found

My ' Ever After '

Doubt! i don't feel it now

Mind made up
Hope, I nearly gave up
For what?
It's bright out
Light is in my sight now
Because
You entered my life and never
Turned me away
Never thought it'd be
Oh so easy to
hear you say " Yes. "

Spring came early
Birds are chirping
Gospel choirs sing
" Wedding bells ring! "

Something about you now.

Tells me you'll be

Anything I'd ever want or could need.

Doubt... I don't feel it now!

Hand over my heart

It's beating faster

I think it knows I've found

My ' Ever After '

Doubt! i don't feel it now


Tell me the day...

You knew this endeavor would never end no never ever.

What do you say?

Let's grow old together, die and then we'll live forever.



Something about you now.

Tells me you'll be

Anything I'd ever want or could need.

Doubt... I don't feel it now!

Hand over my heart

It's beating faster

I think it knows I've found

My ' Ever After '

Doubt! i don't feel it now!

Doubt! I don't want it now!
Doubt! I don't see it now!
Doubt! I don't believe it now!
Doubt! I don't feel it now.

Yes, you're all I'll ever want and could have asked for,
I, know that I love You....



Lyrics by B. Schwimmer


Track 10:


" The Scenic Route "

Is where "we're" going

not where "you're" going?

It's hard to gauge

I'm turning circles

You walk in straight lines

Why? People change.


Running on empty

I don't care

All I really know is that time has been unfair

For us, to survive

God knows I try

Maybe we expected too much too soon



The car's unlocked

Mixtape on blast

Let's say a prayer

hope we don't crash

This here's our saving revelation

Our joy is found in journeys,

and not their destinations




So let's take The Scenic Route this time

and enjoy ourselves for miles and miles

It's not till we arrive

but it's while we're alive

So let's just

You, me, be.




Is it just me or, am I going crazy?

I've dropped the ball

The people I love most

So present, now they're ghosts

You, above all


I pushed them all away,

though, I do care

And all I really know is that

Time, has been unfair

For me to thrive

You know I try

Maybe we expected too much too soon



The car's unlocked

Mix tape on blast

Let's say a prayer

hope we don't crash

This here's our saving revelation

Our love is found in journeys

And not their destinations




So let's take The Scenic Route this time

and enjoy ourselves for miles and miles

It's not till we arrive

but it's while we're alive

So let's just

You, me, be.


Or nothing...



So let's take The Scenic Route this time

and enjoy ourselves for miles and miles

It's not till we arrive

but it's while we're alive

So let's just

You, me-

Take The Scenic Route this time

and enjoy ourselves for miles and miles

It's not till we arrive

but it's while we're alive

So let's just

You, me, be.



lyrics by B. Schwimmer


Track 11:




" My Place "




Doubt...

Is creeping in again

I know second tier isn't bad

but I still wanna win

And the odds are not in my favor this time

Cause he's bigger

She's better

They're stronger

But here's the bottom line-


I may not sing like ' him '

And I can't dance like ' her '

And maybe my style ain't much

But I still got my worth

They say i don't belong

Yeah, the truth: It hurts

But I'll find My Place,

Of that, I'm sure


Woah


If all the world's forces combined

Yeah, of course I'd be blind to think

That I could win

A race against the tide

Though I'd strive to find inside

A force that'd help me never give in

From the pressures of age

To what is the ' rage '

To wondering if I've got what it takes

Should I shrink from the fight?

Or just jump and take flight?

And hope that i land safe,

And find My Place



I may not sing like ' him '

And I can't dance like ' her '

And maybe my style ain't much

But I still got my worth

They say i don't belong

Yeah, the truth: It hurts

But I'll find My Place,

Of that, I'm sure


Woah



Heaven's near,

Now You're here, with me.

They say i don't belong

Yeah, the truth: It hurts

But I will find My Place,

On God's green earth!


Woah

Yeah Yeah Yeah


My bags are packed

I'm ready to run

Just tell me what to do

And there, I will go

Living this life,

Under the Sun,

Is better than where I've been or where I'm from.

And now we go,

On to My Place

The only way I'll know it

Is if i see your face.

Take me there,

Because My Place is your own.

Yeah


I love you so.

Please take me home

I wanna go home

Will you take me home?

Yeah.



lyrics by B. Schwimmer






Track 12:


" Unknown Walk "



Running

Faster than i can

Come back for me

It was you, who

Sent me on this road

With hopes to set me free

But where are you now?

I look left, right, up, down.

And all I can see is

One pair of footprints

On this beaten path

When it's two I need



You promised that you'd be

Always here with me

Unknown Walk

Unknown Walk

Won't you pick me up?

So I'll stop feeling stuck

Unknown Walk

Unknown Walk

40 days and 40 nights...

It's been longer than that.



All ye all ye

All outs and all ye free

You hide, i seek

Lessons I have learned

Touch fire, i get burned

Stronger yet still weak

Moments of despair

Guess you've always been there

My life's in your care

Probably think it's insane

Why I constantly complain (when)

You've cleared this terrain



You promised that you'd be

Always here with me

Unknown Walk

Unknown Walk

Feet don't hit the ground

When you're Heaven Bound

Unknown Walk

Unknown Walk

40 days and 40 nights...

It's been longer than this...


So take me

Break me

No forsaking

Just remake me

And embrace me with

Your mighty arms of Love.



Oh.



Whoever wrote " Footprints " was wrong.

Cause you even carry me when I am strong.


It was you, who

Sent me on this road

With hopes to set me free


Unknown I walk....






lyrics by B. Schwimmer









The Weekend Forecast is:

Benji Schwimmer - Vocals

Timmy Krebs - Piano

Josh "Jedi" Hatfield - Drums

Jay Hatfield - Bass

Kris Sveen - Lead Guitar

Bobby Judd - Rhythm Guitar




Sun, Doubt and Scenic Routes - Coming Soon!






All songs written by Benji Schwimmer

Executive Produced By Benji Schwimmer

Co-Produced by Martin Arrechi, Ricky Purcel, Brady Kerr

All instrumentation and recording performed by The Weekend Forecast*

All songs arranged by Benji Schwimmer, Timmy Krebs, Brady Kerr, Colby Miller, Kris Sveen and Bobby Judd

*Additional help from RHS Orchestra, University of Redlands Choir, Tahir Jahi, Brady Kerr, Colby Miller and Robert Lefesti

All songs, lyrics, melodies, videos, labels and the like are owned and copy-written to Benji Schwimmer







4 comments:

  1. Love these, you have some talent in you B. Schwimmer.
    Can't wait to hear it with some sound behind these powerful words.

    ~L

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  2. Some awesome lyrics here Benji :)

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  3. Wow...You are one of my favorite dancers...but now I think you are even more awesome because I see you Love God too and are a BEAST songwriter! Can't wait to hear the album!


    Shawn Price (Female dancer/choreographer/Christ Follower) :)

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  4. one more person who did read it..
    but Benji, I found only song 'right' in the internet so far.. what about the rest?

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