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Easy Living

by Derek Engstrom

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1.
Easy Living 05:23
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We're getting through the year Pass me a little cheer There's always someone whose having it worse so smile for what you have Don't try and chase it away Don't waste another day When you go walking remember the cold, but toss it all aside, you'll find it Easy now, make it easy now Don't be a fly drawn to the light in search of easy living now I'm ready she isn't This kind of love ain't easy living, so give it time Find what you need inside I'm ready she isn't This kind of love ain't easy living so give it time Find what you need Easy now make it easy now Don't be a fly drawn to the light in search of easy living now Easy now (I'm ready she isn't) Make it easy now (this kind of love ain't easy living so give it time) Don't be a fly drawn to the light (find what you need inside you) in search of easy living now (I'm ready) Easy now (she isn't) Make it easy now (this kind of love ain't easy living so give it time) Don't be a fly drawn to the light in search of easy living now (find what you need inside you)
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Come Along 06:58
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Flying free through memories These old routines don't treat me like they used to do There beneath a neon sign Where city lights can take my mind away from you Crawl inside a little bar You come to grips with where you are Cry uncle till the vibrant stars are sleeping Quiet now Focus now Feel it now You'll be alright now Now Quiet now Focus now Feel it now You'll be alright now Now A distant choir sings I'm lifted like a child again A distant choir sings I'm lifted like a child again Quiet now Focus now Feel it now You'll be alright now Now Quiet now Focus now Feel it now You'll be alright now Now Hear the choir sing Just like a child again (ooo ooo ooo) Hear the choir sing Just like a child again (ooo woo woo) Hear the choir sing Just like a child again (ooo ooo ooo oooooo) Hear the choir sing Just like a child again (ooo woo woo) Come along be graced by choosing right Hear a long lost whisper in the night Are you making peace or standing still Do you like the view below the hill Come along be graced by choosing right Hear a long lost whisper in the night Are you making peace or standing still Do you like the view below the hill (View below the hill) Hear the choir sing (Come along be graced) Just like a child again (I hear a long lost whisper) Hear the choir sing (Come along be graced) Just like a child again (I hear a long lost whisper) Hear the choir sing (Come along be graced) Just like a child again (I hear a long lost whisper in the night) Hear the choir sing ( come along be graced) Just like a child again (I hear a long lost whisper) Hear the choir sing Just like a child again (I hear a long lost whisper in the night) Hear the choir sing Just like a child again
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The Carrot 05:26
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Sometimes the chase of happiness can rob you of it's honey You'll be left with loneliness if you don't make no money Boy it's coming The world ain't made for fools Boy it's coming The world ain't made for fools Watch them take their swipe at you if they catch you grinnin' Take all of your pennies saved You're broke before beginning It's just living The world ain't made for fools It's just living You better learn it before you're old Thrust into this world you owe and didn't buy a ticket Praying to an emptiness just above the thicket People rig it The world ain't for fools That's just living The sweetness is all for show This isn't said to hurt my friend deny the taste of honey But if you are American make yourself some money Sweet and funny Till it runs you hot and cold Always running All the running takes it's toll Hey undertaker take me as I am I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced Have you thrown out all your punches Did they hit you where it hurts Paid the fee to ride but questioning its worth (ooohooohoooo) Seems the cost of happiness don't match the cost of living The carrot placed by selfish men just before your quitting It's a living So buy up what your told They keep grinning Hid the cost of what they sold Try your best to navigate this game without a slither Find the peace of mind you need before it makes you bitter All things wither And some go before their time All things wither You have to outwit the beast of time Hey undertaker take me as I am I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced Have you thrown out all your punches Did they hit you where hurts Paid the fee to ride but questioning its worth Hey undertaker take me as I am I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced Have you thrown out all your punches Did they hit you where it hurts Paying the fee to ride but questioning its worth (ooos)
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Sweep 05:54
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I was in my head for most of yesterday Such a gentle rain thought I heard you say I just live for the day where we can celebrate We will celebrate and be swept away Back in the place we belong Laughing smiling Joining together in song All rejoicing What a wonderful world it'd be if that were so Just the honest truth Watch our garden grow All a river of gold a honeysuckle rose Everyday and night When your eyes are closed Back in the place we belong All together Joining together in song All rejoicing You don't have to tell me how it feels You don't have to tell me how it feels You don't have to wonder what was real You don't have to tell me how it feels You don't have to tell me how it feels You don't have to wonder what was real You don't have to wonder what was real Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) Back in the place we belong (I was in my head for most of yesterday) You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how You don't have to tell me how
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Rothko's Room 06:20
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(oooh ooowoowooo ooo ooooh woowoowoowoowoo) Dressed in blue Is it cool or is it warm for you Are you drifting into Rothko's room Tracing tears of gold Do you follow how they're bought and sold Are you waiting for the ink to dry (ooo) Awe surprise Don't those lilies grip you awfully tight Are you picturing a star filled night or does that seem played out Nights begin again Kandinsky is a soulful friend Teach me how to look at music again Through intercepting lines Hold Holding it all in your mind Still Stillness was captured in time Hold Holding it all in your mind Still Stillness was captured in time (ooos) Dali Rego Dumas it's the maddening world of Hieronymous Bosch Castano's painted world of color talks Dressed in blue Is it cool or is it warm for you Are you drifting into Rothko's room Tracing a line Cover my brush Climbing up climbing up climbing up Tracing a line Cover my brush Climbing up climbing up climbing up Hold Holding it all in your mind Still Stillness was captured in time Hold Holding it all in your mind Still Stillness was captured in time (ooos) Are you drifting into Rothko's room (ooos) Are you drifting into Rothko's room
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Throw It Out 04:22
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There's no need anymore There's no need anymore Just say throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Day moves slow I wait For what feels like a lifetime Feeling it all reach for the pen Try to make sense of this Now I know don't wait While you wrestle with wrong or right I already know I'm letting go now No more pain No fear No more nights spent with teary eyes You gotta move on Life must move on There's no need anymore There's no need anymore Just say Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out In the sky I'm rain Gentle falls like the river cries I already know rain turns to snow Move through life with grace Everything that you leave behind isn't a loss if somethings been learned Wrinkles upon your face The places that you'll go You'll see Life ain't long but it sure is wide Holding us close Letting it flow Walking my heel to toe There's no need anymore There's no need anymore just say Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out There's no need anymore There's no need anymore Just say Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out Throw it out There's no need anymore There's no need anymore
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Seventeen Years 05:01
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Bloomed in August 17 years Since you left Laurie Little birdy sing above the heavenly sky So flowers can bloom Angels will cry So Laurie can hear me So Laurie can hear me So Laurie can So Laurie can hear me Once again

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released July 29, 2022

Album Artwork: Janet S. Lee
Album Design: Fish Ladder

Derek Engstrom - Vocals, Keys, Piano
Sean Russell Moore- Vocals, Violin on "Easy Living"
Chris McMullen - Electric Bass on "Easy Living" and "The Carrot"
Nathan May - Electric Bass on "Come Along" and "Rothko's Room"
Christina Nakajima - Upright Bass on "Sweep"
Matt Lapham - Electric Bass on "Throw It Out"
Nick Bogdon - Electric Guitar on "Rothko's Room"
Syoma Klochko - Electric Guitar on "Throw It Out"
Jordan Garno - Electric and Acoustic guitar on "Easy Living"
John Lee Wyatt - Electric Guitar (slide) on "Easy Living"
Patrick Moreno - Piano on "Sweep" and "Easy Living"
Rion Smith - Drums on all tracks, Electric Bass and Keyboard on "Seventeen Years"
Hannah Stokes - Vocals on "Come Along" "Throw It Out" and "Rothko's Room"
Katie Burkess - Vocals on "Rothko's Room"
Anthony Cole - Vocals on "Come Along" and "Rothko's Room"
Jorge Ito Colon Jr. on Percussion for all tracks except "Sweep" and "Seventeen Years"

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at Studio 1509 by Rion Smith
All songs Written, Arranged, and Produced by Derek Engstrom and Co-Produced by Rion Smith

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Derek Engstrom Orlando, Florida

Derek Engstrom is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Central Florida. Following his long tenure as a straight-ahead jazz drummer and lead vocalist/songwriter in Orlando's premier fusion/soul group Leisure Chief, Derek now shares an exclusive look into his songwriting and composition skills on "Easy Living". ... more

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