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Music Elevator

by OTiS

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1.
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON YOU CAN'T TELL IF IT'S WRONG OR IF IT'S RIGHT YOU NEED MORE LIGHT TO SEE WHAT'S UP AHEAD. YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE, AND SO YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE WRITING ON THE WALL. AND ALL AT ONCE YOU'VE STARTED UP AGAIN, SO IT'S NO WONDER, YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN YOURSELF. A NEW ADDICTION HAS TAKEN HOLD OF YOU, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO NOW, YOU'RE HELPLESS, YES. A NEW ADDICTION HAS TAKEN ALL CONTROL, DEEP DOWN IN YOUR SOUL YOUR MEMORIES ARE FADING AWAY NOW LET'S BE SENSIBLE, YOU CAN PUSH AND YOU CAN PULL BUT EVENTUALLY YOU HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL, YOU'RE UNCONVENTIONAL AND EVERY TIME YOU RUN- YOU FIND YOURSELF BACK AT THE STARTING LINE SO IT'S NO WONDER, YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN YOURSELF. A NEW ADDICTION HAS TAKEN HOLD OF YOU, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO NOW, YOU'RE HELPLESS, YES. A NEW ADDICTION HAS TAKEN ALL CONTROL, DEEP DOWN IN YOUR SOUL YOUR MEMORIES ARE FADING AWAY
2.
How It Is 05:18
LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE NO LET'S NOT COMPLICATE IT OH, WE CAN WORK IT OUT I SAID THAT WE CAN WORK IT OUT CAUSE THAT'S HOW IT IS YEAH, THAT'S HOW IT IS STOP YOUR COMPLAININ' WHY BOTHER SAYIN'? OH WHY NOT MAKE THE BEST OF IT? WHY DON'T WE MAKE THE BEST OF IT CAUSE THAT'S HOW IT IS YEAH, THAT'S HOW IT IS I CAN EXCEPT IT, CAUSE THAT'S HOW IT IS IT'S NOT UNEXPECTED, NO, THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS- IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT FOR YOURSELF IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT YEAH, THAT'S HOW IT IS OH, THAT'S HOW IT IS
3.
Stuck 05:05
WHEN YOU DIAL MY # UP ON YOUR TELEPHONE I TELL MY FRIENDS TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOBODY HOME CAUSE YOU'VE GOT SO DEEP INSIDE MY HEAD AND YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD, THAN TO BE WITH YOU, GIRL YOU USED TO HAVE ME TIED UP IN YOUR BACKYARD YOU ONLY CAME TO LET ME OUT WHEN YOUR FEVER'S HOT WAS BLIND BUT NOW THAT I CAN SEE YOU NO LONGER HAVE YOUR HOLD ON ME, SO JUST A GO ON HOME, GIRL I MAY NOT BE A PERFECT MAN, BUT YOU'RE SO FUCKED I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN SO IF YOU'RE THINKIN' THAT I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT JUST GET YOUR PAIN INSIDE MY PANTS I CAN'T MAKE IT ANY CLEARER THAN THIS IF YOU CAME TO ME FOR ONE FINAL KISS... I'D PROBABLY LET YOU CAUSE YOU'VE GOT SO DEEP INSIDE MY HEAD
4.
I'm not afraid for all the world to see, That you mean everything to me. I can't hold these feelings up inside, There's no need to run and hide- When you're makin' love easy, Makin' love easy. It doesn't always have to be so hard, It doesn't always have to fall apart. When we met, right then and there I knew- I would always be with you, Cause you're makin' love easy Makin' love easy. There's got to be some give and take, Everybody's gonna make mistakes. But I can say, with certainty- That it's just me and you And you and me, Cause you're makin' love easy. Sing a song for all the world to hear, It's a sunny day, crystal clear. When I'm with you, I feel so high- And you know the reason why Cause you're makin' love easy Makin' love easy.
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Gone Away 05:25
HIGH ABOVE THE CLOUDS, AND EVEN WITH THE SUN I FEEL LIKE THIS JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN A MOMENT I SHARE WITH EVERYONE, THOUGH NO ONE IN PARTICULAR I CAN REMEMBER THE LOOK IN HER EYES JUST BEFORE HER LIFE PASSED HER BY DID SHE, OR DID SHE NOT REALIZE THAT HER TIME HAD COME? SHE'S GONE AWAY SHE'S GONE AWAY FROM HAPPINESS SHE'S GONE AWAY WHERE THEY WON'T FIND HER SHE'S GONE AWAY SHE'S GONE AWAY THERE'S NO LOOKIN' BACK SHE'S GONE AWAY AS THE DAY BREAKS ON MY FACE I'M LOOKIN FOR A PATH THAT I CAN TRACE UNSATISFIED WITH JUST A TASTE, NO NO, I WANT EVERYTHING AND STILL MY MIND CAN'T HELP IT'S WANDERING HAVING TIME TO IMAGINE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING NEVER FORGET, CAUSE REMEMBERING IS THE ONLY WAY TO IMMORTALITY SHE'S GONE AWAY SHE'S GONE AWAY FROM HAPPINESS SHE'S GONE AWAY WHERE THEY WON'T FIND HER SHE'S GONE AWAY SHE'S GONE AWAY THERE'S NO LOOKIN' BACK SHE'S GONE AWAY
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OH, PEOPLE THEY LOOK YOU UP AND DOWN READ YOU COVER TO COVER PEOPLE, THEY TAKE A LITTLE PEEK, THEN THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT YA. IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC PEOPLE IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC GUYS OH, THEY SEE YOU- AND NEVER REALLY CARE IF YOU'RE PAYIN' ATTENTION. THEY SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET- CAN'T YOU FEEL THE DISSENSION? IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC PEOPLE IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC GUYS OH PEOPLE, YOU BETTER TURN AROUND CAUSE THEY'RE SNEAKIN' UP ON YA. I SAID PEOPLE, YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK, CAUSE THEY AIN'T GONNA WARN YA. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC PEOPLE IT'S THOSE AUTOMATIC GUYS
7.
Creeping 05:49
SHE WALKED IN AND NEVER LEFT YOU ALL OF THIS TIME, SHE HAS BEEN BY YOUR SIDE NOW YOU LOOK BUT YOU CAN'T SEE HER BENEATH THE SURFACE IS WHERE SHE RESIDES YOU FEEL IT WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING A THOUGHT YOU JUST CAN'T SHAKE, NO AND WHEN IT COME A CREEPING IT'S YOUR CALL TO MAKE SHE WOULD WHISPER THROUGH YOUR SOUL YEAH SHE TURNED YOU FROM A BOY INTO A MAN LATELY WHEN SHE'S SPEAKING THROUGH YOU IT'S IN A LANGUAGE YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL IT WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING A THOUGHT YOU JUST CAN'T SHAKE, NO AND WHEN IT COME A CREEPING IT'S YOUR CALL TO MAKE YOU THINK SHE IS ONE FOREVER BUT ALL THIS TIME SHE HAS BEEN BY YOUR SIDE NO CONNECTION HAS BEEN SEVERED SHE'S JUST A PASSENGER INSIDE YOUR MIND YOU FEEL IT WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING A THOUGHT YOU JUST CAN'T SHAKE, NO AND WHEN IT COME A CREEPING IT'S YOUR CALL TO MAKE
8.
Every Story 04:10
I CAN'T HELP, BUT THINK HOW I'VE MADE THIS MISTAKE BEFORE GOT TOO CLOSE THE SECOND TIME AROUND AND COULDN'T SAY NO TO MORE TELL ME EVERY STORY THAT YOU KNOW I'M COMING BACK AGAIN WANDERING AROUND WITH YOUR HAND IN MY COAT GOT NO PLACE IN MIND WE WERE HAVIN' FUN, UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK WHEN YOU LEFT FOR THE SECOND TIME OH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAID, OR DIDN'T SAY IF I COULD GO BACK I WOULD JUST TO FIGURE OUT... JUST TO FIGURE IT OUT TELL ME EVERY STORY THAT YOU KNOW I'M COMING BACK AGAIN
9.
Other Man 05:35
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEP ON MY TOES TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO YOU DON'T HAVE TO TURN UP YOUR NOSE BECAUSE I DON'T WERE THOSE FANCY CLOTHES OH, I JUST WANT YOU TO LET YOURSELF GO AND REALIZE WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON A SHOW JUST BE YOURSELF AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IS REACH OUT, YOUR HAND AND LIFT UP THE OTHER MAN REACH OUT, YOUR HAND AND EVERYONE WILL MASTER THEIR PLAN IF WE JUST REACH OUT- WHY OH WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SEE IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY THAT SETS YOU FREE IF YOU WIN AT MONOPOLY YOU'RE ALL ALONE, SOLITARY WE CAN LIVE IN THE SAME TREE YOU CAN BE YOU, AND I CAN BE ME- BUT THEY SAY, 'IT AIN'T SO EASY IN REALITY' BUT, WE MAKE IT HARDER THAN IT HAS TO BE ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IS REACH OUT, YOUR HAND AND LIFT UP THE OTHER MAN REACH OUT, YOUR HAND AND EVERYONE WILL MASTER THEIR PLAN IF WE JUST REACH OUT-
10.
Sophia 04:54
SOMETIMES I'M SLEEPING MY EYES ARE CLOSED SOMETIMES I LIE AWAKE ALL NIGHT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO ME YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND I NEVER ASKED YOU TO UNDERSTAND AND PERHAPS I NEVER WILL YOU'VE ALWAYS JUST BEEN THAT SWEET LITTLE LOVE OF MINE SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION WHAT KEEPS YOU HANGIN' ROUND HERE? PLEASE DON'T BE HASTY TO ANSWER CAUSE I NEED SOME TIME TO REARRANGE THESE THOUGHTS INSIDE MY HEAD I MISS YOUR LOVIN, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN SO BLUE I NEVER RECOGNIZED THE GOOD THING I HAD IN YOU SO IF I CALL YOU TOMORROW WOULD YOU BE ON THE LINE? OH HOW THOSE COLORS HAVE FADED WITHOUT YOU BABY, I THINK I'VE GONE AND LOST MY MIND SO THAT'S THE STORY, SO BITTER SWEEET AND YEAH, I'LL KEEP MYSELF AMUSED BUT OH LORD, HOW LONG MUST I KEEP ON SINGIN' THE BLUES?
11.
Bump 04:10
WE'RE COOLIN DOWN AFTER MAKIN OUR SOUNDS YEAH WE'RE JUST DOIN WHAT WE DO. BUT WELL, IT'S GETTING LATE AND WE CAN'T SEEM TO SHAKE THIS STROBE LIGHT HONEY'S STUCK TO YOU I AM RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY ANOTHER PLAY? WE'RE STEPPIN' OUT WHEN I'M HEARING HER SHOUT SHE'S ASKIN', 'WHERE WE GOIN TO?' IT AIN'T NO LIE, I JUST TRIED TO SAY GOODBYE BUT I'M JUST NOT GETTING THROUGH I AM RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY ANOTHER PLAY? BUT TAKE IT EASY... WAIT UNTIL SHE TURNS THE OTHER WAY. I AM RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY SO START BELIEVING IF WE DO NOT FIND ANOTHER WAY WE'RE NEVER LEAVING
12.
I'M NOT NOT MAKING ANY MONEY BARELY PAY THE RENT IT'S HARD TO SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY WHE OUR MONEY'S ALL BEEN SPENT BUT YOU MAKE THAT SUNSHINE ON A COULDY DAY SOMETIMES THIS CITY MAKES MY SUNSHINE GO AWAY I'M GONNA TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THIS PLACE, I SWEAR I'LL TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THIS PLACE NOW, SOMETIMES I COME HOME MY MOUTH IS FULL OF DIRT GOT EMPTY POCKETS AND SOME STAINS UPON MY SHIRT BUT I LOVE MY CITY IT'S A LOVE I CAN'T EXPLAIN BUT I'D LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND IF IT CAUSED YOU ANY PAIN I'M GONNA TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THIS PLACE, I SWEAR I'LL TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THIS PLACE NOW I'D NEVER LEAVE YOU WHY WOULD I GO TO BE THE LEADER OF A WORTHL;ESS ONE MAN SHOW CAUSE I LOVE MY LADY IT'S A LOVE I CAN'T EXPLAIN AND WITHOUT MY LADY THEN MY CITY HAS NO NAME
13.
Reprise 03:08

credits

released November 18, 2011

MUSIC ELEVATOR copyright OTiSRock Records, 2011

Produced By David Lowenthal and Craig Schoenbaum

Recorded by David Lowenthal and Ryan Blumstein at:
SIR 25th Street New York, NY
SIR 36th Street New York, NY
M-Phonic Labs Brooklyn, NY
The Creation Station Queens, NY

Mixed By David Lowenthal at M-Phonic Labs Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Butch Jones at Beathaven Brooklyn, NY
Album art designed by Nattallie Schiavo
Photography by Inga Moren

OTiS is:
Craig Schoenbaum - Guitar, Vocals
Theo Moore - Percussion, Background Vocals
Dominick Magnotta - Drums, Additional Percussion
David Lowenthal - Bass, Additional Guitar and Keyboards
Justin Etheredge - Keyboards, Background Vocals

with:
Sylvester Onyejiaka - Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Joe Scatassa – Trombone, Horn arrangements
Gerad O'Shea - Alto Saxophone
Randy Newman - Trumpet
Tim Stocker - Baritone Saxophone

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Drenched in soul, nestled deep in a groove, OTiS is the product of time and experience. The band strings together sounds that have deeply influenced their lives to create music inspired by everything from soul to funk and back again.

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