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Okapi

by Mad Wallace

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1.
You You’re lookin’ good We’re lookin’ good We’re lookin’ good You You’re lookin’ hot Maybe you’re not You’re definitely hot We’re all here We’re all here You You’re out of weed We’re out of weed You’re all we need We We’re here for you You’re here for we Let’s all get free We’re all here We’re all here
2.
I Am Not Me 08:22
You put your time in me And I took that time away You nurtured like a gardener And I have nothing to repay You are the stone from which I’m cut Even the rain cannot erode you Til heaven in heaven and earth pass away I will not be the same I let you down I let you down I could have, I should have been so much better I let you down But I swear that I will, get you off the ground Put your hands in mine Together we can fly Let’s see what its all about I am not me all the time But I swear that I’m tryin’ You see my spirit and my flesh Are constantly in confliction I do what I do and I do not understand I let you down I let you down I could have, I should have been so much better I let you down I let you down I let you down I let you down Put your hands in mine Together we can fly Let’s see what it’s all about Don’t be afraid Cause I’m here to stay Let’s see what we can dream
3.
Division 04:48
I could never understand puttin’ shackles on another man What would make one do that to another How you gonna sit and watch your brother suffer Cause I don’t think this life, is good for my eyes I’m gonna take em out and let my brain just simmer for a while Why is a good, good question Nobody knows Why is a good, good question But I don’t have the answer Cause I’m a lot of things My mom’s a cajun queen My dad’s Italian, but I don’t gotta crown him No one ever told me there was sides Cause division is part of every day We learned it in the classroom And now it’s here to stay Why is a good, good question Nobody knows Why is a good, good question But I don’t have the answer Tell me what can I do To pull it through For me and you, ohh I’m so tired Of lines in the sand Cause we’re all, we’re all human Ohh yeah
4.
Keep On 05:04
Stood out in the rain I felt the lights upon my face And I knew the road would curve but I would take it Falling more than getting up, til I began to use my feet But the weight ahead would crush me if I quickened Found my legs around the corner from the place we did all meet And I hope to see you again there any minute Oh the way it’s been Oh when it begins Ohhhh Standing with my friends the lights in front again Ohhhh Goodness sakes where have you come from, what have you seen What have you seen (what have you seen) If all else fails to keep you welcome, to keep you Sitting next to me Walked until my knees gave out and sat me down in place And I wished the road had curved me back to those days Careless nights for worse off days that haze had shattered in my eyes And a clearer place appeared when it had fallen Oh the way it’s been Oh when it begins Ohhhh Standing with my friends The lights in front again Ohhhh Goodness sakes where have you come from, what have you seen What have you seen (what have you seen) If all else fails to keep you welcome, to keep you Sitting next to me Goodness sakes where have we come from, what do we need What do we need (what do we need) If all else fails to keep us headstrong, to keep us Where we need to be
5.
6.
Parts R Us 05:23
7.
Okapi 08:27
8.
Change 04:14
Faster move the hands Each day gone quicker Wax is melting now Candles flicker This phase like the last Has come and gone too fast Is there any way to slow it down Feel connection to Someone other than you Don’t hold it in like you always do You gotta let it out, get it out You know you gotta spread it out Let your love come through So much to give But little time to live Each day the same When will you change When will you change When will you change When will you change Two steps forward Three steps back Takes time to get the knack It ain’t easy, it ain’t free It’s a whisper It’s a rhyme It’s an echo, in your mind Once you get it then you Spread it down the line So much to give But little time to live Each day the same When will you change When will you change When will you change When will you change When will you change
9.
Back in the south end The time went fast but in a different way It was just playtime It don’t mean night don’t roll back and reveal the day Self called the author But no words on the page It was just nighttime At the houses that let us play Now the time is gone, motivation low 
I just need to go, guess we’ll try another time Every day is the same, I can’t complain Up early, down late And in between the same things on my plate Blends together like the numbers that I see on the screen Aside from the ride they’re the only things that I see Taking it slow from Beyond to The Way Still waiting for that moment at the end of the day Cause we still got fight and there’s time to learn New direction at the light this time we passed the turn Back in the south end The time went fast but in a different way It was just playtime It don’t mean night don’t roll back and reveal the day Self called the author But no words on the page It was just nighttime At the houses that let us play Days turning, moving too slow Still yearning, nights won’t let you go Weeks burning, moving too slow We’re learning, nights won’t let you go Days turning, moving too slow Still yearning, nights won’t let you go Weeks burning, moving too slow We’re learning, nights won’t let you go
10.
Christy don’t know why This world makes her cry For now she’ll close her eyes And try to memorize The lines on the page So she can act on stage She hopes it goes alright In the big show tonight
 All the actors are in their places Costumes on, their faces painted They know their lines their bodies move in time Each one a clone, no soul it’s own The light that shines ain’t always lime Rehearsal’s over, this is the real thing Christy recites her script She often questions it And knows it won’t be long Before the final song So be nimble and be quick Don’t let them steer your ship She knows the light that’s lime Is just a stage design All the actors are in their places Costumes on, their faces painted They know their lines their bodies move in time Each one a clone, no soul it’s own The light that shines ain’t always lime Rehearsal’s over, this is the real thing Tonight’s the night Big show, bright lights The director pulls his strings The actors act, the singers sing And if you don’t fit, you make a scene The audience knows everything and All the thespians are stationed Smiles wide, their postures they’re straightened They are the stars of the show They are the stars of the show They don’t know these lines they speak are not their own On stage in class, at dinnertime, the lives they live are all designed Eat up, learn up, act but don’t act up, be good, look good, now don’t crack up Now you got it, say your lines Move your feet and you’ll be fine The script, the ancient script Make sure you follow it Don’t trip, you’ve come too far You’ve come so far Come too far You’ve come too far And all, the actors are in their places Costumes on, their faces they’re painted They know their lines, their bodies, they move in time Each one a clone, no soul it’s own Christy don’t wanna be like them Christy ain’t gonna be like them
11.
Exhale 03:55

credits

released August 7, 2020

Produced and recorded by Mad Wallace in Denver, CO

Jake Sabetta - guitars, vocals, keys
Jake Lauer - drums, percussion
Jamie Rushford - guitars, vocals
Cory Kauffman - bass

Max Rawson - Alto saxophone on "Waterfront"

Mixed & mastered by Brad Smalling at Evergroove Studio, Evergreen, CO

Endless thanks to our friends, families, and fans for their love and support throughout the process of this album and beyond!

No okapis were harmed in the making of this album.

©℗ 2020 Mad Wallace. All rights reserved.

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Mad Wallace Denver, Colorado

Blending intricate progressive-rock passages with joyous improvised jams, Mad Wallace is defining a new sound of the West they like to call “ColoRock N’ Roll.”

Riding high off the release of their full length studio album “Okapi” (2020) Mad Wallace is primed and ready to take on the world and bring musical bliss to all those jamming along with them.
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