ALBUM

Defy DUB

2018

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Jackson Wetherbee - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Nicholas Asta - Drums
Johnny ‘Blaze’ Alves - Guitar
Greg Nectow - Keyboards
Matt Link - Bass
Derrick Cabral - Percussion

All songs written and performed by THE ELOVATERS. Remixes by Gaudi, Dub Fader, E.N Young, Victor Rice. Executive Producer: Reid Foster, Ineffable Music Group

Publishing administered by Songtrust. Mastered by Mike Caplan at Lion Fox Studios, Washington DC

Artwork, Layout and Design by Derrick Cabral

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Lyrics

Because we live by the day
Love by the night
The way you move
Got me feeling it alright
How your body shake
I'm feeling so alive
Never felt better
When I'm looking in your eye

Natural, the rain it falls
And patter on my window
So you move
Beautiful and true
You do

Easy as, the river flows
Steady with its motion
So you shine
Beautiful on me
So sweet

Because we live by the day
Love by the night
The way you move
Got me feeling it alright
How your body shake
I'm feeling so alive
Never felt better
When I'm looking in your eye

Gentle as the
Night it falls
Ever with its motion
You are there
In my time of need
So Sweet

Storm it’s gonna come
Wind it’s gonna blow
Checking our devotion
You can find
Comfort in me
You'll see

Because we live by the day
Loving by the night
The way you move
Got me feeling it alright
How your body shake
I'm feeling so alive
Never felt better
When I'm looking in your eyes

Hold on, when the money’s too tight
And you’ve got nothing going on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

Hold on, when you can’t see the light
And you can’t find a spark
You’ve got to
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

I went swimming with the sharks
Couldn’t move for I was frozen
Had to sturdy up my heart
Turn it’s color from red to golden

This is how I’ll stay
Never let it fade, away

You’ve got to
Hold on, when the money’s too tight
And you’ve got nothing going on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

Hold on, when you can’t see the light
And you don’t have a spark
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

I was walking in the dark
Hard to see, only shadow
Had to sturdy up my heart
Shine a light, for you to follow

This is how I’ll stay
Never let it fade, away
This is how I’ll stay
Never let it fade, away

You’ve got to
Hold on, when the money’s too tight
And you’ve got nothing going on
Hold on, hold on, hold on

Hold on, when the money’s too tight
And you’ve got nothing going on
Hold on, hold on, hold on

Yes you’ve got to
Hold on
When the money’s too tight
And you can’t find a light
When you stuck in the dark
And you can’t find your heart
Hold on

Gotta light it up right now
She wanna show me how
Round and around we go
Roll another when the other goes out
Tune the mind up to a futuristic vision
Seein’ the world through the smoke we’ve been given
Take that ignorance back yeah
All we want is wisdom
Keep your head up high
With a diamond in your mind

Kbong
We’re coming at ya peacefully
Breaking it up give it back equally
We crisscross like kaleidoscopes
Over the globe move our bodies like meridian flows

Picking up where I left off last time
Digging in to the kick drum bass line
With a little bit of movement more light
Elevate with The Elovaters and shine
Listen to this musical healing
Give her the ganja and she gives me a reason

When you get so down that you can't feel a thing
When the pressure gonna come
Surrounding everything
When the darkness falls like a hammer to the light
That darkness never wins
Hold out for the morning time

So low that you don't wanna fight
Food on your plate but you’re hungry at night
The fire burning
But you feel so cold
You’re numb inside
Tired but not alone

Hey oh oh oh
You’re gonna shine, gonna shine, gonna shine
Hey oh oh oh

When you wake up sunny
But the engine won’t run
You get a little money
But you can’t have no fun
Fall asleep but the day isn’t through
You’re rock bottom
You got nothing else to lose

Been fishin but you can’t get a bite
Can’t tell if it’s morning or night
When the days pass by
And the weeks are all gone
Sturdy up
Know that it won’t be long now

Hey oh oh oh
You’re gonna shine, gonna shine, gonna shine
Hey oh oh oh
You’re gonna shine, gonna shine, gonna shine
Hey oh oh oh
You’re gonna shine, gonna shine, gonna shine
Hey oh oh oh

Country so wide
Something you get lost in
Feel at home when we're coming back to Boston

So many faces
Met a lot of people
Seen some beauty
But nothing ever equals

Home
Yes we go away
But we never stay

Home
We're always thirsty
We like our water dirty

Home

Went to California
They've got wicked style
Stopped in Colorado
Ripped it for awhile

Down through Carolina
And Florida too
After all those miles
I know what I'm gonna do
I’m coming home

Home
Yes we go away
But we never stay away from
Home
We’re always thirsty
We like our water dirty

Country so wide
Something you get lost in
Feel at home when we're coming back to Boston

So many faces
We Met a lot of people
Seen a lot of beauty
But nothing ever equals

Home
Yes we go away
But we never stay away from
Home
Home
We’re always thirsty
We like our water dirty

Yes we do,
We’re coming home

She come in like a summer breeze
Sweet little woman I found
Oh and she’s all I see
When everybody’s around
My baby like steady drum beat
Never push or pull too slow
Oh the way that she looks at me
That’s the reason I know

She’s all mine
Ooooh
Just my style
Ohhh ohhh
Night or day
Ooooh
There she stays

My baby like a Sweet Sweet melody
It’s so clear, a song that I never heard
My baby give me love so steadily
With no fear, song from the sweetest bird
My baby like a Cool Cool moment, just in time
There on the hardest day
My baby wouldn’t give me up
Or let me down, fill me up in every way
My baby like ohhhh

She come in like a summer breeze
Cooling me down to my toe
She hit me like a sunny face
Hey and nobody knows
My baby love me up so good
Hold me tight when it’s lonely at night
She ready it don’t matter when
Oh it’s always so right

She’s all mine
Ooooh
Just my style
Ohhh ohhh
Night or day
Ooooh
There she stays

My baby like a Sweet Sweet melody
It’s so clear, a song that I never heard
My baby give me love so steadily
With no fear, song from the sweetest bird
My baby like a Cool Cool moment, just in time
There on the hardest day
My baby wouldn’t give me up
Or let me down, fill me in every way
My baby like ohhhh

I don’t want this feeling to go away
Oooo
So I hold on to
My fears, my hope, my highs and lows
For you

You give me so many reasons to love you
Well there ain’t nobody above you
So many reasons to love you
It’s true it’s true it’s true

So many reasons to love you
Well there ain’t nobody above you
So many reasons to love you
It’s true it’s true it’s true

I don’t want this moment to pass me by
Oooo
So I hold on too
The love and trust, the hard times and good
With you

You give me so many reasons to love you
Well there ain’t nobody above you
So many reasons to love you
It’s true it’s true it’s true

So many reasons to love you
Well there ain’t nobody above you
So many reasons to love you
It’s true it’s true it’s you

Feeling it crashing in
The moment that it hits
This feeling is a killer
Burning through your day
Making promises
That tomorrow will be better

Oooo sometimes you gotta cool down, cool down
Oh, sometimes you need to

Picking up picking up steam
Know your speed before the wheels fall off
Pressure now you can’t even sleep
The engine won’t burn with no gasoline

Workin everyday
Grinding for your pay
You got no explanation

Feel like it don’t fit
The moment that you’re in
It’s just the situation

Ooo sometimes you need to cool down, cool down
Ooo sometimes you need to

Picking up picking up steam
Know your speed before the wheels fall off
Pressure now to can’t even sleep
The engine won’t burn with no gasoline

Can’t help but feel sideways
Feeling like this since sunrise
So bring me all your bad days
Been feeling like there’s some strange times coming

Can't help but feel that way
Been feeling like this since last time
I’m bringing all my bad days
I know that there's some strange times coming

Climbing up the mountain
Trying to find purchase
Some days moving backwards
Others running forward
It's easy to get lost when
The light it fades to darkness
Remember you have power
And you could be a ladder
You could be a ladder
You could be a ladder
You could be a ladder

Can't help but feel sideways
Been tripping like this since sun shines
So bring me all your bad days
Been feeling like there's some strange times coming

Lost in my distractions
I know they mean nothing
Trying to find something
Deeper than the surface
Deep enough for purpose
Something I could climb with
That could be a ladder
You could be a ladder
You could be a ladder
You could be a ladder
You could be a ladder

I’m moving past my old days
Been feeling like that since sunrise
So bring my all your bad days
Been feeling like there’s some good times coming

Climbing up the mountain
Trying to find purchase
Some days moving backwards
Others running forward
It's easy to get lost when
The light it fades to darkness
Remember you have power
And you could be a ladder

Lost in my distractions
I know they mean nothing
Trying to find something
Deeper than the surface
Deep enough for purpose
Something I could climb with
That could be a ladder
You could be a ladder

I've been shaking off the wolves
I leave them peacefully behind
A heart that forgives, builds a mindset sublime

I've been looking to the north
Steady pace growing fast
Foundation made on love is a home built to last
Foundation made on love is a home built to last

Opening my mind to a family that learns
Gaining brothers and sisters through trust that we earn

Mission for the gold
But keeping my soul clean
Your heart is worth more than a paper colored green
Your heart is worth more than a paper colored green

You cannot fight it
But we keep on fighting
We got a system pulling
People keep on diving

Look at our fire
Cause you could start a riot
You could be the mission
Or you could be the target

Seeking out firelight
Yea we got a system file
Pick another number
Like you’re never gonna die

The cheaters with their eyes
The truth between the lies
Still I know
It’s just another sunrise

I've been shaking off the wolves
I leave them peacefully behind
A heart that forgives, builds a mindset sublime

I've been looking to the north
Steady paces moving fast
Foundation made on love is a home built to last
Foundation made on love is a home built to last