ALBUM
Defy Gravity
2018
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
Additional writing on Meridian by Danny Kalb
Publishing administered by Songtrust
Produced by Danny Kalb
Recorded at White Star Sound, Louisa, VA
Engineered and mixed by Danny Kalb (except the intro to “Boston” engineered by Joe Clapp)
Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering in Portland, ME
Management: theelovaters@gmail.com
Cover Photo: Jeremy Koreski
Inside Artwork: Aldous Collins
Layout / Design: Anthony Cole, Ineffable Music Group
Executive Producer: Reid Foster, Rootfire Cooperative
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Lyrics and Credits
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
Got to be kidding man
Cousin to prime meridian
Rippin it and a stick it
The wickedest flow so
Swinging low on my chariot
Pick it up and I’m carrying
Turn up the fader
And I push it the most
I know you’re bumpin it
Loving it and a jumping
With the Elovated feeling
Put you in the right mood
You got the Jones in your bones
Make yourself at home
We bring a message
That you never should lose
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her some
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her
I gotta bring it and sing it
I got the wickedest rhythm
I bring the style with the dubbiest flow so
My mind combined with a spirit
I gotta spit it when I hear and near it
Hit with the fear of the ghost
Bust out confetti flow is cold as a yeti
I’m always ready and steady
We love the people the most
I get so high see a bird going by on fire
I got the Phoenix and it’s
Killin my throat
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her some
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her
My brother called me up yo
It’s Elovaters ya know
He said he got him a riddim and now he’s spittin his flow
I gotta hit my ganja girl then it’s on catch me on the road
Send that over bout to cruise to the studio
Smoke it up feel it out let the lyrics flow
Vibes is high keep the bass hella loud and low
I don’t need you in my bed I need you in my head
Sensimillia trails makin love watchin the love spread
Man it don’t matter the situation my mind is constantly racing
I’m forever just thinking bout her
I know she wit it because the sky's the limit
TLO constantly giving food for thought what’s the word
You know the world is just judging they look at us like we buggin
I keep my head high while I’m smoking this herb-erb
Everybody got a story f*** the fame I want the glory
Got a team of warriors like I’m Steve Kerr
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her some
Said she wants my ganja
Said she wanna puff my herb so
Said she wants my loving
So I got to give it to her
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
I was chilling in the morning
So tired so sleepy I don't wanna wake up
But the sun’s gonna rise, and so am I
Gonna fill my cup
Had to hit it, gotta get it
Running out the door
Getting on the road
To lift up my mood
I turn on the radio
Because it made me go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The afternoon came crazy
I’m so lazy, gotta step outside
Take a deep deep breath
Get a little bit of air
Catch a little bit of sunshine
Well I never wanna be another number
Like the other gotta show how I shine so
To cool my mood
I turn on the radio
Cause it makes me go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
As night time fell
Just like me I gotta rest my head
Can’t wait to get home, ease my bones and fall into bed
Then my friends gonna call me
Talking about a little party that’s going on down the road so
I throw on my clothes
Strap on my shoes
And turn up the radio
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
Zoo do do do, zoo do do do do do do do
The people go
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
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