My name is shawn with an s-h-w-n and in the middle there's an ahh that's long I'm comin on king kong strong with a song kicked off with a trumpet, a rap and a gong That's a little bit random, I know but I had to make sho yo attention was gon' be long <ha ha ha> So let's get right to this The beat's tight and so is my lyrical focus. People say I laugh too loud I'm arrogant, headstrong, stubborn and proud I'm kinda unpredictable, a ham for a crowd With big vision and charisma I've been well-endowed And I've always made music with a purpose opening hearts the driving force behind why I do this And now, today, more than ever before this I dare all warriors of the heart to ignore this People say don't preach, they screech with vanity of youth, but deep beneath the preen everybody wants truth & the fact that I'm still singin mine is proof that the hard-walked path is a deep packed groove and the truth comes wrapped in a 40-year old voice, so be it, let the lyric your spirit hoist my heart beats strong and my lips are moist Is my stand as a man your command? your choice I can see it comin... Some of y'all won't like this new direction of mine you'll tell me to "lighten up" like think it's the first time I've been shamed for stepping over some line cuz when I blow, the fallout blows minds conscious people don't get angry, violent or loud, right? they take a deep breath and keep rage in a shroud, right? pretending all is well turns a dark cloud light only positive feelings are allowed alright? But this hip hop attitude is highly intentional a musical method for making message conversational our story is the future its scope is supernational I realize the idea size is crazy and irrational If you're looking for the nice guy that lightened you up, he's still here, my dear, but done a bit of growing up and this new sound's juice for your empty cup so turn it up and let the boogie in your body erupt

Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in Breathe out The place where your breath turns around Where the ground is the sound that you hear when you're still and illusion falls away into the eye of the eternal fray Leaving you with a fresh found clue where fulfillment can be found Where your breath turns around Breath turns around It's kind of like catching a wave Sometimes you wait for a while sitting still with the horizon in your eye Envisioning the perfect ride And when the rolling movement comes you move into its graceful mound And your breath turns around Breath turns around Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in Breathe out Now we're talkin Meeting someone new can be similar, too Your heart can either race the beat or get still Either way there's work to do Let me in, I'm being true All illusions fall away when your feet feel the dirt on the ground and when your breath turns around Breath turns around Breathe in Breathe out The place where your breath turns around Where the ground is the sound that you hear when you're still and illusion falls away into the eye of the eternal fray Leaving you with a clear loud/fresh found clue where fulfillment can be found Where your breath turns around Breath turns around Breathe in Breathe out

Troubadour Shawn on the hip-hop tip again It's been a long time comin since I don't know when This is for the lovers and it won't be top ten But it'll do for the crew whose ears are open Troubadour Shawn here, with another little ditty with a fat greasy beat that might make you dizzy You mighta maybe thought I was kidding but 2013 is here? that was practice hitting like bangin balls at the batting cages Stepping up to the plate for what is true through the ages has always been reserved for only the most courageous but I'm out to make it mainstream, funky and contagious I'm walkin around town with a sound all my own loving life and working hard to get specific and hone the urgent message in my heart, simple and joyous in tone standing tall and loose and always honoring my backbone There's an invitation here so while I've got your ear first of all thank you for opening to hear in the clear beyond fear, heart in gear as your peer I salute you and I'm glad you're near Troubadour Shawn on the hip-hop tip again It's been a long time comin since I don't know when This is for the lovers and it won't be top ten But it'll do for the crew whose ears are open When I hear people say that they don't like rap All I hear them saying is they don't wanna understand black people Maybe they're afraid, I don't blame them for that They've been trained by tv dark skin, watch your back But I'm inspired by this medium, borne in the ghetto of a primal directive to be heard above the bedlam Poverty, drugs, guns, and youth spittin at babylon the rhythm and the story of the sinkholes in our common lawn In a way I can relate, though I come from greener origins, striving to be heard above the din can lead better men to sin and nowadays I hear the clear call to be all-in lovers and fighters it's always win-win What does that mean? Well, fighters will fight and lovers will love and it'll go back and forth all night and eventually love trumps the need to be right so the lovers are the ones with the call to unite Time to get trippin on the hip-hop tip again (Come together) It's been a long time comin since I don't know when (Come together) This is for the lovers and it won't be top ten (Come together) But it'll do for the crew whose ears are open (Come, come together, right now) This is a call to the lovers on planet earth come on come on come on get up everybody come together right now it's time it's time it's time I told you at the start I've got an urgent message We're all in the middle of a great rite of passage Waking and quaking from within, the shift is massive learning to create in ways that sometimes look passive but we're completely engaged, turned on and present Opening to every moment's gifts, giving life our consent to enter and open and raise the bar by being content grateful and honoring, loving and resting when spent And all the props that we've bought that make it feel like we're bound Begin to fall away and disappear as we discover the true sound Of the deep knowing that true stability can only be found when we're living in our center nice and close to the ground Allowing all illusions of what was and what shall be to fall away into a space of possibility where we create a future that we see which honors every living being, every rock and every tree

Laughing with joy, sobbing in sorrow knowing that I will not see you tomorrow You moved me, touched me, soothed me, fanned my flame These eyes of mine will never see the same All that we shared, everything real Nothing left hidden, an all-in deal Now you're gone Our lives roll on And it's all right It's all right These tears at the razor's edge strengthen our heartbeats and brighten our light Kneeling and open, face to the stars offering thanks with a welcoming heart to the mystery known by many names to which I'll one day return from whence I came All of the shames and the sorrows joys I have known Washing away face now to the stone So much to feel So much to heal And it's all right It's all right These tears at the razor's edge purify angels preparing for flight You're a man on a mission, you said with a smile Perfectly innocent, absent guile with love and adoration in your face filling me feeding my hunger for grace Breathing you in under my skin Listening close to the whisper within An all-in deal playing for real And it's all right It's all right These fears at the razor's edge show me for what I am willing to fight

There's so much I want to say I want to be with you every day You light up my world when you're around We go for walks and we talk and we share everything I hold your hand and you smile and if we could make it last forever we could go on forever These moments come and go so I wrote this simple song to let you know I want to be with you there is nothing else I could want more So come take my hand and we will fly into the sky and in our dreams we will fly Ahhhhh….

Hey there friend, I've got a song to sing And I think you're gonna like it It's a simple melody that brings me back to center Whenever things get complicated And it goes like this: I do my work I feel the sun I do my best to give and receive love with everyone And when I fall short I forgive myself And when others fall short I forgive them Life can be hard But it doesn't have to It can be quite simple All you have to do is remember what you're here for And forget everything else Do your work And feel the sun Do your best to give and receive love with everyone And when you fall short, forgive yourself And when others fall short forgive them We've arrived at the moment to choose We've got everything to gain and everything to lose We're all the same - different bodies in the game And everyone wins means we're all included So what do you think? Isn't it sweet? Made me cry when I wrote it And now I offer it to you a gift from my heart And I hope you'll sing it loud with me I do my work I feel the sun I do my best to give and receive love with everyone And when I fall short I forgive myself And when others fall short I forgive them