Business as Usual, by David Hale

Business as Usual

by David Hale

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Forrest Young Music i fell in love with David's music when I heard his previous album, Hale Damage, which sounds like an instrumental dream project by the late 70's version of Genesis. His musicianship and faithfulness to those vintage sounds blew me away! This new album is equally stunning, but with a completely different vibe - more of a love letter to the best of 80s pop. Love it!

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1.	Business as Usual 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Another day, another dollar You've got my line, just give it a holler We're burning both sides of the candle tonight No stoppin' that grind until the light The industry moves ahead without choice Millions of people under one voice Another day, another dollar Working to become that scholar Never, ever, ever gonna stop until you grab my collar Drive another spike, hit all ten to make it a strike We're working 9-5 but are we living? But hey, c'mon it's business, business as usual The industry moves ahead without choice Millions of people under one voice Another shift, another hour, working for a greater power I'm in this lovely concrete tower We're keeping up our progress through the night The work does not set with the light The industry moves ahead without choice And millions of people are under one voice
2.	Open Secret 03:56	lyrics	buy track
It's common knowledge, don't you think that they would know? The perception given, yet no words here will bestow Not a word to be spoken Shh, not a case to reopen There's evidence, there's proof of something that's denied Like it seized from existence then and there when they all lied Really makes you wonder, what's there to hide? Really makes you wonder what's locked up inside Don't say a thing Don't give a clue Don't make the matter something they'd want to pursue Common knowledge common silence I don't really see it, I don't really know Never really got it, nothing here to show I cannot remember, I cannot bestow Maybe you should ask, someone who would know Like identification, with not a soul around No information for something that was found Not a word to be spoken Shh, not a case to reopen Seems kinda odd that we're all thinkin' the same Yet no one here can be called on their by name You can't say a thing cause we're under censorship Better keep it tight, you don't want a thing to slip Don't say a thing Don't give a clue Don't make the matter something they'd want to pursue It's a secret An open secret Don't say a thing Don't give a clue Don't make the matter something they'd want to pursue Shh, it's a secret Secret de polichinelle
3.	Another Lie (feat. Paul Sinwill) 04:52	lyrics	buy track
You don't need any introduction here Just saw whatchu did so don't blame me now Your mouth is moving but your eyes don't match Your claimed intentions aren't perceived, yeah Don't speak another word that isn't truth Just stop before you dig yourself in deeper The evidence is all against your will The footprints are throughout the floor Staggered and leading towards the door Don't tell me any more You keep on telling me it wasn't you You just weren't part of it; you never knew But eyes explain what words cannot So shut and get your story straight I don't believe a thing you're telling me here Your hands are red; prints don't just disappear Why make another tale when there's the truth? Don't think I'm quitting, I still got some youth When we are looking back, but nothing sits quite right Just stop before you dig yourself deeper Ow, you're going to the point of no return The footprints are all throughout the floor Staggered and leading towards the door Don't keep your silence anymore You keep on telling me it wasn't you You just weren't part of it; you never knew But eyes explain what words cannot So tell me please, won't you now? The stories changing maybe there's some hope Maybe I believe it and we don't go back down this slope Hear no objection to the story you told I've heard not otherwise but how can I know? Then again your words don't speak, your actions do Your prints are everywhere, I guess I'm right Hope you regret you told another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie You told another Another lie
4.	Vanity Fair 03:55	lyrics	buy track
Blue eyes, brown hair, somewhat of a vanity fair Surmise, no disguise, always got somewhere to go She's got that no care, city flare, seems like someone I'd like to know But tell me why she's so hard to get She seems so ice-cold, uncontrolled, can't say if I've got what it takes because I'm stuck here, minds not clear, thinking what the hell I could say I've been thinking what I could do To make my wishes come true Cuz every day I think about you So please tell me you will come through Could I be crazy just to think she'd make the first move? Should I take a step back, lose track, seems like I've got nothin' to lose Or could I get seen, intervene, maybe all it takes are some clues Just tell me why she's so hard to get I'd like to think I'd like to think I still have a chance But it seems that every time I try to act there's something that will counteract my move I've been thinking what I could do To make my wishes come true Cuz every day I think about you So please tell me you will come through
5.	Withstand the Heat 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Ever get that urge? Fired up inside There's only one known cure And I've got it for sure And it's not just me I think you'll come to see So whatcha doin' tonight? Cuz this flames alight Do you think you could? Do you think you should? Wanna cross that line? Hey! Withstand the heat Gonna pull that medal Fill it to the top Burning up inside And I'm never gonna stop Would ya start the time? Getting in that mood Don't mean to be rude Don't wanna start a feud Do you think you could? Do you think you should? Wanna cross that line? Thinking it's that time? It's boiling up inside Hope you're in for the ride Hey! Withstand the heat Withstand the heat Do you think you could? Do you think you should? Wanna cross that line? Thinking it's that time? Heats' going up slowly Cookin' up something holy Hey! I'm makin' ravioli
6.	How Could I Carry On? 05:39	lyrics	buy track
Do you remember me? Do you still know who I am? You used to be there Someone I had on my side Guess things changed since then Haven't heard from you, how have you been? I wish things would change I wish I knew where I went wrong Now I stand here Waiting for some sort of promise Stuck in the past Thinking those times could have been unsurpassed Slowly falling Desperately calling your name How could I carry on? Thinking that things would have just been the same Have I been thinking too far? Have I been waiting too long? Maybe it wasn't all like it seemed A situation that I may have dreamed So what can I say? What can I do? I'm waiting as if something will change But I know that you're gone Waiting for something A signal to tell me that there is still hope Waiting to hear That this isn't how it would end Slowly falling Desperately calling your name How could I carry on? Thinking that things would have just been the same Waiting for something A signal to tell me that there is still hope Waiting to hear That this isn't how it would all come to end Slowly falling Desperately calling your name How could I carry on? Thinking that things would have just been the same
7.	Carnival 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Step up to the taped down line, an experience you can't decline Wooden towers and magic powers and a teacup with some flowers Hold these ropes and keep your hats; flying power of a hundred bats Large hops and bigger drops, make sure you keep it together Welcome to the carnival We have it all If you're looking for a carnival You know who to call The fun here never stops, a constant that no variable tops Sit back, enjoy, just watch the show Stay later, watch the neons glow One more ride; well maybe two How many more till we overdo? It's a traveling act, a question of fact, precise location becomes abstract Welcome to the carnival We have it all If you're looking for a carnival You know who to call Welcome to the carnival We have it all If you're looking for a carnival You know who to call
8.	Find a Way 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Back off, I'm here, taking back what's mine Pick up what's yours and never cross that line Gotta keep up, better off ahead Can't leave what you built hanging by a thread We'll find a way, to get our say, we'll ride away to stay away from the past We'll find a way, no price to pay, the story's told by whoever is last You'd like to think you know my every next move You'd like to think that you can starkly disapprove A figment - just some sort of hallucination Your future stems from someone's false allegation Better keep up, gotta stay low They'll twist your story to a different show Tread lightly, speak rightly, stay low We'll find a way, to get our say, we'll ride away to stay away from the past We'll find a way, no price to pay, the story's told by whoever is last We'll find a way, to get our say, we'll ride away to stay away from the past We'll find a way, no price to pay, the story's told by whoever is last
9.	Feel it Creepin' (feat. YATTE) 02:58	lyrics	buy track
You feel it creepin' You shake it under Just rain and thunder I can't feel it any longer Just try to feel I'm floating high (Just one more time, one more go) This feeling's got me moving Got me grooving to something that's not playin' here You shake and twist until you feel it (feel it real good) You beg and plead until you got it (got it real, real good) Just one more round until I fought it Roundabout to the start A whip, a crack, don't wanna break the camel's back A please, a thank you, think things might be wack It's all I got on my mind, you know I don't got no time Just satisfaction is all I ask I can't feel it any longer Just try to feel I'm floating high (Just one more time, one more go) This feeling's got me moving Got me grooving to something that's not playing here I feel it creepin' Just need more satisfaction Just need more work in action Come on I know you got it The room is closing on me I can't feel it any more than I try To keep that feeling floating high (Just one more time, one more go) This feeling's got me moving Got me grooving to something But nothin' is a playin' here Just get me out! Lemme Lemme out now!
10.	Fearless 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Getting up and getting out of here Getting into the feel, making dreams something real Working up to something high Making moves to signify Change Getting something started, building up my plate And I'm feeling kind of nervous knowing nothing bout where I've gone Saying farewell to the guys I've called my friends Wondering who I'll see as soon as comfort ends I've got to stand on my own, reminding myself to be Fearless Again, I feel alive The breath inside me makes me strive The challenge always makes me thrive Fearless I've got to stand a chance Just act like it's another day The picture that I must portray Stepping out of the zone I'm stepping out of my home Stretching my wings to places unknown Breaking through my bubble Shattered through the glass Walking through a place I thought I'd never pass I've got to stand on my own, reminding myself to be Fearless Again, I feel alive The breath inside me makes me strive The challenge always makes me thrive Fearless I've got to stand a chance Just act like it's another day The picture that I must portray Fearless Again, I feel alive The breath inside me makes me strive The challenge always makes me thrive Fearless I've got to stand a chance Just act like it's another day The picture that I must portray

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released June 9, 2022

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David Hale Albuquerque, New Mexico

Producer, percussionist, and songwriter David Hale, 20, continues to work on his future releases while simultaneously collaborating with other musicians all over the world on separate projects.

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