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Diurnal Movements

by JD Green

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Day 06:06
Ad lib: Some days you wake up and you just know Wake up and you just go VERSE 1: There come days when the sky is clear But you can’t see your hand in front of your face Don’t know how to take your next breath Can’t figure which way is life And which way is death VAMP: Sometimes But some days you wake up and you just know Your path is clear, your mind is straight Nothing to do but go Sometimes But some days you wake up and you just know Your path is clear, your mind is straight Nothing to do but go CHORUS: Sometimes you wake up and you just know Sometimes you wake up Before your day is opened you know how it’s gonna go Rock to the edge, put your shoulders into and shine Just flow and know it’s by design VERSE 2 (ad lib through to end) Today was a day Much like yesterday, except today I knew it was the day Except today was the day There come days where the sky is clear But you can’t see your hand in front of your face VAMP: Sometimes But some days you wake up and you just know Your path is clear, your head is straight Nothing to do but go Sometimes But some days you wake up and you just know Your path is clear, your mind is straight Nothing to do but go Sometimes you think you know how it’s gonna go And then it goes its own way Repeat to end
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Crush Pt. 1 04:52
Chorus I think I got a big ol’ crush on you And I just don't know what to do—mmm Verse 1 I find myself watching when I think you can't see I sit and dream until I catch myself wishing I'm just so gone over you Chorus I think I got a big ol’ crush on you And I just don't know what to do Verse 2 They say they come They say they go But what do I do in between Chorus I think I got a big ol’ crush on you I don't know what to do Verse 3 I hope it passes ‘Cause I can't imagine That you could be diggin’ me too Bridge Maybe I'll grow out of it Maybe you'll grow into it I know I got a crush on you Verse 4 They say they pass But I have to ask How to get over you Verse 5 I sit and wonder How to get from under The crush that I've got on you BREAK (Hey hey) What do I do What do I do About you Have you ever wondered why they call it a crush? I think I know I think I know I look at you and wonder And I wonder if you know I’m feeling you Have you ever Fallen so hard And not known if they can even see you Well I’m here And I don’t know what to do I’m crushing hard over you Do0000 ~ I can’t speak, no I don’ t know what to say I can’t speak But I can~ Dooooo Ad lib to end
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CHORUS Wanting you and I can’t pretend My days would be as sweet Without you here Can’t deny that feel this way Your good love so deep I could never turn away VERSE 1: Last night There was something on your mind You didn’t say, but I could tell Your touch It wasn’t an embrace But it was written all over your face Then you Closed the door behind you Leaving me so confused Then you take my hand Say baby, close your eyes And to my surprise You said, “Be my wife” CHORUS: Wanting you and I can’t pretend My days would be as sweet Without you here Can’t deny that feel this way Your good love so deep I could never turn away VERSE 2 : Last night There was something on my mind I couldn’t say but you could tell I went to touch you, couldn’t embrace You had to see it was written all over my face I closed the door behind me You had to be so confused Then I take your hand Said baby, close your eyes And to your surprise I said “Be my wife” CHORUS: Wanting you and I can’t pretend My days would be as sweet Without you here I can’t deny that feel this way Your good love so deep I could never turn away Repeat Chorus BRIDGE: Loving you Wanting you Can’t deny— Knowing you’re mine For the rest of my life Ad lib to end
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VERSE 1: Our first kiss When everything was new The flowers sang—yeah And the birds bloomed Smiles were easy Giggling about everything All was light—yeah And everything, everything was new But we don't kiss like that anymore The flowers only hum—mmm Birds fold their wings Smiles are heavy Giggles are still sweet But are few CHORUS Let's make it new Again Let's make it new Again Let’s make it new Again Let’s make it new Again— VERSE 2: We'd sit and talk for hours Not say a thing You hang up, no you hang up, no you hang up Loving the breeze Dreaming about tomorrow Forever today Wanting to be close Brand new everyday—oh Remember that baby? Now I'm in one room And you're in yours We're sleeping with our backs to each other No more dreaming Only talk about today In our separate worlds Missing yesterday CHORUS: Let's make it new Again Let's make it new Again Let’s make it new Again Let’s make it new BRIDGE: Hah ooo bop (Mmmmmm) Routine Hah ooo bop Everything's alright Hah ooo bop Except When I'm up, you're asleep Hah ooo bop You're in, I'm out Life gets in the way Hah ooo0 bop We mean well, Hah ooo bop time passes days get shorter night's cooler Hah ooo bop farther apart (Oooooh) Let's get closer baby Make our light Let's get closer baby Let's make it new Begin ad lib CHORUS: Let's make it new Again Let's make it new Again Let’s make it new Again Let’s make it new (Repeat) Ad lib to end
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Here we go let yo funky soul get down Doncha go til that groove it knocks you out And we don’t care just where you try to hide Ya neva know how tha soul’ll hit ya Ad lib Oh yeah Oh yeah Ya neva know how tha soul’ll hit ya But here we go again Ya neva know how tha soul’ll hit ya Here we go let ya funky soul get down Doncha go til that groove it knocks you out And we don’t care just where you try to hide Ya neva know where tha soul’ll hit ya (Repeat 3x)
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Commute 08:23
Life’s landscape passes outside your window And the lives you pass blur along the way POEM: “A Single Wish” Same tracks, there’s new under the train The sun shifts, the moon rises But the tracks remain the same POEM: “First Kiss” Appreciate the movement Forward, sometimes backward Journey same paths Shifting, elsewhere The station is the same (The train’s lullaby) POEM: “Cameo” Another train track Just a glimpse, tumbling like the cars of a train Different places, same stations And the track keeps on moving on POEM: “Sour Cherries” Life’s landscape passes outside your window And lives you pass, They blur, they blur along the way Yeah~
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Sleepwalking 03:40
VERSE: 3am and your phone rings I thought that you were just going to let it ring But then her voice says hello You’re in the next room I hear you say, “I’m on my way.” CHORUS: Can’t believe that you did it to me Said you’d never break my heart Took the time to remind you of your promise And you mocked my pain Nothing like a real dream Spoken exchange and ad libs CHORUS: Can’t believe that you did it to me Said you’d never break my heart Took the time to remind you of your promise And you mocked my pain Ad lib: You left, you laughed You laughed at my disbelief You walked away, you smiled in my face You smiled in my face and you laughed at me You left You smiled, you walked away. You said you loved me And you laughed at me
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Careful 02:37
Verse 1: Be careful whatcha say Of whatcha say you’ll never do Because ya neva know When ya neva will come looking for you Be careful whatcha do Be careful where ya go Because ya neva know When where ya been will show out on ya Chorus 1: Be careful Be careful (Oh) Be careful Verse 2: Be careful whatcha say Be careful where ya go Because ya neva know When it’ll show out on ya Be careful whatcha say Of whatcha say you’ll neva do Because ya neva know When ya neva will come looking for you Chorus 2 Be careful Be careful Be careful Be careful Vamp 1: You betta, You betta mind How ya talk Betta mind what ya talking about Vamp 2: Because ya neva know Because ya neva know When you’ll have to give an account Ya never know Ya never know You betta be careful Repeat Chorus 2 to end
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Prelude 01:00
The closest things to our hearts Are the hardest things to say I’ve got something to tell you But words get in the way I want you to know There’s something special inside of you Even if you don’t believe Even if you don’t believe
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Verse 1: My mama insisted that I was a natural beauty So many days she'd say, "Baby you're too pretty to act that way" But it didn't matter what she'd say to me Most days I looked in the mirror, But I just couldn't see It took a long time For me to find That I was beautiful Chorus/Vamp: Somebody tell me What's natural beauty anyway Pretty is a state of mind Beauty is a state of soul Verse 2: She'd tell me her story All the while putting on her face She’d take the time, scrutinize Pluck the hair Put on the makeup so it wasn't there So it didn't really matter what she'd say to me She’d stand there in the mirror But, somehow, she just couldn’t see It took a long time For my mama to find, to find Her own beauty Ooooooo Bridge: All I could see were flaws Couldn't get beyond it all I'd try so hard to find that beautiful I That she saw in me Verse 3: Little sister, please listen, you are a natural beauty Honey you're too smart to think any other way So don't you get so caught up in what they say to you Take the time beyond the mirror And make sure you know the truth Don't take too long to know the beauty of your own song Vamp: Know that there's more to your soul Than what glows, it's below Digging deeply Know that there's more to you than what others say or do Realize, sister, realize, brother that you are valuable. Tell me, what's the point of a pretty face If beneath, there's no joy, no grace What’s the point of a pretty face If there’s no grace You gotta know, Realize honey That you are wonderful
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Verse: And she’d say to me: You don’t see what I see You’re looking at now And I’m looking ahead Vamp: You may feel that way now And think you always will Chorus But time will take it away Oh oh oh Time will take it all away Bridge: Take your time, don’t decide Because now isn’t for always So sit down, it’ll come around Chorus Time will take it all away Oh oh oh Time will take it all away Repeat Chorus Bridge: Take your time Don’t decide, isn’t for always So sit down, it’ll come around Chorus Time will take it all away Oh oh oh Time will take it all away Repeat Chorus (1x) Ad lib to end
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Time 03:28
Verse 1: Folks talk about love treating it like it's all the same And it's better just to play the game But good love ain't never hurt nobody The problem’s what we tend to do in poor love's name Chorus: Let's take our time Going through the motions Don't make it right There's more than just tonight Don't waste our time Playing with emotions Be friends, then lovers We can't build on sand Verse 2: Marriage & relationships ain't the problem Just look at your approach (yeah) You rush in love, Or drag your feet, Then wonder why it don't work You expect real love but not willing to show Chorus: Let's take our time Going through the motions Don't make it right There's more than just tonight Don't waste our time Playing with emotions Be friends then lovers We can't build on sand Repeat Chorus [MUSICAL BREAK] Bridge: Your blase attitude gives me the blues Calling it relationship don't make it true Honey, you missing all the clues Give us due focus or turn it loose I know you're tired of the game You think you're ready to settle down But you don't know me to love me yet We got to build this thang on solid ground Vamp: Let’s take our time Through the motions Let’s take our time OH Let’s take our time Let’s take our time Ad Lib Repeat Chorus until end
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(Carpe Diem!) Verse: Come on y'all let's dance Get it good before it's too late Make the most before you can't Clap them hands don't faint Lift them voices high Sway from side to side Make the most of what you got Come on now, don't wait Chorus: Wake up! --Ain't no time for sleep Wake up! --This groove too deep Wake up! --Make the most of your time baby It's your soul to keep! Repeat Leader: Come on baby! We're talking to you! Gon and get your time in now, Cause it'll be gone too soon. Vamp Come on y'all let's dance Get it good before it's too late Make the most before you can't Come on now, don't faint Repeat vamp Verse: Come on y'all let's dance Get it good before it's too late Make the most before you can't Clap them hands don't faint Lift them voices high Sway from side to side Wake the most of what you got Come on now, don't wait Chorus: Wake up! --Ain't no time for sleep Wake up! --This groove too deep Wake up! --Make the most of your time baby It's your soul to keep! Repeat chorus Leader: Come on baby! We're talking to you! Gon and get your time in now, Cause it'll be gone too soon. Vamp: Come on y'all let's dance Get it good before it's too late Make the most before you can't Come on now, don't faint Repeat vamp Chorus: Wake up! --Ain't no time for sleep Wake up! --This groove too deep Wake up! --Make the most of your time baby It's your soul to keep! Bridge (Leader): I can’t tell you how to move Put your shoulders in the groove Sway hip deep, side to side Move how you want But don’t let your feet leave the grind Let it move through you baby Rock shout, rock shout, rock shout Make the most of your time baby Clap them hands Don’t faint Call and response: Leader: Gop-wob-we-wop! Crowd: Gop-wob-we-wop! Leader: Gop-wob-we-bop! Crowd: Gop-wob-we-bop! Leader: Gop-wob-we-bop! Crowd: Gop-wob-we-bop! Everyone: Gop-wabba-weeba-g0bba-webop-way Repeat call and response Hand claps until end (Carpe Diem!)
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Night 07:22
Take back the night (Oh) Take back the night The night belongs to all of us So take back the night Take back the dark He said relish the beauty of the dark Sometimes what's done in the dark Blesses you in the light Take it back Not afraid anymore Not afraid of closet doors Under the bed don't scare me no more Because I'm takin back the night There are treasures there in the dark Diamonds there in the night Walk in the dark For just a little while, And you'll see just how bright it was Night's not just for sleeping There's bright shining blessing in the dark Dark is comfort Dark is peace There's joy right there waiting In the dark [Small musical break] He said take back the night hooooo Take back the night Many blessings wait in the night So take back, take back, the night Not afraid of the dark No no no no no Not afraid of the dark no no no no no Unafraid of what comes out at dusk Under the bed don't scare me no more Relish, relish the solemn of the dark He said take baby, take back the night It belongs to all And not just to some So you take back the dark Take back the dark There's light There's light There's light in the dark There's beauty-yeah There's beauty-yeah Beautiful treasures in the dark [Break] He said we come From the darkness and light He said we come from darkness and the light You can't just cleave to the light side of you There's beauty in the blackness of the night There's truth There's truth There's truth in the dark There's faith-yeah There's faith-yeah Have faith in the beauty of the dark Take back the dark Take back the dark There's manifold blessing in loving the dark Take back take back the night
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released June 15, 2010

All songs written, arranged, & performed by Yalonda JD Green (BMI).

Music produced & arranged by Trey Latham (BMI) of E.T. Productions, Louisville, KY.

Musicians: JD Green (vocals), Trey Latham (boards, drums, organ, bass), with appearances by Smoke E. Digglera (vocals) of Bittersweet, LLC on #3; Mark "Lupe" Hamilton (guitars) on #9 & #13; and AJ Green (voiceover) on #8.

Artwork: Diurnal by Erika Quinn.
Package design & photography: Tarik Nally (Tariko Creative)

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JD Green is a classically-trained vocalist from the old school of spirituals and roots music, stomp-yo-foot blues, of the pocket and a funky groove, sweet ballads & jazz standards. Though the sweetness of her voice may be what attracts, it's her “quirky, yet funky” ability to tell the truth and cut to the marrow of our experiences that makes JD Green’s brand of soul music necessary and timeless. ... more

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