Original Song "Abandon the Material" Complete Lyrics

Love? Beat
Pat Rickett: Looking up to a sky drenched in stars
You forget about bling and all those fancy cars.

Patrycja (SPOKEN): I am the daughter of earth, fire, wind and water.
Mother nature’s timeless, haven’t forgot her.
I’m made up of much more than meets the eye;
An ocean of emotions-- frothy anger to smooth sigh…
a wrinkle in time that glides so sublime ‘til stillness, disrupted,
becomes another train of thought left interrupted--
no peace of mind in a world so corrupted.
Materialistic wants, wishes and obsessions
making people choose the wrong hobbies and professions.
I’m hoping to defy, to imply, to express me,
me and the we inside of me, a feeling of unity beyond this country;
humans all have the ability to interpret and create,
yet we focus on our differences; we thrive on hate.

Pat Rickett & Woody
I ride with the music, but I live in the arts.
I’m words that paint pictures that strengthen the heart,

Woody  (rap): shatter the heart, soothe it, splinter the heart.
               Words can make it or break it, don’t mistake it,
say it, spit it, don’t forsake the rhythm for the rhyme
or the rhyme for the rhythm every time.
Sometimes I ramble, sometimes I gamble with destiny.
I’m just tired of other people pressuring me. 

Pat Rickett(rap)It’s not about the game or the $200 grab-n-go,
                                I’m not a game piece and it’s not all about the dough.
                                I hope you all know we’re much more than the material
                                thoughts aren’t tangible but I’m not searching for imperial.
                                And while high school teaches us that life is serial--
                                deadlines, numbers, and lines; sequential and orderly—
                                my thoughts reach towards the starlit sky...
                                yeah, and I'm feelin so disorderly

Patrycja (SPOKEN): I’m trying to connect the dots, splattered like inkblots
             in my mind, never a blank page, I need time to relax and unwind.
               So much makes up your identity and I just can’t let it be
               I wanna discover me, lookin to the roots of the family tree;
               I’ve got love in different forms on different soil.
               Completely different worlds, my parents think I’m spoiled
               I got love and sweet smiles from friends I truly appreciate
               we’ve burst the high school bubble, ready, about to graduate.
              Sometimes we cause trouble cuz we’re (with Pat Rickett & Woody): seniors,’08! 

Pat Rickett: Nobody is perfect we just want to embrace
this youthful energy, just trying to leave a trace,
           leave a mark on a world that’s turning so brutal  
           I’m trying to fight the negativity but my efforts seem futile.

Change beat here: Good Fortune
 Mere singing:
Amidst the smudges of dawn
that rip open the sky,
like a slow-spreading yawn
a bird unfolds its wings to fly.
There’s a sun that I’m craving
but no wings to satisfy
my urge to fly high
and reach those starlit skies.

We gotta forfeit all the drama
It’s not worth the precious tears.
Let the world open up to your eyes
‘cuz we don’t have countless years.
I want to let go of the brutality
that’s distorting our reality
It’s hard to smile in this cruel world
but don’t abandon the positive.
Despite the tide wave of human emotion
we can navigate the waters in this ocean.

Woody: I’m trying to move on past the babymama drama.
              High school’s reaching an end, we must go on and ascend
              I’d like to bend my reality, just begging for some clarity.
             So much on my mind, I’m ready to unwind and find 
             something more, I want to explore, the world is knockin on my door--
              from towering peak, splatter-painted sky to salty shore.
Meredith (singing):
Despite the tide wave of human emotion
we can navigate the waters in this ocean.

Don’t erase every trace of truth from your emotions--
there’s beauty in mystery, the questions and commotion.
Don’t ever forget about the positive things;
even the caged bird remembers; she spreads her wings and sings.
There’s more on this earth than your money’s worth
so hold on to your right to life, loving and spiritual rebirth.
 
Pat:                  Don’t let happiness slip away by putting faith in dollars.
America’s church is the bank and corporate slaves are our scholars.
How did money become power and when did greed become acceptable?
When did distrust become a norm and backstabbing become respectable?
I’m trying to fight the system but survive in this society. 
So fresh and so clean, I'm just tryin to live decidedly.

        (Pat & Woody)   Givin me a taste of freedom and all I want is more
This world is so mysterious I just want to explore