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Intro
David Mathewes had written a song about wanting more out of life, then asking to keep the life he had. I wanted to make something with him. We decided to do that song together.
I wrote the rap parts for “More of the Same,” and David and Mike made the music. David starts by wanting to get away from the plain and see the mountains. Before long, he’s asking the Lord for another ordinary day.
My verses find some joy in work and in a sleepless night with a baby. Those are things you can spend a long time wishing away.
We end the album with some peace in ordinary life. Please give me more of the same.
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Lyrics
David Mathewes:
Remember when I rode to the mountains saying
I’m sick of lookin at this plain
Mile after mile of nothin at all
And every day is more of the same
Only brings more of the same
Lord don’t let me lose my way again
Or forget where I stake my claim
And when the rooster crows in the morning
Please give me more of the same, O Lord
Just a little more of the same
Chunjay:
Life is hard but it’s good
Even when not living the way we should
Put that axe to wood like St. Boniface
Cut Thor’s oak at the base…
Superfluous,
Ridiculous, the things I miss
Distracted from delight cause I missed some kiss
What is this? it’s not what I planned
But I wouldn’t trade my life for five hundred grand
I’m grateful to think that there is no shame
To simply ask the Lord for more of the same
David Mathewes:
Unpin your hair in the kitchen
As pretty as a picture in a picture frame
Look at the fields and the plowing to do and think,
Please give me more of the same, O Lord
Please give me more of the same
I got a cough I can’t seem to shake
Aand a colt I can’t seem to tame
Laying down praying don’t take me yet, Lord
Please give me more of the same
Lord just a little more of the same
Chunjay:
It’s that hard work you didn’t know was joy
It’s that sleepless night from that baby boy
It’s that needless attention you did just cause
It’s that thoughtful mention gave her a buzz
That mournful retention of what was great
It’s that peaceful forgiveness that once was hate
It’s embracing ordinary days, ways of life
It’s facing challenges, takin it in stride
It’s knowing you were wronged but not making a claim
It’s embracing grace, and asking for the same
David Mathewes:
By and by when we meet at the throne
Singin praises to your Holy name
Forever after bathed in the light singin
Please give me more of the same, O Lord
Please give me more of the same
Lord don’t let me lose my way again
Or forget where I stake my claim
And when the sun climbs over the fence
Please give me more of the same O Lord
Please give me more of the same
Credits
Music: David Mathewes & Flatline
Lyrics and Vocals: Chunjay & David Mathewes
Album-wide credits
Additional Credits
Production: Flatline, Chunjay
Mixing, Engineering, Co-Production, Mastering, Additional Scratches, Everything but the Kitchen Sink: DJ Sean P at TWLVS in Fort Worth, Texas
Vocal Production/Consultation: Krum
Pre-Mixing: Flatline, Chunjay, Krum, Shedlyn/Chris Felix, Annex, Grizzly Beatz, David Mathewes
Background Vocals: Flatline, DJ Sean P, Chunjay, and Friends
Executive Producer: Chunjay
Lyrics and music copyright 2017 Neopolis Media in partnership with Invisible Library Records. All rights reserved. M. Walker & J. Bennett Artist rights (BMI).
Guest/co-writer FYI: Music: David Mathewes & Flatline Lyrics and Vocals: Chunjay & David Mathewes These source credits are attribution information, not a lyric-scope blocker; they do not specify legal ownership shares.
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