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by Steve Boller

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1.
Capsize 03:00
Have you ever wanted something so bad, You found ways to distract yourself from finding it? It’s waiting in the place that you are, Not the places you’ve been, Now’s the time to start again, (Chorus) You were farther along Than you thought the first time, Put down your bags and ease your load, No need to capsize, Before your heart can break The stars will make you new, Just trust yourself, It’s all you have to do, I know you’ve got a hole in your heart, And you’ve been filling it up With things that make it bigger, So if it feels like you’ve been gone for too long, You’re probably right, But tonight you can come back home, (Chorus)
2.
I was once a lonely soul, Caught between two stepping stones, Couldn’t find a reason To step on out and leave my cocoon, Lost inside a sea of blue, Repeatable faces filled my view, I was on my way to leaving And half way out the door when I found you, What you think Is really so simple, And what you dream Isn’t really so hard, You’re the one I need, I’d change all my plans If I ever really had them, it’s true, (Chorus) It was never a mistake, Every heartache, It was just the way it had to be To get to you and me, oh, You and me together. Well maybe it took a year or two, For me to find myself But you helped me through it, I was looking for the answers By asking the wrong questions Until you helped me find something true, You showed me that what I think, Is really so simple And what I dream, Isn’t really so hard, You’re the one I need, I’d change all my plans If I ever really had them it’s true, (Chorus) What you think Is really so simple, And what you dream Isn’t really so hard, You’re the one I need, I’d change all my plans If I ever really had them, it’s true, (Chorus) x2
3.
Oh whatever you know, Well you know it for a moment, We throw these sticks and stones, And then we wonder why we’re broken, So please help me, Help me find the truth Between my dreams and things that lead me to trouble. Oh yes we climb to the top, Just to lose ourselves in motion, We ask when will it stop, And then we lease ourselves to the richest owner So please help me, Help me find the truth between my dreams and things that lead me to trouble, When will I decide To turn a light on in this darkness And realize I define the things That I have the strength to do, (Chorus) Yes I know where I go, Because I know where I’ve been, I’ve been intent on losing All the things I’m choosing In a game I cannot win, It don’t matter what you do, And it don’t matter what you say, I’ll find a way to do it If you want to, prove it Or the story stays the same, Don’t say what you want, Take what you need. If I decide to dance around A simple fact that is my nature, Then I deserve to hit the ground, No point in saving it for later, So please help me, Help me find the truth between my dreams and things that leave me to trouble, When will I decide To turn a light on this darkness And do the things I say I want to do, (Chorus) x2
4.
Inukshuk 04:18
Oh, where will I go? Who have I been? And what have I become? On these broken roads, They’re takin’ me in, They’ve got me on the run, They say the devil’s in the details, I think he’s really in the tall tales, It’s all the little things that show us That we’re right where we belong, (Chorus) Oh, wherever I go, The signs they consistently show, I need you here, I need you here, I need you here, Life can throw its sticks and its stones, But you and I will find new ways to grow, To find a road, That leads us back, That brings us home, Oh these days, Everybody’s dazed, Everybody’s glazed Because they’re digging for gold, Oh and on everybody’s face, Is a look of disgrace When they don’t know where to go, Sometimes a leap is just a switchback, Sometimes I’m all alone and can’t connect, That’s when we dig a little deeper, Until the way ahead well it becomes So much clearer, (Chorus) It’s like holding two flags On Canada Day, It’s like feeling so sick But eating carrots and grapes, Oh it’s like finding a note At the start of a day That tells me all the things that we could be, If the devil’s in the details then so are we, (Chorus)
5.
Look Back On 04:07
This is what I’m going to look back on, You and me are young But we won’t be for long, We try as we might But we give it away, Time’s not waiting for us to deliberate, This is what I’m going to look back on, (Chorus) So let’s begin, And let’s never stop Believing in, This life we have, Please don’t give up that spirit, yeah, Never let it go. Now is the only moment that I’ll have, I watch as these things I love Fade into the past, Like my grandma’s laugh, Like my mom and dad, Like my wife’s young eyes And that feeling of surprise Oh this, Is what I’m going to look back on, (Chorus) Time can never erase That look in your eyes, Even as I forget details that were part of my life, An imprint stays, Like a warm embrace, Like a knowing smile And a hope that runs for miles Oh this, is what I’m going to look back on, (Chorus)
6.
Don’t wanna run from everything, The words we say, the songs we sing, It’s harder now with every breath, To know just how much love that I really have left, (Chorus) And then the tears, Fall from my eyes, And I’m reminded of What always was inside, But it’s hard to show, The love I have, When it gets wrapped up with fear I can’t control, Keeps building up Now do you even know? And we both have our struggles too, It makes it hard to say I do, ‘Cause no one wants to be exposed, The feelings I have kept inside wear their own clothes, Oh, (Chorus) ….Do you even know…. How much I love you. But sometimes it gets hard, To simply disregard the thoughts I kept inside for too long, Tearing my apart, (Chorus)
7.
Floating back down, I search for myself, Flying away like I do, Each time that I leave, I think it’s for good But I keep coming back to my old neighborhood, Yes I keep falling back to the ground. Cold and composed, I step through machines, And strangers can see what’s inside, I take out my heart, Put it in the tray But it won’t be allowed at the gate, And I have to leave anyway. (Chorus) I can’t go back, I’m losing track, Of places I wanted to go, We’re taking off, Can’t feel my soul, Maybe I left it in airplane mode. Once I arrive, I fall to the bed, Recapping the empty things I said, The person I am, has subtly changed and the spark that I feel’s not the same, And you can’t take a flame on a plane. (Chorus) They say just sit back and relax and enjoy But I still can’t let go of these dreams that I have, They float away, for someone else to catch. (Chorus)
8.
Hotel Radio 04:13
The hotel radio Sings sad, sad songs for me tonight, Makes me feel so lonely As I look out on my plastic covered life… Here is my new commercial And the meal is free but please save your receipt, Each talk’s a new rehearsal And it’s squeezing all the love right out of me, And it’s getting louder… (Chorus) What’s gold is gone But I’m not really satisfied, oh, I’m hanging on for life, But I’m at the end of the line, oh, This life we lead It’s sad, it’s sweet, it’s what we know, And while the radio It plays a song That we already know, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, through the hotel radio. I throw myself to the future But I keep losing track of where I am, The sad song’s getting louder And I can’t quite remember where I stand, All this time we were going nowhere And all this time we were wearing out our stay, The hotel’s turning the rooms, And it’s time to pack up all the things we never say, And I’m fading out now… (Chorus) Sometimes I wonder who I am, Sometimes I wonder where I stand, Oh it’s our destiny, baby, To give it all up, Give it all up, (Chorus)
9.
I think that karma is a selfish man’s game, It’s not for you, it’s just for me, it’s just the same, I don’t want to say I love, I just wanna hear my name, I think karma is a selfish man’s game, (Chorus) We all hold on to something, Don’t want to turn into nothing, Around the corner you’ll see, Nothing’s what we’re meant to be, Just blowing away through the trees, They say the soul is just a stranger you don’t know, So you trade it in for riches, cars, and clothes, And those things become your armor as you move on down the road, While the soul just stays a stranger, standing out there in the cold, (Chorus) Well it’s the best I can hope for you see, To be a square in a bigger tapestry, And I hate to burst your bubble, There won’t be no victory, Just some squares in a bigger tapestry, (Chorus)
10.
Best I Can 03:17
Some people search their whole lives And never find it, So who am I to be with you? Sometimes I need reminded, Tell me something that seems true, I’ll get behind it, Even when I feel scared, (Chorus) I’m gonna love you always, I’m gonna love you the best I can, yeah, I’m gonna love you always, You make me much bigger than what I am, yeah, I’m gonna love you always, I’m gonna love you the best I can tonight, I searched for you through all my tears, Couldn’t seem to find you, Filled notebooks up with songs and poems, Before I knew what was true, But that’s all part of seeing who I am, That’s all part of seeing past my plans, Oh I’m gonna keep doing what I can, Nothing more, nothing less, (Chorus) I used to think, People were holding me down And so all I was good for was, Messing around, Always hiding from the truth and the things that could make me whole, Now, I finally see that the past has no claim on the future, And so I can be the kind of man that I want and the lover that you deserve, Nothing more, nothing less, I’m gonna love you, ooo, I’m gonna love you, oh, (Chorus)
11.
Only Moment 03:46
I remember standing on the dance floor, When I was only 16 years old, Wishing I could speed up the clock, And get out, And run away from all these people In a town I loathed, Well I learned in those early days, That time could be on your side, ‘Cause if you never want things to stay the same, Well you’re the only one who always ends up right, Because everybody’s changing’ Whether you give up or you hold on tight, (Chorus) What’s good lasts only for a moment, Only for a moment in time, And what’s bad can never last forever, It fades into the ether till you feel just fine, So hold on to your love, And let go of your pride Cause it all lasts for a moment And this is the only moment in time, I’m the type of person who worries About things that never happen, you know, Sometimes I make love in a hurry, As if I have a better place to go, Sometimes I walk around with my head down, Miss out on all the love that’s around me, I store it up and save it for later, Well later’s never come and it never will, So why do we think that life is a drill? (Chorus) Love’s holding me close, Life’s passing me by, I’m walking alone, I’m borrowing time, Love’s holding me close, Life’s passing me by, I’m walking alone, (Chorus)
12.
I could not stop myself if I tried, From being who that I really am inside, It’s the way I was born and raised And it’s more than just alright, Sometimes I get caught in one of these traps, You’ll have to pardon me now because I most go back, To this garden that I call my own Oh it’s no one else’s home, (Chorus) I can’t give something I don’t have, Oh that’s the way to end up broken, I can’t smile big and try not to crack, I’ve got to live out in the open, I’ve got to stop living someone else’s dream, I’ve got to let myself begin, I try to slow down and feel my heart But sometimes I can’t Hit the brakes and just let go of the plan, I can’t be scared of the things I’ll find When I get behind my mind. Sometimes I glue myself onto you. But you’ve got to get on with your living too, Love’s not holding on for dear life It’s running along beside. (Chorus) 2x

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​This album is my dream come true. It's about learning how to get out of your own way and find whatever it is you most want in life. It's full of messages I needed to hear. I hope you love it as much as I do!

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released July 29, 2016

Copyright 2016 Steve Boller
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All songs written by Steve Boller

Performed by:

Steve Boller - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / Piano / Keyboard
Jonathan Class - Keyboards / Bass Guitar
Andrew Camp - Electric Guitar
Vincent Jackson - Percussion

Additional performances by:

Micah Gilliam - Mandolin / Ukelele
John Huntoon - Trombone
Don Jenkins - Upright Bass
Jay Kirkpatrick - Accordion
Mark Murray - Trumpet
Bill Schmidt - Saxophones

String arrangements by Steve Boller
Acapella arrangement on “Capsize” by Steve Boller
Horn Arrangements by Jonathan Class and Steve Boller
Strings recorded by Mason Jar Music

Produced by Jonathan Class
Engineered and Mixed by Jonathan Class and Alex Dobbert at The Varsity Recording Co.
Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering
Additional Engineering by Michael Graham at The Lodge Studios

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