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Now I Want to Change

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  • About the Record

    The tracks on now I want to change are a collection of songs I made during the past three years of my life, a time that was very chaotic for me and full of beautiful, but strenuous, life-changing events.

    It's not a masterpiece. Rather, its a musically simplistic work filled with imperfections and it’s all put together by an amateur. But, that’s kinda of what makes it special, to me at least. It’s a pure and true glimpse into the life of a sometimes manic and sometimes depressed human being.

    Dramatic Pause is Dennis Marrero

  • DEDICATION

    This album wouldn’t have been possible without my beautiful and amazing wife Christina who supported me wholly while I wasted endless hours putting these songs together. The song "Luna” is specifically for her.

    I also wouldn’t “want to change” if it wasn’t for the greatest thing that has ever happen to me: CoCo. The song "Marco Marko" was written before my son Marco was born. It’s my love letter to a boy that I was so excited (and terrified) to meet. Now that he's here, I can't imagine my life without him.

    Lastly, I want dedicate this record to the loving memory of my friend “Joey Bags”, who didn’t have a chance to listen to it, but he taught me that people should always do what they truly want to do, even if no one likes it. A big part of me thinks you would’ve told me, in great detail, how much the record sucked, but there’s a small piece of me that thinks you would’ve loved it.

    In Loving Memory of Joseph Wilczynski | 1984 - 2017

  • SPECIAL THANKS

    Special thanks to all of the people listed below for inspiring me and, for some of you, putting up with my constant nagging.

    [in no particular order]

    Lenin Silverio & Day Night Cycle, Chris, Crystal & Spirit Maps, Dancing Tony & Rock-it Docket, Brent Klokis, John Terry & Mutual Interest, Nick Holdorf & Brave Face, Brian Lawlor, Jay Barrows, Christina Brown, Agim Colaku, Anthony Wille & Folly, Betsy and Hector Marrero, Patsy, Mike, Aleena & Isa Buchell, Tito, Kathy, Layla, Ava and Amelie Marrero, Anne McArthur, Pete Casano, Katie Casano, Kate Casano, Erik Coccia, Eleanor James and Frank Toth (and papa Toth's bass), Nick Bauman, Roberto Patella, Roberto Davide, Dominick Mecca, Wes Walls, Omar and Chuck @ Barrow Street, Andrew Sandberg, Donella Reid, Aaron Mosser, Kiersten Mary and Anthony Iodice, Pete Martinez, Patrick Sasso, Rene Rosa Jeff Tepper, Craig Childs, Loren McConnell, Tyler Stover, Sam Saldana, Matt Thomas, Eva Meszaros, Meridith (and Charles) Sandiford, Brian Graham, Mike Hoffmann, Kevin Hand, Vincent Knauf, Battlestar Galactica (See track “All of this has Happened”) and last, and most certainly least, Donald Trump, for inspiring the song “Dear Donald“.

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  • | 1 | ALL MY WANTS

    I know a place where God is great.
    I'll take you there, one day, you just wait.
    And I know a room, couldn't come too soon.
    Now it's just a shining bloom

    And I know a space that makes no sound.
    Water drips but no drops found, Water drips but no drops found, Water drips but no drops found. Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drop, Drop, Drop Drop, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip ... Drop

    And all I want is to be free, But all I get is the worst of me
    And all my wants they're trickery, Cause all I need is here with me

    I know a place, where God comes late.
    The miracle store, it closes at 8.
    And I know a street where the people sleep
    They can dream but they don't see

    And I know a place where God can save
    But only if you just let go
    Yeah only if you just let go
    All you do is just let go

    And all I want is to be free, But all I get is the worst of me
    And all my wants they're trickery, Cause all I need is here with me

  • | 2 | NOW I WANT TO CHANGE

    It went up like a forest fire
    One little spark then the rest ignited
    People gathered in the streets that night
    Fists held up, raised toward the sky

    Settling into silence
    Giving in to hope
    Risking only sadness
    Risking all I know

    My dream is to be a traveler
    With ties only to the earth
    And now I want to change
    And now I want to stand

    Now I want to change
    Now I want to stand.

  • | 3 | CALM DOWN TO ME

    We built a rainbow with water and sun
    With waves we made an ocean
    With sound we made the waves
    But if all we are is matter, then what's it really matter.

    Calm down to me

    We built a notion with words and trust
    With lies, we built devotion
    In eyes that looked so young
    But if all we are is matter, then what's it really matter.

    Calm down to me

  • | 4 | MARCO MARKO

    Marco, Marko

    Life, just gives ya what you see, a cry, a symphony. You take it where you want to be. I, I got right back on my feet. I traveled from underneath to get to where you're gonna be.Cause you are so completely new, so gentle and so true. My life begins because of you.

    Marco, Marko

    Open your eyes and look at me, you should know. I'll be there until the sun leaves I won't go. So don't be scared about the sound in the trees, they're just leaves. And be as free as you need to be, just stay close

    The sky, the sky looks like a bruise, all yellows, reds and blues, but your light will shine through them. It's true, my love cannot be moved. Your life is what ya choose. So make it something beautiful. And dance, where no one can be seen. Love of all of the small things. And I'll take care of everything

    Open your eyes and look at me, you should know. I'll be there until the sun leaves I won't go. So don't be scared about the sound in the trees, they're just leaves. And be as free as you need to be, just stay close

  • | 5 | ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED

    You decide, if you'll take this life.
    By your side, I'll make my pride.
    So I, I don't mind, if you take your time.
    By and by, you'll lose your mind.
    Bye, bye bye, you'll lose this fight.
    Bye, bye bye.

    All of this has happened before and again
    And all of this will happen before and again
    Yeah all of this has happened before and again
    And all of this will happen before and again

    You, so sweet, you'll fly among the stars.
    Drifting back, you'll circle round to start.
    So please, don't cry, don't fake your sigh.
    And don't you lie, don't break this time
    And you decide, if you'll take this ride
    And don't you mind, if you lose your life
    Don't you die, if you lose your life
    Don't you die, if you lose.

  • | 6 | DEAR DONALD

    There's just something in your face
    Something I cannot place
    How could someone be all bad?
    And you could stop it if you tried
    There's no need to fight
    Hate is so lonely

    Cause we are so much better than this
    So much smarter than this
    So much bigger than all of it

    If we, could live side by side
    You'd see we're more alike
    A wall that divides is cheap
    Cause we would tear that wall on down
    Or simply walk around
    Un-bear your arms to harmony

    Cause we are so much better than this
    We're so much smarter than this
    So much bigger than all of it

  • | 7 | DRAMATIC PAUSE

  • | 8 | ANGELUSNOVUS

    My girl once told me that regret was hard to believe. It weighs heavier than the trees and their leaves.

    But I got a pocket full of money and a fistful of seeds. Gonna spread em in a garden, and one day I'll see

    Looking back on a guilty past will bury your thoughts, and the fallen debris will cover the sound of that salty breeze.

    But my girl once told me that storing your tears will fill up the pool you’ve been drowning in.

    So I'm taking my time. Gonna make things right. And with this fistful of seeds, I'll grow heavier than the leaves.

    And I'll break through the ground. We'll break through the ground.

  • | 9 | LUNA

    My big words are cheap
    You. You kept me on my feet
    Lye under this Queen tree
    We'll fall fast asleep

    I know this much is true
    I'd love to dance with you
    To the waves we'll sway
    Just don't go away

    A gun placed in my hand
    Would it make me a man?
    No. It wouldn't change a thing
    But you could make me sing

    So I don't need God to see
    Just what I would be
    And no, there's no need to speak
    You are all I need

    If 2 + 2 equaled 5
    Than you and me make 9
    Glance across the room
    And i’ll be staring at you
    I found my one bright light
    You, are the moon of my life

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