Tai Shan - vocals, guitar, and pianoRosalynn De Ross - clarinet and percussionJason Gray - BassBrad Laina - PercussionMixed and Mastered by Brad Laina at Mad Pants StudiosSeattle WashingtonLyrics:Straight up Clever: Tracing the lines of the times in my mind when I should have been there When I could have done something if only I had dared Now I fumble my words and swallow the years that I could have tried Etching out a smile just to pay for the pride Chorus: I gotta get it Gotta get myself together Got to be wise got to be bold got to be Straight up clever All of the days that you wasted away When you could have tried Scared of the dream you chose to survive Every single day every word you waste every dream that you taste Maybe you could put it all back together Just keep your head above the Just keep your head above the ground I can’t get, get ahead take a step, say a word in edgewise sometimes Its hard to swim in the paper-thin world that we’re living in But keep your head on your shoulders and your shoulders to the sky Listen to the little voice singing inside Twisting your turns and spinning your words out of focus just notice you gotta get it Gotta get yourself together Got to be wise got to be bold got to be Straight up cleverAll We Know is Now:Its easy to keepsearching for meaningOn how to be completeButs its nice to feelwhere you are is where your supposed to beAll have is nowAll we need is nowAll we know is nowNow is all we needChorus:This is where I need to beRight where I’m meant to beIf things change and they always doThen I will be here now for youYou, you make me speak toThe ghosts I don’t want to faceBut its beautiful to feel the supportAs we take our leap of faithAll have is nowAll we need is nowAll we know is nowNow is all we needChorus:This is where I need to beRight where I’m meant to beIf things change and they always doThen I will be here now for youAll have is nowAll we need is nowAll we know is now Pouring Rain:I’m certain that we will face a few rough edgesI’m certain that we will learn a few life lessonsI could piss you off with some ill thought remarkBut we are both reaching out through our darkI’ll guarantee we’ll find a few sacrificesA few disagreements for our bad choicesOne by one It is what it isSo surrender your armor and just give into thisSo won’t youStand with me In the pouring rainStand with me in the pouring rainCause I want to stay with you by my side.With you by my sideI’m certain there will be timesI’ll see green and you’ll see blueA portrait of love from our own points of viewI’m singing the lines upon you faceFacing the memories I’ll never eraseSo won’t youStand with me In the pouring rainStand with me in the pouring rainCause I want to stay with you by my side.With you by my sideBreathe Easy:What ever you’re doingI want you to stop it right nowJust take a little break, a little moment for yourselfWhat are you proving by working so hardJust breath, you know you need a little moment to yourselfMaybe you forget to breathe once in a whileTake a moment to just notice life and smileChorusTake a little moment, break just for a minute, steal away the time to breathe easyTake a little moment, sneak a little second, don’t you think it’s time to stop…and breathe easyWho are you kidding by driving so fastDo you think you’re going to sink, just take a moment to yourselfSpill all the beans let the kitty cat out of the bagIt don’t matter, all the chatter, take a moment for yourselfThe yakkey smackity do this’ity that’idy, gets old after awhileTake a moment to just notice life and smileTake a little moment, break just for a minute, steal away the time to breathe easyTake a little moment, sneak a little second, don’t you think it’s time to stop…and breathe easyEasy, breezy, lemon, squeesy