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Rolling Toward the Thunder

by Marc Blackwell

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1.
Rolling Toward the Thunder 03:09
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I've been too long stuck inside city limits Too long, always playing safe It's too calm and it's too damn sheltered I can't wait to leave this place Right now, break away Rolling toward the thunder Chasing down thrill today Running to the rain, hard rain Feel it pound, splashing on my face Rolling toward the thunder Let the roar shake me awake Rolling toward the thunder Gonna be alive today I'm good, I'm strong, I defy and dare the danger I'm free, on fast wind I race I lasso some beautiful lightning I spin on a hurricane Ride high, fly away Rolling toward the thunder Chasing down thrill today Running to the rain, hard rain Feel it pound, splashing on my face Rolling toward the thunder Let the roar shake me awake Rolling toward the thunder Gonna be alive today
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Let's Don't Go to War (feat. Ethan Okamura) 03:13
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Hold on to those bullets Don't load up your guns, take a breath There must be some resolution Not just a bloody mess Let's don't go to war just yet This don't need to be life or death Let's keep it chill, keep a cool head Let's don't go to war just yet No, no, no, let's don't go to war just yet Dive in, we're too reckless Fight, we always fight, that's our way Why can't we try some forgiveness Keep all our bombs at bay Let's don't go to war just yet This don't need to be life or death Let's keep it chill, keep a cool head Let's don't go to war just yet No, no, no, let's don't go to war just yet Let's don't go to war just yet No, no, no, let's don't go to war just yet
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I Know I Love You 04:20
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I went for a wild ride on my runaway horse Did wrong, got done wrong, tried to block out remorse Went fast, went low, threw away innocence Man I was breaking bad, I sure was a mess Don't remember much of it Just pain I cannot forget Alotta stuff has happened since Kinda wish I'd stayed legit Not sure how it all went to hell But one thing I know, I do, I know I love you One thing I know, I do, I know I love you I know I love you, I do, I know I love you (Yeah) I know I love you I miss it, the soft sheets on your beautiful bed No rest, I get no rest, laying down with regret No touch, no kiss, no sweet whisper close Guess I was wrong to go and I hurt you the most Don't remember much of it Just pain I cannot forget Alotta stuff has happened since Kinda wish I'd stayed legit Not sure how it all went to hell But one thing I know, I do, I know I love you One thing I know, I do, I know I love you I know I love you, I do, I know I love you (Yeah) I know I love you I don't know why there's so much I don't know I don't know why I thought I should go I don't know why I did what I did I hope I don't do it again I wish I could promise, I'm not sure I can But if you let me I'll try to be your good man (To be a good man) 'Cause one thing I know, I do, I know I love you One thing I know, I do, I know I love you I know I love you, I do, I know I love you 'Cause one thing I know, I do, I know I love you One thing I know, I do, I know I love you I know I love you, I do, I know I love you (Yeah) I know I love, I know I love you
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Nobody's Name (feat. Ethan Okamura) 03:55
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You will not recognize me I'm invisible lightning My shadow shining only slightly Not enough for you to find me Blending in the background swirl Hiding in a blinding world I got nobody's name I win the game but never stay I walk into a haze and fade away I don't want the fame, I got nobody's name I got nobody's name, nobody's name My disguise comes in handy A flavorless candy My sugar veiled inside a bland thing What you see is not outstanding Blending in the background swirl Fading in a blazing world I got nobody's name I win the game but never stay I walk into a haze and fade away I don't want the fame, I got nobody's name I got nobody's name, nobody's name I'm behind a wall No profile at all No way to connect I leave no remnants, no content No sharing for you to see I'm not in directories There's nothing to link to No way to search on me I got nobody's name I win the game but never stay I walk into a haze and fade away I don't want the fame, I got nobody's name I got nobody's name, nobody's name I got nobody's name I win the game but never stay I walk into a haze and fade away I don't want the fame, I got nobody's name I got nobody's name, nobody's name Fade away, fade away
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No Good Place to Go 03:58
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Alone and lost without any plan Wandering loose over bad bad land Everywhere I walk it’s all rock and dust Every town I pass is rubble and rust I got no good place to go No flower field, no scenic road   No rest stop, no refuge, no home No good place, no good place to go No good place, no, no, no   It’s grey and dim, don’t get any sun Stumble and fall, mark my trail in blood Hard to breathe, I cough, the air thick with dirt Lakes are dry, no swim for soaking my hurt I got no good place to go No forest green, no peaceful cove   No rest stop, no refuge, no home No good place, no good place to go No good place to lay my beat up bones No rest stop, no refuge, no home No good place, no good place to go No good place, no, no, no Hanging on the edge by my last thread of hope Barely holding on to the end of my rope I scale sheer cliffs, climb out of bottomless pits Cross maddening void just to find black abyss I got no good place to go No flower field, no scenic road   No rest stop, no refuge, no home No good place, no good place to go No good place to lay my beat up bones No rest stop, no refuge, no home No good place, no good place to go No good place, no, no, no
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Bullets and Blood 02:57
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This fight I must fight, this madness I must face I've got a million monsters standing in my way Holding on to my last breath, I take my first steps Down this danger road where the evil does not rest Bullets and blood scream through the dark Shooting straight for my heart Coming so fast, coming hard Bullets and blood scream through the dark Bullets and blood One foot in the quicksand, the other in my grave Feels like a hundred lifetimes, battles everyday Losing sight of where I came, my whole life in flames If I do survive, man I hope some good remains Bullets and blood scream through the dark Shooting straight for my heart Coming so fast, coming hard Bullets and blood scream through the dark Bullets and blood Bullets and blood Bullets and blood Bullets and blood
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I'm Greed 03:05
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I’ll have this and I’ll take that  I gotta have what they have  You better watch, watch your back I wanna fly, I need wings  I want stuff, diamonds and rings  Money and fame, everything I’m greed, I make you need  I set your hungry heart on fire  I feed it with desire  Nothing gets me tired, I’m wired  I’m greed, I make you need   I make you thirst, I get you high  Get you crazed and make you lie  I pull your strings, you’re all mine I make you run, I make you climb  I make you steal and drive you blind  I’m in your mind, you can’t hide   I’m greed, I make you need  I set your hungry heart on fire  I feed it with desire  Nothing gets me tired, I’m wired  I’m greed, I make you need   The more you get, the more I want  The more I want, the more you work  The more you work, the more you get  The more you get, the more I want  It never ends   I’m greed, I make you need  I set your hungry heart on fire  I feed it with desire  Nothing gets me tired, I’m wired  I’m greed, I make you need   I’m greed, I make you need  I set your hungry heart on fire  I feed it with desire  There’s no time to rest, no time to sleep  Come on keep up with me  I’m greed and I make you need  I’m greed, I make you need
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We Show Up (Let's Go!) 03:31
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Bright lights, big city nights Yeah we show up, yeah we show up It's the count down, to the takedown Yeah we show up, yeah we show up Le le le let's go, le le le let's go Yeah we came to play, we came to slay Le le le let's go, le le le let's go Yeah we're here to stay, we'll take it all the way Nah nah na, Nah na na This is our time, our time to shine Nah nah na, Nah na na Never gonna stop, until we reach the top, Let's go! Friday night, club life Yeah we show up, yeah we show up It's party time, VIP Yeah we show up, yeah we show up Le le le let's go, le le le let's go Yeah, we came to dance, get in a trance Le le le let's go, le le le let's go Yeah, we came to rave, it's what we crave Nah nah na, Nah na na This is our time, our time to shine Nah nah na, Nah na na Never gonna stop, until we reach the top, Let's go! Ooo Wah, Ooo Wah, Ooo Wah... Nah nah na na, Nah na na This is our time, our time to shine Nah nah na na, Nah na na Dancin' through the fire, it's what we desire Nah nah na na, Nah na na This is our time, our time to shine Nah nah na na, Nah na na, Never gonna stop, until we reach the top, Let's go!
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The Party's Good on the Road to Hell 04:17
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She said she knew the way, I was just 16 She flipped me her car keys then taught me everything Sneaking into bars, palming cards and poker bluffs How to outrun the law while picking her handcuffs Deep sea treasure hunting, laundering gold doubloons Celebrating with good rum under a Caribbean moon Charming both the princess and her mom the queen In our Vegas penthouse, rich from roulette schemes She said “You can’t lay low if you wanna live high You gotta play all your cards before you die It’s boring being safe, can’t stay in one place Got too many demons out there giving chase Now some hands won’t win, some cons go bust We’ll only get so close, it won’t be love There’ll be some regret, some secrets you can’t tell But the party’s good on the road to hell” She found us the best fun, frat house to royal ball New Orleans Mardi Gras, Brazil for Carnival I was her James Bond, martini, caviar Cruising at one-forty, chilling in her black Jaguar We hosted kings and mafia, played golf with Presidents Ran naked with the bulls, sang with Bono and The Edge Walked down that red carpet with Johnny Depp in tow We flew F-16s and rockets as far as they could go She said “You can’t lay low if you wanna live high You gotta play all your cards before you die It’s boring being safe, can’t stay in one place Got too many demons out there giving chase Now some hands won’t win, some cons go bust We’ll only get so close, it won’t be love There’ll be some regret, some secrets you can’t tell But the party’s good on the road to hell” My sister’s boy came to me for advice And I could see adventure in his eyes He was just like me at that age So I sat him down and I gave it to him straight I said “You can’t lay low if you wanna live high You gotta play all your cards before you die It’s boring being safe, don’t stay in one place Got too many demons out there giving chase Now some hands won’t win, some cons go bust You’ll only get so close, you won’t find love There’ll be some regret, some secrets you can’t tell But the party’s good on the road to hell Oh yeah the party’s good on the road to hell” “My girl was good at everything and she knew where that road went But the one thing she couldn’t do was get off before the end So promise me this .. Even if she begs you to stay When you see that last exit, don’t you hesitate When you see that last exit, don’t you hesitate”
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The Edge of the Edge 03:44
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My angry past stays hot on my tail I set the land to fire, my feet burn on the trail I move fast, can't stay in one place They're after me, I'm after them, it's all a chase I run risk to the edge of the edge Race with trouble on the ledge of a ledge I chose this path, I was not led Going woman to woman, bed to bed I run risk to the edge of the edge My hungry lust is insatiable I get a bad desire, my gut aches to be full I need more, go out for a taste It's after me, I'm after it, I'm on a chase I leave screaming hearts back there in my wake I bet their dreams and lost, my debts I cannot pay I play chance, jackpot or I bust Take bigger odds, I duck and dodge, I toy with luck I run risk to the edge of the edge Race with trouble on the ledge of a ledge I chose this path, I was not led Going woman to woman, bed to bed I run risk to the edge of the edge It might a been different If I'd given you my trust But that was long ago, back in the shadows Back in the dust I run risk to the edge of the edge Race with trouble on the ledge of a ledge I chose this path, I was not led Going woman to woman, bed to bed I run risk to the edge of the edge
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To the Dirt 03:47
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It all went bad, I'm way far off track Burning bridges behind, it's turning black Stumble and crawl, forced down this dark path Leave it all, it's gone, I can't go back To the dirt where they bury dreams Over rocks past haunted trees On my bloody hands and battered knees To the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt where nothing leaves Forever the future sleeps down deep To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams I took my chance, I took off too high On a wing made of stone, I could not fly Falling from grace, I took a hard dive Crashing down so fast, I'm dead this time To the dirt where they bury dreams Over rocks past haunted trees On my bloody hands and battered knees To the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt where nothing leaves Forever the future sleeps down deep To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams There ain't no grass by the dry lake bed The only water here is my tears and sweat Headed to my final place of rest To the dirt where they bury dreams Over rocks past haunted trees On my bloody hands and battered knees To the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt where nothing leaves Forever the secrets keep down deep To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt, to the dirt, to the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt where they bury dreams To the dirt where they bury dreams

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There's some Rock, Alt Rock, Indie Rock, some Americana, a little Country Rock and a little Pop. Some songs are dark, some are gritty, some are moody, some have swagger, some are epic, some get a bit crazy and some are something else. A lot happens over the course of these 11 tracks. A lot of roads are traveled, to bad places, wild places and exciting places. There's adventure, chasing thrills, love, parties, greed, escape, mistakes, regret, living large, running, fighting, desperation and more. You'll start out Rolling Toward the Thunder and go right on through The Edge of The Edge To The Dirt and, of course, along the way The Party's Good On The Road To Hell.

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released February 24, 2023

All songs: Produced by Marc Blackwell

Vocals:
9 songs: Marc Blackwell
2 songs: Ethan Okamura

Writers:
8 songs: Marc David Blackwell, Dean Brantley Taylor
2 songs: Marc David Blackwell, Dean Brantley Taylor, Ethan Matthew Okamura
1 song: Marc David Blackwell

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Marc Blackwell Arizona

Marc is a singer-songwriter-producer in Arizona, USA. He toured for 11 years with Mike & Joe, sharing stages with great bands like The Samples, Kid Rock and Vertical Horizon.

Pursuing his own music since 2007 has resulted in a lot of Marc’s songs on TV, his debut CD (2011), his band project Mad July's CD (2013), EPs in 2015 & 2020, a duets EP in 2021, 2 albums in 2023 and a number of singles. ... more

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