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1-01 The Score
04:45
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Overworked & underpaid.
Tired, alone, wired and afraid.
All options exhausted to help me evade.
This is the day the lord has made.
From the front, the side, the back
Spears of doubt my heart attack.
Reminding me of all I lack,
Until my mind begins to crack.
And I need some peace.
I need some release, from myself.
And I need someone's touch,
But I don't know if I can take that much.
I can't take much more,
Well now you know the score.
In my life heartache I've known.
Familiar to it I have grown.
Yeah it breeds a comfort all its own.
Like a ballad's melancholy tone!
I've gone and taken risks before
Others may have hurt me, sure,
But there are those that I've hurt more.
And I don't want to up the score.
And I need...
My past is my prison
And fear binds me like a chain.
Well maybe you can set me free
To love again.
And I need some hands
To let me know that someone understands
Just where I'm at.
And I need some eyes
That open my soul and help me realise:
Hey, life's not so bad.
And I need some lips
To lift my heart every time it dips
Deep down inside.
And I need your touch
But I don't know if I can take that much.
I can't take much more,
Well now you know the score.
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1-02 Tempted
05:02
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If you could be tempted,
Maybe I could be tempted too.
Who knows where we might end up
Me and you?
I won't try to mislead you,
so long as you don't try to mislead me too.
But you look so good tonight,
Is it too good to be true?
Well, if you see what I see,
Spend one night close to me.
And in the morning I will
Set you free.
We both have our own lives that we hold dear.
That doesn't mean we have anything to fear.
What do you suppose
Brought the two of us here?
So, if you could be tempted,
Maybe I could be tempted too.
Who knows where we might end up
Me and you?
If you see what I see...
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1-03 Early Days
05:58
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I was standing by the bar,
when you passed so close to me.
I didn't expect to catch your eye.
So I tried a line before you got too far,
And you smiled so sweetly,
But I let you walk on by.
Then you got your thing down on the dance floor.
I couldn't help but want to bite my lip and join in.
That you were too fine for me I was damn sure.
So I prepared myself to take it on the chin!
But soon we got to talking on our own,
And I felt so nervous;
Trying so hard not to try too hard.
When midnight struck we were still alone.
You looked oh, so gorgeous!
It was an opportunity I could not discard.
And I could not believe my good fortune.
Still struggling to get my head around it now.
But I managed to get your number not a moment too soon.
Strung the words together somehow.
And it may be early days between us
But I know this much is true:
I want to walk a little while with you.
Well, it's too soon for either one of us to be sure
Where Cupid's arrow's landing,
And only time can teach us more.
And I know I got insecure,
And you were so understanding.
'Cause you know I've been hurt by love before.
And the weight of these things on my memory,
Make it hard for me to just have fun and chill out.
But I'll work through I promise you my pretty baby.
'Cause I want to give my love to you without any doubt
And it may be early days...
And I hope that baby, you'll believe me,
When I fix my eyes on you and I say:
That for every moment I spend with you I feel lucky.
And my feelings for you they grow stronger every day.
And it may be early days...
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1-05 Thus Far
04:27
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I hate what you've done to me,
But I love what you are.
I'll keep on struggling until I'm free,
Because I have, thus far.
You shine a torchlight inside of me.
You know my every scar.
You know the man that I mean to be,
But I'm not, thus far.
Can't stand not to kiss you.
Can't stand to hold you afar.
Can't stand not to be a part of you,
But I'm not, thus far.
Is this a test, is it just unfair?
Is it just my bad luck?
Is this the start of a love affair,
Or just another, pointless..?
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1-06 I Want You Back
04:00
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I don't wish to be unkind,
But it's weighing on my mind:
I want you back,
I know I shouldn't say.
I want you back,
I'll say it anyway.
'Cause I want you back today.
I wish my doubt hadn't won.
'Cause I miss you now you're gone.
I want you back
I'm missing you,
Oh I just can't believe
That we're really through.
I want you back today.
Just for one chance to show
How much I've had to grow!
I want you back
I'll be a different man.
Hold on to you,
You know I think I can.
I want you back today.
And no-one makes me feel the way you do.
Yeah, nothing is more real than what I feel for you.
And, if you need more time, that's fine, I'll just hold on to
The way my heart feels when you look at me.
Oh, I know that you'll say,
This isn't what we decided, anyway.
I want you back
Now it's too late
Oh, I wish it were still up for debate.
'Cause I want you back today.
I want you back
Now it's too late,
Oh, I wish it were still up for debate.
'Cause I want you back to stay.
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1-07 Send An Angel
05:12
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She opened up her heart to me.
Gave herself with no reserve.
She showed me how to live freely.
She showed me I too deserve to be loved.
Well I could not help hoping
That she might be the one.
But she got tired of just coping.
So it's no wonder she's gone.
(I just hope she's okay, so)
Send an angel please.
Send an angel to be with her.
When she's on her knees.
Send an angel to comfort her.
Tried to let fall my defences.
Tried to let go of my past.
Tried to stay here in the moment.
I tried not to move too fast, too far ahead and,
Although we shared some sweet moments,
Those times when it seemed so right,
We didn't share all the components
To keep our love flame alight.
So, send an angel...
Cause I cannot hold her, she's not mine to hold
And I cannot tell her what she needs to be told
And I cannot give her the love she deserves
She deserves the love of an angel.
So won't you send one to her?
There may be none more deserving
No other spirit more true,
But I sense my heart it's reserving
My love for somebody new.
And now my soul has accepted
That which it knew all along:
We may have looked like true love perfected,
But deep inside we knew we were wrong for each other.
So, send an angel...
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1-08 The Last Song
05:22
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This is the last song that I'll ever write for you.
For you no more tears I will shed.
No longer haunted by the memories so blue.
It's no longer your side of the bed.
And I know I took my time,
But in that there is no crime:
Healing can't be forced
For a heart that's been so broken.
But no, no, no
It's not broken anymore.
Well, I was reluctant to let go of what we had;
I'd never known love like that before.
So thinking I'd blown my chance, no wonder I felt sad.
But now I believe I will know more.
And it's taken strength of heart
To really believe that we must part.
I won't pretend that I didn't try
To keep the channels open.
But no, no, no
They're not open anymore.
There are many more things that to you I long to say,
'Cause we used to share most everything.
But out of respect, I'll let you go your own way
As free as the air with which I sing:
And now the circle is complete
'Cause I have finally found my feet
I'm walking on with a heart that's strong
And my spirit open.
So bye, bye, bye
Woman take good care
I hope you find someone who's right for you.
I hope that all your dreams come true
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2-01 Conduit
07:35
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Truth is pure
Simple and secure
There's no need
To be unsure
Look into your heart
We're not split apart
We are divine
And you've known this from the start
Remember
Who you truly are
Trust yourself
Follow your own star.
Well I want to be a clean conduit for love
Channelling messages of love
Many a true word has been spoken
Then by fear its meaning gets broken
Responsibility sets you free
You create the world you see
Salvation is not there to be won
Heaven and hell aren't where we're going
They're where we're coming from
Heaven's for those
Who consciously create
Hell's sick repose
When you leave it all to fate
I want to be a clean conduit...
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When we came together it was about love
Aspiring beyond. Rising above
But I had a problem or so it seemed
Translating to real life the things I dreamed
And I was lost in apathy
Waiting for someone to save me
Now I'm on my way
Thanks to those timely word you gave me, you said
What are you waiting for?
Now I'm moving forward
Cutting my own groove
But from where I'm looking
You've failed to move
Now I could tell you, and it might serve you well
But you would just tell me to go to hell (and rightly so!)
But you could be more than this
More than never-ending chrysalis
Be the butterfly you and I know
Ignorance isn't bliss, so
What are you waiting for?
I never knew
My life could be so full, but it's true
Oh the things I can see
Now I've left behind mediocrity
And it's not about religion
It's not about a cause
Salvation isn't won
Waging holy wars
Choice, consequence, and responsibility
To know these three things is to know that I'm free
So don't get caught counting sheep
Going through your life half asleep
You'll find your way if you listen
Listen to the ones that say
What are you waiting for?
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2-03 Some Day
04:02
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I wish that I could talk to you
Talk to you real-ly
But I just hit a bunch of patterns
Nothing's getting through clearly
I don't really wanna fight
Should I just surrender?
But she is just an innocent
With no-one to defend her
I don't want to hate you
I just want to love her
But I don't know how to break through
I don't know how to uncover
All those lies that you're telling yourself
While you're bitter sitting on the shelf
You're ignoring all the inner decay
Thinking it'll all come right some day
I'm not sure that you'll ever know
Ever know better
I tried to tell you on the phone
I wrote it down in a letter
You can blame it all on me
Make out I'm the devil
But I am not the enemy
Just talking on the level
And I say,
Please won't you see the girl who needs you now?
Please can't you put aside your hate for me somehow?
Please just for a moment suspend your disbelief?
Please? I'm trying to spare you, not to cause you grief!
And I don't want to hate you
I just want to love her
But I don't know how to break through
I don't know how to uncover
All those lies that you're telling yourself
While you're bitter sitting on the shelf
You're ignoring all the inner decay
Hoping Daddy's gonna fix it some day.
And I don't want to hate you
I just want to love her
But I don't know how to break through
I don't know how to uncover
All those lies that you're telling yourself
While you're bitter sitting on the shelf
You're ignoring all the inner decay
But you're gonna have to face it some day
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2-04 Hold On!
04:35
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Life is so hard sometimes
It's been hard on you
It's been hard on you
Victim of cosmic crimes
And there's nothing you can do
Just hold on until you're through
You have so much to give
Despite what's been stripped away
What's been stripped away
'Cause you fight, you love and you live
And it's just the same today
I still want to say
Hold on!
I know you will
Be strong!
I know you will
You have your philosophies
Keep them close right now
Hold them close right now
'Cause right now you're on your knees
But you'll rise when you know how
It's just time you must allow
Hold on!
I know you will
Be strong
I know you will
I can't promise you anything
'Cause I don't know what your life will bring
But I wish the best for you!
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You choose your words with care
So reasonable and kind
Never leave the slightest clue
That you're fucking with my mind
And if I dare suggest
That you may have something to learn
You bury me in your piety
Laced with polite concern
And I know I should forgive
And I know I should forget
We'll leave it all behind us
We won't rake over the past
Our capacity for ignorance of pain
Is truly vast
We'll never learn from history
Or acknowledge our mistakes
Our egos must look pretty
Even if we know they're fake
And I know I must forgive
And I know I must forget
But there's no time to be broken anymore
No space for these words to be spoken anymore
No chance to even start to cut this cancer out my heart
I've got to put my game-face on
It started out in childhood:
Anxieties and fears
You can't afford to show them
To your teachers and your peers
It turns out sensitivity
Is a flaw to overcome
So I learned to put my game-face on
And fake it 'till I'm numb
And I know I will forgive
And I know I will forget
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Tell me what you want
What you want from me
I'll tell you all I want
Is to feel that I'm free
Tell me what I'm supposed
What I'm supposed to do
I'm losing my mind
And I'm counting on you
Tell me what it takes
What it takes to let go
The progress I make
Is so unbearably slow
Tell what I'm meant
What I'm meant to say
Trying to get back to source
But I'm losing my way
I'm so tired!
I'm so tired!
Tell me what I want
What I want to hear
Give me the illusion
That my mind is all clear
Tell me what I'm supposed
What I'm supposed to do
Going out of my head
So I can feel what's true.
I'm so tired!
How did I become so jaded?
Lost touch with my soul!
Lost sight of what matters
Now I can't lose control!
Tell me what it takes
What it takes to get real
There's a vision in my chest
And it's so hard to feel
Tell me how I'm meant
How I'm meant to be
Trying to get back to source
So I can feel that I'm free
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If I Had Not
04:25
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If I had not come this way I would not know freedom
If I had not sinned and strayed I would not know eden
If I had not let things go I would not know plenty
If I had not sunk so low, if I had not felt so empty
If I had not... Tell me what I'd know of love
If I had not been stripped back I would not be fruitful
If I had not made the mirror crack I would not be beautiful
If I had not made false starts I would not be racing
If I had not had broken hearts, if I had not spent my life chasing this
If I had not... Tell me what I'd know of love
And I wouldn't change what I've been through
'Cause I believe I was meant to
And all of these things made the man now before you
And this man knows love from inside, not above
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2-09 Valley of Life
06:24
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Sold the roof that was over my head
Put some action into all I'd said
Wasn't living the dream, so now I'm dreaming the life
But first I've gotta let go of all this trouble & strife
Ain't gonna put down roots
Not until I've got the desert in my boots
All my life been seeking out the truth
Like a new age esoteric super-sleuth
But all these investigations just won't pay
So long as my mind is getting in the way
Ain't gonna know what it means
Not until I've got the desert in my jeans
For all my longing to feel truly free
Now the Valley of Life has made a space for me
So I'll put all my fears and all my worries aside
Take a deep breath and let my heart open wide
I know I ain't got a prayer
Not until I've got the desert in my hair
And I know I won't have a care
Not when I've got the desert in my hair
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An open heart
It's a high aspiration
And who feels safe
In times like these?
So will I choose
A quiet desperation
Or open up with forgiveness?
Should I believe
I chose this existence
Should I blame god
Or fate instead?
Or suffer less
By letting fall my resistance?
Accept it all with forgiveness
I can't fight
My own imperfections
Can't break away
From who I am
But comfort is found
In nature's reflection
Embrace myself with forgiveness
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Rich Maya Somerset, UK
Rich Maya is a singer/songwriter based in the southwest of England. Singing has always been a big part of his life: performing in family concerts at the age of four and singing in national choirs by the age of twelve. At seventeen, he began teaching himself to play the guitar and wrote his first songs, and since then he has progressed through rock bands and blues jams, to end up where he is today. ... more
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