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Break It Down (ft. Keigan Fortune)

from Let's Go by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew

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lyrics

The road I chose left me lost in the cold
I was all alone with nobody to hold
And there ain’t no love when you’re on your own
Harsh words break bones like sticks and stones
So I looked to the stars in the dead of the night
Can’t see beyond the clouds to look into the light
I turned my back on what’s right, gave into by vice
Am I living with my sins for the rest of my life?

I got a heart made of stone inside me
Won’t you break it up, break it up
The same old life will not satisfy me
Won’t you shake it up, shake it up
Been working twenty-two years so I
Could build a wall that reaches so high
And looking back I don’t even know why
Won’t you break it down, break it down

[breakdown]

I found hope in the middle of suffering
Was a hand reaching down to bring me back up again
Now I’m never feeling low ‘cause my heart has been saved
Now I got somewhere to go on the nights when it rains
My best friend, blessings, help me learn my lessons
When I can’t stand up under the weight of my stresses
Gave me strength in my heart to stand up proud
Now when there’s walls in the way, we just break ‘em down

I got a heart made of stone inside me
Won’t you break it up, break it up
The same old life will not satisfy me
Won’t you shake it up, shake it up
My daddy wants for me know him
But I feel so far below him
But the time, it has come to show him
That I’m giving up, giving up
I been digging a moat around me
Won’t you fill it in, fill it in
In the dark where no one has found me
Light it up again, up again
Been working twenty-two years so I
Could build a wall that reaches so high
And looking back I don’t even know why…
Won’t you break it down, break it down

(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Oh won’t you break it down)

[breakdown]

(Break it up, break it up)
(Shake it up, shake it up)
Won’t you break it down, break it down

credits

from Let's Go, track released July 2, 2021
Written by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew & Keigan Fortune

Keigan Fortune: rap vocals
Andre LeBlanc: drums
Brycen Gunn: bass
Emma Flowerdew: vocals
Sadie Hirschfield: vocals
Mark: vocals, ukulele, trombones, organ, tambourine, mixing

Recorded at NSCC and Mark's home in Halifax NS
Mastered by Don Chapman (dcprods.ca)
Cover illustration by Nathan Little (@nathanlittleart)

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Mark Amadeus Flowerdew Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mark's timeless gospel folk-pop tunes burst with wit and whimsy over warm piano colours and joyful ukulele energy while exploring a life following Jesus, musing in verses that are vulnerable, charming, a little cheeky, and always rhyming. Mark's dream is to offer you meaningful rest from your troubles, a thoughtful challenge to your assumptions, and a sense of hope that your life is in good hands. ... more

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