Martin Murray
a songwriter's work
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Bushel of Apples
Ive got a bushel of apples
and Im coming to your town
if youre hungry dont bring money
Ill only turn you down
Ive got a reason for living
and its got nothing to do with greed
I will take care of you
if you only take care of me
Ive got a bunch of bananas
but Ive got no place to rest my head
excuse me miss a good night kiss
sounds good in your extra bed
we could share a banana
peeling and stealing the night away
daybreak it comes by tomorrow
Ill be happy to be on my way
and if you think
you could never
hear me say
Ill love forever
I promise you
thats what Ill do today
Watch it Fall
Watch it fall a strand of blonde
from her head as she slowly walks away
from the words you had to say
and it all crept up from a thought you invent and you swore she felt the same
or so you claim
and as she drives off turn the lights off
shut the door and as you lock it lock it well
lock yourself in from the world
and then youll wake up
from a dream in a daze
in a place and time you call your home
but you wont see her
cause your friend she'll be gone
it wont be long
youll sing this song
in the fall shes come and gone from your bed though the strands of blonde remain
her smile never fades
never wrong your mind made up
now shes cryin and shes only you to blame
our spark refused to flame
and as you drive off get your mind off
live your life and as you live it live it well
block your mind off from the girl
petrified was I to love you
so scared to die so scared to live
mortified now Ive run from you
with nothing but my love to give
The Apricots
the apricots are gone
and Im never coming home
gotta make it past the border by dawn
see the cowboy he was wrong
he took my fruit I took his gun
and with a shot became a man on the run
life aint easy for a man and his travels
the kindness of his heart
doesnt seem much to matter
and cowboys never listen
when you talk with your lips
so you talk to them with pistols and split
stowed away with not much
room left for breathin
and drips they drop from my head
in this sweltering season
but unforgiving are the cowboys who find
a bandit with a gun of their kind
tell my mother I love her
tell my sister my brother
and my significant other the same
tell my father its hotter
than steadily rising boiling water
dad I wish I could see you again
Intertwined
she knows that I should never love her
me I know like her
could not find another
once in while well sort it all out
our problems
we know that this lifetime
is no place to solve them
so I grow towards her
she grows towards me
and we will grow old like trees
intertwined for centuries
cliffs of rock and driftwood rots
below us
days to nights as we watch
the sun rise and lower
oh how I dream of the day
that I grow up to touch her
wrapping these old wooden arms
round my deep-rooted lover
California
draw me on a piece of paper
the perfect picture
follow me where satellites
can never reach us
by your ears the wind is blown
a roaring whistle
always there to lift you up
never let you fall
oh so glad to have you back in California
I dont want to let you go
so say for me that you will wait
dont throw your heart away
and let our love decay
hide your feet beneath the earth
from golden moonlight
take an elevator down
dine with me tonight
let me put an avocado
on your quesadilla
explain to me just how your throat burns from sensimilla
but either way
Good as Blind
I could be alone for the rest of my life
no worries or strife
no children or wife
Ill do what I like cause its mine
and Ill live a life sublime
I could be alone for the rest of my days
no lovers eyes gaze
or rolls in the hay
save come then what may in due time
I could be alone for the rest of my years
forget all my fears
to them I say cheers
hands off of my beer cause its mine
I may never love for the rest of my life
no meaningful time
or reason for rhyme
or chance at a life sublime
living life as good as blind
How Can I Keep From Singing?
(1st and 2nd verse written by Robert Lowry,
3rd verse written by Martin Murray)
my life flows on in endless song
above earths lamentation
I hear the loud though far off hymn
that hails a new creation
through all the tumult and the strife
I hear that music ringing
it sounds an echo in my soul
how can I keep from singing?
what though the tempest loudly roars
I know the truth it liveth
what though the darkness around me close songs in the night it giveth
no storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that rock Im clinging
if love and truth defend the earth
when tyrants lead us into war
like leeches suck our bleeding
till truth of towers hides no more
bailing bankers out
I hear my change in their pockets ringing
they ride our backs and feed us fear
Be Mine or Hurt
Not long ago I met you the day was done
I guess you thought it would be fun
To take a virgin schoolboy and steal his love
Crush everything hes been dreaming of
At first I was a bit more than hesitant
But shes the one convinced me
her loves a love worth spent
Among my doubt I balance her tightrope
Only to find that theres no net no line no hope
I guess Id better find a way
to show you how I feel
Just give me some hugging some kissing
But you never listened
Your point I was missing girl
all up till when you left town
Just give me some kissing some hugging some rubbing some loving
But you didnt bring nothing girl
all that you brought was me down
Just give me the taste of your lips
your sweet fingertips
Pushing and pulling
controlling your hips to me now
Shots flying through the night go
straight down my throat
Ive gulped enough to dry your castle moat
And as I walk across I draw my bow
Straight through your heart my arrow aims
my eyes ablaze
My fingers let go
Honestly
I can tell you honestly
the thought of you and me seems promising
And in between your every word
my heart races like
a humming bird flaps his wings
And I can show you the world
though Ive no money
I can show you how to make life sweet
without a drop of honey
So if you think that this
is something you cant miss
come with me girl
And follow through tonight
Ive seen you around town
their hands around your waist
But I know its me you want in their place
I know they make you laugh
Ill make you laugh harder
So show me where your candle ends
Ill be your firestarter
No woman no crying no reason for lying
no walking away
Some hugging some kissing all loving
just listen to everything I say
No woman no crying provoking
and prying the fire inside of me
And if you think that this
Hours Over
I could hold you if not forever
maybe just for awhile
If you stayed here for just forever
I promise youll frown much less
than youll smile
And I could play here for hours over
just to watch you dance
Id find clovers just for good luck
in our winter romance
Ive been waiting so long just to be with you
Youre dressed in white you know
I cannot fight the urge
To kiss your lips touch your fingertips
and watch your hips just to flirt
Youre standing there
and I can see across the room
that a fire burns in you from within
But you dont come around
so I wait in this crowd Im in
You know you are on my mind
And when I look inside
all I see in your eyes
is the flame that burns inside
Too Late
Woke up in the morning
beautiful girl by my side
All I can recall from last night is boy did I feel alive
But as she turned over man I nearly died
For seeing my best friends girlfriend
I knew Id pay the price
Now its too late too late
Later on that morning
I jumped and ran from the bed
I remembered my work starts at seven
its now half past ten
Please boss forgive me I begged
wont happen again
Sorry son but kissing ass wont save you anyhow
your last check will be sent
Driving from my former job destination my home
I remember my brakes lights are out
as Im pulled to the side of the road
One whiff of my breath told him
that wasnt cigarette smoke
Finding less than intention to sell
but enough for my license revoked
Later on that evening as Im walking away
I get a call on my phone its the girl
but I couldnt remember her name
Boy youd best stick around she told me
so I asked her to explain
Cause you will be the father of my child
nine months to the day
Though Im now anxious to see my new baby crawl
I wonder why I get out of bed at all
I Dont Know Why
Willingly you fell into me
but in my arms youll never stay
seemingly you tell me truly
some hearts werent made
to mend that way
In my head youre so much better
than I know one could ever be
It wastes our lives our time together but I sure enjoy the company
I dont know why it got this far
I dont know why I try so hard
Becoming clearer by the hour that lovers friends should never be
But if those boys your heart devour my friend Ill love you tenderly
Persuasion Jam
A man takes a woman for a night on the town.
He speaks without words.
I Don't Care
I don't care what people say
life is better with her than without her no
I don't care what people know
they don't know enough about her
and I don't care what people say
I never thought of living life without her no
and I don't care where people go
I just want to go home
life is harder with him than without him no
they don't know a thing about him
screaming names they've never known
Fruition
a concEPt
of love
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Recorded and released in early 2009, this is my second album out. My good friends from Bricks and Mortar Media invited me and the band out to SF where we recorded these seven tracks over the span of about a month. Unintentionally, many of the songs I had written and recorded for this album included various fruits in the lyrics. It was only after we started recording that I realized the many references to apples, bananas, apricots, and avocados. Hence the name, "Fruition".
a concEPt of love
Recorded and released in 2006, this was my first attempt at a professional album. I played all instruments and vocals on the album with the exception of the saxophone on "Persuasion JAM", which was played by my good friend, Jordan McMurray (from my favorite band, Issue Ten). "a concEPt of love" was recorded at 510 Studios right in my hometown of Fremont, CA, and I was lucky enough to record it before 510 Studios shut down in 2008. The songs on this album are a good collection of the first songs I have ever written.
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song/place/time
BAMM studios in SF/
11/06/09
Whipping Post
The Mojo Lounge
11/29/09
The band and I took a trip down to SF to visit our friends from Bricks and Mortar Media. They were kind enough to take a few cameras out and show us what a real video shoot looks like.
Jeremy's solo in this video is awesome, pay close attention around 4:50 into it.
This was a track we recorded just for fun, mostly because we just love playing it. An Allman Brothers classic, this was one of the first songs we learned as a band and I look forward to playing it all the time just to see what Jeremy's solo will sound like (it's different every time!). I also love the bass line.
This is one of the first songs I ever wrote. I recorded it on my first EP, but it didn't really sound the way I wanted. With my full band in the studio though, it's starting to sound like it did in my head when first written.
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