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Drifting to Bella

by John Galla

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Drifting 02:41
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Drifting by John Galla. Experience... I feel has taught me much, by costing so. Regret... it stings of losing precious things, but in the end you just let go. Drifting further and further from sure; nothing certain anymore. And if my lessons learned, don't exceed my fortunes earned -- owing where your love's concerned, I count my heart among the returns. Did you think all that you left me was alone... empty... and overly withdrawn? words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2009 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Got 2 Him 03:03
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Got 2 Him by John Galla Filling up all ye faithful, How could 'truth' be so 'wrong'? We all need something to believe, For the night is so long. But, lies come trickling... 'Give me old-time religion', clap...pray...dance in the aisles -- you'd think lessons in 'love', could work out after awhile; but time is going slim... someone really must've got 2 him! Proffer me of your prophets -- 'peace be upon them' now! You'd think blessing like these, could END suffering somehow, but light is growing dim... someone really must've got 2 him! a 'chosen few', chosen to represent what is 'true'? Doesn't that, in turn, negate all others, to whom you'd relate? And you wonder how it got so grim? Someone really must've got 2 him! words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2006 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Exit Omelas 03:13
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Exit Omelas by John Galla Ain't too large a town; been that way for an eternity -- and at the heart insanity brewing, at the crossroads, near the old homestead, while angels' tears ripple the dead. Chorus: You don't have to be crazy to live here... but it sure helps. Come with me if you want, 'cause I'm saying 'farewell'. Southpaw to the jaw -- the saddest thing you ever saw. Don't want to believe the truth, but it's obvious from the mass-distress. Ain't no regal robes he wears, a bent old turncoat loose out there. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2011 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Last Call 03:34
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Last Call by John Galla So let's make a love of it, I'm sick of living in this shit, anything is possible. So possibly we might succeed, and what do we really have to lose -- these tired planet bloodshed blues? You've got the choice, now CHOOSE, before you lose that voice forever, the more you scream your voice you sever. While there's any beauty left, catch your breath, make a real attempt this time. Have a purpose clear in your mind, see the clock upon the wall, last call, for ANY hope at all. So let's make a love of it, I'm sick of living in this shit, I know we can do it... words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2002 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Beach Drive 04:46
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Beach Drive by John Galla You read about your life, from everything that you have learned, and every sign you see, is still a mystery. You know your mind is useful, its boundless depths you've seen, still you can't define a purpose for your dreams. It gets close -- but tomorrow never comes. It's always one step away, and all you've got is today. So just concentrate, and everything that's hidden will be shown; the only faith that I have ever known. Waiting to begin -- another day has fallen underneath the past it seems. A sea comes tumbling -- whirlwind swirling madness, an ocean opening itself for me to see, and so I open me. I get close, but in the end I still remain -- a new ghost, haunting in the same old brain, Hoping, tonight I won't have to sleep alone; the only fate that I have ever known. Feeling California, but it's early-in-the-morning-Pennsylvania... a friendly stranger. Listening to life again -- no 'beginnings'... always been... and in the end?... ...well, I guess I'll find out then. We get close; we fall apart and drift away, but maybe... if we're lucky... we might find a way to celebrate -- and realize how much we've grown; the only faith that I have ever known. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2007 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Passage 03:20
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Passage by John Galla Passage, a way through time, the way time passes, hard to remember what I felt, so long ago faded pictures, all I know... disconnected from all viscera... I only know Im HERE, TODAY, ...and that's okay by me. "Nothing is what you put into its place" -- woke from a deep trance, with a smile on my face, and life is better... and getting better still... SOUL MOMENTUM: let me stop at NOTHING... and I will! I'm high on insight, here today, and that's okay by me. When I'm open I feel like a child again, I feel like the wisest man, certainly a lucky one, I always know that wherever I go, I carry this feeling deep in the throes of my heart, which slowly beats again, after so many years of stifling. In the end I realize that I've got so far to go, knowledge helps, but cannot make us any wiser than we know, Have to just experience each lesson as they come, to discover, how to love or find within, that true wisdom... in this great classroom, HERE, TODAY, and that's okay by me. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2009 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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All of the Above 02:58
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All of the Above by John Galla Today could be the first of many more; depends on if I'm happy with before, or not. If some continuum exists, I'm sure it must be along the lines of your sweet light... Chorus: 'cause you could be the universe... for all I know, all that tends to matter, or the focus... of all the energy that burns within my love -- yes...you could be all of the above. And when the night is through, and we'll be found, in the draping warm escape of abound -- 'Bella mia', fill me with your kiss, until the day steals me away to some business. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2011 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Wake Up Slow 03:03
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Wake Up Slow by John Galla Wake up slow -- relax that pace within... we've got snow, not time yet to begin. Let's just flow... on this bed... like a boat on the ocean; sailing away, as we lay and enjoy the motion. Don't get up -- for that floor is just too damn cold. Stay with me, 'neat the sheets, as the heat unfolds. What beautiful weather to stay here together -- nothing is happening outside today... no traffic jam races to get to work places... baby, embrace me in love... embrace me. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2012 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Oh, So Well! 03:14
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Oh, So Well! by John Galla
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Entwined 04:15
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Entwined by John Galla I couldn't be without your love -- I hope you see, I need no other lover...ever. What would I give, to take away from this rat-race, this feverish pace, and quit that chase...forever. No matter where the day may wind, you're on my mind -- daydreaming, oh, how lovely loving you! Murmur of starlings; our wings in perfect symmetry -- the colors you see, as we cozy together. Ethereal love; a memory trace, within my soul, of your a-blazing grace through space and time. I hope you'll always be entwined with me. No matter where the road may wind, I'm right beside you, gently whispering, 'now isn't this a beautiful existence...you and me!' words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2013 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Moving Day 03:15
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Moving Day by John Galla Such a gray day... dead flowers in my case, and other signs of life exiting this place... I miss you, oh I do. my-every-being craving you. So don't let that fire burn out the light -- on the edge of a life, poised to ignite. I want you, oh I do. my-every-being craving you. Only home I ever want to know is you, for all of time to come... yeah, you're the one. Sorting through the loosely strewn remains of me, becoming half of 'we'... two as one. Just begun our life together, every day amazing pleasures to be found; forever bound. Such a gray day, no change in my case, no signs of you here in this place. I miss you, oh I do. my-every-being craving you. I need you, oh I do, my-every-being craving you. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2008 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Little Apple 04:58
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Little Apple by John Galla All the lights in New York City, never sparkled quite so pretty as you, my little apple. I'm yours, so be mine, help me unwind, until my heart just loveshines. Love me baby, I sure am crazy about you. Looking in your eyes, well I realize, you're my soulsurprise. So don't wait, act now, reach me somehow, before all of the lights burn out. Love me baby, I sure am crazy about you. A pretty lady, on my arm someday maybe? Whatever will be... I have to wait and see. ...but, all the lights in New York City, never sparkle quite so pretty, as you... my little apple! words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2011 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Bella 02:39
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Viewing lyrics for Bella by John Galla. You break all the molds... and you're the one, I want to grow old with... and you look so beautiful tonight, wearing the warm glow, of the firelight. I'm already dreaming; falling asleep, when my arms are holding an angel... flown down from heaven... just to live here in my every being, forever. You break all the molds... and you're the one, I want to grow old with... and you look so beautiful tonight, wearing our afterglow, and a smile delightful. words & music by John Kiefer Galla/Galladelphia Music (ASCAP);©2013 -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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released May 10, 2014

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John Galla Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rooted in the rich history of music, but with an emphasis on attaining an original perspective, John's sound is an aural mosaic of such diverse influences as the Blues, Soul, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Motown, Rock, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Electronica, Country, Jazz, Grunge, New-Wave, and Bluegrass, framed by dynamic rhythm, lyrical wordplay and poignant expression. ... more

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