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Tree Tops

from Embody & Expel by Nathaniel Hockman

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Tree Tops: Track two is a story of when my mind was at my worst but I took the steps I needed to take to persevere. It's a song of resilience and life. It was one of the first songs I wrote after moving to Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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Tree Tops
Music & Lyrics By: Nathaniel Hockman

The tree tops were twisted off within months of my departure.
I ran downstairs and swung my arms,
I could hear the wood move.
My breath was pulled and my ears went pop,
I said, what in the world was that?
I ran back upstairs, a pile of doors,
The mess in my room could have been much much more.

I can deal with anything because I dealt with that tornado.
Life will give you discouraging feelings,
I failed a course in piano.
Be wise, not dumb and do not lose your ability to function.
There’s solutions to the battles you lose,
Making the right move is for you to choose.

There was a time long ago, where all of the days,
They would just fall in a row,
And all of my possesions became cigarette stained.
I choose to stay home and create on my own.
Trying to leave an impression,
I made something each day and my mind went away.
Things had to change and those changes were made.
That’s when I packed up my things and I moved away.

I can deal with anything because I dealt with that madness.
Life will give you discouraging feelings,
I failed a course in mathematics.
Be wise, not dumb and do not lose your ability to function.
There’s solutions to the battles you lose,
Making the right move is for you to choose.

My family thins as I grow old.
Never could imagine the pain it could hold.
Not to mention the pets that I once had,
I miss you Zuzu.
The empathy I have puts my heart under strain,
When I write down the words I don’t feel as much pain,
So get out that pen and write your words again.
It’s what I have to do to not feel as blue.

I can deal with everything because I rose from a deep pain.
Life will give you discouraging feelings.
My heart and brain they stood up to strain.
Be wise, not dumb and do not lose your ability to function.
There’s benefits to the battles you’ll win,
The feeling you have to find is something you have to find within.

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from Embody & Expel, released February 12, 2017

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Nathaniel Hockman Ypsilanti, Michigan

A long series of recordings started in 1997 as I began to figure out how to make music and recordings on my own. The discography will take some time to upload. My archive is under construction....always.

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